§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many staff left the service of her 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 her Department and its agencies assumed responsibilities for making payments until retirement age. [37547]
§ Ms Rosie Winterton(a) in the year ended 31 March 2001, 1,086 staff left the service of the Lord Chancellor's Department and its agencies; (b) 864 staff left before attaining the formal retirement age of 60 years, of which 74 per cent. resigned, 12 per cent. transferred to other Government departments, 6 per cent. retired on ill health grounds and 3 per cent. were dismissed; (c) the Department and its agencies assumed responsibility for making payment until retirement age for 18 members of staff.
£ 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–021 Item 12 Court Service n/a 36,131 90,179 99,411 66,142 Item 23 LCD HQ n/a 354 2,038 1,803 1,032 Court Service n/a 10,206 38,832 52,280 52,345 Public Guardianship Office (formerly Public Trust Office) n/a 0 1,870 2,130 1,684 Legal Services Commission (formerly legal Aid Board) 21,125 14,578 27,653 61,422 n/a Information Commissioner 1,069 1,273 2,189 1,492 1,185 1 To December 2 Mobile line rental costs are shown. These figures include the cost of handsets which are provided by the supplier as part of the mobile line rental contract. 3 The cost of mobile telephone calls are shown.