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Social Security Agency (Staff Transfer)
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions Northern Ireland Social Security Agency staff have been transferred to posts against the written advice of their general practitioner that such a move would have an adverse effect upon their health. [68985]
Mr. Hanson: The information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, it should be noted that there have been occasions when such transfers have taken place.
Constitutional Affairs
Bernadette Graham
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when the inquest into the death of Bernadette Graham of Cushendall will be completed. [69460]
Bridget Prentice: Following the conclusion of the police investigation and having sought the views of the family on the holding of an inquest, the coroner has decided not to hold an inquest into the death of Bernadette Graham. A certificate was sent to the registrar of deaths on 23 February 2006 stating the cause of death as disclosed by the report of the post-mortem examination.
Community Legal Service
Julie Morgan: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what estimate she has made of the percentage of callers to Community Legal Service (CLS) Direct that (a) have already sought advice on the same matter from face-to-face service providers and (b) seek similar advice subsequent to their contact with CLS Direct. [68377]
Vera Baird: This information is not held centrally. However, in the period July 2004 to December 2005,33 per cent. of Community Legal Service Direct specialist advice clients found out about the service from a solicitor or other advice agency. In the same period, 16 per cent. of Community Legal Service Direct specialist advice clients were either referred to another organisation or their cases continued under different CLS funding.
Julie Morgan: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what percentage of callers to the Community Legal Service Direct specialist helpline have been subsequently subject to a full means assessment since its inception. [68378]
Vera Baird: Community Legal Service Direct specialist advice clients are subject to a two-stage means assessment process. All callers are entitled to 30 minutes of free advice. After 30 minutes all clients are subject to a simplified 'proxy' means assessment, which they must pass if they are to receive further advice. After two hours total advice all clients are subject to the full 'Legal Help' means assessment process, which they must pass if they are to receive further advice.
In the period July 2004 to December 2005, 33 per cent. of Community Legal Service Direct specialist advice clients were subject to means assessment.
Of these, 28 per cent. of clients were subject to the simplified means assessment, having received30 minutes of free advice. A further 5 per cent. of clients were subject to both the simplified means assessment after 30 minutes advice and subsequently the full signed and verified ‘Legal Help' means assessment process after two hours of advice.
Julie Morgan: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what percentage of Welsh resident callers to Community Legal Service Direct have been referred to local specialist advisers since its inception, broken down by unitary authority of residence. [68379]
Vera Baird: The percentage of Community Legal Service (CLS) Direct specialist advice cases that were referred to another organisation or that continued
under different CLS funding, broken down by Welsh unitary authority, is shown in the following table.
| Unitary authority | July 2004 to December 2005 (percentage) |
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