We are currently looking at 196 redundancy's in mainline. And from what I am hearing, there hasn't been much interest in the VR package.
If that's from 'official' sources then it's probably because most are still evaluating the estimate with their accountants and the like. Two weeks is not a long time to evaluate the package if your professional help can't fit you in until this week due to their workload. Many are probably leaving the final decision until late this week when they have digested all of the many ramifications of accepting or rejecting the offer.
If it's from anecdotal sources, I'm hearing the opposite.