§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff of(a) the Department of Employment and (b) agencies for which the Department is responsible (i) took early retirement, (ii) took voluntary redundancy, (iii) took compulsory redundancy and (iv) were retired on medical grounds in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what are the projected figures for 1994–95. [25414]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information is not readily available in the form requested. The total number of staff who left on voluntary early retirement schemes in 1993–94 and 1994–95 were 1,909 and 1,884 respectively. The total number of staff who left on ill health retirement in 1993–94 and 1994–95 were 291 and 328 respectively. It is too soon to project the likely outcomes for 1995–96.
§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the annual cost to his Department of staff leaving under redundancy/early retirement schemes to incorporate (i) added years lump sum payments, (ii) redundancy payments, (iii) pension payments, including enhancements and (iv) any other special arrangements for(a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95, and projected for (c) 1995–96 and (d) 1996–97. [25636]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe cost to the Department of early retirement and redundancies are borne from the department's running costs. A detailed breakdown of the various costs could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The total costs borne on the Department's running costs in 1993–94 and 1994–95 were £61.87 million and £25.7 million respectively. It is too soon to project the costs to be borne for 1995–96 or 1996–97.
§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many staff of(a) the Department of Employment and (b) agencies for which the Department is responsible, were employed on a casual or short-term 726W basis in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what is the projected figure for 1995–96; [25413]
(2) what changes there have been in the number of staff in employment by grade in (a) his Department and (b) each agency for which his Department is responsible in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what are the projected figures for 1995–96. [25626]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe numbers of permanent and casual staff employed by the Department and the Employment Service agency in 1993–94, estimated outturn for 1994–95, and plans for 1995–96 can be found in annexe A table iii of the Department's annual report, Cm 2805, a copy of which is available in the Library. No projections broken down by grade are available.