To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on (a) flexible and (b) compulsory early severance for staff at each grade at his Department’s headquarters in (i) each financial year since 2004-05 and (ii) 2009-10; and in respect of how many staff at each grade severance arrangements of each type were made in each year. (323533)

The following table shows the amount the Department spent on compulsory early severance in the financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09.

The following table shows the number of staff who left the Department on compulsory early severance in the financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09.

There were no staff who left the Department on flexible early severance in the financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09.

Communities and Local Government came into existence on 5 May 2006 and information about compulsory or flexible early severance before to this date can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

We are unable to provide details for the current financial year 2009-10 as the figures have not yet been produced in their final form.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on (a) flexible and (b) compulsory early retirement for staff at each grade at his Department’s headquarters in (i) each financial year since 2004-05 and (ii) 2009-10; and how many staff at each grade took each type of retirement in each year. (323534)

The following table shows the amount the Department spent on compulsory early retirement in the financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09.

The following table shows the number of staff who left the Department on compulsory early retirement in the financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09

The following table shows the amount the Department spent on flexible early retirement and the number of staff who left under these terms in the financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09.

The Department for Communities and Local Government came into existence on 5 May 2006 and information about compulsory or flexible early retirements prior to this date can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

We are unable to provide details for the current financial year 2009-10 as the year end figures have not yet been completed.