HC Deb 17 May 2004 vol 421 c797W
Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff in his Department took early retirement and at what total cost, in the last financial year. [171864]

Ms Rosie Winterton

65 staff took early retirement in the Department in the financial year 2003–04 at a cost of £6,311,042, including annual compensation payments until staff reach normal retirement age.