§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they can give figures for the number of people under pensionable age who have taken early retirement (other than for reasons of ill-health) and are not actively seeking work.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Employment (Viscount Ullswater)Questions on operational matters in the Employment Service Executive Agency are the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.