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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 June 2007. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 28 June 2007 on behalf of the Treasury.

Departments: Recruitment

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department and its agencies paid to recruitment consultants in each year since 1997.
Answer

With the following exceptions, the information for the Chancellor's Departments and their agencies could be provided at disproportionate cost only. Information on spending on recruitment consultancy is not held in a format whereby it can be separated out from other external management consultancy, or from the cost of agency staff. The Government Actuary's Department has provided a nil return, the Valuation Office Agency can confirm that it did not use recruitment consultants during 2006-07, and the Royal Mint and the Debt Management Office have been able to provide the following figures for recruitment consultancy fees.

Royal Mint Debt Management Office
1997-98 61 —
1998-99 70 ¹—
1999-2000 91 ¹—
2000-01 89 ¹—
2001-02 70 ¹—
2002-03 70 57
2003-04 34 22
2004-05 83 29
2005-06 125 99
2006-07 182 69
¹ Figures for years prior to 2002-03 could be provided at disproportionate cost only due to a change in accounting system in that year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
140028; 462 c872-3W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Recruitment Treasury
Link
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