Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 July 1997. It was answered by John Battle (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 July 1997 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: What estimate she has made of the full costs of redundancy payments resulting from the closure of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Answer: Mr. Lansley: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimate she has made of the full costs of redundancy payments resulting from the closure of the Royal Greenwich observatory. [11078] Mr. Battle: The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council's report "Future Management of the Observatories" estimated redundancy costs of £5.085 million arising from the restructuring of the Royal Observatories. PPARC has indicated that it will minimise redundancies wherever possible.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11078; 299 c223W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Costs Closures Redundancy Optical equipment Royal Observatory Greenwich
Contains statistics: Yes