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1005870

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Palm Oil: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what meetings he has had with companies that source palm oil in their supply chain as part of preparing for future trade deals after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	190454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade regularly meets with stakeholders including businesses to understand their views on our future trade policy. Palm oil is a commodity commonly sourced in food and other industry supply chains so this information could only be gathered at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 16/11/2018 14:37:38 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 85283 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010186

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s consultation entitled NICE recommendations: charging and appeal panels which closed on 14 September 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the sustainability of the smallest businesses of (a) charging for NICE appraisals and (b) charging for NICE appraisals at a discounted rate.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	192827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on draft amendments to regulations that would enable the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to charge companies for the cost of developing technology appraisal and highly specialised technology evaluation recommendations relating to their products and to allow NICE to recruit appeal panel members representing the National Health Service from the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation included a draft Impact Assessment and sought views on allowing NICE to charge small companies less and permit small companies to pay in instalments. The charging model in the consultation document proposed a 25% discount for small companies. The Government is currently analysing the responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192828 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:08:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010187

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s consultation entitled NICE recommendations: charging and appeal panels which closed on 14 September 2018, what discussions his Department has had with NICE on exempting the smallest companies from the proposed appraisal charges.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	192828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on draft amendments to regulations that would enable the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to charge companies for the cost of developing technology appraisal and highly specialised technology evaluation recommendations relating to their products and to allow NICE to recruit appeal panel members representing the National Health Service from the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation included a draft Impact Assessment and sought views on allowing NICE to charge small companies less and permit small companies to pay in instalments. The charging model in the consultation document proposed a 25% discount for small companies. The Government is currently analysing the responses and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192827 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:08:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1010188

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	SecurMed: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the European Medicines Verification Organisation’s report, NMVO’s Fee Models Status, published on 21 August 2018, what discussions his Department has had with the UK's National Medicines Verification Organisation on reducing the entrance fees for small companies in line with those of other European countries.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	192829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>SecurMed, the not-for-profit company set up by stakeholders in the United Kingdom medicines supply chain, is responsible for setting the fee model and level of fees as the UK’s National Medicines Verification Organisation (NMVO). In their supervisory capacity, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Department’s aim is to ensure that SecurMed is complying with the regulation in a fair and proportionate way. As part of that role, the MHRA and the Department have been involved in discussions with SecurMed to challenge and seek to influence the pricing model to ensure that the UK’s fee structure is fair and proportionate.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission has confirmed that the fee model being used by SecurMed is in line with the majority of other member states NMVO’s across the European Union. It is based on the number of users and cost per connection where larger organisations, which are more likely to have multiple marketing authorisations, pay more. An annual fee waiver scheme exists for micro Marketing Authorisation Holders which is designed to support start-ups and help ensure there is not a barrier to market entry.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/11/2018 17:48:40 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

172430

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Estate Agents: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to protect consumers from double charging by estate agents.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	906866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>We have worked closely with the Property Ombudsman on this matter. Last month he published specific guidance to estate agents underlining their obligations under the Ombudsman’s Code of Practice which is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.tpos.co.uk/members_index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tpos.co.uk/members_index.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These obligations include requirements for transparency of information, avoidance of conflicts of interest and fairness to ensure both buyer and seller have the information necessary at the earliest point possible to make the right decisions. Failure to adhere to the Code risks agents being removed from the redress scheme which would result in an estate agent not being legally able to operate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/01/2015 16:13:01 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176013

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department operates a delegated recruitment model with individual business units managing their own recruitment campaigns. Information on each campaign is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/02/2015 15:04:19 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176024

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The number of recruitment and employment agencies used to source staff for Cabinet Office and the number of staff employed by Cabinet Office through recruitment and employment agencies is not held centrally.</p><p>As part of our long-term economic plan, this Government has cut the amount spent on central Government consultancy and contingent labour from £2.45 billion in 2009/10 to £1.06 billion in 2013/14 – a reduction of 57% compared to the last year of the previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 222077 222081 222093 222248 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:45:08 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176025

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department were employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>This request can not be answered on this occasion, as the information could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/02/2015 17:49:18 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176042

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>In each of the years 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, two staff were directly recruited by the Department via an employment or recruitment agency. No staff have been directly recruited to date in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p>These figures exclude public appointments and Cabinet Office recruitment. I would note that my previous answer of 2 February 2015, Question 222078, on the number of agencies used, included the recruitment of one public appointment in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has reduced staffing costs from £218 million a year in 2009-10 to £95 million in 2013-14. There is and remains a need to replace staff from general turnover and where we need specific technical skills. We are committed to open recruitment, so we can obtain individual staff with the best expertise from the private sector, the voluntary sector and other parts of the public sector.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 04/03/2015 17:04:19 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176049

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 04/02/2015 15:07:28 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176058

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The table below lists the number of manpower substitution staff recruited through centrally-contracted employment or recruitment agencies in the years 2010 to 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Appointments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,582</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are likely to have been smaller numbers of staff recruited directly into business areas, or from off-contract suppliers. However, this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/02/2015 17:16:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176066

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Office were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The number of recruitment and employment agencies used to source staff for Cabinet Office and the number of staff employed by Cabinet Office through recruitment and employment agencies is not held centrally.</p><p>As part of our long-term economic plan, this Government has cut the amount spent on central Government consultancy and contingent labour from £2.45 billion in 2009/10 to £1.06 billion in 2013/14 – a reduction of 57% compared to the last year of the previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 222077 222081 222093 222244 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:45:09 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176067

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department were employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not used employment or recruitment agencies to employ any permanent staff onto its payroll since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does, however, use employment agencies for agency and temporary staff. Monthly figures since March 2011 are in the public domain and can be found at: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-department-for-education" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-department-for-education</a>. Cumulative annual data is not held.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 03/02/2015 17:41:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176077

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department of Energy &amp; Climate Change (DECC) has used employment or recruitment agencies to procure contingent workers, as set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Period </em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>No. of people</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Apr 10 - Mar 11</em></p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Apr 11 - Mar 12</em></p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Apr 12 - Mar 13</em></p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Apr 13 - Mar 14</em></p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Apr 14 - Dec 14</em></p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Contingent workers include Agency Temps, Contractors etc. but exclude civil servants on permanent or temporary/short term contracts.</p><p>The dates shown are the dates in which the contingent worker first commenced a period of work in DECC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 29/01/2015 16:57:31 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176086

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>For permanent and fixed term staff on the core Defra payroll the information is not held centrally and could only be provided by incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also uses workers for a time-limited period, who are not on the core Defra payroll, but are paid by a recruitment or employment agency. The number of such staff since 2010-11 is shown below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (to Sept 2014)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/02/2015 10:17:51 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176320

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in the Law Officers' Departments have been recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer which I gave to question 217769 from the Hon Member for Manchester Central on 16<sup>th</sup> December 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=217769" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=217769</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2015 14:15:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176355

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on ensuring that applications for planning consent make clear who the developer is.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government specifies the information that must be contained on planning application forms; this information includes the name of the applicant. Information about the applicant is not normally a material consideration in the determination of planning applications because planning permission runs with the land and is not awarded to individuals.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 02/02/2015 16:37:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176444

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Service-wide Recruitment Freeze was introduced in May 2010, which limits new appointments to front-line and business critical roles only this usually means specialist roles. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is reducing UK based headcount by 10% in the current Spending Round.</p><p>Recruitment agencies are used to recruit for positions that require specialist skills and expertise not available elsewhere in the organisation. The number of FCO staff who were employed through employment or recruitment agencies from 2010-11 onwards is:</p><p>2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15</p><p>36 11 78 75 16</p><p><br>Recruitment in 2012/13 increased as a result of a need to staff our recently established Corporate Services Centre in Milton Keynes. From 2013/14 onwards the data includes directly recruited summer and graduate interns.</p><p>The FCO also has a separate contract in place with Hays Specialist Recruitment for the provision of temporary staff for essential frontline roles whilst internal recruitment processes take place. The number of temporary staff who were employed through recruitment agencies from 2010-11 onwards, on contracts of varying length, is:</p><p><br>2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15</p><p>19 61 116 59 28</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/02/2015 15:11:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176482

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department uses recruitment agencies to support permanent appointments to the Senior Civil Service (SCS). The table below shows the number of SCS appointments that have been made where a recruitment agency was involved, for each financial year since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Staff Employed</p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 to date</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the above information does not include recruitment numbers for our executive agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below SCS level, recruitment agencies are only used for components of a recruitment exercise eg. advertising, sifting or assessment tests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 04/02/2015 17:01:04 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176508

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Department does not centrally hold details of the number of staff employed through employment or recruitment agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 02/02/2015 14:13:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176530

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID workforce management information, containing detail on consultant, temporary staff and contingent labour, is available on the government website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-workforce-management-information-public-body/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfid-workforce-management-information-public-body/</a> . This includes information from 2010-11 up to and including August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:52:48 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176542

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a central record of staff employed through Recruitment agencies.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/02/2015 16:57:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176554

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in her Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Staff recruited through Employment/Recruitment Agencies</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15 to 29/01/2015</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 04/02/2015 15:15:44 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176558

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>As the number of temporary agency staff employed in each of the years is less than 5 in each year, detailed information is not provided for privacy reasons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 02/02/2015 15:12:42 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176563

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of temporary staff the Department of Transport and its agencies have employed through employment or recruitment agencies since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The figures include new contracts sourced via the Crown Commercial Services Framework and the Contingent LabourOne Framework. The figures represent temporary workers only, as The Department does not use employment agencies or recruitment agencies to recruit permanent staff.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total DfT New Contracts Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Contracts Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>No Data</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>1080</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/02/2015 13:44:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson