§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total sum from public funds that has been paid in redundancy payments under the Redundancy Payments Act for each year since its inception and in the present year to date.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonColumn 1 of the following table shows the totals of redundancy payments made to employees by their employers, or direct from the redundancy fund, under the terms of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978. Column 2 shows the amounts paid from the redundancy fund in rebates to employers and and direct payments to employees.
1 2 £000 £000 6 December 1965 to 31 December 1966 26,592 19,986 1967 50,213 37,721 1968 61,837 46,377 1969 61,886 38,579 1970 72,541 38,956 1971 108,274 57,107 1972 97,514 50,775 1973 66,571 34,519 1974 73,560 38,555 1975 178,284 94,131 1976 189,159 101,268 1977 165,437 87,903 1978 184,262 82,887 1979 222,334 101,072 1980 489,946 221,486 January 1981-June 1981 452,024 200,111