§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost of recruitment of civil servants for the Department was in each financial year since 1996–97, broken down by(a) delegated or contracted out recruitment procedures and (b) recruitment procedures carried out by the Department. [158174]
§ Ms HewittThe Department has information on the total costs of recruiting civil servants, but it is not possible to provide a breakdown as required without occurring disproportionate cost. The figures are as follows:
£000 1998–99 433 1999–2000 944 2000–01 655 2001–02 229 2002–03 662