§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent in recruiting staff to his Department and its executive agencies during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 financial years; and how many staff were recruited in each of these years. [31396]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy Department and its executive agencies, excluding the Scottish Prison Service, spent approximately £429,000 in the 1994–95 financial year to recruit 144 staff and £436,000 in 1995–96 to recruit 201 staff.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what use his Department and its executive agencies have100W made of executive search agencies or employment companies in filling vacancies within his Department or executive agencies administered by his 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. [31411]
§ Mr. ForsythMy Department used executive search agencies on three occasions in 1994–95. The agencies employed were Goddard Kay Rogers and Associates Ltd., Korn Ferry International and Thompson Partners Ltd. The total cost was £82,884.35. The value of individual contracts is a matter for the companies themselves and is regarded as commercial in confidence. Neither my Department nor its executive agencies used executive search agencies during 1995–96.