Departmental Staff

David Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into his Department in each of the last three years. (77264)

People over 55 recruited as direct entrants into the Department of Trade and Industry are as follows:

*Age*
	56 - 58	59 - 61	62 - 64	Total
2003	2	1	1	4
2004	3	0	0	3
2005	3	0	0	3
2006	1	0	0	1

Volume 447: debated on Friday 16 June 2006