§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Perth (Ms Cunningham) of 2 July 1999,Official Report, columns 305–7, if he will indicate the (i) number of staff
AD12 £ Expenditure Salaries Goods/services Estate costs Sub-total CSUS District spend GLW North 8,403,000 649,000 2,757,000 3,406,000 — 11,809,000 GLW South 9,990,000 787,000 2,470,000 3,257,000 — 13,247,000 GLW East 5,399,000 444,000 1,609,000 2,053,000 — 7,452,000 Argyll and West 6,181,000 610,000 1,866,000 2,476,000 — 8,657,000 Highlands and Islands 4,966,000 587,000 1,428,000 2,015,000 — 6,981,000 SW Scotland 8,071,000 895,000 2,023,000 2,918,000 — 10,989,000 Clyde Coast and Renfrew 7,121,000 563,000 1,918,000 2,481,000 — 9,602,000 Other 6,718,000 5,835,000 375,000 6,210,000 — 12,928,000 Total 56,849,000 10,370,000 14,446,000 24,816,000 35,703,000 117,368,000 Notes:
Other: This covers all expenditure on Centralised Area Teams, Accommodation and Office Services and Central Support Unit Scotland Central Services: This covers all Operational Support Directorate and centrally funded projects costs
AD13 £ Expenditure Salaries Goods/services Estate costs Sub-total CSUS District spend East Edinburgh and Borders 7,090,000 659,000 730,000 1,389,000 — 8,479,000 Lothian West and North Edinburgh
5,709,000 546,000 1,606,000 2,152,000 — 7,861,000 Fife 5,072,000 539,000 1,506,000 2,045,000 — 7,117,000 Tayside 6,077,000 599,000 1,738,000 2,337,000 — 8,414,000 Grampian and Shetland 4,616,000 577,000 1,336,000 1,913,000 — 6,529,000 Lanarkshire 8,870,000 822,000 2,793,000 3,615,000 — 12,485,000 Forth Valley 4,260,000 525,000 1,205,000 1,730,000 — 5,990,000 Other 1,585,000 904,000 2,458,000 3,362,000 — 4,947,000 Total 43,279,000 5,171,000 13,372,000 18,543,000 — 61,822,000 Note:
Other: This covers all expenditure on Area Personnel Unit, Area Director's Support Team and secondment and voluntary early retirement 352W employed, (ii) wage costs and (iii) running costs of each of the branch network offices of the Benefits Agency in the North East of Scotland Region. [91201]
§ Mr. TimmsThe administration of the Benefits Agency is a matter for Peter Mathison, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Andrew Welsh, dated 15 July 1999:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent question asking, pursuant to his answer of 2 July to the honourable Member for Perth, if he will indicate the (i) number of staff employed, (ii) wage costs and (iii) running costs of each of the branch network offices of the Benefits Agency (BA) in the North East of Scotland Region.The number of staff employed in each BA office within North East of Scotland, is as follows:
Office District staff Peterhead Grampian and Shetland 64 Aberdeen Grampian and Shetland 236 Data on wage and running costs cannot be provided by individual office. Costs are calculated on a District basis. That information is provided for the District within Area Directorates 12 and 13 which cover Scotland. Please see the attached tables covering the 1998–99 financial year.I hope this information is helpful.