§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the amount paid out for each year since its inception from the redundancy payments scheme, the number of claimants benefiting each year and the average payment made
Period Total received by employees Number of employees Average payment £ £ 6th December 1965 to 31st December 1966 … 26,592,000 138,895 192 1967 … 50,213,000 249,782 201 1968 … 61,837,000 264,491 234 1969 … 61,886,000 250,764 247 1970 … 72,541,000 275,563 263 1971 … 108,273,000 370,306 292 1972 … 97,513,000 297,120 328 1973 … 66,573,000 176,919 376 1974 … 73,560,000 182,161 404 1975 … 178,284,000 340,215 524 1st January 1976 to 30th November 1976 … 178,579,000 295,284 605