§ Mr. Rhodri MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of Civil Service staff of grade 5 and above within his Department(a) have spent their entire civil service career within his Department or its predecessor departments, (b) have had secondments to (i) the private sector and (ii) other departments and (c) have come from other departments. [26032]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 28 January 1998]: 28 per cent. of the 163 Civil Service staff at Divisional Manager (broadly equivalent to the former Grade 5) level and above in DfEE have spent their entire civil service career in DfEE (including the former Department for Education and the former Department of Employment Group). 7 per cent. have had secondments to the private sector during their career in DfEE and its former constituent parts; a further 23 per cent. had private sector experience before joining DfEE. 26 per cent. have been loaned or seconded from DfEE to other departments. 28 per cent. moved to DfEE from another department, 4 per cent. joining the DfEE at Senior Civil Service level.
§ Mr. ForthTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many civil servants in his Department at grade 3 or above have(a) resigned, (b) retired before pensionable age and (c) moved to different responsibilities within the Department since 1 May 1997; if he will indicate the Ministers to whom each was responsible; and if he will make a statement. [26920]
§ Dr. HowellsSince 1 May 1997, one civil servant at Director (broadly equivalent to the former Grade 3) level and above in DfEE has resigned, three have retired before pensionable age, two have moved to posts at Director level on promotion, one has returned to DfEE at this level having been on loan to another department and one has returned to the Department at this level after a secondment to an outside organisation. The civil servants concerned were responsible to a range of DfEE Ministers in their various posts.