§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 16 December,Official Report, column 818, which posts were filled as a result of the employment of executive search agencies; which executive search agencies were involved in this exercise; and what were the values of the individual contracts involved.
§ Miss WiddecombeSt. James's Management Recruitment was used to fill the post of head of financial services branch and head of the accountancy profession for the Employment Department group. Price Waterhouse is being used to fill the post of permanent secretary of the ED Group. Details of the individual contracts concerned are confidential.