HC Deb 19 February 1997 vol 290 cc619-21W
Mr. Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the private employment agencies used by his Department and its agencies in each of the last three years for which figures are available, indicating(a) the names of the agencies, (b) the number employed by the agencies in work for this Department, (c) the total cost to his Department of using employment agencies and the median cost paid to the agency per person recruited and (d) the average length of contract for persons recruited via such agencies. [16184]

Mr. Horam

The information requested is shown in the table.

Figures are not available to provide the median cost paid to each agency and the average length of contracts, but agency staff are used only to cover short-term absences.

Agencies used

1994

  • Stag Services
  • Accounts Temps
  • Adecco Alfred Marks
  • Adia
  • Badenock and Clarke
  • Challoner and James
  • Josephine Sammon
  • Headway
  • Kelly
  • Link Up Group
  • Manpower
  • 620
  • Office Angels
  • Reed Personnel
  • Susan Hamilton
  • Talentmark Ltd.
  • Task Force Pro Libra
  • Total numbers: 211
  • Total costs: £688,655

1995

  • Accounts Temps
  • Adecco Alfred Marks
  • Adia
  • Badenock and Clarke
  • Challoner James
  • Josephine Sammon
  • Headway
  • Kelly
  • Link Up Group
  • Manpower
  • Office Angels
  • Reed Personnel
  • Susan Hamilton
  • Talentmark Ltd.
  • Task Force Pro Libra
  • Angela Mortimer
  • Headway Recruitment
  • Pax Services Ltd.
  • Premium Employment
  • The Library Association
  • The Staff Agency
  • Total numbers: 345
  • Total costs: £973,423

1996

  • Accounts Temps
  • Adecco Alfred Marks
  • Adia
  • Badenock and Clarke
  • Challoner James
  • Josephine Sammon
  • Headway
  • Kelly
  • Link Up Group
  • Manpower
  • Office Angels
  • Reed Personnel
  • Susan Hamilton
  • Talentmark Ltd.
  • Task Force Pro Libra
  • Angela Mortimer
  • Headway Recruitment
  • Pax Services Ltd.
  • Premium Employment
  • The Library Association
  • The Staff Agency
  • Accountancy Addition
  • Accountancy Solution
  • Brook St. Bureau
  • 621
  • Career Girl
  • Per Temps
  • Select Appointments
  • Total numbers: 265
  • Total costs: £910,877