HC Deb 30 July 1998 vol 317 cc524-5W
Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many(a) men and (b) women employed by (1) his Department and (2) his Department's agencies have contracts of employment which permit them to retire after their 60th birthday. [53054]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

Letters of appointment for staff in the FCO state that 60 is the official retirement age.

Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many(a) men and (b) women aged over 60 years were employed by (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies on 1 January. [53059]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

On 1 January 1998 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office employed 34 men and 16 women aged over 60.

The Wilton Park agency employed no staff over 60 years.