§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. [31391]
§ Mr. HowardExcluding the Prison Service and recruitment undertaken locally within the main Home Office, apart from the immigration and nationality directorate, the Home Office spent £824,829 in 1994–95 on the recruitment of 939 staff. In 1995–96, the Home Office spent £1,059,426 on the recruitment of 1,172 staff. These figures exclude staff costs. Figures for the Prison Service and recruitment undertaken locally within the main Home Office, apart from the immigration and nationality directorate, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.