§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [37546]
§ Dr. John ReidThe figures are as follows:
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Civil servants Prison Officers Number of staff who left my Department in the year ended 31 March 2001 69 878 Number of staff who left my Department before formal retirement age 54 878
Civil servants Prison Officers Number of staff my Department assumed the responsibility of making payment to until retirement age 2 334