HC Deb 02 April 1998 vol 309 cc672-3W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many staff are employed in Scotland by her Department, or executive agencies responsible to her Department; and where those staff are located. [36208]

Mr. Field

The number of staff located in Scotland who work for the Department, and its Executive Agencies, are given in the tables. ITSA have no staff working in Scotland.

Location and numbers of staff in the Department of Social Security and its executive agencies
Location Number of staff
Headquarters
Edinburgh 6
Glasgow 3
Contributions Agency
Aberdeen 35
Ayr 5
Dundee 15
Edinburgh1 72
Falkirk 11
Fort William 1
Galashiels 2
Glasgow 102
Hamilton 11
Inverness 7
Kirkcaldy 5
Oban 1
Wick 6

Location and numbers of staff in the Department of Social Security and its executive agencies
Location Number of staff
War Pensions Agency
Glasgow 10
Edinburgh 6
Dundee 2
Aberdeen 2
Child Support Agency
Aberdeen 12
Campbeltown 1
Clydebank 4
Cowdenbeath 8
Dumfries 5
Dundee 12
Edinburgh 40
Elgin 4
Falkirk 949
Galashiels 4
Glasgow 77
Greenock 14
Hamilton 18
Inverness 3
Irvine 17
Kirkcaldy 1
Leven 5
Lothian West 9
Oban 1
Perth 16
Peterhead 6
Renfrew 4
Stirling 9
Stranraer 1
Wick 12
Benefits Agency
Aberdeen 5
Ayr 208
Bathgate 277
Clyde Valley 378
Coatbridge 177
Cumbernauld 120
Cumnock 6
Dunfermline 100
Dumfries 105
Dundee 274
Edinburgh 1,169
Falkirk 170
Fife 305
Forth Valley 139
Glasgow 3,163
Grampian and Shetland 386
Greenock 209
Highlands and Islands 392
Irvine and Kilmarnock 276
Lomond and Argyll 233
Lothian West 31
Paisley 311
Tayside 113
1 Includes 11 staff working in the Civil Recovery section.