§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many contracts of employment introduced by the Driving Standards Agency in the last year restricted examiners to working one day per month; and what proportion this constitutes of the total. [14586]
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§ Mr. BowisNone. The 322 examiners recruited by the agency on fixed-period contracts are guaranteed a minimum of one day's work per month but they have generally been required to work for longer periods. Contract staff currently represent some 28 per cent. of the total driving examiner work force.