HC Deb 10 November 1992 vol 213 cc758-9W
Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of redundancies in the west midlands area for the last available quarter broken down by sector.

Mr. McLoughlin

Figures are available for the numbers of proposed redundancies notified under the provisions of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for the quarter to 31 October. The table gives information by standard industrial classification.

SIC Number SIC Number Description Number of Establishments Number of Employees Per cent, of Total Redundancies Notified
97 Recreational/cultural services 1 128 0.78
77 Other transport/storage services 4 93 0.57
1 Agriculture and horticulture 2 90 0.55
65 Retail distribution 4 85 0.52
47 Paper manufacturing, printing and publishing 5 75 0.46
94 Research and development services 3 72 0.44
95 Medical, dental and veterinary services 2 68 0.42
17 Water supply industry 3 67 0.41
79 Postal and telecommunication services 1 60 0.37
43 Textile industries 2 49 0.30
44 Manufacture of leather and leather goods 1 46 0.28
45 Footwear and clothing industries 2 45 0.27
67 Vehicle and consumer goods repair 1 39 0.24
21 Metal ores extraction/preparation 1 29 0.18
82 Insurance 1 26 0.16
84 Renting of movables 1 18 0.11
72 Other inland transport 1 18 0.11
85 Property owning and managing 1 12 0.07
76 Transport support service 1 10 0.06
75 Air transport 0 0 0.00
33 Manufacture of office machines 0 0 0.00
93 Education 0 0 0.00
61 Wholesale distribution 0 0 0.00
30 Shipbuilding and repair 0 0 0.00
26 Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0.00
25 Chemical industry 0 0 0.00
62 Dealing in other industrial materials 0 0 0.00
23 Extracting minerals not elsewhere specified 0 0 0.00
98 Personal services 0 0 0.00
74 Sea transport 0 0 0.00
71 Railways 0 0 0.00
16 Electricity, gas and other products distribution 0 0 0.00
15 Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0.00
14 Mineral oil processing 0 0 0.00
13 Oil extraction and natural gases 0 0 0.00
12 Coke ovens 0 0 0.00
99 Private domestic service 0 0 0.00
3 Fishing 0 0 0.00
2 Forestry 0 0 0.00
63 Commission agents 0 0 0.00
309 16,385