§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the 341W average value of redundancy payments paid by industry in 1973 and 1974; and how this compares with the value of redundancy payments in France, West Germany and Sweden over the same period.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following information relates to employees in respect of whom payments were made from the Redundancy Fund:
Average payment to which employees were entitled under the Redundancy Payments Act Year £ 1973 376 1974 404 These figures are not comparable with the value of redundancy payments in France, West Germany and Sweden because the arrangements which apply in those countries vary in both scope and benefits payable from the United Kingdom scheme.