To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of her staff are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. (77269)

As at 31 December 2005, there were 1,821 staff employed by the department. Of these 1,590 staff were under age 55 and 231 were age 55 or over.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into her Department in each of the last three years. (77270)

The number of people over the age of 55 years recruited into the Department in each of the last three years are shown in the table.