§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the non-elected bodies responsible to his Department which are responsible for providing advice or services in London, indicating in each case the (i) overall budget and (ii) estimated running costs for each year from 1996–97 to 1999–2000. [21382]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows.
Three of the Department's executive agencies are responsible for the provision of a range of services across London and the rest of the country. These are the Benefits Agency, the Child Support Agency and the Contributions Agency.
Attached is a list of the BA districts, CSA field divisions, and CA regions which have offices within the London area together with their overall budgets for 1996–97.
Budgets for 1997–98 have not yet been finalised for the districts, field divisions, and regions. Budgets for future years can only be estimated when details of the appropriate public expenditure survey settlement have been finalised.
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Benefits Agency (BA) districts with London offices: 1997–97 £ East London and Anglia Barking and Havering 4,712,994 Newham 6,366,404 City 4,979,464 Hackney and Islington 8,450,756 Lea-Roding 7,271,843 Leaside 8,377,027
Benefits Agency (BA) districts with London offices: 1997–97 £ Chilterns Ealing 4,749,932 Euston 6,231,121 Neasden 3,559,192 Harrow and Hillingdon 4,960,722 Barnet 4,695,308 London South London Central 3,197,486 South West Thames 9,452,398 Palace 6,082,706 Bankside 6,397,089 Thameside 6,513,063 South Circular 4,920,555 West Kent 5,506,563 Hounslow and Kingston 6,810,468 Benefit centers Makerfield 7,886,838 Belfast 11,870,011 Glasgow 14,071,859 The West Kent District includes Bromley office which is the only Branch in that District within the London area, but the budget figure quoted is for the whole District.
The work of Ealing and Euston Districts is remotely processed at Glasgow Benefit Centre; the work of Palace District at Makerfield Benefit Centre; and the work of Neasden and South Circular Districts at Belfast Benefit Centre. Budget details for the Benefits Centres are separately identified.
Child Support Agency (CSA) field divisions with London offices 1996–97 £ London and the Downs 4,297,673 Essex and Kent 4,065,948 Central Southern 3,494,374 The CSA field divisions cover a wide geographic area including London. The budgets quoted are not solely for those offices within the London area.
Contribution Agency (CA) regions with London offices 1996–97£ London North-West 4,878,000 North-east Thames 4,471,000 South Thames 4,283,000 The CA regions also cover a wide area and the budgets quoted are not solely for those offices based in London.