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Local Government Staff (Redundancy Compensation)

Volume 270: debated on Monday 29 January 1996

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what plans he has to amend part IV of the

1992199319941995
Value in ECUSValue in pounds1Value in ECUSValue in poundsValue in ECUSValue in poundsValue in ECUSValue in pounds
South West961,000768,8001,162,743930,194240,608192,486176,720141,376
South East643,000514,4005,015,7904,012,6324,113,4983,290,7984,586,2323,668985
East Anglia1,771,9001,417,52000300,000240,00000
West Midlands159,048127,238000000
East Midlands1,200,000960,000001,200,414960,331345,846276,676
North West1,720,0001,376,000001,452,8681,162,2942,296,4501,837,160
Yorkshire and Humberside00517,500414,0001,397,8011,118,240503,700402,960
North1,868,5001,494,000611,354489,0830000
Wales00647,283517,826363,408290,726796,000636,800
Scotland1,071,500857,200575,151460,120987,022789,617280,500224,400
Northern Ireland0000439,232351,38500
UK total9,394,9487,515,1588,529,8216,823,8551,049,4858,395,8778,985,4487,188,357
1To take account of currency fluctuations, £1 is considered to be equal to 1.2 ecu.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much in (a) ecus and (b) pounds by standard region and in total is allocated to the United Kingdom from the European LIFE programme under the current financial perspectives. [11651]

There is no allocation of LIFE funds to any member state or region within the European Union. Funds were distributed to the highest quality proposals wherever they may come from, and are paid directly by the EC Commission to the successful applicant.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much in (a) ecus and (b) pound sterling by standard region and in total the United Kingdom

Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy) Regulations 1994; and if he will make a statement; [11971]

(2) how many representations his Department has received in the last 18 months on the operation part IV of the Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy) Regulations 1994; and if he will make a statement. [11972]

Part IV of the Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy) Regulations 1994 came into force on 28 December 1994 and gave local authorities in England and Wales discretionary powers to make compensatory payments by 28 June 1995 to former employees who had their pensions reduced as a consequence of a Court of Appeal judgment in Allsop v.North Tyneside metropolitan borough council. My right hon. Friend has no plans to introduce further provisions. Thirty-six items of correspondence were received while part IV of the regulations was in force; in addition, 35 items were received prior to the provisions coming into force, and since 29 June 1995.