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Mr. Byers: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff his Department employs on a regional basis in each standard English region; what is the cost of running these regional operations; what was the total budget for each region in 1994-95; and what are the main purposes for which the budget is used. [262]
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Mr. Norris [holding answer 22 November 1995]: My Department employs the following number of staff in the Government offices for the regions:
| Numbers | |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | 12 |
| Eastern | 10 |
| London | 68 |
| North west | 12 |
| Northern | 21 |
| South west | 9 |
| West Midlands | 10 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 4 |
| Total | 146 |
The financial resources required for managing the Government offices are integrated and a separated figure for expenditure on the transport element is not available. My Department also employs a number of staff in the regions in its executive agencies, its traffic area network and a number of HQ branches. These staff are not employed on a regional basis and a breakdown of each region would be available only at a disproportionate cost.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Habitual Residence Test
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants for income support have been subjected to the habitual residence test since its inception. [1829]
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Mr. Roger Evans: The habitual residence test has applied to all claimants for income support who have made either a new or repeat claim since 1 August 1994. Figures relating to those claimants who indicated on their claim forms that they entered the United Kingdom within the five years prior to the claim are available in the Library.
Family Credit
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are currently receiving the £10 weekly allowance with (i) family credit and (ii) disability working allowance for working more than 30 hours a week. [1835]
Mr. Roger Evans: Provisional figures for July 1995 will be available next month. Data for November 1995 will not be available until April 1996.
Income Support
Ms Lynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest figures available for people claiming income support (a) by gender, (b) by region, (c) by marital status, (d) with dependants and (e) in total; what were the equivalent figures for 1979; and if he will make a statement. [1082]
Mr. Roger Evans: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
| Region | All cases | Cases without dependants | Cases with dependants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | Males | Females | Males | ||||||||||
| With partner | Single | With partner | Single | With partner | Single | With partner | Single | ||||||
| South East (excluding London) | 795,000 | 6,000 | 274,000 | 59,000 | 225,000 | 4,000 | 143,000 | 74,000 | 10,000 | ||||
| London (inner and outer) | 939,000 | 7,000 | 272,000 | 57,000 | 318,000 | 6,000 | 186,000 | 79,000 | 13,000 | ||||
| North | 359,000 | 2,000 | 117,000 | 27,000 | 109,000 | 2,000 | 64,000 | 33,000 | 4,000 | ||||
| Wales | 323,000 | 2,000 | 110,000 | 23,000 | 93,000 | 2,000 | 60,000 | 28,000 | 4,000 | ||||
| Scotland | 556,000 | 5,000 | 191,000 | 36,000 | 181,000 | 3,000 | 99,000 | 33,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 517,000 | 4,000 | 177,000 | 39,000 | 151,000 | 3,000 | 89,000 | 48,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| East Midlands | 353,000 | 3,000 | 117,000 | 29,000 | 101,000 | 2,000 | 64,000 | 32,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| East Anglia | 163,000 | 1,000 | 58,000 | 15,000 | 44,000 | 1,000 | 28,000 | 14,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| South west | 388,000 | 3,000 | 137,000 | 31,000 | 114,000 | 2,000 | 65,000 | 31,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| West Midlands | 547,000 | 5,000 | 184,000 | 43,000 | 156,000 | 3,000 | 94,000 | 55,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| North west | 761,000 | 7,000 | 254,000 | 48,000 | 234,000 | 5,000 | 148,000 | 56,000 | 9,000 | ||||
| Total | 5,700,000 | 47,000 | 1,891,000 | 408,000 | 1,727,000 | 35,000 | 1,039,000 | 482,000 | 70,000 | ||||
| England | 4,821,000 | 40,000 | 1,590,000 | 349,000 | 1,453,000 | 29,000 | 880,000 | 420,000 | 59,000 | ||||
| Scotland | 556,000 | 5,000 | 191,000 | 36,000 | 181,000 | 3,000 | 99,000 | 33,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Wales | 323,000 | 2,000 | 110,000 | 23,000 | 93,000 | 2,000 | 60,000 | 28,000 | 4,000 | ||||
| Great Britain | 5,700,000 | 47,000 | 1,891,000 | 408,000 | 1,727,000 | 35,000 | 1,039,000 | 482,000 | 70,000 | ||||
Notes: 1. Single includes separated, temporarily separated, widowed, divorced, and prisoners' partners. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some of the totals may not tally. 3. A dependant is defined as under the age of 19. Source: Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
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| All cases | Cases without dependants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | All couples | Single male | Single female | ||
| England | 1,994,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Scotland | 2,30,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Wales | 1,42,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Britain | 2,367,000 | 397,000 | 486,000 | 1,484,000 | |
Notes: 1. Single include separated, temporary separated, widowed, divorced and prisoners' partners. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some of the totals may not tally. 3. A dependant is defined as under the age of 19. 4. No regional breakdown is available for 1979 for cases without dependants. Source: Supplementary Benefit Statistics Annual Enquiry November 1979. Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry November 1994.
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of income support with a disability premium payable on incapacity grounds are currently exempt from the all-work test by virtue of (a) receipt of the highest rate of the disability living allowance care component, (b) in receipt of the premium and aged over 58 years on 13 April 1995, (c) with a serious medical condition and (d) a serious mental illness. [1834]
Mr. Evans: The information requested is not available. Information on the number of income support recipients who qualify to be treated as incapable of work without having to take the all-work test because of receipt of the highest rate of the care component of the disability living allowance will be available at a later date.
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families on income support receive (a) the disabled child premium and (b) the lone parent premium; and how many who receive the lone parent premium also receive the disabled premium. [1838]
Mr. Evans: In November 1994, the latest date for which figures are available, 48,000 families on income support had been awarded the disabled child premium, 1,043,000 families had the lone parent premium and 25,000 families had both premiums.
Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source: Income Support Quarterly Enquiry.
Mr. Evans: As of November 1994, the latest date for which figures are available, 63,000 claimants were receiving income support urgent case payments. Of these, 2,000 claimants were awarded the disability premium and the number with an award of disabled child premium was negligible.
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Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what how many claimants of income support are working 16 or more hours per week but treated as not in remunerative work because earnings or hours are reduced to 75 per cent. of a non-disabled person. [1756]
Mr. Evans: The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people currently in receipt of disability premium payable with (a) income support, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax are also in receipt of earnings. [1757]
Mr. Evans: The information is set out in the table.
| Recipients | |
|---|---|
| Income support | 12,000 |
| Housing benefit | 22,000 |
| Council tax benefit | 32,000 |
Notes: 1. Figures refer to the number of benefit units which could be a single person or a couple. 2. Earnings could be declared by either the claimant or their partner. 3. Figures given may include recipients who are in receipt of more than one of the benefits listed. Source: Income Support Quarterly Enquiry: May 1994. Housing Benefit Management Information System annual 1 per cent. sample taken May 1994.
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will list the main disabling conditions of people currently in receipt of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) income support with a disability premium; [1750]
(2) if he will list the main disabling conditions of people who have been found capable of work between April and September 1995 who were previously in receipt of (a) incapacity benefit and (b) income support with a disability premium. [1753]
Mr. Evans: Information is not available in the format requested. Of the 800 categories of diagnosis recorded for incapacity claims the 20 most common are:
- 1. Backache
2. Depression (Unspecified)
3. Osteo Arthritis
4. Arthritis (Unspecified)
5. Ischaemia, of any kind
6. Angina
7. Spondylitis
8. Hypertension
9. Pain, other or unspecified
10. Injury to limb, face, neck, trunk, joint, or shoulder
11. Anxiety State
12. Asthma
13. Nervous Debility
14. Diabetes
15. Schizophrenia
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16. Sciatica
17. Heart Disease
18. Multiple Sclerosis
19. Epilepsy
20. Invertebral disc, prolapsed, slipped, lesion.
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