§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) claimant advisers and (b) new client advisers were in post for each year since these posts were established.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 26 April 1994]:Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from M. Fogden to Mr. Frank Field, dated 27 April 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question on the number of Claimant Advisers and New Client Advisers employed by Employment Services (ES) since the introduction of these posts.Our records only go back to the launch of the ES as an Agency in 1990 and the available information is shown below:—
New client advisers Claimant advisers 1990–91 2,121 2,803 1991–92 2,529 3,372 1992–93 3,594 3,122 1993–94 3,288 3,139
The fluctuations, year on year, are due to two main factors. First, the number of clients who attend our offices affects the number of advisers needed to help them; secondly, changes to the nature of advisory work itself—for instance, the introduction of the new Unified Advisory Service in 92/93—result in variations in the number of staff required.I hope this is helpful.