§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list for the years 1978–79 to 1984–85, by grade and age band and distinguishing between industrial and non-industrial civil servants, the number of civil servants who (i) have been declared compulsorily redundant, (ii) have taken voluntary redundancy and (iii) have taken early retirement, giving in cash terms the per capita cost to the Exchequer of such cessations.
§ Mr. HayhoeNot all the information that the hon. Member has requested is centrally kept. The information that is available is being assembled and I will write to him as soon as this is ready.