HC Deb 22 March 1995 vol 257 cc250-1W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to reduce the caseload of the Belfast Child Support Agency centre as a consequence of that centres performance against targets.

Mr. Burt

The administration of the Child Support Agency is the responsibility of the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Miss Ann Chant to Mr. James Pawsey, dated 22 March 1995: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security concerning the caseload of the Child Support Agency Centres at Belfast.

The caseload, performance and targets of all six Child Support Agency Centre (CSACs) are regularly reviewed by senior operations managers. There are currently no plans to adjust the caseload holdings of Belfast or any other CSAC.

Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of the Child Support Agencys staff was recruited from(a) the civil service and (b) outside the civil service.

Mr. Burt

The administration of the Child Support Agency is the responsibility of the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Miss Ann Chant to Mr. James Pawsey, dated 22 March 1995: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the recruitment of staff by the Child Support Agency. The precise information that you request is not collated by the Agency for statistical purposes. Full information on the background of staff who formed the Agency at its launch in April 1993 is not readily available, but I expect to be able to provide it within two weeks, and shall write to your further. Information on recruitment is, however, available for the 12 month period ending 30 September 1994. During that period the Agency recruited a total of 1,847 people. Of these, 323 (17 per cent.) came from the within the Civil Service and 1,524 (83 per cent.) were recruited from outside the Civil Service.