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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 May 2018. It was answered by Oliver Dowden (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 June 2018 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Cabinet Office: Procurement

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contractors currently employed by his Department are paid £1,000 or more per day.

Answer

The Cabinet Office utilises contingent labour to supply specialist skills and capability not readily available within the Civil Service. 13 contractors currently engaged by the Cabinet Office receive £1000 or more per day.

13 contractors currently engaged by the Cabinet Office receive £1000 or more per day. Out of these, nine are deployed to work on departmental transformation projects in other government departments; three have been engaged for 1-2 months; and one has been engaged for 14 months.

Additional information about the numbers and costs of contingent labour working in the Cabinet Office (including temporary staff) is published monthly and 2017/18 statistics are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-workforce-management-data-2017-to-2018.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
146800
Session
2017-19
Related items
Cabinet Office: Procurement
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Procurement Cabinet Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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