To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green of 7 July 2008, Official Report, column 1378W, on departmental retirement, how many requests to work beyond the maximum retirement age have been received by his Department since its creation. (222435)

The Department does not hold central records of requests to work beyond retirement age, but does maintain records of staff working beyond retirement age as referred to in my previous answer to the hon. Member.