Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on agency staff in each financial year since 2009-10.
My Department spent £14.4 million in 2009-10, £4.6 million in 2010-11 and £2.9 million in 2011-12 on agency staff.
For 2012 - 13 onwards, these are published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts at the websites below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015 and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018.