HC Deb 15 January 1997 vol 288 cc252-4W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many members of staff were taken on as(a) full-time, (b) short-contract, (c) part-time, (d) casual employees and (e) outside contractors by the CSA during the period 31 October 1995 to 31 October 1996. 19559]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for its chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Miss Ann Chant to Mr. James Pawsey, dated 14 January 1997: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about staff taken on by the Child Support Agency. During the period from 31 October 1995 to 31 October 1996, the Agency employed a total of 229 fixed term contract staff; of this number 198 were recruited as full time staff and 31 as part time staff. During the same period, 780 casual staff were recruited, of whom 735 were full time and 45 were part time. The Agency does not directly employ any outside contractors. I hope this is helpful.

Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many members of the CSA's staff are(a) full-time, (b) short-contract, (c) part-time, (d) casual employees and (e) outside contractors; and how many ceased working for, or being contracted to, the CSA during the period 31 October 1995 to 31 October 1996. [9560]

Mr. Mitchell

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for its chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Miss Ann Chant to Mr. James Pawsey, dated 14 January 1997: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about Child Support Agency staffing. At the 31 October 1996, the Agency employed a total of 6986 full time staff, of whom 178 were fixed term contracts and 510 were casual employees. The number of part time staff was 1395, of whom 22 were fixed term contracts and 36 casual employees. The number of permanently employed staff who ceased working for the Agency for any reason in the 12 months to 31 October 1996 was 434. The number of fixed term contract staff and casual staff who's contract came to an end during this period was 834. The Agency does not directly employ any outside contractors. I hope this is helpful.

Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many members of the staff of the CSA were dismissed or had their contracts terminated for disciplinary infringements during the period 31 October 1995 to 31 October 1996. [9558]

Mr. Mitchell

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for its chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Miss Ann Chant to Mr. James Pawsey, dated 14 January 1997: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about Child Support Agency staffing. The number of Child Support Agency staff dismissed for disciplinary infringements during the period 31 October 1995 to 31 October 1996 is 17. This does not include any staff dismissed within the Belfast Child Support Agency Centre, as staffing issues at this Centre are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Child Support Agency. I hope this is helpful.

Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many letters of inquiry or complaint from hon. Members were received by the Child Support Agency during each month between January and October. [9557]

Mr. Mitchell

The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for its chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Miss Ann Chant to Mr. James Pawsey, dated 14 January 1997: I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about letters from honourable Members to the Child Support Agency. The number of letters received by the Chief Executive of the Agency and the Child Support Agency Centre managers for each month between January 1996 and October 1996 are shown in the attached table. I hope this is helpful.

Total number of MPs letters received by the chief executive and by child support agency centre managers each month in the period January 1996 to October 1996
Month Chief executive correspondence CSAC manager correspondence
January 715 682
February 896 754
March 801 752
April 686 736
May 899 741
June 753 587
July 738 696
August 584 564
September 780 649
October 697 704