§ Ms PerhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how often since 1992 his Department has been responsible for employment advertisements which contained age restrictions upon those who could apply. [9508]
§ Mr. DewarComplete records of recruitment activity are not available before April 1993, when the Scottish Office centralised its recruitment function. In the period 1 April 1993 to 30 June 1997, the Scottish Office ran 254 advertisements, none of which contained age restrictions.