HC Deb 20 January 1998 vol 304 c485W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of the House of Commons Commission's employees are on limited-term contracts. [21748]

Mr. Kirkwood

There are approximately 1,300 (1,292) House of Commons Commission staff in post, of whom 85 (6.5 per cent.) are on limited-term contracts of some form, including casual staff, staff on period appointments for up to five years and staff on secondment from Government Departments or other organisations.