HC Deb 27 November 1996 vol 286 cc240-1W
Mr. Hain

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage 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) her Department and (2) executive agencies of her Department for each year since 1992. [5423]

Mr. Sproat

[holding answer 25 November 1996]The numbers of full-time and part-time posts within the Department of National Heritage since 1992 are shown in the table:

Department of National Heritage
Permanent Casuals Fixed term
Year Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Appointees
1992–93 260 4 3 0 1
1993–94 312 5 4 1 13
1994–95 334 3 5 1 16
1995–96 349 6 6 0 9
1996–97 344 9 6 0 2

All fixed-term appointees are full time and on renewable contracts.

Historic Royal Palaces
Permanent Casuals Fixed Term
Year Full time Part time Full time Part time Full time Part time
1992–93 308 14 69 0 40 0
1993–94 349 19 70 30 45 0
1994–95 396 27 62 19 48 0
1995–96 300 11 41 18 90 10
1996–97 307 8 66 22 102 12

The Royal Parks
Permanent Casuals Fixed term RPC
Year Full time Part time Full time Part time Full time Part time Full Time
1993–94 81 5 12 1 0 0 186
1994–95 88 5 17 2 0 0 174
1995–96 91 3 16 2 0 0 168
1996–97 76 4 11 2 1 1 T164

A distinction between temporary and casual posts cannot be made. The Royal Parks, which includes the Royal Parks constabulary, is unable to provide details of staff in post figures for 1992–93 because it did not become an agency until 1993.

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