AQW 46331/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 27/05/2015
Answered On Date: 29/07/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the total wage bill for temporary agency staff and temporary contract workers employed by the Northern Ireland Civil Service for each financial years between 2008 and 2015, broken down by Department.

Answer:

The total wage bill for temporary agency staff and temporary contract workers employed by the Department of Finance and Personnel for each financial year is available online in the annual report and resource accounts of the Department at the attached link:

http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/publications-foi/publications-browse/publication-scheme-what-we-spend-how-we-spend-it/publication-scheme-what-we-spend-financial-statements/pub-ps-what-we-spend-resource_accounts.htm

Audited figures for the most recent financial year are not yet available. The information requested is not held centrally for all departments, therefore, this answer relates to DFP only.