§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total amount paid out in redundancy payments and associated benefits to former employees of non-departmental public bodies whose members he has appointed; and what was the average payment per employee and the range of such payments.
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Number of unemployed claimants to each staff unit in general placing service 1976/77 1977/78 1978/79 1879/80 1980/81 (a) United Kingdom 174 171 158 151 227 (b) Department of Employment Regions: London 118 125 113 102 153 South-East 163 159 133 117 176 South-West 186 175 156 140 197 Midlands 198 182 172 168 272 North-West 188 183 173 172 257 Yorkshire and Humberside 170 161 160 157 251 Northern 190 195 191 193 277 Scotland 199 207 189 189 261 Wales 203 185 195 183 284 (c) Employment Services Division Areas: London North-West 110 118 105 93 142 London North-East 113 118 105 96 145 London South 132 138 129 117 173 South-East 134 138 118 107 162 Southern 174 165 139 123 194 Eastern 182 173 141 120 173 South-West 180 173 154 138 182 North-West 150 145 149 127 202 Manchester 169 164 149 144 241 Merseyside 231 224 218 226 305 Wales 203 185 195 183 284 Western 193 178 156 142 220 West Midlands 205 178 175 177 296 Scotland West 205 219 202 202 282 Scotland East and North 190 189 172 171 232 North-East 190 195 193 196 282 East Pennines 170 161 160 157 251 East Midlands 191 186 167 158 236 (d) Bishop Auckland 146 138 148 159 242
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 16 June 1981, c.257–58]: The information requested is as follows:
Total amount paid out in redundancy payments and associated benefits — £1,129,997.Average per employee — £5,330.Range of payments — £70 to £38,513.These amounts exclude any redundancy payments made by the Manpower Services Commission, whose staff are civil servants.
Payments made to civil servants on compulsory premature retirement may include redundancy but it is not possible to identify these in the form requested except at disproportionate cost.