HC Deb 14 July 1995 vol 263 cc848-9W
Mr. Ian McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many redundancies occurred in his Department over the last 12 months; how many were voluntary; and what was the total sum spent on redundancy payments. [34616]

Mr. Burt

During the 1994–95 financial year, 864 staff took early retirement or redundancy of which 823 were on voluntary grounds. The total cost of early retirement and redundancies borne on the Department's running costs in 1994–95 was £.18.120 million.