§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of all staff employed by his Department at headquarters and in the regions were obtained from private employment agencies.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithPrivate 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 68 such staff in London headquarters and 11 throughout the regions.