Departmental Manpower

Danny Alexander
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people aged (a) 30 to 39, (b) 40 to 49, (c) 50 to 59 and (d) 60 to 69 years have (i) applied for jobs, (ii) received interviews and (iii) gained (A) temporary and (B) permanent jobs in his Department in 2007.

Mr. Sutcliffe
In the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in the year to date (i) 236 people applied for jobs, (ii) 35 of those received interviews, (iii) (A) one gained a temporary appointment and (B) five were appointed permanently. The age related information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.