§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will list the(a) location of, (b)administrative costs of, (c) salary costs of and (d) number of staff employed at the headquarters of (i) the 135W Benefits Agency, (ii) the War Pensions Agency, (iii) the IT Services Agency, (iv) the Contributions Agency and (v) the CSA. [36370]
§ Mr. Field[holding answer 27 March 1998]The information is set out in the table.
Agency Location Administrative costs (£) Salary costs (£) Number of staff BA Leeds 4,781,200 12,291,300 637 WPA Blackpool 124,087 903,768 48 ITSA North West 1,874,145 2,186,411 88 North East 149,080 242,000 7 St. Albans 127,783 203,690 6 CA Newcastle 502,000 3,324,000 138 CSA Newcastle 155,894 2,225,620 98 Birkenhead 14,568 209,188 9 Northampton 21,340 307,851 13 Dudley 28,665 447,928 13 Hastings 9,540 143,890 5 Notes:
- 1. Figures given are estimated costs for the financial year ending 31 March 1998.
- 2. Each Headquarters organisation is set up to meet the business needs of the Agency. The functions included in the definition of Headquarters varies between the Agencies and as a result the above information is not directly comparable.