HC Deb 25 February 1997 vol 291 cc165-6W
Mr. Hall

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 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. [16174]

Mr. Bates

This answer covers the Cabinet Office, including the Office of Public Service and its executive agencies, and the Central Office of Information. The responsibility for using employment agencies has been delegated to line-managers. Consequently, some of the information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The details available are as follows:

  • 1994–95
    1. (a) the Department used Josephine Sammons Ltd., Alfred Marks, Office Angels, Parkside Recruitment, Genesis Recruitment, Wise Employment, Reed Employment Services, Professional Recruitment, Blue Arrow, Library Association, Manpower, Personnel People, Service Service, Yare Executive Services, Michael Page, Mac Recruitment, Centre Girl, and Computer People;
    2. (b) figures not available;
    3. (c) figures not available;
    4. Other details are not available.

  • 1995–96
    1. (a) the Department used Josephine Sammons Ltd., Alfred Marks, Forrest Recruitment, Forward Recruitment, Computer People, Link Recruitment, Wilmington Agency, Hays Accountancy, Office Angels, Parkside Recruitment, Accountancy Personnel, Professional Recruitment, Blue Arrow, Robert Walters Associates, Reed Employment Services, Zenith Accountancy, Michael Page, ORS, Kelly Industrial Services, Plan Personnel, Securicor Recruitment Services, Staff Reinforcement, HMS Personnel Services, Manpower, Personnel People, Service Service, and Yare Executive Services;
    2. (b) figures not available;
    3. (c) the Department spent £411,795.63 on employment agencies;
  • Other details are not available.
  • 1996–97 (to date)
    1. (a) The Department used Josephine Sammons Ltd., Alfred Marks, Forrest Recruitment, Forward Recruitment, Computer People, Link Recruitment, Wilmington Agency, Office Angels, Parkside Recruitment, Genesis Recruitment, Professional Recruitment, Hays Accountancy, Robert Walters Associates, Reed Employment Services, Zenith Accountancy, Michael Page, ORS, Kelly Industrial Services, Plan Personnel, Securicor Recruitment Services, Staff Reinforcement, HMS Personnel Services, Brook Street, Connections, PSD Contracts, Chase Employment Agency, Albany Personnel, The Best Connection, Myriad Computer Services, Paragon, Manpower, and Service Service.
    2. (b) figures not available;
    3. (c) The Department has spent £1,081,315.09 on employment agencies;
    4. Other details are not available.