Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 26 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 March 2004. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Monday, 8 March 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff the Department employs on a temporary basis through employment agencies; what percentage this is of total staff employed; and how much the Department paid employment agencies to supply temporary staff in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04 to the most recent date for which figures are available. - Inc figures.

Answer: Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff the Department employs on a temporary basis through employment agencies; what percentage this is of total staff employed; and how much the Department paid employment agencies to supply temporary staff in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04 to the most recent date for which figures are available. [158240] Ruth Kelly: HM Treasury presently employs around 30 staff at any one time through employment agencies, some 3 per cent. of the total employed. Payments to such agencies were £788,000 in 2001-02; £927,000 in 2002-03; and £983,000 in the first 11 months of 2003-04.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c1273W;418 c1274W; 158240
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Civil servants Expenditure Government departments Employment agencies Staff Temporary employment Treasury
Contains statistics: Yes
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