To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of staff in her Department were over 60 years of age in each of the last three years. (145675)

Percentage of staff over 60 years of age on 31 March for each of last three years was as follows:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people aged (a) over 55 years of age and (b) over 60 years of age have been recruited by her Department in each of the last three years; and what percentage in each case this is of the number of new recruits in each year. (145711)

For staff for whom the information requested is available, the numbers requested are: