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National Insurance

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of residents in each London borough issued with a new national insurance number in each of the last five years. [83531]

Mr. Plaskitt: Information is not available in the format requested. Information on the number of national insurance numbers issued is not available broken down below national level.

Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of (a) illegal immigrants and (b) failed asylum seekers who fraudulently hold national insurance numbers. [73988]

Mr. Plaskitt: There is no estimate of the number of national insurance numbers obtained fraudulently. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has robust procedures and checks in place to intercept fraudulent applications for national insurance numbers.

Pensions

Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what requirements the Government have placed on private businesses to contribute to a safety net for pension funds. [79753]

James Purnell: The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) pays compensation to members of defined benefit schemes if their employer becomes insolvent and the pension scheme is underfunded. The PPF has also taken on responsibility for paying compensation to members of any eligible defined benefit or other defined contribution scheme where the members lose their pension due to fraud.

The Pensions Act (2004) provides for the funding of this through levies on eligible schemes.


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Post Office Card Account

Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in West Lancashire collect their (a) pensions and (b) benefit payments via a Post Office card account. [83465]

Mr. Plaskitt: Information showing the number of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit and pension payment accounts paid by direct payment into a Post Office card account for each parliamentary constituency has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 10 July 2006, Official Report, column 1603W, on the Post Office card account, if he will place a copy of the contract in the Library. [85720]

Mr. Plaskitt: I have already placed an abridged copy of the contract in the Library.

I also refer my right hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Mr. Ruffley) on 7 March 2006, Official Report, column 1354W.

Sure Start

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many women have received a Sure Start maternity grant in Stroud constituency in each of the last two years. [83251]

Mr. Plaskitt: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.

Sure Start maternity grants for Gloucestershire Jobcentre Plus district
Number of awards

2004-05

1,640

2005-06

1,510

Notes:
1. Data are not available by parliamentary constituency but only by Jobcentre Plus district.
2. Stroud parliamentary constituency is in Gloucestershire Jobcentre Plus district in 2004-05. This district merged with another district in April 2005. The figure for 2005-06 in the table is for the area covered by the former Gloucestershire Jobcentre Plus district.
3. Figures are for all awards, irrespective of whether the award was made to the mother or her partner.
4. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Advertising Campaigns

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advertising campaigns her Department has run since July 2004; and what the (a) date and (b) cost was of each. [81923]


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Mr. Hoon: The information requested is as follows:


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Date Cost (£)

July-December 2004

Specialist Recruitment

Assistant Librarian

May 2004

21,794

Legal Adviser

October 2004

14,177

Overseas Security Managers

November 2004

4,950

Head of Security Section

December 2004

3,142

Overseas Security Adviser

December 2004

3,611

Generalist recruitment

Administrative Assistant Campaign

May 2004

33,653

FCO Services Recruitment

IT Project Manager

November 2004

15,896

Architect

November 2004

1,154

5 Estates Maintenance Positions

November 2004

24,503

Interior Designers

November 2004

3,640

Architect

December 2004

871.90

Health and Safety Officer

December 2004

520

5 Estate Maintenance Positions

December 2004

750

General Advertising

Diversity Advertising

July 2004

8,854

January-December 2005

Specialist Recruitment

Senior Manager Biometrics

January 2005

11,822

Africa Energy Adviser

April 2005

7,100

Science and Innovation

April 2005

12,744

Auditors

June 2005

10,621

Arabic Spokesperson

July 2005

9,205

HM Ambassador Holy See

July 2005

23,290

Director of UKVisas

July 2005

9,945

Director Finance

September 2005

8,640

Head of Science and Innovation

September 2005

8,315

Islamic Issues Adviser

September 2005

3,012

Overseas Security Managers

October 2005

9,941

Accountants

November 2005

71,448

Legal Adviser

November 2005

8,109

Generalist Recruitment

Operational Officer Campaign

January 2005

53,541

Administrative Assistant Campaign

January 2005

8,050

Executive Assistant Campaign

March 2005

61,951

Operational Officer Campaign

October 2005

66,094

FCO Services Recruitment

Head of Procurement

January 2005

7,430

IT Implementation/System/Application/Technology/Monitoring/Help Desk Officers

February 2005

15,823

Apprentice Scheme

March 2005

6,218

Administrative Assistants—Hanslope Park

April 2005

6,218

Administrative Assistants—London

May 2005

6,440

Quantity Surveyor

May 2005

5,671

Arabic Lecturer and Flexible Lecturer Posts

May 2005

3,105

French and Spanish Translators

May 2005

3,350

Health, Safety and Environmental Officer

July 2005

2,577

Nursery Nurse

July 2005

694

Senior Project Managers

September 2005

23,470

IT Help Desk Officers

September 2005

24,992

Finance Manager

September 2005

5,202

Building and Civil Engineers

October 2005

15,297

Electrical Technician

October 2005

2,125

Locksmith

October 2005

735

Despatch, Goods In and Mailroom Assistant

November 2005

1,509

Consular Recruitment

Forced Marriage Caseworker

October 2005

4,239

Legal Councillor

December 2005

10,190

Social Worker

January 2005

5,349

Generalist Advertising

Diversity Advertising

2005

56,744

January 2006

Specialist Recruitment

Africa Research Analyst

February 2006

1,249

Assistant Director, Diversity and Equality

March 2006

15,605

Assistant Legal Adviser

Mar 2006

8,762

Head of Polar Regions Unit

May 2006

25,104

Research and Evaluation Officer

May 2006

6,110

Web Editor

June 2006

8,820

Generalist Recruitment

Executive Assistant Campaign

January 2006

64,982

Administrative Assistant Campaign

May 2006

16,591

FCO Services Recruitment

Field Investigating Officer

January 2006

10,532

Electrical Technician

January 2006

5,871

Finance Group Positions

January 2006

11,294

Human Resources Adviser to Information and Communications Technology Group

February 2006

4,907

Finance Position

April 2006

10,437

Head of Logistics

April 2006

1,949

IT Help Desk Officers

April 2006

11,923

Head of Logistics

April 2006

4,900

Executive Administrators

April 2006

7,017

Nursery Nurse

May 2006

2,270

Electrical Technician

May 2006

14,139

Technical Apprenticeships

May 2006

8,946

Electrical Tech/Carpenter/Joiner

May 2006

10,636

IT Project Manager

June 2006

19,703

Maintenance and Electrical Engineers

June 2006

3,791

Architect and Construction Project Manager

June 2006

6,734

Consular Recruitment

Police Adviser

February 2006

3,290

Alicante Head of Post

May 2006

3,216

General Advertising

Diversity Advertising

2006

14,953


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