asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons have had their apprenticeships affected by the liquidation or bankruptcy of the companies by which they were employed in each of the past five years.

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons have lost their jobs through the liquidation or bankruptcy of the companies by which they were employed in each of the last five years.

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is only available from 1st January 1974. The number of redundancies notified to the Employment Service Agency during 1974 which are known to have resulted from the liquidation or bankruptcy of the companies concerned was 8,071.