§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many employees of his Department and its agencies have been recruited from the New Deal; and what percentage this represents of total staff. [129103]
§ Ms StuartI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 6 July 2000,Official Report, column 286W.
The number of New Dealers within the Department and its executive agencies as at 1 April 2000 represents 0.52 per cent. of total staff.