HC Deb 01 May 1987 vol 115 cc255-7W
Mr. John

asked the Paymaster General what was the. cost to public funds of redundancies in the following firms: (a) Webglow Limited, (b) Summit Operation Services Limited, (c) Recording Audio Myers Limited, (d) Bulldog Reclamations Limited and (e) Taylor Stenmec Limited; and whether the firms named met part of the cost of redundancies.

Mr. Trippier

There has been no cost to public funds in respect of any redundancies which may have occurred at these firms.

Mr. John

asked the Paymaster General what was the cost to public fund of redundancies in the following firms: (a) Hymid Graemross Limited, (b) Homebean Limited, (c) Benchase Limited, (d) Cliffmore Limited and (e) Powerspeed Limited; and whether the firms named met part of the cost of redundancies.

Mr. Trippier

The information requested is shown in the table:

Firm Cost to public funds1 Firm's contribution to cost2
£ £
Hymid Graemross Ltd. Nil n/a
Homebean Ltd. Nil n/a
Benchase Ltd. Nil n/a
Cliffmore Ltd. Nil n/a
Powerspeed Ltd. 27,360.01 20,004.46
1 The sum represents redundancy payments made direct to employees out of the redundancy fund.
2 When a direct redundancy payment is made to an employee, the employer automatically incurs a debt to the redundancy fund. The sum therefore represents the amount repaid to the fund, less any rebate that would otherwise be due.
n/a Not applicable

Mr. John

asked the Paymaster General what was the cost to public funds of redundancies in the following firms: (a) Birkett-Ycol Limited, (b) Boulton Fabrications Limited, (c) Whitfield Wylie Limited, (d) The Long Wire Company Limited, (e) The Manor Engineering Company Limited and (f) Brownsior Caludon Engineering Limited; and whether the firms named met part of the cost of redundancies.

Mr. Trippier

The information requested is shown in the table:

Firm 1 Cost to Public Funds 2 Firm's Contribution to cost
£ £
Birkett Wycol Ltd. nil 3n/a
Boulton Fabrications Ltd. 2,859.56 139.56
Whitfield Wylie Ltd. nil 3n/a
The Longford Wire Co. Ltd. 112,342.01 1,962.81
The Manor Engineering Co. Ltd. 96,328.92 15,982.14
Brownscov Caludon Engineering Co. Ltd. 52,126.93 10,276.63
1 The sums represent both redundancy payments made direct to employees out of the redundancy fund and rebates paid to the firm out of the fund in the last three years.
2 When a direct redundancy payment is made to an employee, the employer automatically incurs a debt to the redundancy fund. The sums therefore represents the amount repaid to the fund, less any rebate that would otherwise be due.
3 n/a Not applicable

Mr. John

asked the Paymaster General what was the cost to public funds of redundancies in the following firms: (a) Hayes Shellcast Limited, (b) South Wales Forgemasters Limited, (c) Belgrave Engineering Limited, (d) Belgrave Parsons Limited, (e) Belgrave Transmission Limited and (f) Belgrave Finery Limited.

Mr. Trippier

The information requested is shown in the table:

Firm 1 Cost to Public Funds 2 Firm's Contribution to cost
£ £
Hayes Shellcast Ltd. 59,731.48 1,731.48
South Wales Forgemasters Ltd. 274,236.76
Belgrave Engineering Ltd. 77,325.42 43,867.32
Belgrave Parsons Ltd. 77,201.49 11,135.73
Belgrave Transmission Ltd. nil 3n/a
Belgrave Finery Ltd. nil 3n/a
1 The sums represent both redundancy payments made direct to employees out of the redundancy fund and rebates paid to the firm out of the fund in the last three years.
2 When a direct redundancy payment is made to an employee, the employer automatically incurs a debt to the redundancy fund. The sums therefore represents the amount repaid to the fund, less any rebate that would otherwise be due.
3n/a Not applicable.