HC Deb 03 March 1995 vol 255 cc774-5W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many(a) men and (b) women applied for career breaks in her Department and its agencies; and how many have had their employment terminated in the last five years.

Mr. Boswell

The Department has no comprehensive record of the numbers of staff who have applied for career breaks in the last five years. The numbers of career breaks granted have been:

Men Women Total
1990–1991 4 17 21
1991–1992 6 17 23
1992–1993 8 34 42
1993–1994 5 39 44
1994–1995 11 41 52

Nine staff have had their employment terminated in the last five years.