§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many staff left the service of her Department and its agencies in the year ended 3I 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. [37545]
§ Mrs. LiddellDuring the year ended 31 March 2001, 21 staff who had not attained the formal retirement age of 60 left the service of my Department. Those staff either returned to their parent Departments following their loan period or chose to resign. No staff left on early retirement or early severance.