§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Prime Minister how many staff his Office employs on a temporary basis through employment agencies; what percentage this is of total staff employed; and how much his Office paid employment agencies to supply temporary staff in(a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and (c) 2003–04 to the most recent date for which figures are available. [158242]
§ The Prime MinisterAs at 1 October 2003, there were five temporary members of staff, approximately 2.3 per cent. of the total staff in my Office. These were to fill vacancies in information technology and in secretarial and administrative support. Final cost figures for 2003–04 are not yet available.
The total cost for temporary staff for 2001–02 was £99,249 (five temporary staff) and in 2002–03 was £165,554 (eight temporary staff).