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Interwork

Mrs. Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what funding Interwork receives from (a) his Department, (b) other Government Departments, (c) Government agencies and (d) other sources; and if he will make a statement. [81870]

Mrs. McGuire: During 2005-06 Remploy allocated £18.389 million to Interwork out of the grant in aid given to the company by the Department and from contracts awarded to the company.

Interwork also received £311,000 from the European Social Fund. Interwork received no additional funding from other Government Departments or Government agencies.

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 under funded. 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 is 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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Information on advertisement costs incurred by overseas posts and non-departmental public bodies could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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