HC Deb 23 May 2003 vol 406 cc5-6W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds. [115198]

Mr. Straw

We do not have a central record of the numbers of staff employed under contract from agencies; to obtain these figures would incur disproportionate costs. We do, however, have the costs, which are:

Financial year Agency costs (£)
2001–02 1,933,841
2002–03 1,850,779

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