Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contractors have been employed by his Department for (a) up to one year, (b) between one and five years, (c) between five and 10 years and (d) over 10 years.

The Cabinet Office utilises contingent labour to supply specialist skills and capability not readily available within the Civil Service. As at 22^nd May 2018 the breakdown of contingent labour contracted in the Cabinet Office, by length of contract is detailed below.

These figures refer to all contingent labour who have been contracted in the Cabinet Office for the time period specified at any point during the last a) one year, or b) five years.

Additional information about the numbers and costs of contingent labour working in the Cabinet Office (including temporary staff) is published monthly and 2017/18 statistics are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-workforce-management-data-2017-to-2018.