§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the financial payments for Treasury grant in aid to his departmental costs in running its voluntary early retirement scheme, with particular reference to the start and completion date of the scheme and the costs to(a) public funds and (b) his Department's budget in (i) 1994–95, (ii) 1995–96, (iii) 1996–97 and (iv) 1997–98. [14820]
§ Mr. HagueNo grant in aid was received from Treasury for the Department's early retirement scheme which ran from 1 April 1995 to 31 March 1996.
The cost of the scheme from the Department's own funds was:
- 1994–95: £0.7 million
- 1995–96: £0.7 million
- 1996–97: £1.8 million estimated
- 1997–98: £0.4 million estimated.
The Treasury meets its portion of the costs of early retirements directly from the civil superannuation vote. No funding is transferred to the Department.