The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.
Letter from Mel Groves:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many personal advisers have been working in each Jobcentre Plus District in each month of the last two years. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
The available information showing the number of personal advisers in each Jobcentre Plus District in each month from November 2006 to October 2008 is in the attached tables. This information will be placed in the Library.
2006 2007 November December January February March Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 167 167 167 167 164 Cambridgeshire and Suffolk 151 151 150 150 151 Essex 206 205 201 201 194 Norfolk 114 112 111 113 110 Derbyshire 134 134 136 137 137 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire 163 162 165 165 163 Lincolnshire and Rutland 69 67 69 70 70 Nottinghamshire 138 137 135 135 135 Central London 153 161 162 154 157 City and East London 213 211 210 203 198 Lambeth Southwark and Wandsworth 206 214 215 207 208 North and North East London 344 340 333 330 324 South London 342 337 348 347 347 West London 291 290 290 291 292 Northumbria 198 220 208 210 188 South Tyne and Wear Valley 186 186 185 184 183 Tees Valley 160 160 161 161 159 Cheshire and Warrington 95 94 95 93 92 Cumbria 84 76 75 75 75 Greater Manchester Central 216 209 210 211 203 Greater Manchester East and West 270 272 278 280 274 Greater Mersey 166 162 161 162 162 Lancashire 257 258 257 261 263 Liverpool and Wirral 192 195 194 194 191 Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway and Inverclyde 148 147 151 150 147 Edinburgh and Lothian and Borders 141 142 143 141 138 Forth Valley Fife and Tayside 194 194 191 188 186 Glasgow 174 164 166 160 157 Highland Islands Clyde Coast and Grampian 193 195 201 195 192 Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire 159 159 159 160 155 Berks Bucks and Oxfordshire 159 159 162 161 160 Hampshire 187 183 175 169 162 Kent 196 203 200 201 202 Surrey and Sussex 229 227 228 233 228 Devon and Cornwall 231 228 228 224 210 Dorset and Somerset 127 127 126 120 121 Gloucestershire Wiltshire and Swindon 121 118 117 121 119 West of England 143 142 145 148 147 North and Mid Wales 103 101 100 100 98 South East Wales 136 137 137 137 134 South Wales Valleys 132 132 130 125 125 South West Wales 122 123 126 122 124 Birmingham and Solihull 252 256 262 263 263 Black Country 231 223 221 220 215 Coventry and Warwickshire 92 93 94 93 91 Staffordshire 139 133 142 142 141 The Marches 138 137 140 140 138 North and East Yorkshire and the Humber 239 239 237 235 232 South Yorkshire 239 233 226 224 219 West Yorkshire 357 352 355 354 349
2007 April May June July August September Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 165 165 166 168 166 164 Cambridgeshire and Suffolk 148 147 147 147 147 148 Essex 193 195 196 197 199 200 Norfolk 108 109 106 104 103 109 Derbyshire 179 175 172 162 162 166 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire 171 168 170 170 174 175 Lincolnshire and Rutland 68 69 69 70 70 69 Nottinghamshire 138 140 139 138 139 141 Central London 154 154 153 150 151 154 City and East London 203 199 188 192 194 200 Lambeth Southwark and Wandsworth 218 213 209 209 210 210 North and North East London 357 355 354 338 333 333 South London 390 387 388 395 393 399 West London 274 277 275 267 263 264 Northumbria 217 222 223 219 221 219 South Tyne and Wear Valley 236 229 231 234 232 235 Tees Valley 165 164 161 160 163 159 Cheshire Halton and Warrington 131 132 133 131 128 129 Cumbria and Lancashire 356 356 352 352 330 340 Greater Manchester Central 236 241 233 230 228 231 Greater Manchester East and West 274 270 267 268 271 281 Merseyside 367 361 362 362 363 348 Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway and Inverclyde 151 150 150 149 148 150 Edinburgh and Lothian and Borders 139 138 135 136 139 138 Forth Valley Fife and Tayside 194 195 195 193 191 194 Glasgow 156 157 153 154 156 155 Highland Islands Clyde Coast and Grampian 205 206 206 204 203 198 Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire 159 156 154 157 155 158 Berks Bucks and Oxfordshire 165 166 164 170 171 172 Hampshire 163 159 160 161 158 160 Kent 197 197 198 193 191 194 Surrey and Sussex 220 219 219 223 220 222 Devon and Cornwall 212 212 214 209 214 216 Dorset and Somerset 147 145 143 144 141 140 Gloucestershire Wiltshire and Swindon 119 120 118 118 117 117 West of England 147 143 142 143 143 136 North and Mid Wales 99 101 104 103 103 104 South East Wales 131 131 135 130 131 130 South Wales Valleys 156 155 154 154 155 154 South West Wales 142 140 140 141 140 139 Birmingham and Solihull 265 265 264 260 261 279 Black Country 223 220 221 225 225 223 Coventry and Warwickshire 91 92 92 95 95 95 Staffordshire 150 149 150 150 153 151 The Marches 133 134 130 129 135 136 North and East Yorkshire and the Humber 247 243 242 241 242 244 South Yorkshire 238 242 239 245 242 255 West Yorkshire 360 360 370 379 381 384
October November December January February March Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 165 168 169 168 166 163 Cambridgeshire and Suffolk 149 152 152 153 152 147 Essex 199 202 200 199 197 196 Norfolk 107 107 108 110 109 108 Derbyshire 161 156 153 151 151 149 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire 181 182 186 190 188 186 Lincolnshire and Rutland 68 67 73 75 76 75 Nottinghamshire 140 143 142 141 139 138 Central London 151 151 149 151 143 136 City and East London 201 199 199 197 200 199 Lambeth Southwark and Wandsworth 206 204 203 208 214 216 North and North East London 332 326 324 323 328 336 South London 377 351 340 339 331 332 West London 254 262 263 261 259 257 Northumbria 211 206 208 212 209 204 South Tyne and Wear Valley 236 240 240 244 241 233 Tees Valley 160 167 166 169 164 157 Cheshire Halton and Warrington 130 130 129 127 125 126 Cumbria and Lancashire 342 344 345 335 332 331 Greater Manchester Central 231 226 224 208 207 209 Greater Manchester East and West 281 282 289 293 295 290 Merseyside 346 346 342 349 338 333 Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway and Inverclyde 151 149 149 150 150 148 Edinburgh and Lothian and Borders 140 133 132 127 126 125 Forth Valley Fife and Tayside 193 191 193 190 186 184 Glasgow 160 161 161 161 159 158 Highland Islands Clyde Coast and Grampian 198 201 198 198 196 193 Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire 159 156 154 153 152 147 Berks Bucks and Oxfordshire 170 168 170 174 179 178 Hampshire 166 168 169 169 165 168 Kent 196 202 203 205 204 204 Surrey and Sussex 216 215 209 209 208 204 Devon and Cornwall 214 217 221 219 217 213 Dorset and Somerset 138 137 136 138 135 133 Gloucestershire Wiltshire and Swindon 119 120 121 119 118 119 West of England 134 131 130 129 129 128 North and Mid Wales 104 104 104 102 103 103 South East Wales 130 134 131 130 131 127 South Wales Valleys 154 152 148 146 145 143 South West Wales 137 135 133 132 135 136 Birmingham and Solihull 298 296 294 296 294 296 Black Country 231 233 231 233 230 230 Coventry and Warwickshire 98 103 103 104 102 104 Staffordshire 150 150 156 151 147 146 The Marches 129 133 130 129 131 133 North and East Yorkshire and the Humber 243 236 243 251 248 249 South Yorkshire 254 260 265 262 265 258 West Yorkshire 380 381 393 398 400 395