PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department of Health: Agency Workers (2 November 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.
Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
We have interpreted the question as referring to spend by the core Department. The Department’s spend on agency staff for the years 2011-12 to 2015-16 is provided in the table below. The figure for agency staff includes all non-payroll staff expenditure. The figure is recorded in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.
2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
£000s | £000s | £000s | £000s | £000s |
70,964 | 56,593 | 39,991 | 19,705 | 13,191 |
Source: Department of Health audited accounts 2011-16
Answered by:
David Mowat (Conservative)
8 November 2016
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