§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many of all staff employed by his Department at headquarters and in the regions were obtained from private employment agencies.
§ Mr. RipponPrivate employment agencies are not normally used to obtain regular departmental staff but temporary staff are hired from time to time from the agencies. The latest available figures show that on 18th June 1973 there were 873 such staff at the London headquarters and 347 throughout the regions.