§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many part- and full-time employees under contract from temping agencies work within her Department; and how much was spent on temporary staff(a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total staffing budget for each of the last five years for which figures are available. [66744]
§ Mr. Stephen Twigg[holding answer 5 July 2002]:From January 2002 to May 2002 the Department has employed 850 agency staff at a cost of £1,072,019.32 which was 1.49 per cent. of the staffing budget. The following table provides details for the past five years.
Year Number of agency staff Financial year Agency spend for the financial year (£) Percentage of staffing budget 1997 1— 1— 1— 1— 1998 1— 1997–98 133,670.63 0.09 1999 468 1998–99 238,525.40 0.15 2000 932 1999–2000 930,625.49 0.6 2001 1619 2000–01 1,828,956.64 1.15 1 Figures not available