§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost to her Department was of employing staff in(a) London and (b) the south-east from employment agencies in each year since 1997. [56508]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 16 May 2002]: The Department has only been in existence since June 2001, so does not have such historical information. Constructing it retrospectively would involve disproportionate cost.