asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many redundancies have been reported to him in each month of 1986 and 1987 for which figures are now available.

There are no comprehensive statistics on redundancies. The table shows information on the number of redundancies involving 10 or more workers confirmed to the Manpower Services Commission as occurring in Scotland in each month during the period from January 1986 to February 1987.

Year/Month	Confirmed Redundancies
1986 January	1,910
February	2,263
March	3,007
April	3,412
May	2,523
June	3,457
July	2,842
August	2,268
September	1,971
October	2,574
November	1,352
December	2,004
1987 January	1,396
February	881

All figures given may be subject to amendment. Figures for January and February of this year are as at March 1 1987, and final figures are expected to be higher than those given.