§ Mr. Woodallasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancies there were between 1 January 1980 and 1 January 1981 or for the most recent yearly period for which he has figures; what proportion of these redundant workers was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment; and what were the median and average statutory redundancy payments.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIn 1980, 491,168 employees received statutory redundancy payments. No figures are available showing how many employees were made redundant while not being eligible for a statutory payment. The average individual payment was £998. A median figure is not available.