Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2003. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent (a) permanent and (b) fixed term staff worked at the Job Centre in Sutton in each of the last three years. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many full-time equivalent (a) permanent and (b) fixed term staff worked at the Job Centre in Sutton in each of the last three years. [112641] Mr. Nicholas Brown: The average staffing levels at Sutton Jobcentre for the last three years are in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Average full time equivalent staffing levels 2002-03 32.5 2001-02 32.9 2000-03 33.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Business Manager, Sutton Jobcentre. Due to permanent staff turnover during these periods, Jobcentre Plus estimate that around 10 per cent. of these were staff on short-term temporary contracts.

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