§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what have been the numbers of(a) early retirements and (b) redundancies of civilian staff in his Department in each of the last five years; and what has been the total cost of the retirement and redundancy packages, including pension enhancements.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation on redundancy and early retirement numbers by year is set out below. The total cost of the redundancy package from 1989 to the end of 1993–94 financial year is some £78 million.
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1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Early Retirement 153 146 381 585 399 Redundancy 886 1,522 1,853 2,421 2,639