Departments: Manpower

Andrew Selous
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of employees in (a) his Department and (b) each (i) executive agency and (ii) non-departmental public body funded by his Department are above state retirement age.

Derek Twigg
The number and percentage of employees in the Department and each Executive agency as at 1 September 2007 are shown in the following table.

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|                                             |Number|Percentage|
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|Ministry of Defence (Less Agencies)          |1,390 |2.5       |
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|Defence Analytical Services Agency           |1—    |2.2       |
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|Defence Medical and Education Training Agency|25    |1—        |
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|Defence Storage and Distribution Agency      |70    |1.8       |
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|Defence Vetting Agency                       |10    |2.6       |
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|Ministry of Defence Police                   |55    |0.7       |
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|Pay and Personnel Agency                     |25    |2.0       |
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|Service Children’s Education                 |5     |0.6       |
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|Service Personnel and Veterans Agency        |45    |4.0       |
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|                                             |      |          |
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|Trading Fund Personnel                       |95    |1.0       |
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|                                             |      |          |
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|Ministry of Defence Total                    |1,730 |2.1       |
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|1 Less than 5.Source:DASA (Quad Service).    |      |          |
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Data for non-departmental public bodies funded by the Department is not held centrally.