HC Deb 25 November 1996 vol 286 c126W
Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in (1) his Department and (2) executive agencies of his Department for each year since 1992. [5426]

Mr. Horam

The information is set out in the tables.

There is no distinction in this Department between temporary and causal jobs. Historical information is not available for (c) and (d).

(a) Fill-time (b) Part-time (f) Casuals
1 April 1992 Total Department of Health 4,649 247 159
Executive agencies 412 30 30
1 April 1993 Total Department of Health 4,716 259 228
Executive agencies 889 136 68
1 April 1994 Total Department of Health 4,525 322 244
Executive agencies 954 130 65
1 April 1995 Total Department of Health 4,282 330 271
Executive agencies 985 112 66
1 April 1996 Total Department of Health 4,588 325 271
Executive agencies 1,002 92 56

Since 1 January 1996
(i) renewable (ii) unrenewable
Total Department of Health
(C) Full-time 208 31
(D) Part-time 8 3
Executive agencies
(C) Full-time 182 2
(D) Part-time 7 0