§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many teenagers had their records lost as a result of problems in transfers of records between the Benefits Agency and the Contributions Agency; and what remedial action he is proposing. [37403]
§ Mr. HealdNo records were lost as a result of problems with the transfer of information between the Benefits Agency and the Contributions Agency. A transmission failure did, however, result in an estimated 5,000 data items not being transferred, which were intended automatically to register juveniles approaching age 16 for national insurance purposes. Any teenager affected by this problem can register by completing an application form at their local social security office.