§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many of his Department's staff, and what grades, have been seconded to the attendance allowance board under paragraph 9, schedule 11, Social Security Act 1975; how many are located in London and Blackpool; and what are the comparable figures for the past three years;
Numbers, grades and locations of Department of Social Security staff made available to act as officers and servants of the attendance allowance board 1986–87 to 1989–90 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Grade London Blackpool London Blackpool London Blackpool London Blackpool SMO 1.0 — 1.0 — 1.5 — 1.5 — Principal 0.5 — 0.5 — 0.5 — 0.5 — SEO 0.6 — 0.6 — 0.6 — 0.6 — HEO 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 EO 1.4 12.0 1.8 12.0 1.8 16.0 1.8 18.0 AO 1.0 — 1.0 — 1.0 — 1.0 — AA 1.0 — 1.0 — 1.0 — 1.0 — Total 19.0 19.9 25.4 27.4