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| Table 3: DWP Staff by responsibility level and gender at 31 March 2006 | |||
| Salary band | Male | Female | Total |
| Table 4: DWP Staff by responsibility level and gender at 31 March 2005 | |||
| Salary band | Male | Female | Total |
| Table 5: DWP Staff by responsibility level and gender at 31 March 2004 | |||
| Salary band | Male | Female | Total |
| Table 6: DWP Staff by responsibility level and gender at 31 March 2003 | |||
| Salary band | Male | Female | Total |
| Table 7: DWP Staff by responsibility level and gender at 31 March 2002 | |||
| Salary band | Male | Female | Total |
There are no figures available for 2001 as the DWP was formed in that year. The figures show the staff headcount in the Department on 31 March of each of the years in the table.
Financial Assistance Scheme
Mr. Touhig: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of time has been between a pension scheme member applying for and
receiving payments under the Financial Assistance Scheme. [70890]
James Purnell: Individual scheme members do not make applications to the Financial Assistance Scheme. Qualifying pension schemes are required to supply data on their members once liabilities to their members have been discharged: this could be some considerable time after they initially contacted the Financial Assistance Scheme Operational Unit (FAS OU). Trustees may request that initial payments are made to qualifying members before liabilities have been discharged.
FAS OU issues payments (including any arrears due) to qualifying members as quickly as possible once usable member data has been received and members have confirmed their personal details. Payments are made on the 21st of each month.
Housing Benefit
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association property, (c) registered social landlord property and (d) private sector housing in Tamworth constituency in each of the last three years. [68358]
Mr. Plaskitt: The information is not available in the format requested. Expenditure figures are not available broken down by landlord type. The most recent available information is in the table.
| Housing benefit gross expenditure in Tamworth borough council, nominal terms | |||
| £ million | |||
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | |
| Source: Local authority subsidy claims . |
Incapacity Benefit
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incapacity benefit claimants are expected to have access to pathways to work support by the end of 2006. [67956]
Mrs. McGuire: 900,000 incapacity benefits claimants are expected to have access to Pathways to Work support by the end of 2006, one third of all claimants. By 2008 we will have extended this successful approach further, offering access to all incapacity benefit claimants.
Kvaerner Pension Fund
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the decision of the Pensions Regulator relating to the future contributions of TH Global to the Kvaerner Pension Fund. [73212]
James Purnell: None. This is a matter for the Pensions Regulator.
Pensions Regulator
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measures are in place to ensure transparency in the process used by the pensions regulator for taking decisions; and to whom the pensions regulator is accountable for his decisions. [73213]
James Purnell: Any information concerning decisions taken by the pensions regulator needs to respect both legislative prohibitions and the confidentiality of information exchanged between the parties and the regulator. The regulator has published a number of documents containing guidance as to its approach on its website.
The regulator is accountable to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and thus ultimately to Parliament.
Rehabilitation Services
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Treasury, (b) the Department of Health and (c) the Department for Trade and Industry on promoting the provision of rehabilitation services by employers; [64498]
(2) what is his Department's policy for promoting the provision of rehabilitation services by employers; and if he will make a statement; [64499]
Mrs. McGuire: The Government, through their Health, Work and Well-being Strategy, wish to work in partnership with employers, employees, health professionals and insurers to promote the development of comprehensive packages of support. Our aim is to encourage the development of healthy workplaces, to enable employers to retain and rehabilitate employees when they fall ill and to maximise the effectiveness of healthcare in restoring well-being.
To take this forward we have established a ground-breaking partnership with the Department of Health, and its Scottish and Welsh counterparts, and the Health and Safety Executive. This work is overseen by a Joint Ministerial Group which also includes the Department for Trade and Industry and the Treasury.
Under the Strategy we have, for example, started to pilot Workplace Health Connect which provides small and medium-sized employers in England and Wales with advice on occupational health and return to work issues via a national help line. The pilot also offers more personalised support across regions covering some 40 per cent. of the country's small and medium-sized enterprises.
Scotland
Electors (Scotland)
Mr. Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many electors there were in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland on 5 May 2005. [63598]
David Cairns: The information requested can be found in the following table.
| Constituency name and electorate | Number |
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