§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health for the current year and each of the past five years, how many employees in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies for which her Department is responsible who have been employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration arc re-employed in the same or similar position at a later date.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department and its executive agencies do not keep records on this issue. The Department does not usually issue contracts of 51 weeks.578W There are five casual staff in the Department and five in its executive agencies on temporary contracts of less than 51 weeks who have been re-employed since 1 April 1994.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many employees in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies supervised by her Department have been employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration for the current year and each of the past five years, in each case specifying what percentage of the respective total workforce these employees constituted.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department does not keep records on those employed on temporary contracts before 1 April 1994. The Department and its executive agencies do not usually issue contracts of 51 weeks. Since I April 1994, 207 staff in the Department—4 per cent.—and 47 in its executive agencies—3 per cent.—have been employed on temporary contracts of less than 51 weeks.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people she expects to employ in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies for which she is responsible on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration in the next three years, in each case specifying the number of employees who had previously been employed in a similar position on the same contract.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department and its executive agencies do not usually issue contracts of 51 weeks. The Department expects to use a small percentage of temporary staff to cover specific management needs. It is not possible to predict exactly how many people will be employed on this basis over the next three years but we do not expect the present level to change significantly.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance has been issued in respect of the recruitment and appointment on non-payment employees in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies supervised by her Department.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department and its agencies follow guidance on recruitment and appointment procedures set down in the civil service management code and the Department's own conditions of service manual.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the full terms of employment as specified to employees in her Department and all executive agencies for which she is responsible who are employed on a temporary contract of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department and its executive agencies do not usually issue contracts of 51 weeks. All temporary staff in the Department of Health and its executive agencies are employed on either a casual basis or on fixed-term appointments. Examples of their full terms of employment will he placed in the Library. These terms apply irrespective of whether the contract is for 51 weeks or less.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what positions in (i) her Department and (ii) all executive agencies for which her Department is responsible are filled by employees who are employed on temporary contracts of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 weeks duration.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department and its executive agencies do not usually issue contracts of 51 weeks. The 579W information requested for those employed on contracts for less than 51 weeks is shown in the table.
Fixed Term Appointments and Casuals Total DH Agencies1 Unified Grade 7 5 — Senior Executive Officer 1 1 Executive Officer 8 1 Administrative Officer 46 8 Administrative Assistant 70 14 Personal Secretary 4 1 Typist 1 1 Support Grade (2) 16 5 Senior Medical Officers 6 6 Principal Pharamaceutical Officers 1 — Social Services Inspectors 1 — Senior Scientific Officers 1 1 Assistant Scientific Officers 5 5 Scientific Officers 7 7 Nursing Officers 2 — Information Officers 1 — Senior Assistant Statistician 1 — Assistant Statistician 5 — Regional Child Care Officer 7 7 Regional Child Care Officer (2) 1 1 Regional Child Care Officer (3) 1 1 Catering Manager (3) 1 1 Domestic 1 1 Sandwich Course Student 15 — Note
1Includes the Youth Treatment Service Executive Unit and the Medical Devices Agency which was formed in October 1994.
Source:
Departmental records.