§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Minister of State for Defence how many, of all staff employed by his Department at headquarters and in the regions were obtained from private employment agencies.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourPrivate 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 there were about 80 such staff in the London headquarters and about 50 throughout the regions.