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Written question asked by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Monday, 19 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 October 2009. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Thursday, 22 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Office for Disability Issues: Manpower

Question
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.
Answer

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:

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

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
497 c1606W; 295026
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Office for Disability Issues
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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