§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many civil servants from his Department on secondment to training and enterprise councils have(a) applied for and (b) been accepted under the voluntary early retirement scheme; and of those, how many are now working permanently for the TEC to which they were seconded; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeApplications for voluntary early retirement were received from 171 staff on secondment to training and enterprise councils. A total of 153 were accepted. No information is available on the number, if any, now working permanently for the TEC to which they were seconded.