§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff left the service of her Department and its agencies in the year ended 31 March 2001; how many left before attaining the formal retirement age of 60 years; and in respect of how many her Department and its agencies assumed responsibilities for making payments until retirement age. [37553]
§ Mr. MorleyI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Secretary Cabinet Office (Mr. Christopher Leslie) on 13 March 2002,Official Report, column 1072W.
For part (c), in the year ended 31 March 2001 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its agencies assumed responsibility for making payments until retirement age (60) for 11 of these staff.