HC Deb 24 June 2003 vol 407 cc659-62W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new entrants to the Civil Service were employed in the Office in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 or over.[119811]

Entrants 2 April 1997 to 1 April 2002 by Department and age (permanent staff)
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total
COI 8 65 73 4 44 48 1 54 55
Security and Intelligence Services 8 68 76 15 239 254 15 272 287
DCMS 10 93 103 6 42 48 3 41 44
MOD 1,459 7,450 8,909 1,333 6,068 7,401 1,286 7,101 8,387
DfES 10 103 113 29 233 262 41 475 516
Ofsted 3 28 31 6 32 38 6 67 73
Defra 76 747 823 86 916 1,002 80 721 801
Home Office 42 487 529 53 760 813 146 1,559 1,705
Charity Commission 5 29 34 1 30 31 3 56 59
HM Prison Service 352 3,400 3,752 301 2,838 3,139 294 2,845 3,139
DfID 2 41 43 5 78 83 7 72 79
Crown Prosecution Service 15 312 327 16 355 371 16 345 361
Legal Secretariat 1 1 2 0 5 5 1 1 2
Treasury Solicitors 1 24 25 4 31 35 3 55 58
LCD 149 567 716 174 973 1,147 206 1,289 1,495
HM Land Registry 14 344 358 16 330 346 21 342 363
Public Record Office 12 31 43 7 31 38 6 53 59
DTI 49 389 438 66 502 558 47 585 632
ACAS 0 23 23 0 0 0 5 43 48
ECGD 3 21 24 0 7 7 1 30 31
Office of Fair Trading 2 23 25 3 22 25 0 1 1
OFGAS 0 12 12 2 32 34 3 102 105
OFER 2 17 19 0 21 21 0 16 16
OFGEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DTLR 76 803 879 79 900 979 90 1,313 1,403
Health and Safety Executive 8 134 142 11 189 200 17 253 270
OFWAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 28
OS 7 110 117 1 107 108 3 87 90
HM Treasury 2 51 53 1 48 49 0 37 37
National Investment and Loans Office 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
OGC 1 5 6 0 16 16 0 3 3
Customs and Excise 74 1,153 1,227 38 586 624 31 573 604
GAD 0 11 11 2 15 17 0 1 1
Inland Revenue 302 3,146 3,448 407 4,185 4,592 597 6,253 6,850
DNS 2 12 14 0 10 10 1 21 22
ONS 24 122 146 20 165 185 21 169 190

Mr. Alexander

The figures for the Cabinet Office, based on headcount for the number of permanent staff, are as follows:

50+ Other Total
1997–98 14 76 90
1998–99 19 62 81
1999–2000 20 129 149
2000–01 28 149 177
2001–02 24 153 177

The figures shown in the following tables represent the data reported to Mandate during the years from 1997–98 to 2001–02, based on headcount, for the number of permanent staff in each department. The figures shown are the overall figures for Departments including any Departmental Agencies. The Tables will also be placed in the Libraries of the House.

The Mandate database consists of data collected electronically from Departments and agencies and covers about 98 per cent. of civil servants in Great Britain. Some Departments and agencies are unable to supply data to Mandate for technical reasons and provide summary data instead.

The figures are based on the Departments as they were after the structural changes made following the 2001 election.

Entrants 2 April 1997 to 1 April 2002 by Department and age (permanent staff)
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total
Registry of Friendly Societies 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 8 8
Royal Mint 0 53 53 3 61 64 1 101 102
DWP 500 5,564 6,064 968 11,524 12,492 1,274 13,959 15,233
Northern Ireland Office 1 11 12 0 19 19 2 19 21
Privy Council Office 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
Scottish Executive 66 706 772 79 988 1,067 61 774 835
Crown Office and PFS 3 45 48 3 51 54 12 117 129
General Register Office [Scotland] 0 5 5 0 13 13 1 10 11
National Archive for Scotland 0 0 0 4 8 12 3 14 17
Office SOS for Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Welsh Office 6 59 65 21 110 131 30 267 297
OHMCI 1 5 6 2 7 9 3 15 18
Wales Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2000–01 2001–02
50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total
COI 8 59 67 3 53 56
Security and Intelligence Services 18 262 280 13 223 236
DCMS 6 46 52 3 50 53
MOD 1,307 6,159 7,466 1,157 5,050 6,207
DfES 44 462 506 36 323 359
Ofsted 15 80 95 69 347 416
Defra 132 1,110 1,242 79 857 936
Home Office 248 3,418 3,666 206 2,134 2,340
Charity Commission 5 67 72 5 55 60
HM Prison Service 296 2,179 2,475 357 2471 2,828
DfID 7 94 101 9 92 101
Crown Prosecution Service 18 260 278 70 907 977
Legal Secretariat 0 0 0 2 2 4
Treasury Solicitors 2 48 50 3 88 91
LCD 442 1,177 1,619 242 1,149 1,391
HM Land Registry 23 360 383 39 550 589
Public Record Office 11 83 94 9 87 96
DTI 110 666 776 112 843 955
ACAS 11 34 45 9 28 37
ECGD 1 45 46 3 18 21
Office of Fair Trading 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFGAS 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFER 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFGEM 4 49 53 2 51 53
DTLR 121 861 982 140 1,046 1,186
Health and Safety Executive 16 279 295 30 381 411
OFWAT 6 45 51 2 39 41
OS 13 125 138 5 104 109
HM Treasury 0 0 0 4 55 59
National Investment and Loans Office 0 0 0 0 3 3
OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Customs and Excise 49 1,067 1,116 44 990 1,034
GAD 2 13 15 2 12 14
Inland Revenue 432 4,259 4,691 541 4,659 5,200
DNS 1 34 35 1 23 24
ONS 40 410 450 21 259 280
Registry of Friendly Societies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Mint 2 74 76 1 7 8
DWP 969 8,729 9,698 1,902 16,523 18,425
Northern Ireland Office 4 55 59 2 24 26
Privy Council Office 1 1 2 3 9 12
Scottish Executive 52 686 738 77 963 1,040
Crown Office and PFS 7 108 115 14 134 148
General Register Office [Scotland] 5 14 19 0 10 10
National Archive for Scotland 5 15 20 1 15 16
Office SOS for Scotland 1 13 14 1 11 12
Welsh Office 44 354 398 33 195 228
OHMCI 1 1 2 3 8 11
Wales Office 0 2 2 0 0 0