§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. [131425]
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§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe Wales Office has seven unfilled vacancies for permanent staff, which represents 15 per cent. of staff positions. Costs for employing civil servants into these positions can only be provided yearly, the salary scales for these positions are:
- Band A—Minimum £11,096, Maximum £14,850—1 vacancy
- Band B—Minimum £12,272, Maximum £17,609—2 vacancies
- Band C—Minimum £15,237, Maximum £22,736—2 vacancies
- Band D—Minimum £19,297, Maximum £28,942—2 vacancies.
Four staff are employed on a temporary basis through employment agencies, which is 9.4 per cent. of the current staff complement.
The table shows the amount the Wales Office has paid to employment agencies to supply temporary staff in each of the last 12 months.
The Wales Office budget for 2000–01 for casual staff is £70,000. It is not possible to predict how much expenditure will be incurred to employ temporary staff in each of the next 12 months, because this will depend on whether vacancies can be filled with permanent staff, but expenditure will be within budget.
Payments made by the Wales Office in each of the last 12 months to employment agencies Month £ 1999 July 2,964.09 August 4,666.96 September 2,668.43 October 8,031.35 November 7,426.53 December 7,850.53 2000 January 9,692.70 February 9,640.07 March 12,121.65 April 8,494.44 May 9,016.50 June 10,062.04 Total 92,635.29