§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 18 November, Official Report, column 128, what is the most recent figure supplied by each of the residuary bodies for redundancy claims and compensation payments made.
§ Mr. ChopeThe figures are as follows:
Residuary body Number of eligible redundancy claims from ex-GLC and metropolitan county council employees All compensation payments made £000 London 3,114 21,442 Greater Manchester 637 6,948 Merseyside 370 3,479 South Yorkshire 478 3,358 Tyne and Wear 147 1,123 West Midlands 525 4,042 West Yorkshire 936 7,839