HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 cc601-2W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people he expects to employ in (i) his Department and (ii) all executive agencies for which he 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. Hague

No such projections are available. Recruitment patterns will depend upon the circumstances applying at the time.

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish the full terms of employment as specified to employees in his Department and all executive agencies for which he is responsible who are employed on a temporary contract of(a) 51 weeks or (b) less than 51 week's duration.

Mr. Hague

The terms and conditions of service for temporary staff vary according to the type of temporary appointment, the expected length of the appointment, the agency or other business unit in which they are employed, the grade to which they are appointed, the type of work they are required to do and the location of the work. All temporary staff are, however, hound by the same general rules on matters such as conduct, standards of propriety, and political activities as apply to all civil servants and which are set out in the civil service management code, a copy of which is in the Library.

Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what guidance has been issued in respect of the recruitment and appointment of non-permanent employees in (i) his Department and (ii) all executive agencies supervised by his Department.

Mr. Hague

Guidance to managers on the recruitment and appointment of non-permanent employees is based on the rules set out in the civil service management code, a copy of which is in the Library.