§ 50. Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals he has for amending the statutory redundancy payments scheme, and if they will remove the anomaly that causes reduced payments to workers whose redundancy is preceded by extended short-time working.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonNone, since I am not aware that any anomaly exists. I refer the right hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Mr. Woodall) on 23 February 1981.—[Vol. 999, c. 283.]