Departmental Staff (Retirement)

Mr. Greville Janner
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at what average age men and women, respectively, employed in his Department have retired in each of the last five years.

Mr. Mason
Retirements of United Kingdom civil servants in my Department were as follows: 1973—nil1974—nil.1975—1 male aged 60.1976—1 male aged 60.1977—5 males, average age 63; 1 female, aged 67.