HC Deb 10 December 2001 vol 376 cc547-8W
Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants have left her Department as a result of(a) voluntary, (b) statutory retirement, (c) dismissal and (d) employment outside the Civil Service in each of the last five years. [21388]

Tessa Jowell

[holding answer 6 December 2001]: The information is set out in the table. The figures for the current year cover the period up to 30 November.

Date Minister Country Purpose
21 June 2001 Minister of State for the Arts Luxembourg EU Council of Ministers meeting on Culture and Audiovisual matters
1–2 July 2001 Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting Belgium EU Presidency Tourism Summit
2–8 August 2001 Minister of State for Sport Canada World Athletics Championships
1–2 September 2001 Minister of State for Sport Germany Germany v. England World Cup qualifier
9–10 September 2001 Minister of State for the Arts Germany Opening of Berlin's Jewish Museum and meeting with Julian Nida-Rumelin
26–27 September 2001 Secretary of State USA Supporting British families of victims of September 11
14–17 October 2001 Secretary of State USA UKwithNY and supporting British families of victims of September 11
27–28 October 2001 Secretary of State USA Remembrance Service for victims of September 11
30–31 October 2001 Minister of State for the Arts France UNESCO World Heritage Committee elections

Year Voluntary Statutory retirement Dismissal Employment outside civil service
1997 32 2 15
1998 36 5 18
1999 34 4 1 16
2000 46 3 1 19
2001 41 2 16

Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants have(a) transferred at their own request and (b) otherwise been transferred (i) from another Department to her Department, and (ii) from her Department to another Department, in each of the last five years. [21387]

Tessa Jowell

[holding answer 6 December 2001]: The information is set out in the following table. The figures for the current year cover the period up to 30 November.

Own request Been transferred
Year to DCMS from DCMS to DCMS from DCMS
1997 6 3 22
1998 3 8
1999 4 6
2000 4 8
2001 9 17 46