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been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from Mr. M. Fogden to Mr. Alan Milburn, dated 6 December 1993 :As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write to you direct to respond to your Parliamentary Question to him asking about the number of vacancies notified to Jobcentres since April 1987. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
On 30 July, in response to an earlier question from you on this subject, I sent you details of permanent and temporary notified vacancies from April 1987 until 2 July 1993. For ease of reference this information has been repeated again in the attached tables. In addition, information has been added to cover the period 3 July 1993 to 8 October 1993.
As I explained in my earlier letter, changes to the ES area and regional structure means that information is not available in the form requested in respect of the period April 1987 to March 1990. To obtain this information would require direct approaches to my local offices. Given the size of the ES network this would be a disproportionate cost and I am sorry I am unable to supply the detailed information for the earlier period. However, information covering Great Britain as a whole is available and this is also attached.
I hope this is helpful.
As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to written Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the library of the House.
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Details of permanent and temporary notified vacancies
5 April to 8 October 1993
Period
5 April 1993 to 2 5 July 1993 to 8
July 1993 October 1993
Region |Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies
|notified |notified |notified |notified
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Northern region |17,956 |4,444 |21,851 |6,457
Yorkshire and Humberside region |34,516 |6,878 |40,299 |10,857
East Midlands and Eastern region |40,484 |12,212 |48,768 |14,586
London and South East region |114,773 |25,423 |132,283 |32,726
South West region |36,680 |10,304 |41,138 |10,672
Office for Wales |26,532 |10,129 |29,583 |14,246
West Midlands region |34,234 |7,003 |42,991 |8,669
North West region |64,203 |19,902 |74,754 |26,070
Office for Scotland |53,278 |14,781 |58,804 |17,397
National total |422,656 |111,076 |490,471 |141,680
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Details of permanent and temporary notified vacancies
6 April 1992 to 2 April 1993
Period
6 April 1992 to 3 6 July 1992 to 2 5 October 1992 to 11 January 1993
July 1992 October 1992 8 January 1993 to 2 April 1993
Region |Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies
|notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified
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Northern region |20,062 |3,953 |19,851 |6,431 |15,620 |4,760 |16,433 |3,631
Yorkshire and Humberside
region |31,472 |5,039 |34,126 |6,474 |27,666 |5,555 |29,782 |4,785
East Midlands and Eastern
region |39,191 |10,711 |41,668 |10,647 |33,762 |10,402 |35,206 |7,720
London and South East region |113,916 |21,371 |112,996 |24,329 |96,795 |26,871 |100,593 |21,330
South West region |34,577 |7,580 |32,649 |7,536 |26,009 |6,915 |31,449 |6,397
Office for Wales |25,888 |9,086 |25,912 |9,410 |20,419 |10,077 |22,000 |7,497
West Midlands region |29,982 |4,496 |33,118 |6,211 |28,113 |6,421 |30,816 |4,781
North West region |59,776 |15,205 |61,847 |20,745 |51,670 |18,115 |53,792 |13,674
Office for Scotland |51,424 |13,972 |52,808 |14,662 |44,669 |14,212 |48,053 |11,961
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Details of permanent and temporary notified vacancies
5 April 1991 to 3 April 1992
Period
8 April 1991 to 5 8 July 1991 to 4 7 October 1991 to 6 January 1992 to
July 1991 October 1991 3 January 1992 3 April 1992
Region |Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies
|notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified
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Northern region |21,480 |5,064 |21,244 |5,233 |17,089 |4,407 |19,962 |3,361
Yorkshire and Humberside
region |32,479 |7,765 |33,383 |7,516 |25,247 |6,459 |29,559 |4,748
East Midlands and Eastern
region |41,167 |15,916 |43,408 |13,307 |31,718 |11,084 |37,950 |7,962
London and South East region |109,042 |38,093 |117,659 |37,172 |89,972 |34,950 |103,478 |30,479
South West region |31,754 |8,847 |36,016 |8,380 |25,963 |7,141 |34,035 |7,762
Office for Wales |22,819 |10,893 |22,571 |13,738 |17,696 |10,071 |19,983 |11,646
West Midlands region |33,303 |8,258 |32,764 |8,198 |25,786 |5,698 |30,348 |4,603
North West region |60,575 |21,717 |62,565 |21,617 |46,056 |19,878 |55,662 |16,060
Office for Scotland |51,687 |15,753 |54,374 |15,543 |38,520 |14,040 |45,601 |17,818
National total |404,306 |132,306 |423,984 |130,704 |318,047 |113,728 |376,578 |104,439
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Details of permanent and temporary notified vacancies
9 April 1990 to 5 April 1991
Period
6 April 1990 to 6 9 July 1990 to 5 8 October 1991 to 7 January 1991 to
July 1990 October 1990 4 January 1991 5 April 1991
Region |Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies
|notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified |notified
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Northern region |28,341 |5,436 |28,945 |6,606 |19,605 |5,907 |20,236 |5,724
Yorkshire and Humberside
region |43,905 |8,338 |45,504 |9,310 |30,055 |7,585 |30,321 |5,342
East Midlands and Eastern
region |47,021 |11,527 |46,726 |11,893 |34,155 |9,223 |36,328 |8,013
London and South East region |127,503 |39,632 |119,005 |45,548 |90,485 |38,157 |96,219 |34,093
South West region |41,596 |10,256 |38,658 |8,266 |25,491 |6,594 |27,621 |8,976
Office for Wales |29,314 |10,782 |27,317 |12,694 |19,672 |9,446 |20,785 |8,646
West Midlands region |44,305 |5,599 |43,559 |7,999 |30,683 |6,475 |30,565 |5,388
North West region |76,003 |18,324 |77,683 |24,035 |55,887 |24,344 |58,109 |19,896
Office for Scotland |53,025 |19,769 |71,179 |2,653 |40,445 |15,932 |47,068 |17,624
National total |491,103 |129,663 |498,576 |129,004 |346,478 |123,663 |367,252 |113,702
Permanent and temporary vacancies Great Britain
3 April 1987 to 6 April 1990
|Permanent vacancies|Temporary vacancies
|notified |notified
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1987-88
3 April 1987 to 3 July 1987 |468,996 |210,708
6 July 1987 to 2 October 1987 |501,197 |227,078
5 October 1987 to 8 January 1988 |369,122 |197,996
11 January 1988 to 8 April 1988 |483,308 |159,501
1988-89
11 April 1988 to 8 July 1988 |536,813 |188,610
11 July 1988 to 7 October 1988 |551,792 |183,931
10 October 1988 to 6 January 1989 |431,515 |159,602
9 January 1989 to 7 April 1989 |519,323 |129,831
1989-90
10 April 1989 to 7 July 1989 |<1>502,329 |<1>205,176
10 July 1989 to 6 October 1989 |<1>526,374 |<1>204,701
9 October 1989 to 5 January 1990 |<1>402,654 |<1>164,464
8 January 1990 to 6 April 1990 |<1>475,679 |<1>167,130
<1> Estimated.
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Giro Delivery
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what irregularities there have been in the delivery of unemployment benefit giros in the Clydebank and Milngavie area in the past month ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. M Fogden to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 7 December 1993 :
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write direct to respond to your Parliamentary Question to him about irregularities in the delivery of Unemployment Benefit giros in the Clydebank and Milngavie area in the past month. This is something which falls within the responsibilities he has delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
There have been two delays in the delivery of Unemployment Benefit giros to the Clydebank and Milngavie area in the past month. The first occurrence was on Friday 19 November and was caused by the failure of Royal Mail to ensure that the giro mail bag was loaded onto the appropriate evening flight from Heathrow Airport. This mail was delivered by first post on Monday 22 November.
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The second failure was on Friday 26 November and was due to adverse weather conditions (fog) at Heathrow. There were many flight delays on that Friday evening due to the fog. Mail as a consequence had to be transferred onto the Saturday morning flight.As both delays occurred on a Friday, when mail arrived at the sorting/delivery offices on Saturday morning it has missed the first and only delivery of the day.
As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment by what method unemployment benefit giros are delivered to the Clydebank and Milngavie area.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. M. Fogden to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 7 December 1993 :
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write direct to respond to your Parliamentary Question to him about the method of delivery of Unemployment Benefit giros in the Clydebank and Milngavie area. This is something which falls within the responsibilities he has delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
Unemployment Benefit giros are delivered by Royal Mail via the first class postal system. UB giros are handed to Royal Mail ready for sorting and despatch from the Computer Centre in Reading by noon on the day prior to delivery to the client.
From this point on the responsibility for the delivery of Unemployment Benefit giros lies with Royal Mail.
Any failure on their part to deliver the girocheques on time are the subject of immediate representation on our part for an investigation as to the clause.
As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive Replies to Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the library of the House.
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of Statefor Employment what steps he is taking to improvethe delivery of giros to the Clydebank and Milngaviearea.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
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Letter from Mr. M. Fogden to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 7 December 1993 :As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write direct to you to respond to your Parliamentary Question to him about the steps taken to improve the delivery of unemployment benefit giros in Clydebank and Milngavie area. This is something which falls within the responsibilities he has delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
Strong representations have been made to Royal Mail and through them to their third parties, British Airways and British Midland to ascertain what steps needed to be taken to ensure consistent delivery of girocheques to our Scottish clients. As a consequence, an agreement has been reached with Royal Mail and British Airways for girocheques to be treated as priority security mail. This means that they will be placed on the first available flight out of Heathrow to Scotland rather than await the regular scheduled 18.00 hours flight as had previously been the case.
We will be monitoring this new arrangement closely to ensure girocheques are delivered on time to our clients in Scotland. As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.
Mr. Worthington : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what rights are conveyed by the citizens charter in respect of the late or unpredictable payment of benefits.
Mr. Michael Forsyth : Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. M. Fogden to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 7 December 1993 :
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write direct to respond to your Parliamentary Question to him about what rights are conveyed by the Citizen's Charter in respect of the late or unpredictable payment of benefits. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
It may be helpful if I explain that the policy of the Employment Service is to issue a prompt replacement whenever a girocheque is reported not received, lost, stolen, or destroyed unless there is reason to doubt the report is genuine.
The ES is currently in the process of updating the Jobseeker's Charter, and the above girocheque replacement policy will be reflected within it.
As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to written Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will place a copy of this letter in the library of the House.
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