§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent during 1994 on recruiting staff to his Department and its executive agencies; and how many staff were recruited.
§ Mr. FreemanA total of 9,261 permanent and temporary UK-based civilian staff were recruited by my Department and its executive agencies during the calendar year 1994. Of this total, 5,400 were non-industrial and 3,861 industrial staff. Information on the total cost of recruitment is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.