Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many redundancies occurred in his Department over the last 12 months; how many were voluntary; and what was the total sum spent on redundancy payments. [34610]
§ Sir John Wheeler[holding answer 14 July 1995]: The total number of staff leaving the Northern Ireland civil service on redundancy terms during the period 12 July 1994 to 11 July 1995 amounted to 524. Of these, 466 were voluntary.
The amount spent on redundancy payments during that period was £12,637,306.79.
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