§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new entrants to the civil service were employed in his Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 or over. [119826]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe information requested is shown in the table.
1 April-31 March 50 plus Other Total 1997–98 17 108 125 1998–99 20 190 210 1999–2000 15 231 246 2000–01 34 348 382 2001–02 53 391 444 Note:
The figures shown in the table represent data for the years from 1997–98 to 2001–02, for the number of permanent staff recruited into the Department of Health. The figures shown are the overall figures including any departmental agencies and were obtained from the Department of Health's personnel database.