§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what has been the establishment staff number for his Department's offices in Walthamstow, Brighton and Leicester, respectively, in each year since 1979; what has been the average number of vacancies per year; and how many days have been lost each year for illness and sick leave;
(2) how many staff have been employed in his Department's offices in Walthamstow, Leicester and Brighton, respectively, in each year since 1979; and what has been the average caseload for each member of staff.
§ Mr. MajorInformation on average case loads is not available and some other information is not available in the precise form requested. Information that is available for each office is as follows:
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Complement* Vacancies at 1 June† Man years sick leave‡ Staff in post 1 June Walthamstow ILO 1979–80 N/A N/A N / A 147 1980–81 N/A N/A N/A 159 1981–82 N/A N/A 7.84 158 1982–83 152 N/A 8.21 159 1983–84 145 5 9.26 145 1984–85 145 2 8.92 146–5 1985–86 142 2 9.11 151.5 1986–87 153 1 1.55 158.5 Brighton ILO No information is available for 1979–82. 1983–84 180 0 11.77 214 1984–85 186 4 9.32 195 1985–86 201 1 10.07 203 1986–87 214 0 2.81 206 Leicester (Burleys Way) ILO 1979–80 105 N/A N/A N/A 1980–81 103 N/A 3.40 N/A 1981–82 107 N/A 5.62 N/A 1982–83 109 N/A 4.47 N/A 1983–84 93 0 4.52 N/A 1984–85 95 0 4.13 101 1985–86 100 0 3.59 103 1986–87 110 3.5 0.57 107.5 Leicester (Lower Hill St.) ILO 1979–80 153 N/A N/A N/A 1980–81 155 N/A 7.40 N/A 1981–82 156 N/A 6.35 N/A 1982–83 156 N/A 5.85 N/A 1983–84 139 0 5.35 N/A 1984–85 143 0 6.97 149 1985–86 148 0.5 7.57 152 1986–87 161 4 1.78 157 Leicesler (Norton St.) ILO 1979–80 188 n/a n/a n/a 1980–81 188 n/a 5.26 n/a 1981–82 191 n/a 8.15 n/a 1982–83 190 n/a 5.98 n/a 1983–84 169 0 4.14 n/a
Complement* Vacancies at 1 June† Man years sick leave‡ Staff in post 1 June 1984–85 183 0 5.57 178 1985–86 199 0 6.42 196.5 1986–87 220 9 2.22 202 Leicester (Yeoman St.) ILO 1979–80 175 n/a n / a 1980–81 188 n/a 5.67 n/a 1981–82 178 n/a 5.46 n/a 1982–83 191 n/a 5.35 n/a 1983–84 163 0 5.66 n/a 1984–85 171 0 5.78 171 1985–86 181 1 7.14 179 1986–87 202 7.5 1.21 188 Notes:
* 1986–87 figure is intended staff allocation for 1 July. Complement for the Leicester offices is a yearly average: for the other offices it is the complement following annual re-complementing.
† Vacancies arc against complements in particular grades.
‡ 1986–87 figure is for the period 9 April to 3 June.
Abbreviations: ILO—Integrated local office; n/a—Not available.