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Jobcentre Plus: Offices

Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much Jobcentre Plus has spent on (a) increasing the physical capacity of jobcentres, (b) acquiring new office space, (c) extending existing office space and (d) converting existing office space to accommodate higher demand for Jobcentre Plus services in the last 12 months. [285150]

Jim Knight [holding answer 8 July 2009]: 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:


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Jobcentre Plus: Pay

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in bonuses to (a) directors, (b) senior managers, (c) specialist and delivery managers and (d) executive support and administration staff in Jobcentre Plus in each of the last five years. [280325]

Jim Knight: Information is only available for the most recent two years requested and is shown in the following table.

Bonuses paid in 2007-08 and 2008-09 for Jobcentre Plus
£000

Staff grade range 2007-08 2008-09

Directors

-

81

87

Senior managers

Band F to below Director level

721

582

Specialist and Delivery Managers

Band D to E

2,802

1,977

Executive Support and Administration staff

Band A to C

19,505

12,042

Total

23,109

14,688

Source:
DWP Payroll reports and Jobcentre Plus Accounts

Local Housing Allowance

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment she has made of the
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effectiveness of implementation of local housing allowance; what estimate she has made of the number of tenants who have not passed rent to their landlord since the new scheme was introduced; and what estimate she has made of the monetary value of that rent. [285599]

Helen Goodman: The Department has committed to completing a review of the LHA scheme over a two-year period from the commencement of its roll-out in April 2008. The aim of the review is to monitor the impact of the LHA at a national level, against the original LHA policy objectives.

The review will include an in-depth focus group study of landlords, concerning their attitudes and experiences of the LHA, including any problems with rent arrears. Further information is not available at this stage.

Members: Correspondence

Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when she plans to reply to the letter to her predecessor of 19 May 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr J Woolley; [284725]

(2) when she plans to reply to the letter to her predecessor of 19 May 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss S See and Mr T Gordon. [284727]

Jim Knight: Replies were sent to my right hon. Friend on 13 July 2009.

Mesothelioma

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many deaths in each age category were attributable to mesothelioma in each year since 1979. [285969]

Jonathan Shaw: The number of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain in each five-year age category in each year from 1979 to 2006 (the latest year for which statistics are available) is shown in the following table.


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Mesothelioma deaths by five-year age group, 1979 to 2006

10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ Total

1979

-

-

-

2

4

7

11

19

47

64

62

85

71

44

15

3

434

1980

-

-

1

-

1

7

11

21

45

66

69

90

74

44

18

10

457

1981

-

-

-

1

-

6

17

20

35

76

91

78

63

52

27

2

468

1982

-

-

-

-

3

9

19

23

40

73

90

86

92

47

17

8

507

1983

-

-

1

1

-

5

12

26

48

85

91

91

99

64

38

10

571

1984

-

-

1

-

-

9

13

30

44

81

118

108

98

62

47

12

623

1985

-

-

-

1

3

6

13

33

34

89

118

81

114

73

35

18

618

1986

-

1

-

-

3

9

15

31

50

87

124

128

115

86

42

15

706

1987

-

-

-

1

2

7

21

28

69

99

154

143

116

100

60

14

814

1988

-

-

-

-

1

4

20

41

64

112

134

180

145

106

39

26

872

1989

-

-

-

-

2

10

15

35

66

115

162

185

119

120

59

21

909

1990

-

-

-

-

2

3

20

42

73

96

139

164

151

116

60

29

895

1991

-

-

-

-

-

6

22

48

70

113

153

212

193

120

69

17

1,023

1992

-

-

1

-

1

7

21

45

92

118

162

195

194

166

67

28

1,097

1993

-

-

-

1

2

4

17

49

86

114

154

203

234

149

106

33

1,152

1994

-

-

-

1

-

-

9

52

100

123

203

234

219

166

89

50

1,246

1995

1

-

-

1

1

3

14

38

82

152

163

250

267

194

100

51

1,317

1996

-

-

-

-

1

3

8

42

87

137

164

239

264

176

126

75

1,322

1997

-

-

-

-

-

3

9

35

95

129

192

243

260

214

121

66

1,367

1998

-

-

-

1

1

3

7

37

91

143

173

251

301

274

164

95

1,541

1999

-

-

-

1

3

-

7

25

78

178

230

258

288

320

147

80

1,615

2000

-

-

-

1

-

3

9

26

85

148

242

250

330

292

151

96

1,633

2001

-

-

1

-

1

2

11

27

94

179

242

276

332

357

216

124

1,862

2002

-

-

-

-

1

3

2

13

82

181

265

296

382

331

196

116

1,868

2003

-

1

-

1

2

-

6

24

63

169

244

324

309

364

256

124

1,887

2004

-

-

-

-

-

2

9

24

42

156

270

327

362

371

282

134

1,979

2005(1)

-

1

-

-

2

3

8

21

72

164

266

337

366

376

279

152

2,047

2006(1)

-

-

-

1

-

1

6

18

51

144

266

363

355

386

295

170

2,056

Total

1

3

5

14

36

125

352

873

1,885

3391

4,741

5,677

5,913

5,170

3,121

1,579

32,886

(1) Provisional.
Source:
Health and Safety Executive British Mesothelioma Register.

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