§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the terms of the redundancy settlement for former(a) directors and (b) other staff of the Highways Agency who (i) have left the service in the last 12 months and (ii) will be leaving in the next 12 months. [36897]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
353WLetter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Gerry Steinberg, dated 15 July 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent question about the terms of the redundancy settlement for former (a) directors and (b) other staff in the Highways Agency who (i) have left in the last 12 months and (ii) will be leaving in the next 12 months.All staff, including those at Director level, who have left the Highways Agency in the previous 12 months on redundancy, or who will be doing so in the next 12 months, have been or will retire on compulsory early retirement (CER) or compulsory early severance (CES) terms in accordance with the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) and the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS).
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport to what extent the Highways Agency overspent its budget in the last financial year; and what action was taken against those responsible for the overspend. [36896]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Gerry Steinberg, dated 15 July 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to rely to your recent question about expenditure against the Highways Agency's budget for 1995/96.The Agency did not exceed its vote in 1995/96. Details of last year's expenditure will be published in the Agency's Annual Report later this month.