§ Mr. Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether his Department has employed "headhunters" in the last 12 months for recruitment to jobs that are within his control; if so, what fees have been paid to the "headhunters"; for what jobs they have sought applicants; and how many jobs they have filled.
§ Mr. WakehamOne executive recruitment organisation has been engaged by the Department of Industry in the last 12 months to assist in selecting candidates for a post in one of the regional offices of the Departments of Industry and Trade. It would not be in accordance with the
Production, Capacity and Employment in European Community Iron and Steel Industries 1977, 1981 1977 1981 Production Million tonnes Capacity Million tonnes Employment Thousands Production Million tonnes Capacity Million tonnes Employment Thousands Belgium 11.2 19.2 55.4 12.3 19.1 45.0 Denmark 0.7 1.2 2.5 0.6 0.9 2.0 France 22.1 33.3 150.7 21.1 29.6 100.2 West Germany 39.0 67.7 213.9 41.6 67.7 192.3 Ireland * 0.1 0.7 * 0.3 0.7 Italy 23.3 34.0 97.5 24.6 39.8 100.1 Luxembourg 4.3 8.2 21.3 3.8 6.4 14.0 Netherlands 4.9 8.2 21.9 5.5 8.6 20.8 United Kingdom 20.5 28.9 180.2 15.5 25.5 94.3 Greece N/A N/A N/A †0.7 2.4 N/A NOTES: (1) Production: Crude Steel. Sources IISI and Eurostat. (2) Capacity: Crude steel. Source EEC Investment Reviews. (3) Employment: Figures are for ECSC activities at mid year (provisional 1981). Sourece Eurostat. (4) Figures of production and capacity for Greece for 1977 are not available on a comparable basis. * Less than 0.1. † Nine months.