§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how much her Department spent in recruiting staff to her Department and its executive agencies during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 financial years; and how many staff were recruitment in each of these years. [31403]
§ Mr. SproatMy Department and its agencies spent £101,793.05 on recruiting 60 staff during the financial year 1994–95. During 1995–96, we spent £136,449.75 recruiting 57 staff.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) what use her Department and its executive agencies have made of executive search agencies or employment companies in filling vacancies within her Department or executive agencies administered by her Department during the financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96; what agencies were employed; what was the cost in each case; how many staff were recruited in each case; and what was the total cost in each financial year of these contracts; [31418]
(2) in what circumstances her Department or its executive agencies uses an executive search or employment agency to recruit staff in preference to using personnel staff within her own Department or its executive agencies. [31531]
§ Mr. SproatNeither this Department nor its executive agencies have used executive search agencies or employment companies to fill any vacancies during the financial years 1994–95 or 1995–96. Therefore, the question of whether we use executive search agencies or employment companies in preference to using personnel staff is not applicable.