§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [131440]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 25 July 2000]: Pay budgets within my Department are decentralised so the above information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.