Office for Disability Issues: Manpower

Mr. Harper
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff are employed by the Office for Disability Issues; and how much has been spent on its operation in each year since its inception.

Jonathan Shaw
The Office for Disability Issues employs 78 staff. Taking account of part-time workers this figure equates to a staff in post figure of 75.18.

The Office for Disability Issues is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. This funding is made up of an allocation for administration and programme. The total amount spent each year by the Office for Disability Issues since its inception is shown in the following table:

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|                                                                              |2005-06  |2006-07  |2007-08  |2008-09  |Total spend 2005-09|
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|Total spend on Administration                                                 |1,811,762|2,887,502|5,761,253|5,362,035|15,822,552         |
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|Total spend on Office for Disability Issues Programme                         |4,245,283|1,815,043|2,600,995|2,791,698|11,453,019         |
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|Total spend on Equality 2025 Programme                                        |0        |353,974  |531,085  |506,000  |1,391,059          |
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|Total yearly spend by the Office for Disability Issues                        |6,057,045|5,056,519|8,893,333|8,659,733|28,666,630         |
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|Source:Office for Disability Issues end of year management accounts 2005-2009.|         |         |         |         |                   |
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