HC Deb 16 March 1977 vol 928 cc185-6W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of the civil servants in his Department he estimates will retire within the next 12 months.

Mr. Tomlinson

It is estimated that between 3 per cent. and 4 per cent. of staff in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will retire between 1st April 1977 and 1st April 1978.