Recruitment (Hansard, 18 June 1996)

Mr. John M. Taylor

I have asked the agencies to reply directly to the hon. Member. As for the remainder of my Department, in 1994–95 46 staff were recruited to permanent positions at a cost of £386, 129. All these staff were at grade 7 or below. In 1995–96, 62 staff were recruited to permanent positions at grade 7 level and below, at a cost of £392,898. In addition, in 1995–96 three senior staff were recruited at a total cost of £104,746.

Letter from Jim Norton to Mr, Brian Donohoe, dated 18 June 1996: Question: To ask the President of the Board of Trade, 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. I have been asked to answer the question your raised on behalf of the Radiocommunications Agency. RA expenditure on staff recruitment was £30,313 in 1994/95, and £35,935 in 1995/96. 10 staff were recruited in 1994/95 and 23 in 1995/96.

Letter from Peter Joyce to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 June 1996: The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply to your question about the amount spent by The Insolvency Service in recruiting staff during the 1994/95 and 1995/96 financial years; and how many staff were recruited in each of these years. The numbers and the associated costs for the recruitment of permanent staff into The Insolvency Service were as follows:

1994/95: 27 staff at a total of £42,830
1995/96: 1 member of staff at a cost of £284.

Letter from John S. Holden to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 June 1996: I have been asked by the President of the Board of Trade to reply on behalf of Companies House to your recent Parliamentary Question (as/2400) concerning recruitment numbers and costs. The numbers recruited during 1994–95 and 1995–96 were as follows, itemised by grade: Recruitment Analysis: By substantive grade. Financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96

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	1994–95	1995–96
	Heads	FTE	Heads	FTE
G7	—	—	2	1.65
EO	—	—	1	1
AO	—	—	4	4
AA	35	29.27	87	76.56
SGB2	69	58.38	61	49.83
Totals	104	87.65	155	133.0

I should explain that the majority of those particularly at the AA and SGB2 grades were casual staff on short term appointments.

All recruitment at Companies House is undertaken by our Personnel Section. Recruitment costs are not itemised separately but are included within the general costs of that section.

Letter from Ron Marchant to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 June 1996: In the absence of the Comptroller General on official business, I am responding in relation to the Patent Office to the your parliamentary question to the President of the Board of Trade about staff recruitment. The information requested is as follows:

(i)1994/95 The Patent Office recruited two fixed-term Network Services Technicians at a cost of £1,628.55, which is for the advertisement in the "Western Mail" and "Wales on Sunday". In addition, we recruited six graduates as patent examiners at a total cost of £5,722.07 made up from:

Advertising and Recruitment Fairs: £3,600.00
Recruitment and Assessment Services: £1,185.00
Expenses for candidates at interview boards: £937.07

(ii) 1995/96 In this period we recruited 12 graduates for the patent examiner grades at a cost of £13,632.58 made up from:

Advertising and Recruitment Fairs: £7,362.23
Hiring Board Chairman: £1,856.50
Expenses for those attending interviews: £1,300.00
Entry in graduate recruitment directory: £3,113.75

Letter from Zélie Armstrong to Mr. Brian Donohoe, dated 18 June 1996: The President of the Board of Trade has asked the National Weights and Measures Laboratory to reply to your questions about the cost and the number of staff recruited in 1994–95 and 1995–96. The figures you require are as follows:

1994–95 3 staff recruited; £662.50
1995–96 2 staff recruited; £1,359.00