HC Deb 06 February 2004 vol 417 cc1084-6W
Mr. Russell Brown

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of staff employed within the Office are over 55 years of age; and what(a) number and (b) percentage of staff recruited over the last 12 months are over 55 years of age. [145769]

Mr. Alexander

[pursuant to his reply, 20 January 2004 Official Report, c. 1130–32W]The following answer should be used.

Table A shows the number and percentage of staff in departments and agencies aged 55 and over at 1 April 2003. Table B shows the number and percentage of recruits to departments and agencies over the period 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 who are aged 55 years and over. The figures in both tables are based on the headcount of permanent civil servants. The numbers and totals are rounded to the nearest 10 from the raw data, while the percentages shown are calculated using the raw data alone. Hence the percentage does not always appear as if calculated from the rounded numbers. Any numbers and percentages less than five have been suppressed and are displayed as a dash.

Table A:
Department Age 55+ Others Total Percent 55+
Cabinet Office 180 1,780 1,960 9.4
COI 30 330 360 8.1
Sec &Int Services 490 4,200 4,690 10.4
DCMS 50 640 690 7.5
MOD 18,550 74,900 93,450 19.8
ODPM (excluding Agencies) 350 2,600 2,940 11.9
DfES 470 4,760 5,220 8.9
DEFRA 1,410 9,680 11,080 12.7
Home Office 1,900 20,520 22,420 8.5
Charity Commission 50 520 580 9.0
HM Prison Service 6,100 38,060 44,160 13.8
Crown Prosecution Service 550 6,890 7,440 7.4
Legal Secretariat 10 30 30 16.7
Treasury Solicitors 40 500 540 7.8
CPSI 10 40 40 11.9
DCA 2,210 10,310 12,530 17.7
HM Land Registry 1,100 7,840 8,940 12.3
Trade and Industry 1,280 8,970 10,240 12.5
ACAS 150 750 900 16.8
ECGD 50 340 390 12.7
OFGEM 10 260 270 2.9
Health & Safety Executive 580 3,680 4,260 13.6
OFWAT 10 230 240 5.4
OS 140 1,640 1,780 7.6
DfT (excluding Agencies) 250 1,700 1,940 12.7
HM Treasury 60 980 1,040 5.4
Customs &Excise 2,490 20,470 22,950 10.8
GAD 10 90 100 10.3
Inland Revenue 8,580 74,260 82,840 10.4
ONS 340 3,130 3,470 9.8
Royal Mint 90 720 810 10.6
DWP 11,860 122,410 134,270 8.8
Northern Ireland Office 320 160 190 17.7
Privy Council Office — 30 30 8.8
Scottish Executive 1,190 10,920 12,110 9.8
Crown Office &PFS 80 1,380 1,450 5.4
General Register Office (Scotland) 40 180 220 17.7
National Archive for Scotland 20 130 150 12.6
Office SOS for Scotland 10 90 100 11.7
Registers of Scotland 90 1,280 1,370 6.8
National Assembly of Wales 430 3,290 3,720 11.6
OHMCI 10 80 90 14.6
Wales Office 10 40 50 18.8
Table B:
Department Age 55+ Others Total Percent 55+
Cabinet Office — 160 160 —
Parliamentary Counsel Office — 10 10 —
COI — 80 80 —
Sec &Intelligence Services 10 220 230 6.1
DCMS — 50 60 —
MoD 1,330 6,360 7,690 17.3
ODPM(excluding agencies) 50 310 350 12.8
DfES 30 320 340 7.8
DEFRA 60 620 680 9.1
Home Office 310 3,250 3,560 8.7
Charity Commission — 70 70 —
HM Prison Service 480 3,790 4,270 11.2
Crown Prosecution Service 60 720 780 7.4
Legal Secretariat 0 — — —
Treasury Solicitors Department — 90 90 —
Lord Chancellors Department 220 1,390 1,610 13.9
HM Land Registry 60 520 580 9.5
Department of Trade and Industry 60 640 690 8.4
ACAS — 40 40 —
ECGD — 50 60 —
OFGEM — 50 50 —
Health & Safety Executive 10 280 300 4.1
OFWAT 0 50 50 0.0
OS 10 70 80 9.3
HM Treasury — 80 80 —
Customs & Excise 90 1,150 1,240 7.3
GAD — 10 10 —
Inland Revenue 1,320 12,100 13,420 9.8
ONS 20 350 370 5.7
Royal Mint — 20 30 —
Table B:
Department Age 55+ Others Total Percent 55+
DWP 1,710 12,340 14,050 12.2
Northern Ireland Office — 20 20 —
Privy Council Office 0 — — —
Scottish Executive 90 960 1,040 8.2
Crown Office & PFS 20 220 240 8.6
General Register Office (Scotland) 0 — — —
National Archive for Scotland — 10 10 —
Office SOS for Scotland 0 10 10 0.0
Registers of Scotland 10 120 140 10.1
National Assembly of Wales 110 350 460 24.0
OHMCI — 10 10 —
Wales Office 0 — — —

Source:

Mandate: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Rounding may lead to inconsistencies between the sum of individual cells and the totals are calculated from the unrounded numbers. Numbers and percentages less than five have been suppressed and are represented by "—".