§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered dock workers have received severance payments under the Jones-Aldington agreement in the port of London and the port of Liverpool, respectively, to the latest date; and what is the total amount of such payments.
§ Mr. GummerSeverance payments to registered dock workers are paid under the national voluntary severance scheme which was introduced in 1969. Since the conclusion of the Aldington-Jones talks in 1972, 9,882 registered dock workers have left the port of London on voluntary severance terms and 7,681 have left the port of Liverpool. Severance payments to registered dock workers in the two ports over that time amounted to £74.2 million and £61.2 million respectively.