§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been spent in recruiting staff to her Department in(a) London and (b) the south east in each year since 1997. [78558]
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§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 4 November 2002]: Information about the cost of centrally managed recruitment is as follows. It is not possible to distinguish between recruitment in London and in the south east.
Year £000 1997–98 0 1998–99 136 1999–2000 490 2000–01 397 2001–02 117