§ Ms PerhamTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how often since 1992 her Department or the former Overseas Development Administration has been responsible for employment advertisements which contained age restrictions upon those who could apply. [9504]
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§ Clare ShortAn exact analysis of employment advertisements is not available except at disproportionate cost. The Department's policy is to recruit on merit and more than a quarter of professionals recruited since 1992 have been 50 or more years of age.