HC Deb 03 March 2004 vol 418 cc1007-8W
Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his Department's expenditure on recruitment advertising was in each of the last three years, broken down by publication; and what proportion of such expenditure was(a) to advertise vacant posts and (b) in the form of other general recruitment advertising. [155517]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

My Department uses the most appropriate national, regional, trade magazine publication or website for recruitment advertising, depending on the nature of the vacancy to be filled. The media used most regularly included theGuardian/Observer, Times/Sunday Times, TES, Economist, Ethnic Media Group and Personnel Publications.

The following table gives the advertising costs for Civil Servants recruited to work within my Department for the years 2001/02 and 2002/03. The figures represent a significant investment in bringing into the Department, at a senior level, people with delivery skills and experience in the wider education and skills sector and beyond.

The Department for Education and Skills was established in June 2001 and therefore the figures quoted for 2001/02 are from June 2001—March 2002. The figures for 2002/03 are for a complete financial year.

£
2001/02 2002/03
Central Recruitment relating to Grades AA—Grade 6 187,890.24 134,016.11
Senior Civil Service Recruitment 111,266.54 256,669.66
Totals 299,156.78 390,685.77
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much his Department has spent on recruitment advertising in each year since 1997. [156452]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The following table gives the advertising costs for civil servants recruited to work within my Department for the years 2001/02 and 2002/03. The figures represent a significant investment in bringing into the Department, at a senior level, people with delivery skills and experience in the wider education and skills sector and beyond.

The Department for Education and Skills was established in June 2001 and therefore the figures quoted for 2001/02 are from June 2001-March 2002. The figures for 2002/03 are for a complete financial year.

£
2001/02 2002/03
Central recruitment relating to Grades AA—Grade 6 187,890.24 134,016.11
Senior civil service recruitment 111,266.54 256,669.66
Total 299,156.78 390,685.77