§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many employees of his Department and its agencies have been recruited from the New Deal; and what percentage of total staff this represents. [129144]
§ Mr. Chris SmithI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, North (Mr. Rooney) on 6 July 2000,Official Report, column 286W.
The number of New Dealers within my Department as at 1 April 2000 is 4, or 1 per cent. of total staff. There are currently no New Dealers employed in the Royal Parks Agency.