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Correspondence
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the chief executive of the Child Support Agency will reply to the letter of the right hon. Member for Birkenhead of 23 June, regarding his constituent Ms Jones. [11443]
Mr. Plaskitt [holding answer 11 July 2005]: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Mr Stephen Geraghty. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Stephen Geraghty to Mr. Frank Field dated 21 July 2005:
In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.
You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Chief Executive of the Child Support Agency will reply to the letter of the honourable Member for Birkenhead of 23 June regarding his constituent Ms Jones.
As details about individual cases are confidential I have written to you separately about this case.
Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will direct the disability and carers service to provide a substantive response to the letters of the hon. Member for Manchester Central dated 3 June and 6 July regarding AL (ref: NE215064B). [14822]
Mrs. McGuire: The administration of disability living allowance is a matter for the chief executive of the disability and carers service, Mr. Terry Moran. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
Letter from Terry Moran to Mr. Tony Lloyd, dated 21 July 2005:
You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will direct the Disability and Carers Service to provide a substantive response to the letters of the honourable Member for Manchester Central dated 3rd June and 6th July regarding AL (ref: NE215064B),The Minister for Disabled People, Anne McGuire MP, promised you a substantive reply from the Chief Executive of the Disability and Carers Service.
A substantive reply to your letter of 3 June was sent to you on 8 June. A duplicate copy of the letter was sent to you on 12 July in response to your further letter of 6 July.
CSA
Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many houses are subject to a Child Support Agency Inhibition Order; and of these how many are (a) fully and (b) partially owned by a person other than the non-resident parent from whom maintenance arrears are being sought. [10142]
Mr. Plaskitt: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive.
He will write to the hon. Member.
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Letter from Mike Isaac to Mr. Danny Alexander dated 21 July 2005:
In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive. As he is currently on leave I am responding on his behalf.
You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many houses are subject to a Child Support Agency Inhibition Order; and of these how many are (a) fully and (b) partially owned by a person other than the non-resident parent from whom maintenance arrears are being sought.
As the Bill of Inhibition is registered against an individual, we are unable to provide any figures as to whether the individual's property is owned partially, or wholly, by another party. However, it follows that a Bill of Inhibition registered against a non-resident parent whose home is wholly owned by another party would be ineffective.
In the 2004/2005 financial year, the Agency applied for 203 Bills of Inhibition against non-compliant non-resident parents.
Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the budget of his Department was for press and communications for (a) 1997–98, (b) 2003–04 and (c) 2004–05; what it is for 2005–06; and if he will make a statement. [960]
Mrs. McGuire: The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001 from the former Department of Social Security and parts of the former Department for Education and Employment including the Employment Service. Information on costs prior to 2001 is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The main Communications budget allocation for 2003–04 was £67,748,000 of which £2,545,258 was for Press. The corresponding figures for 2004–05 were £51,708,618, of which £2,756,088 was for Press. These figures include both staff and non-staff costs, including all major marketing campaigns.
The budget allocation for 2005–06 has not yet been finalised.
Departmental Relocation
Mr. Gale: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the south-east. [6270]
Mrs. McGuire: The Department and its sponsored organisations are implementing the Lyons Review recommendations to relocate 4,187 posts out of London and the south-east by 2010. This will not exclude consideration of relocating some posts to relatively deprived areas in the south-east. So far, the department has not identified any posts suitable for transfer to deprived areas in the south-east.
Departmental Spending
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the level of total departmental spending
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was in each year from 1980–81 to 2004–05; and what the projected figures are for each year to 2009–10 in (a) 2003–04 prices and (b) cash terms. [819]
Mrs. McGuire: The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001 from the Department of Social Security and parts of the former Department for Education and Employment including the Employment Service and has since undergone significant reorganisation.
The Departmental Report for 2004 (Cm 6221), which is available in the Library, contains spending figures for the years 1998–99 to 2005–06 these being the only years covered within the financial tables. Data for the years prior to 1998–99 does not exist in the format requested.
The Departmental Report for 2005 (Cm 6539) to be published in June 2005 will contain spending figures for the years 1999–2000 to 2007–08. The Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (Cm 6521) also contains spending data for the same years in real and near-cash terms in Chapter 1.
The Department's spending levels beyond 2007–08 will be subject to the 2006 Spending Review that has not yet commenced.
Departmental Staff
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) pay scale, (b) turnover in the last period for which figures are available and (c) required level of training is for (i) disability employment advisers, (ii) jobcentre plus personal advisers and (iii) Pathways to Work advisers. [11852]
Mr. Plaskitt: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Lesley Strathie. She will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Leslie Strathie to Mr. David Laws, dated 21 July 2005:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question concerning what the (a) pay scale, (b) turnover in the last period for which figures are available and (c) required level of training is for (i) disability employment advisers, (ii) jobcentre plus personal advisers and (iii) Pathways to Work advisers. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
It is the policy within Jobcentre Plus (as with other parts of the Department for Work and Pensions) to collect staffing information by grade and location, not by job role. It is not, therefore, possible to provide pay or turnover information by job role. However, as all job roles upon which information is being sought are within the same civil service grade—Executive Officer—it is possible to provide you with information relating more generally to our staff in this grade.
At 1 July 2005, the national pay scale for executive officers was £17,290to £22,820 (with those working in London on a slightly higher scale). A small number of senior advisers receive an additional responsibilities allowance of £1,000 per annum.
The national turnover rate amongst executive officers for the period June 2004 to May 2005 was 3.84 per cent.
I am able to be more specific with the information requested on training. All advisers are required to complete the basic training package; in total up to approximately 34 days learning. In
- addition, disability employment advisers receive a further eight days training to equip them with the specialist advisory skills required to support the most disadvantaged disabled customers in securing work, and to work with others to encourage and support good practices in the recruitment, retention and development of disabled customers. For Pathways to Work Advisers there is an additional 18 days training.
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