§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many persons have so far received compensation and redundancy payments from his Department as a result of redundancy arising from the closure of local motor taxation sections; and what is the total amount of such payments to date.
§ Mr. HoramNo such compensation awards have yet been made. The exact number of staff made redundant by local taxation authorities is not known, but my Department has so far paid authorities £15,983 to reimburse the employer's share of redundancy payments to 91 persons.
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many persons are currently employed in local motor taxation sections due to be closed owing to the transfer of vehicle taxation to Swansea.