§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many new entrants to the civil service were employed in her Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 and over. [36497]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 25 February 2002]: The information is set out in the following table.
Entrants Aged 50 years and over 1997–98 22 1 1998–99 16 3 1999–2000 35 1 2000–01 27 2 2001–02 34 1