HC Deb 13 April 1984 vol 58 cc447-8W
Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total of payments made under the statutory redundancy payments scheme since the beginning of 1979; and if he will estimate the additional amount of non-statutory payments over the same period.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The total amount of statutory redundancy payments made in the period January 1979 to December 1983 was £3.3 billion. No information is available centrally on amounts paid in excess of the statutory minimum, which is a matter for individual employers.