§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what has been the total paid out on redundancy payments in the United Kingdom and Scotland, respectively, in each six months since the scheme came into operation; and what is the estimated figure for the current financial year 1970–71.
§ Mr. DellFigures are only available for Great Britain and these are set out in the following table:
Period Paid to Redundant Employees £ 6th December, 1965–30th June, 1966 10,458,000 1st July, 1966–31st December, 1966 16,134,000 1st January, 1967–30th June, 1967 24,962,000 1st July, 1967–31st December, 1967 25,251,000 1st January, 1968–30th June, 1968 29,913,000 1st July, 1968–31st December, 1968 31,924,000 1st January, 1969–30th June, 1969 32,383,000 1st July, 1969–31st December, 1969 29,503,000 200,528,000 No firm estimate can be made for the financial year 1970–71, as total payments are affected both by the incidence of redundancy and by changes in the level of earnings.