§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many posts were lost in(a) the Department of Health and (b) agencies for which the Department of Health is responsible, listing the total lost posts agency by agency in (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95; and how many posts are proposed to be lost in 1995–96; [25077]
(2) what changes there have been in the numbers of staff employed by (a) the Department of Health and (b) agencies for which the Department of Health is responsible, listing the number of staff agency by agency in (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95; and what changes are projected for 1995–96; [25065]
(3) what changes there have been in the numbers of staff in employment by grade in (a) her Department and (b) each agency for which her Department is responsible in (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95; and what are the projected figures for 1995–96; [25630]
(4) how many staff of (a) the Department of Health and (b) for which the DOH is responsible were employed on 759W a casual or short-term basis in (i) 1993–94, (ii) 1994–95; and what are the projected figures for 1995–96. [25421]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe number of permanent and casual staff employed by my Department and each of its executive agencies in 1993–94, projected outturn for 1994–95, and plans for 1995–96 are published in my Department's annual report, a copy of which is in the Library. No projections broken down by grade are available.
§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff of(a) the Department of Health and (b) agencies for which the Department of Health is responsible (i) took early retirement, (ii) took voluntary redundancy, (iii) took compulsory redundancy and (iv) were retired on medical grounds in (1) 1993–94 and (2) 1994–95; and what were the projected figures for 1995–96. [25516]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Department of Health Early retirement 105 33 137 Voluntary redundancy 0 104 237 Compulsory redundancy 0 54 0 Retired on medical grounds 38 37 0 Medicines Control Agency Early retirement 5 5 2 Voluntary redundancy 0 3 0 Compulsory redundancy 0 0 0 Retired on medical grounds 1 2 1 National Health Service Estates Early retirement 6 1 7 Voluntary redundancy 0 3 9 Compulsory redundancy 0 1 0 Retired on medical grounds 0 0 1 National Health Service Pension Agency Early retirement 15 6 37 Voluntary redundancy 0 4 24 Compulsory redundancy 0 0 0 Retired on medical grounds 0 0 5 Medical Devices Agency Early retirement 0 0 16 Voluntary redundancy 0 3 7 Compulsory redundancy 0 0 0 Retired on medical grounds 0 0 0 Notes:
The Medical Devices Agency did not become an Agency until 27 September 1994 and the figures quoted for it represent the numbers leaving from that date. Figures relating to staff leaving prior to the Agency launch are included in the figures for the Department of Health.
§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the annual cost to the Department of staff leaving under redundancy/early retirement schemes to incorporate (i) added years lump sum payments for (ii) redundancy760W 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. [25639]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe costs to the Department of early retirement and redundancies are borne from the Department's running costs provision.
A detailed breakdown of the various costs could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The total costs borne on the Department's running costs in 1993–94 and 1994–95 were £4.51 million and £6.51 million respectively. For 1995–96, the amount is estimated at £2.73 million. Projections for 1996–97 will be determined during the coming public expenditure survey.
Notes:
- 1. Figures include ongoing costs of redundancies/early retirements from previous years.
- 2. Costs shown for 1993–94 and 1994–95 include moneys paid to paymaster to offset costs of redundancies/early retirements in future years.
- 3. Costs take into account Treasury contribution, from 1 October 1994 to 31 March 1997, of 80 per cent, of costs of reducing staff numbers in that period.