§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many temporary and part-time staff have been employed by the Passport Office in each of the past five years at each of its local offices.
§ Mr. RentonThe information is as follows:
Peak number of casual staff in post 1984 1985 1986 1987 11988 London 52 35 47 50 62 Liverpool 27 14 32 49 62 Peterborough 23 28 34 43 62 Newport 20 24 31 51 53 Glasgow 12 13 18 26 40 Belfast 6 6 6 5 6 140 120 168 224 285 1 January to June.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the bill for overtime payments for the passport department for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. RentonThe information is as follows:
Year Overtime expenditure £ 1984 157,494 1985 394,309 1986 746,872 1987 872,015 19881 855,421 1 January to June.