HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 cc617-9W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many employees in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies supervised by her Department have been employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration for this year and each of the past five years, in each case specifying what percentage of the respective total workforce these employees constituted.

Mr. Boswell

The number of full-time equivalent staff employed on temporary contracts covering periods up to 12 months was:

DFE Per cent. of total TPA Per cent. of total
1989–1990 41 1.6 — —
1990–1991 29 1.1 — —
1991–1992 32 1.2 — —
1992–1993 80 3.3 6 2.0

DFE Per cent. of total TPA Per cent. of total
1993–1994 71 3.9 10 3.1
1994–1995 85 4.8 17 5.0

The Teachers' Pensions Agency was established on 1 April 1992.

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance has been issued in respect of the recruitment and appointment of non-permanent employees in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies supervised by her Department.

Mr. Boswell

Recruitment and appointment to the Department and to the Teachers' Pensions Agency follows the principal recruitment rules set out in the civil service management code and in the Civil Service Order in Council.

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what positions in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies for which her Department is responsible are filled by employees who arc employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration.

Mr. Boswell

The number of full-time equivalent staff currently employed on temporary contracts covering periods up to 12 months by grade are:

DFE TPA
Grade 7 0 0
HEO and equivalent 1 0
EO and equivalent 7 0
AO and equivalent 23 0
AA and equivalent 34 13
Total 65 13

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will publish the full terms of employment as specified to employees in her Department and all executive agencies for which she is responsible who are employed on a temporary contract of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration.

Mr. Boswell

I will write to the hon. Member, sending her a copy of the Department's standard letter of appointment and schedule for casual staff.

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education for this year and each of the past five years, how many employees in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies for which her Department is responsible who have been employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration are re-employed in the same or similar positions at a later date.

Mr. Boswell

The full information is not available. However, of the current temporary employees on contracts covering periods up to 12 months, six have been previously employed on temporary contracts.

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State, how many people she expects to employ in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies for which she is responsible on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration in the next three years, in each case specifying the number of employees who had previously been employed in a similar position on the same contract.

Mr. Boswell

The estimated number of full-time equivalent staff expected to he employed over the next three years on temporary contracts covering periods up to 12 months are:

DFE TPA
1995–1996 18 10
1996–1997 18 10
1997–1998 18 10

It is not possible to predict the number of employees likely to be re-employed.