§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff are employed in all aspects of paying unemployment benefit and dealing with tribunals and fraud; and how many separate premises they occupy.
Mr. JacksonQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.
§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff are employed in(a) unemployment benefit offices, (b) job centres, (c) the Training Agency and (d) the remainder of his Department; and how many separate buildings are occupied for each.
Mr. JacksonI regret that the information is not readily available in the form requested. As at 1 January 1991 there were 26,040 people employed in the Employment Service local office network which comprises unemployment benefit offices and jobcentres. There were 990 staff employed in the training, enterprise and education directorate, formerly the Training Agency headquarters, and 8,266 in the ED headquarters regions, formerly the Training Agency regions. There were 14,909 staff employed in the remainder of the ED group.
There are 676 buildings occupied by unemployment benefit offices, 680 by jobcentres and 300 by integrated offices. There are 107 buildings occupied by TEED and ED headquarters regional offices. The remainder of the ED group occupies 282 buildings.