§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list by grade the number of officials in his Department at grade 3 or above who have(a) taken early retirement, (b) taken official leave, (c) been dismissed, (d) changed jobs within the Department, (e) moved to another Department and (f) been offered and rejected an alternative position (i) within the Department and (ii) in another Department since 1 May 1997. [27457]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 5 February 1998]: Since 1 May 1997, one member of the Senior Civil Service in grades equivalent to former Grade 3 and above has taken early retirement. All members of staff in these grades are officially entitled to take annual leave of up to 30 days a year. No members of staff in these grades fall into the other categories.