HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 cc330-1W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many employees under contract from temping agencies worked within his Department; and how much was spent on temporary staff(a) as a total and (b) as a percentage of the total staffing budget in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [72650]

Mr. Lammy

The Department does not hold information on the number of employees under contract from temping agencies.

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
(a) As a total2 see note1 £6,699,209 £8,776,817 £7,339,730 £7,589,927
(b) as a percentage of the total staffing budget see note1 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent.
Source:
Figures are taken from the department's accounting system.
1Comparable figures for 1997–98 is not available.
2Includes staff obtained from agencies to cover work of messengers and typists. Also includes cost of information technology staff employed from agencies and IT contractors.