§ Mr. DawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many ex-ASTRA civil servants have been re-employed in the Civil Service under the reinstatement initiative; of those reinstated what were their grades(a) before privatisation and (b) on reinstatement; and how many have subsequently left the Civil Service and on what terms. [112152]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 1 March 2000]The information sought is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, reinstatement is the return to work of former established civil servants in the same permanent grade as when they left the Civil Service. All former established staff have the right to apply for reinstatement.