The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive, Mel Groves. I have asked him to reply to the hon. Member.
Letter from Mel Groves:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question concerning the cost to Jobcentre Plus of employing fixed term staff and casual staff in each of the last three financial years and in 2008-09 to date. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
Details of fixed term temporary staff are not separately identifiable in the accounts. However, I am able to provide details of expenditure on employing casual/temporary staff for the requested years as follows:
Period £ million 2005-06 45.8 2006-07 26.4 2007-08 19.8 2008-09 16.9 Note: 2008-09 covers period from 1 April 2008 to 30 November 2008 Source: DWP financial system