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Mr. Donald Stewart
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how much was paid in redundancy pay in each of the last four years.
Mr. Golding
The following information relates to employees in respect of whom payment, including rebate paid to employers and payments direct to employees, were made from the Redundancy Fund in each of the years 1974 to 1977. The amounts paid out are shown to the nearest £1,000.
| Total amount to Employees | |
| Year | £ |
| 1974 | 73,560,000 |
| 1975 | 178,284,000 |
| 1976 | 189,162,000 |
| 1977 | 165,438,000 |