§ Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of staff employed within his Department are over 55 years of age; and what(a) number and (b) percentage of staff recruited over the last 12 months are over 55 years of age. [145929]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe following table shows the number and percentage of staff in DFID aged 55 and over at 1 April 2003. The figures are based on the headcount of permanent civil servants.
Number and percentage of staff in DFID aged 55 and over at 1 April 2003 DFID Age 55 plus 150 Others 1,490 Total 1,640 Percentage of staff aged 55 plus 9.1 Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Rounding may lead to inconsistencies between the sum of individual cells and the totals are calculated from the unrounded numbers.
Source:
DFID
1470WThe following table shows the number and percentage of recruits to DFID over the period 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 who are aged 55 years and over. Figures are based on the headcount of Permanent civil servants.
Number and percentage of recruits to DFID over the period 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 aged 55 and over DFID Age 55 plus 10 Others 120 Total 130 Percentage of recruits aged 55 plus 8.1 Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Rounding may lead to inconsistencies between the sum of individual cells and the totals are calculated from the unrounded numbers.
Source:
DFID