HC Deb 24 October 1978 vol 955 cc799-800W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Attorney-General (1) at what average age men and women, respectively, employed in his Department have retired in each of the last five years;

(2) at what average age men and women, respectively, employed in the Lord Chancellor's Department have retired in each of the last five years.

The Solicitor-General

Only one person employed in the Law Officers' Department has retired since January 1973 and he was aged 65. Since that date the average age of retirement in the Department of my noble Friend the Lord Chancellor has been as follows:

Average age for men

  • 1973: 62 years 11 months
  • 1974: 63 years 9 months
  • 1975: 63 years 1 month
  • 1976: 63 years 2 months
  • 1977: 65 years 8 months

Average age for women

  • 1973: 55 years 7 months
  • 1974: 55 years 2 months
  • 1975: 58 years 3 months
  • 1976: 59 years 8 months
  • 1977: 62 years 5 months