§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) who the Chief Executive Officer of the Employment Service Agency is; [112702]
(2) who the Chief Executive Officer of the Benefits Agency is. [112707]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe Benefits Agency and Employment Service ceased to exist in March 2002. They were replaced by our two new agencies: Jobcentre Plus, for people of working age, and the Pension Service.
Alexis Cleveland is the chief executive of the Pension Service and Clare Dodgson is currently acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus. We have recently announced the appointment of David Anderson as the new chief executive of Jobcentre Plus and he will take up post from 2 June.