To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people granted (a) temporary part-time, (b) temporary full-time, (c) permanent part-time and (d) permanent full-time contracts of employment in his Department in each of the last three years were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) registered disabled and (iv) aged 55 years or over. (143902)

The information requested in part (a) and (b), relating to temporary contracts is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Information on permanent staff recruited in each of the specified years is as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of staff in his Department are (a) male, (b) female, (c) registered disabled and (d) aged 55 or over. (143919)

Available information, as at 1 June 2007 and including UK Trade and Investment and Office of Manpower Economics is as follows: