Mrs. GiltanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will list the current shortfall in established information technology staff, consultant and contractor support posts within her Department; and if she will list the posts by grade indicating for each post how long it has been vacant and when it is expected to be filled. [37487]
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§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe Department has to fill 64 vacancies to achieve the 1998/99 Information Technology requirements. This represents 2 per cent. of the current workforce in the Department's Information Technology Services Agency which will be filled by ongoing and planned resourcing activity over the next three months. The vacancies are 7 staff at grade C5 (SEO), 34 staff at grade C6 (HEO) and 23 staff at grade D7 (EO).