§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the breakdown costs of retraining staff at national and local level, including all training materials, to enable them to adminster the new social security system following the implementation of the Social Security Act 1986.
§ Mr. PortilloThe breakdown is as follows:
- Local office staff = 2,214 man years = £19.9 million
- Regional office staff = 6 man years = £100,000
- Central office staff = 53 man years = £0.5 million
- Central training staff = 51 man years = £0.5 million
In addition, printing costs for the training material totalled approximately £0.5 million (£447,871).