§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many employees under contract from temping agencies were working in his Department; and how much will be spent on temporary staff(a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total staffing budget in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [58185]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 22 May 2002]This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Temporary staff are generally used as an interim measure to fill posts that cannot be filled conventionally in the required timescale or to cover short term peaks in workload.