§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. [155531]
§ Fiona MactaggartI refer the hon. Member to my previous answer on 11 February 2004,Official Report, column 1511W.
The expenditure detailed in my previous answer reflects the costs of advertising vacant or new posts in both the central Home Office and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. Costs for advertising general recruitment schemes for the Immigration and Nationality Directorate are also included in the total. To provide separate details of the costs of such schemes could be done only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department has spent on recruitment advertising in each year since 1997. [156454]
§ Fiona MactaggartI refer the hon. Member to my previous answer on 11 February 2004,Official Report, column 1511W. Figures for the years 1997–1999 are not available.
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