§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what early retirement packages are available for staff in his Department and what additions to those packages have been made available in the last year. [143052]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe early retirement packages available to staff in the Department are those under the terms of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme. The Department has not made available any additions to these packages in the last year.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many members of staff in his Department have taken early retirement packages in each of the last six years. [143053]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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The number of staff who have taken early retirement for the financial years 1997 to 2002 Number of staff 1997–98 127 1998–99 117 1999–2000 15 2000–01 17 2001–02 13 2002–03 277 1For the financial years 1997–98 and 1998–99, figures are not available for any members of staff who retired within two years of pension age.
2Includes 66 staff based in the Department's former regional offices, which were closed as a direct result of the "Shifting the Balance of Power" programme.