§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the annual cost to his Department of staff leaving under redundancy/early retirement schemes to incorporate(a) added years lump sum payments, (b) redundancy payments, (c) pension payments, including enhancements and (d) any other special arrangements for (i) 1993–94 (ii) 1994–95, (iii) projected for 1995–96 and (iv) projected for 1996–97. [25664]
§ Mr. GoodladThe costs to the Department of early retirement and redundancies are borne form the Department's running costs provision.
A detailed breakdown of the various cost could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The total costs borne on the Department's running costs in 1993–94 and 1994–95 were £3,777,329 and £6,017,362 respectively. For 1995–96, the amount is estimated at £3,598,324. The figures cover both the diplomatic wing and the Overseas Development Administration. Projections for 1996–97 will be determined during the coming public expenditure survey.