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Ministry of Defence;Defence Evaluation and Research Agency;Hydrographic Office;Meteorological Office;Defence Postal and Courier Services;Duke of Yorks Royal Military School;Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency;Service Childrens Education;Defence Analytical Services Agency;Defence Animal Cent

Answer

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent in recruiting staff to his Department and its executive agencies during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 financial years; and how many staff were recruited in each of these years.[31397] Mr. Arbuthnot: This information is not held centrally within my Department or within some of its agencies, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Where this matter falls to chief executives of my Department's agencies and the information is readily available, I have asked them to write direct to the hon. Member. Letter from John Chisholm to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: You recently asked the Secretary of State for Defence for details of numbers of staff recruited, and associated costs, for the years 1994-95 and 1995-96 for his Department and its Agencies. I am replying on behalf of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). Recruitment is only one aspect of personnel work and it is not our practice to allocate specific staff and related costs solely to this activity. Major, and clearly identifiable, costs are those associated with recruitment advertising, promotional and marketing material and recruitment literature. These identifiable costs are as follows: 1994-95: £0.9 million 1995-96: £1.4 million The number of staff recruited in each of these years is as follows: 1994-95: 631 1995-96: 1,046 As a result of consolidation within the MOD this Agency became about 50% larger in 1995-96 compared with 1994-95, which is the principal reason for the increased activity. I hope this is helpful. Letter from S. Parnell to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: 1. You recently asked the Secretary of State for Defence two Parliamentary Questions concerning the use of executive search agencies and recruitment costs within Agencies of the Ministry of Defence. The matters you raise fall within the responsibilities delegated to the Chief Executive of the Hydrographic Defence Agency, Rear Admiral J. P. Clarke. In the normal course of events Admiral Clarke would reply to you personally but unfortunately he is at present on official duty overseas so I have been asked to reply to you on his behalf. 2. As the two questions you asked relate to similar issues I hope you will not object if I reply to them both in this letter. 3. Turning first to your question about recruitment costs (1497H) the information you require, concerning the Hydrographic Office, can be summarised as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number recruited Cost £ 1994-95 15 1,269 1995-96 66 21,681 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 4. As regards your question about executive search agencies or employment companies, (1498H) I can tell you that the Hydrographic Office did not use any executive search agency or employment company in filling any vacancies that arose during 1994/95 or 1995/96. I hope the above information has been helpful. Letter from J. C. R. Hunt to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: The Meteorological Office is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence. As Chief Executive I am responding to your question regarding recruitment. In the financial year 1994-95 we recruited 42 staff at a cost of £71,036. In the financial year 1995-96 we recruited 65 staff at the cost of £119,393. I hope this gives you the information you need. Letter from Brigadier T. McG. Brown to Mr. Brian Donohoe,. dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Michael Portillo MP, regarding the cost of recruiting staff and the number of staff recruited in 1994/95 and 1995/96 within the MoD and its associated agencies. As Chief Executive, this matter falls within my area of responsibility for the Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency. During 1994/95 and 1995/96 the Agency employed five staff to manage the personnel function for in excess of 300 civilian staff, and part of their function is to oversee recruitment. However, other than the £7,600 spent advertising for staff, the cost of the recruitment component is not separately identified. In 1994/95 and 1995/96 we recruited 55 and 122 staff respectively, excluding those we assumed responsibility for as a result of MoD reorganisations. We are not responsible for recruiting military staff who are recruited by the Army's centralised recruitment function. I hope this information is helpful. Letter from W. E. Spreadbury to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence (about recruitment of staff) on behalf of the Chief Executive of the Duke of York's Royal Military School who is absent on duty as this matter falls within his area of responsibility. During the financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96 my Agency spent £1775 and £1847 respectively on recruiting staff. The numbers of staff recruited in these two years were 7 and 13 respectively. Letter from Brigadier K. J. W. Good to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding how much my agency has spent in recruiting staff during the 1994/95 and 1995/96 financial years; and how many staff were recruited in each of these years. My response, therefore, is as follows: Total spend on recruitment 1994/95: £86,775 Total spend on recruitment 1995/96: £89,625 Total number of staff recruited 1994/95: 358 Total number of staff recruited 1995/96: 427 I trust this fully answers your question. Letter from I. S. Mitchelson to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence relating to recruitment within this Agency during 1994/95 and 1995/96, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of Service Children's Education, (SCE). Almost all Service Children's Education staff are recruited in the UK for service overseas or recruited locally in overseas locations. During the 1994/95 Financial Year SCE's predecessor Agency, Service Children's Schools (North West Europe), recruited 353 locally entered staff. Advertising for these types of staff was through existing service sources at negligible additional associated cost, which was not separately recorded. No associated travel and subsistence costs, nor fees for interview board members was incurred. The Agency only assumed responsibility for recruitment of locally entered staff in July 1994 and figures are not available prior to this. Additionally during 1994/95 10 UK Based staff were recruited at a cost of £20,770, inclusive of advertising costs, board members fees and candidates travel and subsistence costs. In the 1995/96 Financial Year, the Agency recruited 1,044 locally entered staff, almost all part-time. Twenty-two UK Based staff were recruited during the same period at a cost of £44,874. In addition to the costs at 1994/95, this figure includes the hiring of regional venues for the interviews. Letter from Paul A. Altobell to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about expenditure on recruiting staff as this matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Defence Analytical Services Agency. DASA has spent the following on the recruitment of staff: 1994/95: £0 1995/96: £2,752.35 In addition to those staff recruited for us by our parent Department (MoD) my Agency has directly recruited the following: Number of staff 1994/95: 0 1995/96: 11 Letter from Colonel A. H. Roache to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: As Chief Executive of the Defence Animal Centre (DAC) I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding how much the DAC spent in recruiting staff during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 financial years and how many staff were recruited in each of these years. Staff are recruited through the mediums of the Area Civilian Staff Manager and the Job Centre and the use of these organisations is at no cost to the DAC. During the financial year 1994-95, 10 staff were recruited and 36 were recruited during 1995-96. Letter from Air Commodore P. C. Ayee to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence, asking how much his Department spent in recruiting staff to his Department and its executive agencies during the 1994-95 and 1995-95 financial years; and how many staff were recruited in each of these years as this matter falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of the Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment. From its launch as an executive agency on 22 Nov 94 until the end of financial year 1994-95 my agency recruited 45 staff through the Department at no direct cost to the Agency. In financial year 1995-96 we recruited 51 staff at a direct cost of £2,652. Letter from Captain W. S. Graham to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: 1. I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence, that asked how much was spent in the `Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation (NARO)' in recruiting staff during 1994-95 and 1995-96 financial years, and how many staff were recruited in each of these years, as the matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the NARO. 2. The figures are as follows: 94/96: 63 £19,112 95/96: 80 £20,606 Letter from W. E. E. Boreham to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about recruitment, as this falls into my area of responsibility as Chief Constables/Chief Executive of the Ministry of Defence Police Agency. I recruited 32 police officers and no civilians in 1994-95, and no police officers but 12 civilian staff, for employment at MDP Wethersfield, in 1995-96. I spent £6,192 on police recruitment advertising during financial year 1994-95 and £10,040 in 1995-96. Recruitment is conducted in-house by my Personnel Department as part of its wider duties, and the staff costs associated with recruitment are not separately identified. Letters from N. J. Pearson to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the cost of recruiting staff and the number of staff recruited as this matters falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (JARIC) Defence Agency. The Agency, which formed on 19 April 1996, continues to use the Department's centralized resources for its Service and civilian recruitment needs. Information on staff recruitment costs could only be provided at disproportionate costs. Since personnel are recruited to meet central requirements and not exclusively to fill JARIC's needs. The numbers of civilian staff externally recruited to meet JARIC's vacancies for financial years 1994-95 and 1995-96 were 14 and 16 respectively. Letter from Brigadier J. R. Drew to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about how much was spent by Defence Agencies on recruitment in 1994/95 and 1995/96 and how many staff were recruited, as this matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO). It is not possible to provide information about the full cost to ABRO of recruitment in these years as the systems are not yet available to provide this without disproportionate cost and effort. I can however advise that the number of staff recruited and the amount spent on recruitment advertising for the most recent full financial years was: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1994-95 1995-96 Number of staff 243 533 Cost of advertising £7,618 £30,027 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. I hope that this is helpful. Letter from Brian Raine to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 11 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence, on how much his Department spent in recruiting staff to his Department and its executive agencies during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 financial year; and how many staff were recruited in each of these years. Cost of Advertising 1994/95: £9,843.13 1995/96: £9,385.53 Numbers recruited 1994/95: 8 1995/96: 5 If you have any further questions about this reply please do not hesitate to contact me.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

31397; 279 c210-4W;279 c205-9W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Executive agencies Civil servants Civil service Expenditure Government departments Recruitment Staff Ministry of Defence Police Ministry of Defence Defence Evaluation and Research Agency Army Base Repair Organisation Met Office Service Children's Education UK Hydrographic Office Queen Victoria School Defence Postal and Courier Services Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation Defence Animal Centre RAF Signals Engineering Establishment Defence Analytical Services Agency Duke of York's Royal Military School Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre

Contains statistics

Yes