§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much redundancy pay has been paid to miners employed by the NCB and British Coal for each of the years beginning in 1979 until the latest available date, giving the number of miners.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 9 July 1993]: Redundancy payments made by the NCB and latterly British Coal are a matter for British Coal. Benefits paid and the number of beneficiaries under the redundant mineworkers payments scheme between 1979–80 and 1992–93 are set out in the table:
Benefits and number of beneficiaries under the redundant mineworkers payment scheme Financial year Payments £ million Number of new beneficiaries qualifying each year 1979–80 15 1,700 1980–81 15 3,200 1981–82 48 10,500 1982–83 80 8,500 1983–84 190 20,400 1984–85 200 8,050 1985–86 563 35,900 1986–87 610 33,950 1987–88 295 0 1988–89 168 0 1989–90 126 0 1990–91 93 0 1991–92 61 0 1992–93 43 0 (a) Payment figures in the above table exclude administration costs.
(b) Includes ex-employees of small mine licensees.
(c) The Redundant Mineworkers Payments scheme closed to new entrants at the end of 1986–87.
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§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much redundancy money has been paid out to miners since 1979 in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland, giving the number of miners in each case.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 9 July 1993]: Redundancy payments made by the NCB and latterly British Coal are a matter for British Coal. Payments under the redundant mineworkers payment scheme are not readily available on a regional basis.