§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many of all staff employed by his Department at headquarters and in the regions were obtained from private employment agencies.
§ Mr. GodberPrivate 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 45 such staff in the Ministry, all at the London headquarters.