§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants are still in post in the following categories: (a) women over 55 years of age and (b) men over 60 years of age; and how many civil servants are employed over the age of 65, 70, 75 and 80 years of age respectively.
§ Mr. ChannonAt 1 October 1980 there were 31,600 female civil servants in post aged between 55 and 60 and 23,000 male and 10,800 female civil servants aged between 60 and 65 years. The latest accurate information for those aged 65 years and over relates to 1 January 1980, when there were 806 civil servants in post at or above that age. A detailed breakdown by five-year age bands for these staff is not available. These figures are for non-industrial civil servants. There are no corresponding figures for industrial civil servants centrally available.