§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many British industries which were the subject of mergers or takeovers for each year since 1975, reduced their work force; and what was the number of redundancies in each case.
§ Mr. MaudeMy Department does not maintain statistics on employment and redundancies. The Department of Employment does not maintain statistics on redundancies which can be correlated to merger activity, but overall redundancy statistics by industry are published in the labour market data section of theEmployment Gazette.
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what evidence is gathered by his Department regarding the effect on efficiency of mergers and takeovers of British industrial companies.