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Social Security Benefits: Interviews

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance has been issued to Jobcentre Plus staff in relation to the time allowed to interview claimants by Jobcentre Plus. [241644]

Mr. McNulty [holding answer 9 December 2008]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.

Letter from Mel Groves:

The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking what guidance has been issued to Jobcentre Plus staff in relation to the time allowed to interview claimants by Jobcentre Plus. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.

Jobcentre Plus conducts a wide range of different interviews to meet both business and customer needs. Guidance to staff outlines the purpose and content of each interview type and the average length of time these should take to complete. Each interview takes into account the time required to undertake activities that must be covered in every interview and those that are only required as and when individual customer circumstances dictate.

Health

Alcoholic Drinks: Greater London

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many alcohol-related emergency admissions to hospitals there have been in (a) the London Borough of Bexley, (b) the London Borough of Greenwich and (c) the London Borough of Bromley in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex of patients admitted. [242905]

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Dawn Primarolo: The number of alcohol-related finished admissions in the London boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich and Bromley for each year since 2002-03 to 2006-07 can
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be found in the following table. Data for earlier years are not available. 2006-07 is the latest year for which data are available.

Number of alcohol-related finished admissions
		2002-03			2003-04			2004-05
London borough	Age	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
Bexley	Under 16	15	*	*	30	10	20	25	7	18
	16-24	38	*	*	58	44	14	80	50	30
	25-34	69	43	27	81	54	27	90	63	27
	35-44	95	60	35	141	101	40	163	98	66
	45-54	110	79	31	136	99	37	138	84	55
	55-64	104	71	33	130	85	46	161	104	56
	65-74	106	68	38	131	93	37	169	110	60
	75 or over	168	86	82	247	128	119	282	145	137
	Total	706	439	267	954	614	340	1,109	661	449
Bromley	Under 16	10	*	*	22	11	11	19	7	12
	16-24	71	*	*	101	60	41	132	80	52
	25-34	106	57	49	120	72	48	121	71	50
	35-44	155	87	68	196	113	83	235	138	97
	45-54	199	129	70	236	158	78	283	185	98
	55-64	196	136	60	276	172	104	341	233	108
	65-74	228	155	73	276	187	89	349	233	116
	75 or over	443	225	218	559	282	277	674	355	320
	Total	1,408	870	538	1,786	1,054	732	2,154	1,303	851
Greenwich	Under 16	9	*	*	14	*	*	20	*	*
	16-24	81	*	*	85	*	*	109	*	*
	25-34	107	68	39	138	81	57	167	109	59
	35-44	160	103	57	206	136	71	271	185	86
	45-54	154	121	33	236	176	60	297	218	79
	55-64	167	119	48	215	158	57	273	199	75
	65-74	136	91	45	198	144	54	266	184	83
	75 or over	225	116	109	303	159	145	393	211	183
	Total	1,039	708	331	1,396	952	444	1,797	1,233	564

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