§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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 or over. [119818]
§ Ms HewittThe figures for my Department, based on headcount for the number of permanent staff, are as follows:
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Over age 50 Under age 50 Total 1997–98 49 389 438 1998–99 66 502 558 1999–2000 47 585 632 2000–01 110 666 776
Over age 50 Under age 50 Total 2001–02 112 843 955 Grand total 384 2,985 3,359 These are the overall figures for the Department, including its Agencies and include permanent staff transfers into the DTI from: (i) other government departments and (ii) as a result of machinery of government change.