§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made on the Careers Strategy following the recommendations contained in the Valuing Careers Strategy. [178240]
§ Mr. Pearson"Valuing Carers" was published in April 2002 and contained 19 recommendations for providing a range of support services to carers.
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2002–03 Competition Department Total costs (£) Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer SC/10/0: DARD 15,809 Director of Built Heritage SC/11/02 DOE 46,227 Chief Executive DVTA SC/12/02 DOE 22,044 Director of Secondary Care SC/14/02 DHSSPS 8,317 Director of NI Bureau, Washington SC/2/03 OFMDFM 16,884 Assistant Chief Inspector SC/3/02 DE 9,053 Chief Executive and Registrar of Titles SC/4/02 DFP 14,471 Public Expenditure Posts SC/4/03 DFP 18,777 Assistant Crown Solicitor SC/5/03 NIO 11,284 Deputy Director of Communications SC/6/02 OFMDFM 10,715 Director of Professional Services SC/7/02 DOE 11,802 Director of Development SC/8/02 DRD 26,254 Director of Customer Services SC/9/02 DRD 27,531 An inter-departmental group, led by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, was tasked with taking forward the recommendations contained in "Valuing Carers", and their work has formed the basis of a draft Strategy for Carers. Departmental officials are currently drawing up the final draft of the Strategy, which will then be referred to the Under-Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon (Angela Smith), for consideration and approval.