§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security for each of the buildings under his Department's control how many rooms are set aside for(a) ethnic minority religious use, (b) pregnant and nursing mothers and (c) smokers. [102337]
§ Angela EagleThe utilisation of specific rooms within individual Departmental buildings is a matter for local management. The information is not collated centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Number of DSS permanent staff in the north-east by area and agency 30 November 1999 BA CA1 ITSA HQ CSA WPA Total Northumberland 430 0 0 0 9 0 439 Newcastle 3,359 0 561 204 710 0 4,834 Washington 2,550 0 87 7 0 0 2,644 Wearside 457 0 0 0 18 0 475 County Durham 662 0 0 0 56 0 718 South Tyneside 188 0 0 0 0 0 188 Gateshead 218 0 0 0 66 0 284 Teesside 807 0 0 0 30 2 839 Totals 8,671 0 648 211 889 2 10,421 Note: 1With effect from 1 April 1999, all CA staff transferred to Inland Revenue.
Number of DSS permanent staff in the north-east area and agency BA CA ITSA HQ CSA WPA Total 30 November 1998 Northumberland 448 8 0 0 18 0 474 Newcastle 3,235 4,360 526 208 487 2 8,818 Washington 2,023 0 89 3 0 0 2,115 Wearside 450 0 0 0 21 0 471 County Durham 679 21 0 0 65 0 765 South Tyneside 193 0 0 0 0 0 193 Gateshead 208 42 0 0 61 0 311 Teesside 784 42 0 0 30 0 856 Totals 8,020 4,473 615 211 682 2 14,003 30 November 1997 Northumberland 470 7 0 0 24 0 501 Newcastle 3,097 4,336 494 230 459 3 8,619 Washington 1,766 0 98 0 0 0 1,864 Wearside 462 0 0 0 21 0 483 County Durham 618 20 0 0 39 0 677 South Tyneside 197 0 0 0 0 0 197 Gateshead 231 48 0 0 40 0 319 Teesside 810 38 0 0 35 2 885 Totals 7,651 4,449 592 230 618 5 13,545 Notes:
1. As staff details are not held by county or metropolitan areas, we have grouped information from our offices to give approximate coverage by those areas. The following groupings have been used:
Northumberland—Ashington, Berwick, Blyth, Hexham, North Shields and Wallsend
Newcastle—Broadway West, Gosforth locations including North-East outstation, Newcastle Central Office and local offices
Washington—Durham House and Child Benefit Centre
Wearside—Sunderland and Wearside DIRC
County Durham—Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Darlington, Durham, Houghton-le-Spring, Peterlee, Seaham and Stanley South Tyneside—Jarrow and South Shields
Gateshead—Gateshead Local Office
Teesside—Eston, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northallerton, Redcar and Stockton.
2. "Full-time employees" has been interpreted to mean all permanent staff, including those on non-standard hours; and excluding staff who are casuals or on fixed term contracts.