§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees in Great Britain have been made redundant since the Redundancy Payments Act 1965 came into operation; and if he will publish in the 261W Official Report the annual breakdown of the number of males and females involved and the approximate cost to the fund in rebates to employers and direct payment to those made redundant.
Total number of employees Rebate paid from the redundancy fund to employees Direct payments amount Total amount from fund £000's £000's £000's 6 December 1965 to 31 December 1966 138,895 18,482 1,504 19,986 1967 249,782 35,382 2,339 37,721 1968 264,491 43,789 2,588 46,377 1969 250,764 34,992 3,587 38,579 1970 275,563 33,620 5,336 38,956 1971 370,306 51,167 5,940 57,107 1972 297,120 46,739 4,036 50,775 1973 176,919 32,052 2,467 34,519 1974 182,161 35,005 3,550 38,555 1975 340,215 84,153 9,978 94,131 1976 313,728 87,891 13,377 101,268 1977 267,234 72,363 15,540 87,903 1978 255,484 70,733 12,154 82,887 1979 254,627 84,270 16,802 101,072 1980 491,168 186,556 34,930 221,486 1 January to 30 September 1981 631,922 279,316 37,783 317,099 Total 4,760,379 1,196,510 171,911 1,368,422