§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Employment how are the number of disablement resettlement officers currently distributed according to Manpower Services Commission areas.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 29 October 1980, c. 225]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the distribution of disablement resettlement officer posts by areas is as set out in the table below. This allocation is currently being revised.
Distribution of disablement resettlement officers by ESD areas as at May 1980: Area Total London NW 18 London NE 18 London S 23 South East 21 Southern 22 Eastern 30 South West 21 North West 21 Manchester 30 Merseyside 23 Wales 31 Western 16 West Midlands 42 Scotland W 37 Scotland E & N 28 North East 31 East Pennine 47 East Midlands 31 Total 490
§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disablement resettlement officers there were in post on 1 April for the five years from 1975.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 29 October 1980 c. 225]: I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that precise information on the number of posts in the preceding five years is not available. Before 1 April 1980 there was a national total of 516 disablement resettlement officer posts. A recent examination has shown that following a redistribution between areas and a revised system for determining staffing levels, the total number of DROs was 490. The MSC is now implementing further changes with 388W a view to ensuring that there will be a total of around 520 DRO posts.