HC Deb 17 January 1986 vol 89 c738W
Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will state for the inner and outer areas of Greater London, respectively, the approximate turnover of staff in grades of clerical assistant and clerical officer, respectively, in social security offices open to the public, together with maximum and minimum rates of turnover naming the offices concerned;

(2) if he will tabulate for each of his offices in Greater London for the years 1980 and 1985 (a) the numbers of staff, (b) persons in receipt of supplementary benefit and (c) the approximate percentage of (b) arising from retirement pensioners and others, respectively.

Mr. Major

I shall let the hon. Member have replies as soon as possible.

Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state in respect of social security offices in the London boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, and Newham; the number of outstanding single claims, the number of staff vacancies and the number of resignations from clerical grades in the year 1985 set out on a borough office basis.

Mr. Major

The number of(a) resignations from clerical grades in the year 1985 and (b) outstanding single payment claims at 31 December 1985 is as follows:

London Borough of Hackney
(a) (b)
Finsbury Park ILO 23 215
Hackney ILO 7 700
Hoxton ILO 13 400
Shoreditch AO 11 428
Stoke Newington ILO 15 225
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Poplar ILO 15 251
Stepney AO 9 70
Hackney ILO See above
Shoreditch ILO See above
London Borough of Newham
Canning Town ILO 9 350
Plaistow ILO 16 579
Woodgrange Park ILO 10 90

At 1 January 1986 there were no vacancies at any of the offices listed above.