§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the normal age of retirement for persons employed by his Department as inspectors; and how many have retired in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ShoreThe minimum age of retirement for salaried inspectors is 60 years, but inspectors can continue beyond that age subject to annual reviews of health and efficiency. The numbers of retirements in each of the past five years were:
1971 7 1972 10 1973 10 1974 9 1975 5 1976 to date 1 The average age at retirement was 64 years.
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment under what circumstances he can remove persons from his Department's list of inspectors; and how many persons have been removed from the list in these circumstances during the last five years.
§ Mr. ShoreSalaried inspectors are subject to the normal Civil Service rules concerning health and efficiency. In the past five years six inspectors have been retired on medical grounds, and one because of limited efficiency.
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average age of the 213 salaried inspectors and the 47 fee-paid inspectors employed by his Department.
§ Mr. ShoreThe average age of the salaried inspectors is 56 years, and of the fee-paid inspectors 64 years.
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