HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc719-20W
Mr. Ian McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many staff are currently employed in her Department and in related agencies, on(a) temporary or casual employment contracts and (b) part-time employment contracts given (i) as an internal figure and (ii) as a proportion of the total work force. [41127]

Mr. Sproat

Breakdowns by Department and executive agencies for 1 April 1995 of the number of permanent staff, the numbers of casual staff—normally those engaged for a two-year period of up to 12 months, but exceptionally up to two years—and of the number of part-time staff are presented in the civil service staff in post summary table for 1 April 1995, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. Estimates on a comparable basis for 1 April 1990 have also been placed in the Library of the House.