HC Deb 05 June 2003 vol 406 c572W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds. [115203]

Mr. Alexander

Information on the number of agency workers that have been employed by the Cabinet Office in each of the last two years is not held centrally and is therefore available only at disproportionate cost.

Estimated expenditure on agency workers in the Cabinet Office is as follows:

Year £000
2001–02 1,587
2002–03 2,221

Figures for 2002–03 are subject to end of year adjustment and external audit.