§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what progress the Employment Service has made in meeting its targets outlined in the 1990–91 agency agreement; and if he will show for the latest possible date(a) total unemployed job placings and variance from target, (b) long-term unemployed job placings and variance from target, (c) people with disabilities job placings and variance from target, (d) inner-city job placings and variance from target, (e) number of claims not pursued following initial contact and variance from profiled annual reference level, (f) number of claimants moved from unemployment benefit to another benefit and variance from annual reference level and (g) number of people who withdrew their claim to benefit after contact with fraud investigators and variance from annual reference level.
Mr. JacksonI am informed by the chief executive of the Employment Service that for the period April 1990 to March 1991, the agency's performance against target was as follows:
Performance Achieved 1990–91 Variance from target/ reference level Per cent. Total value of correct payments of unemployment benefit (target of 95 per cent.) 95.7 per cent. 1+0.7 Percentage of new claims input to computer within six days of a claim being made (target 91 per cent.) 86.8 per cent. -4.2 Claims not pursued following initial contact 448,000 +12 Claimants moved to an appropriate benefit other than unemployment benefit 78,400 -2 Number of people who withdrew their claim after having contact with fraud investigators 64,700 -14 Unemployed job placings 1,396,900 -15 Long-term unemployed job placings 208,100 -24 People with disabilities job placings 34,200 -20 Inner city job placings 471,000 -9 1 The Employment Service 1990–91 Annual Performance Agreement represents this target as the total value of incorrect payments. The figure used here is an inversion of this.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the establishment of the Employment Service executive agency; what is the annual salary for each employee; and what savings his Department will make in connection with this agency.
Mr. JacksonThe employees of the Employment Service are civil servants and as such receive salaries appropriate to their particular grade. The table shows the numbers employed in each grade and the minimum and maximum points of each salary scale.
A total of £13.6 million, or 2.3 per cent., of running costs savings were achieved in the first year of operation as an agency—1990–91.
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Grade Number in grade Minimum of salary scale Maximum of salary scale (£) (£) Grade 3 2. 47,090 54,720 Grade 4 7. 40,116 43,307 Grade 5 16. 32,551 36,997 Grade 6 24. 24,997 32,551 Grade 7 157.6 21,905 26,121 Senior Executive Officer (SEO) 364.4 15,156 19,348 Higher Executive Officer (HEO) 2,013.7 12,367 15,786 HEO (D) 1.3 14,141 17,789 Executive Officer (EO) 9,791.7 7,286 12,621 Management Trainee 16.0 8,931 13,145 Administrative Officer 21,492.0 4,561 9,278 Administrative Assistant 3,130.6 4,121 7,574 Senior Personal Secretary 7.0 10,623 12,162 Personal Secretary 41.1 7,834 9,598 Typing Manager 8.9 10,988 12,580 Typist 256.4 5,977 7,834 Support Grade Band 1 134.2 8,345 8,862 Support Grade Band 2 194.9 4,438 7,942 Graphics—Technical Grade 6.0 9,348 12,704 Senior Instructional Officer 30.0 16,441 17,125 Higher Instructional Officer 57.0 14,552 15,468 Instructional Officer 1 216.0 13,145 13,691 Senior Economic Assistant 3.0 14,141 17,789 Economic Assistant 1.0 11,117 13,100 Senior Information Officer 1.o 15,553 20,467 Accountant (Grade 7) 1.0 23,407 26,121 Accountant (SEO) 2.0 17,125 21,862 Accountant (EO) 1.0 9,302 14,851 Auditor (SEO) 8.0 15,786 20,152 Auditor (HEO) 19.0 12,880 16,441 Senior Assistant Statistician 1.0 14,141 17,789 Assistant Statistician 2.0 11,117 13,100 Senior Research Officer (Social Science) 5.2 13,821 18,925 Research Officer (Social Science) 4.1 9,348 13,821 Senior Psychologist 26.0 16,822 20,467 Higher Psychologist 4.0 13,262 16,176 Psychologist 62.0 11,026 12,143 Physiotherapist 3.5 13,465 15,385 Chief Nursing Consultant 1.0 31,158 33,939 Nursing Consultant 4.0 25,004 26,835 Senior Social Worker 1.0 16,822 21,287 Higher Social Worker 30 13,262 16,822 Social Worker 27.5 9,348 14,381 Hostel Manager 2.0 13,466 17,831 Hostel Steward 2.0 8,236 9,725 Hostel Orderly 3.5 5,599 5,891 Higher Professional and Technical Officer 1.0 12,704 16,822 Support Manager Grade 3 1.0 9,438 11,222 Industrials 25.0 6,755 9,509 TOTAL 38,182.6 Note: People employed in London in many of these grades may progress beyond the maximum of the National scales shown above. They also receive an additional London Weighting allowance.
Virtually all our employees are covered by nationally negotiated Performance Pay Agreements which, subject to set criteria, allow additional pay to be earned.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the total staff of the Employment Service executive agency are on secondment from Government Departments and, in particular, from his Department.
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.
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