§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many of all staff 288W employed by her Department at headquarters and in the regions were obtained from private employment agencies.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasPrivate employment agencies are not normally used to obtain regular departmental staff, but temporary staff are hired from time to time from the agencies. On 18th June 1973 there were two such staff employed in the London office of my Department; none was employed in Cardiff or elsewhere.