§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many unfilled vacancies for permanent staff his Department has; what percentage of staff positions in his Department are vacant; what the monthly cost would be to his Department of employing civil servants in these positions; how many and what percentage of staff his Department employs on a temporary basis through employment agencies; how much his Department paid employment agencies to supply temporary staff in each of the last 12 months; and how much he expects to pay employment agencies to supply temporary staff in each of the next 12 months. [131427]
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§ Mr. RookerThe information is in the tables.
Vacancies Number Number of unfilled vacancies 1,187 Percentage of total staff 1.39 Monthly cost of employing civil servants in these positions 1,370,070.00 The numbers of staff the Department employs on a temporary basis through Employment Agencies can vary from day to day. For example, during May 2000, the equivalent of 22 staff were employed, which represents 0.03 per cent. of the Department's staff.
Total payments made to employment agencies for temporary staff for each of the last twelve months £ Month Total payments to employment agencies July 1999 39,481.90 August 1999 22,238.50 September 1999 15,480.35 October 1999 42,162.88 November 1999 34,874.99 December 1999 24,012.67 January 2000 14,412.46 February 2000 24,863.32 March 2000 21,950.25 April 2000 28,498.11 May 2000 26,279.97 June 2000 25,333.14 It is not possible to predict with any certainty what payments will be made to Employment Agencies for each of the next twelve months. It is expected that the amounts and numbers of staff involved will be similar to those detailed above.