HC Deb 15 March 1977 vol 928 c155W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of the civil servants in her Department she estimates will retire within the next 12 months.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Of the estimated staff in post in my Department as at 1st April 1977, including the University Grants Committee but excluding the departmental museums, about 5 per cent.