Redundancies (Wales)

Mr. Rowlands
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of redundancies in Wales notified to his Department for each month since 1 May 1979.

Mr. Jim Lester
The number of proposed redundancies in Wales, which have been notified to my Department under the  Was met and 1979–80 must, of necessity, be subject to some broad assumptions, but I hope my hon. Friend may none the less find them of interest:redundancy handling provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975, for each month since 1 May 1979 was as follows:
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|May 1979    |
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|June        |
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|July        |
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|August      |
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|September   |
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|October     |
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|November    |
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|December    |
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|January 1980|
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|February    |
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|Total       |
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During the same period 6,343 redundancies at 115 establishments were formally withdrawn.I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of redundancies notified to it as due to occur since 1 May 1979 was as follows:
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|May 1979    |
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|June        |
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|July        |
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|August      |
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|September   |
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|October     |
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|November    |
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|December    |
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|January 1980|
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|February    |
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|Total       |
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* Figures are provisional to take account of late notifications.