HC Deb 13 June 2003 vol 406 c280W
Gregory Barker

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development how many redundancies there have been within DFID by(a) Department, (b) specialist area and (c) seniority since July 2002. [115356]

Hilary Benn

Sixteen members of DFID staff have left the Department under voluntary early departure arrangements since July 2002. Of these two have been members of the Senior Civil Service and 14 had been in management grades.

Gregory Barker

To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development how many projected redundancies there are within the Department, broken down by(a) internal department, (b) specialist area and (c) seniority. [115357]

Hilary Benn

Eight members of DFID civil service staff have accepted offers of voluntary early departure and are due to leave the Department between 22 May and 31 December 2003. All are in management grades. There are no current projections for further redundancies.