To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice pursuant to the answer of 16 May 2007, Official Report, columns 783-84W, on Departments: Manpower, for what reasons, subject to personal confidentiality, the 67 employees are potentially without posts. (141735)

The 67 employees referred to in the answer of 16 May 2007, Official Report, columns 783-84W, are from former DCA, the Criminal Injuries Complaints Authority and NOMS HQ. All are actively in employment, but due to business reasons, for example restructuring, relocation, closure of offices/courts, the end of projects/secondments etc, their posts are potentially coming to an end. The majority of the 67 employees comprise 39 members of staff from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, which is relocating to Scotland later this year. Their redeployment status is being managed in securing suitable alternative employment within the Ministry of Justice or the wider civil service.

To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice pursuant to the answer of 16 May 2007, Official Report, columns 783-84W, on Departments: Manpower, what the estimated yearly cost to the public purse is of funding the employees without posts. (141736)

As the 67 employees referred to in the written PQ of 16 May 2007, Official Report, columns 783-84W, are actively in employment, and their redeployment status is being managed in securing suitable alternative employment within the Ministry of Justice or the wider civil service, there is no yearly cost to the public purse.