§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the redundancies notified in the textile industry in the Bradford travel-to-work area for each month in 1988 to the most recent practicable date, stating the cause of the redundancies in each case; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsInformation regarding individual firms given to the Department under the redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975 is given in confidence. So far in 1988, 13 firms have submitted notifications in the Bradford area involving 587 proposed dismissals. The monthly incidence is:
Number of firms Number of employees January — — February 1 33 March 2 37 April 2 123 May 1 15 June 4 304 July 13 75 1 To date. The grounds given for the redundancies (more than one in some cases) were:
Number Liquidation 5 Plant closure 2 Reduced product demand 7 New equipment 1 Organisational changes 2