§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many executive staff in his Department have taken early retirement in the past year; and how many of their posts have been filled.
§ Mr. NewtonA total of 109, of which 93 were on medical grounds and 16 were retirements of those willing to leave early in the public interest. Although some of these posts have been filled by direct replacements, there has been a net reduction of 544 executive staff in the DHSS in the past year.