Executive Search Agencies (Hansard, 18 January 1995)

§ Mr. Ian Taylor

During the past year the Department of Trade and Industry filled one post, the chief executive of the Invest in Britain Bureau, using the services of an executive search agency. The total cost, including advertising, was £23,850.

Chief executives of agencies will reply direct, where appropriate, in respect of their own use of executive search agencies.

Letter from R. D. Worswick to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 20 December 1994:

I have been asked to answer with respect to the Laboratory of the Government Chemist your question to the President of the Board of Trade tabled on 12 December 1994.

The Laboratory of the Government Chemist has not used the services of an executive search agency during the last year.

Letter from John Hobday to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

Further to Mr Taylor's reply to your question of 12 December about the use made by the Department of Trade and Industry of Executive Search Agencies, the position in respect of the Accounts Services Agency is that it has made no use of such Agencies during the last year.

Letter from Seton Bennett to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

USE OF EXECUTIVE SEARCH AGENCIES

Further to Mr. Taylor's reply to your Parliamentary Question on this subject, I can add that this Agency has not had any occasion to use the services of an executive search agency during the past year.

Letter from Jim Norton to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

DTI USE OF SEARCH AGENCIES

During the past year the Radiocommunication Agency has not used the services of an executive search agency in order to fill vacancies.

Letter from W. Edgar to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

I would refer to your Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade concerning the use of executive search agencies in filling vacancies within the Department of Trade and Industry and its Executive Agencies. I would confirm that NEL has not, during the last year, used an executive search agency to fill any vacancy which has arisen at NEL.

Letter from David Durham to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

You recently tabled the following Parliamentary Question:

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what use his Department has made of executive search agencies in filling vacancies within his Department and executive agencies administered by his Department during the last year; and how much these services have cost his Department.

I am replying as Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies House.

During the past year, Companies House have had no occasion to make use of Executive Search Agencies in filling vacancies.

Letter from P. R. S. Hartnack to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

I am responding on behalf of the Patent Office to your Parliamentary Question about use of executive search agencies in filling vacancies. The Patent Office advises executive search agencies of vacancies where in our experience it is hard to find 556W suitable applicants, such as computer specialists. However, no staff were recruited by this means in the past year and no fees were paid.

Letter from Peter Joyce to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply to your question about the use and cost of executive search agencies by The Insolvency Service.

The Insolvency Service has not made any use of executive search agencies during the past year. It has used employment agencies for the recruitment of casual administration grades and for short term appointees with professional qualifications and experience on a non-permanent basis.

Letter from Dr. Peter Clapham to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 January 1995:

You asked the President of the Board of Trade about the use of executive search agencies within DTI and its Executive Agencies.

In the case of the National Physical Laboratory, I can tell that no use of such agencies has been made during the last year.