To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the
Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, columns 464W, on insolvency, how much the
Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Service paid in relation to the collapse
of Woolworths; and how much of that amount was paid in respect of protective awards.
<p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service's Redundancy Payments Service has paid out a total
of £59,207,942.40 to the former employees of Woolworths, and of this, £18,188,224.54
was paid in respect of protective awards.</p><p> </p>