§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff left the service of his Department and its agencies in the year ended 31 March 2001; how many left before attaining the formal retirement age of 60 years; and in respect of how many his Department and its agencies assumed responsibilities for making payments until retirement age. [37552]
§ Ruth KellyThe information is as follows:
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Number of leavers in the year ended 31 March 2001 Department/Agency Total number of leavers Before retirement age Early retirement HM Treasury 126 117 10 Inland Revenue 3,451 2,965 46 Customs and Excise 1,081 858 168 Office of Government Commerce/Buying Agency 73 64 7 Debt Management Office 3 3 0 National Savings 21 20 6 Office for National Statistics 520 493 0
£000 Department 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 HMCE 0 0 0 0 0 OGC-CCTA 0 0 0 0 0 OGC-PACE 0 0 0 45 66 OGCBS 0 0 0 0 0 DMO 0 0 0 0 0 NSI 21 35 147 60 173 ONS 0 0 0 0 202 RM 114 111 113 117 119 VO 0 0 0 0 0 GAD 0 0 0 0 0 Note:
Values are inclusive of VAT and rounded up to the nearest £1,000.
Detail of the expenditure for each Department is contained in the following table:
Number of leavers in the year ended 31 March 2001 Department/Agency Total number of leavers Before retirement age Early retirement Royal Mint 39 39 2 Valuation Office 272 36 20 Government Actuary's Department 9 8 0