§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many appointments he has made to public bodies since 7 June; and how many are in his gift. [15479]
§ Mr. McCartneyInformation about numbers of ministerial appointments to public bodies is included in the Cabinet Office's annual report, "Public Bodies". Copies of this are placed in the Library of the House and the report is published on the Cabinet Office's internet website. The next edition of "Public Bodies", which will include number of appointments at March 2001, will be published around the end of the year.
were in receipt of income-related benefits in each of the last four years. [16437]
§ Malcolm Wicks[holding answer 20 November 2001]: The available information is in the tables.
713WHousing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit figures are not available for the Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency but are available for Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland local authorities.
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit caseload for Middlesbrough local authority Date Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit May 1998 17,680 20,330 May 1999 17,560 20,510 May 2000 17,230 20,130 May 2001 16,670 19,560
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit caseload for Redcar and Cleveland local authority Date Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit May 1998 12,830 16,620 May 1999 12,940 16,830 May 2000 12,590 16,580 May 2001 12,550 16,740 Notes:
1. Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East parliamentary constituency is covered in part by the Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland local authority areas. Figures are not therefore representative of the constituency area.
2. The data refer to households, which may be a single person or a couple.
3. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 cases.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken each May from 1998 to 2001