§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for each year since 1992, how much compensation for unfair dismissal the Department of Work and Pensions has paid to its employees, broken down by(a) employees of each executive agency and 262W (b) employees of other parts of the Department; and how many employees have received compensation in each year. [28968]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe information is not collected in the form requested except for that supplied in relation to the Employment Service. With the exception of the Employment Service approval for the settlement of these claims may be obtained either at area or head office level, these figures are not collated centrally.
Figures for the Employment Service are available for financial years 1993–94 to date. Prior to this figures were not collected in the form requested.
Employment Service year Total payments(£) Number of employees 1993–94 6,958.97 3 1994–95 6,488.00 3 1995–96 48,732.79 12 1996–97 63,421.65 6 1997–98 32,885.00 3 1998–99 1,000.00 1 1999–2000 4,334.44 1 2000–01 31,251.00 6