§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the job advertisements placed by his Department in the last 12 months specifying where the advertisements were placed and the cost in each case. [39060]
Ms Rosie WinteronIn the last 12 months my Department has advertised over 400 posts externally to recruit staff. The total cost is over £400,000. The details requested have been placed in the libraries of both Houses.
579WCandidates for judicial offices are invited to apply through advertisements placed in the national press and legal journals. But judicial appointments do not constitute employment by the Lord Chancellor's Department and are therefore not included in the table.