§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on official hospitality by his Department in 1994–95. [21204]
Details of appointments made at administrative assistant and administrative officer level between 1 September 1993 and 30 April 1995 1/9/93–30/11/93 1/12/93–28/2/94 1/3/94–31/5/94 1/6/94–31/8/94 1/9/94–30/11/94 1/12/94–28/2/95 1/3/95–30/4/95 AA AO AA AO AA AO AA AO AA AO AA AO AA AO Total number Home Office excluding Prison Service 63 13 67 14 28 12 52 11 51 6 1373 5 1103 8 806 Prison Service 52 31 31 16 25 15 29 8 25 23 19 17 23 10 324 Total 115 44 98 30 53 27 81 19 76 29 392 22 126 18 1,130 1The significant increase in staff recruited at AA level during these periods is due to a large number of part-year appointments made by the UK Passport Agency to cover seasonal demands for passports. The majority of these appointments have been made at regional passport offices.