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Pension schemes

Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of pension schemes which were wound up while the sponsoring employer remained solvent between 1 May 2004 and 4 November 2004. [219453]

Malcolm Wicks: No such estimate has been made.

Pensions

Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners receive attendance allowance; and what proportion this represents of all pensioners. [216760]

Maria Eagle: At August 2004, the latest date for which figures are available, 1, 403,000 pensioners received Attendance Allowance. This represents 15 per cent. of the total population aged 65 and over (eligibility for attendance allowance begins at age 65).
 
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Staff Surveys

Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library staff surveys for (a) the Department of Work and Pensions, (b) the Department of Social Security and (c) the executive agencies of each for the last seven years for which figures are available. [218911]

Maria Eagle: The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2002. The results for the staff surveys completed in 2002, 2003 and 2004 have been placed in the Library.

The available results for the staff surveys conducted within the predecessor departments and agencies have been placed within the Library. This includes the Employment Service in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001; Child Support Agency in 1999 and 2001; Benefits Agency in 1998 and the Appeals Service in 2001.

Winter Fuel Allowance (Battersea)

Martin Linton: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each ward of Battersea constituency received the winter fuel allowance in 2003–04. [218528]

Malcolm Wicks: The number of people in each ward of Battersea constituency who received the winter fuel payments in 2003–04 is in the following table.
Parliamentary constituency: Battersea

Ward nameWFP claimants 2003–04
Balham1,475
Fairfield1,215
Latchmere1,815
Northcote1,205
Queenstown1,485
Shaftesbury1,425
St Mary's Park1,665
Wandsworth Common1,490




Notes:
1. All Wards based on Census Wards—those current as at April 2003.
2. The wards of Fairfield and Wandsworth Common are included as they are partially in the Battersea parliamentary constituency.
3. WFP data is the latest currently available, winter 2003–04.
4. All benefit counts at ward level are rounded to a multiple of 5.
Source:
IAD Information Centre.