§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many local pension centres there are; and how many staff are employed in each. [188982]
§ Mr. PondThere are currently 26 pension centres in addition to the centre at Tyne View Park which comprises of the National Pensions Forecasting Telephone Centre, the International Pension Centre and the National pension centre.
Details of staffing are set out in the table.
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August 2004 Pension Centre Number of staff Bath PC 400 Birmingham PC 366 Blackpool PC 187 Burnley PC 506 Cwmbran PC 238 Dearne Valley PC 372 Derby PC 290 Dundee PC 494 London PC (Glasgow) 484 Leicester PC 280 Liverpool PC 253 Motherwell PC 499 London PC (Newcastle) 584 Norwich BH PC 255 Norwich KH PC 308 Nottingham PC 238 Plymouth PC 360 Seaham PC 371 Stockport PC 688 Stockton PC 317 Swansea PC 529 Walsall PC 253 Warrington PC 483 Wolverhampton PC 378 Wrexham PC 382 York PC 285 Pension Centres Total 9,800 IPC 997 NPC 986 NPFTC 700
August 2004 Pension Centre Number of Staff Tyne View Support Team 123 Management and Support 19 Tyne View Park Total 2,825 Total Pension Centres 12,625 Notes: 1. Tyne View Park (Newcastle) is often considered as one Pension Centre incorporating National Pension Centre, International Pension Centre and National Pension Forecasting Telephone Centre. However for the purpose of this response a breakdown of these areas, in addition to Management and Support staff is provided. 2. The table shows the number of core processing and Management and Support staff in post at the end of August 2004. Staff working on Local Services, Projects and Central Functions are not included.