HC Deb 30 July 1998 vol 317 cc544-5W
Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) men and (b) women employed by (1) his Department and (2) his Department's agencies have contracts of employment which permit them to retire after their 60th birthday. [53045]

Mr. Ron Davies

My Department employs a total of 46 men and 23 women who can choose to stay on after age 60.

Cadw, an executive agency of the Welsh Office, employs a total of 66 men and 22 women who can choose to stay on after age 60.

Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) men and (b) women aged over 60 years were employed by (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies on 1 January. [53068]

Mr. Ron Davies

The numbers of men and women aged over 60 years employed by my Department and Agency CADW at 1 January 1998 are given as follows:

Welsh Office CADW
Men 20 6
Women 8 6
Total 28 12