§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department spent on(a) head-hunters and recruitment consultants and (b) management consultants in (i) 1996–97 and (ii) the latest year for which figures are available. [185990]
§ Alun MichaelDefra came into being in June 2001. From information held centrally, the Department spent £520,354 in financial year 2002–03, and £619,213 in financial year 2003–04, on recruitment services.
The Department also spent £190,212 in financial year 2002-03, and £189,319 in financial year 2003–04, on recruitment advertising.
Information on management consultants is not held centrally and the information cannot be provided at proportionate cost.
§ Richard OttawayTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the 1573W Department and its predecessors spent on recruitment consultants in (a) 1996–97 and (b) the last year for which figures are available. [184430]
§ Alun MichaelDefra came into being in June 2001. From information held centrally, the Department spent £520,354 in financial year 2002–03, and £619,213 in financial year 2003–04, on recruitment services.
The Department also spent £190,212 in financial year 2002–03, and £189,319 in financial year 2003–04, on recruitment advertising.
Information on management consultants is not held centrally and the information cannot be provided at proportionate cost.
Equal pay Sex discrimination Race discrimination Disability discrimination Unfair dismissal 2001 – – – – 1 2002 – 1 1 3 4 2003 – 1 – – 1 2004 1 1 1 6 2 Total 1 3 2 9 8 The one equal pay case is currently on-going pending appeal and no costs have been awarded as yet. One of the six unfair dismissal cases for 2004 has been settled, all other 2004 cases are continuing. For the other cases listed there were no awards made against my Department and its agencies during the years quoted but a total of £30,553 has been paid in agreed settlements.
The total amount spent on contesting these claims could be provided only at disproportionate cost.