§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were employed in each pay grade and what the average salary per grade was for(a) full-time and (b) part-time employees working for his Department in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in the (A) 1998–99, (B) 1999–2000 and (C) 2000–01 financial years. [155086]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 23 March 2001]: The information has been placed in the Library. Staff employed by the Department in Scotland provide services for claimants in all parts of the UK—for example, Glasgow Benefit Centre provides a service for customers in specified parts of London. Similarly, claimants in Scotland are supported by services provided by staff located outside Scotland—for example, the Child Benefit Directorate in the North-East of England serves the whole of the UK.