§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many agency workers have been employed by the Department in each of the last two years; and at what cost to public funds. [115209]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe following table gives the figures for the number of agency staff used and the related cost for the past two years.
2002 2003 Number of agency staff 1,614 1,746 Financial year 2001–02 2002–03 Agency spend for the financial year (£) 1,780,629.70 2,688,149.33