§ 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 or over. [119812]
§ Mr. CabornThe total number of new entrants to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in each of the last five years and the number of those aged 50 or over is shown in the following table:
Year Total Aged 50 or over 1998–99 17 3 1999–2000 35 1 2000–01 27 2 2001–02 41 2 2002–03 54 4