§ Mr. HallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the private employment agencies used by his Department and its agencies in each of the last three years for which figures are available, indicating(a) the names of the agencies, (b) the numbers employed by the agencies in work for his Department, (c) the total cost to his Department of using employment agencies and the median cost paid to the agency per person recruited and (d) the average length of contract for persons recruited via such agencies. [16180]
§ Mr. BowisThe extensive information requested concerning the private employment agencies used by my Department and its agencies will take some time to assemble. I shall write to the hon. Member when I have further details and place a copy of the information in the Library.