To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff funded by the public purse in (a) HM Revenue and Customs, (b) Valuation Office Agency, (c) Office for National Statistics, (d) Royal Mint, (e) Office of Government Commerce and OGC Buying Solutions, (f) National Savings and Investments and (g) UK Debt Management Office are classified as people without posts. (141388)

None of these Departments or agencies has any staff classified as without posts.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of staff in his Department are (a) male, (b) female, (c) registered disabled and (d) aged 55 or over. (143921)

HM Treasury’s staff makeup as at 1 April 2007 is as follows:

(a) 55 per cent. male

(b) 45 per cent. female

(c) 4 per cent. with declared disability

(d) 5 per cent. aged 55 or over