§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many of all staff employed by his Department at headquarters and in the regions were obtained from private employment agencies.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerPrivate employment agencies are not used to obtain 261W regular departmental staff, but temporary staff are hired from time to time from the agencies. On 18th June there were 50 such staff in the London headquarters and 11 in the regional offices.