§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds. [115202]
§ Yvette CooperThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created following machinery of Government changes on 29 May 2002. From that date to 30 April 2003 the amount spent on the hire of agency workers has been as follows:
Amount spent on hire of agency workers £ Department Cost ODPM 1,710,964 Executive Agencies QEII 15,000 Planning Inspectorate 99,309 The Rent Service 829,000 Total1 2,654,273 12002–03 The Fire Service College records agency staff on a different basis.
Agency staff (average per month) Department Number Fire Service College 21 The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister records the total amount spent on agency staff but not the actual number of workers. Figures on numbers of agency workers could be provided only at disproportionate cost.