Guy Opperman corrected a written answer on Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

9 April 2021 · Commons written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Jonathan Reynolds (Labour, Stalybridge and Hyde) asked written question 167196 on 11 March 2021. Guy Opperman answered on 16 March 2021 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Guy Opperman corrected the answer on 9 April 2021. The correction replaced 12 figures (10,642, 1063, 11,400, 1204, 130, 1327) with 12 figures (1,056, 1,176, 10,507, 11,556, 122, 125). Altogether 88 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional staff her Department has employed on fixed-term contracts during the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will list when each of those contracts will end.

Original and corrected answer

Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.

Original	Corrected
Since 1 April 2020 we have recruited ~~11,400~~ people on fixed term contracts. Of those who have started since 1 April 2020, we have ~~10,642~~ employees who remain in the business. Their contract end dates are set out in the following table reflecting, the position as at 28 February 2021, which is a continuously changing picture, given that people are actively being extended and recruited, and we will also lose people naturally through turnover before their end dates are due. \| \| Contract end dates Mar-21 \| 2102* Apr-21 \| 417* May-21 \| 264* Jun-21 \| 130* Jul-21 \| 348* Aug-21 \| 82* Sep-21 \| ~~234~~ Oct-21 \| 135 Nov-21 \| ~~1523~~ Dec-21 \| ~~766~~ Jan-22 \| ~~1204~~ Feb-22 \| ~~1327~~ Mar-22 \| 16 Apr-22 \| ~~1063~~ May-22 \| ~~728~~ Jun-22 \| 81 Jul-22 \| ~~142~~ Aug-22 \| 55 Sep-22 \| 1 Oct-22 \| 6 Nov-22 \| 7 Dec-22 \| 5 Jan-23 \| 6 Total \| ~~10642~~ *Some contract end dates for people due to leave in these months are in the process of being extended. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| Since 1 April 2020 we have recruited 11,556 people on fixed term contracts. Of those who have started since 1 April 2020, we have 10,507 employees who remain in the business. Their contract end dates are set out in the following table reflecting, the position as at 28 February 2021, which is a continuously changing picture, given that people are actively being extended and recruited, and we will also lose people naturally through turnover before their end dates are due. \| \| Contract end dates Mar-21 \| 2102* Apr-21 \| 412* May-21 \| 261* Jun-21 \| 122* Jul-21 \| 348* Aug-21 \| 81* Sep-21 \| 228 Oct-21 \| 135 Nov-21 \| 1499 Dec-21 \| 763 Jan-22 \| 1176 Feb-22 \| 1322 Mar-22 \| 16 Apr-22 \| 1056 May-22 \| 707 Jun-22 \| 78 Jul-22 \| 125 Aug-22 \| 54 Sep-22 \| 1 Oct-22 \| 6 Nov-22 \| 4 Dec-22 \| 5 Jan-23 \| 6 Total \| 10507 *Some contract end dates for people due to leave in these months are in the process of being extended.

Original

Corrected

Since 1 April 2020 we have recruited ~~11,400~~ people on fixed term contracts. Of those who have started since 1 April 2020, we have ~~10,642~~ employees who remain in the business. Their contract end dates are set out in the following table reflecting, the position as at 28 February 2021, which is a continuously changing picture, given that people are actively being extended and recruited, and we will also lose people naturally through turnover before their end dates are due.
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| Contract end dates
Mar-21
| 2102*
Apr-21
| 417*
May-21
| 264*
Jun-21
| 130*
Jul-21
| 348*
Aug-21
| 82*
Sep-21
| ~~234~~
Oct-21
| 135
Nov-21
| ~~1523~~
Dec-21
| ~~766~~
Jan-22
| ~~1204~~
Feb-22
| ~~1327~~
Mar-22
| 16
Apr-22
| ~~1063~~
May-22
| ~~728~~
Jun-22
| 81
Jul-22
| ~~142~~
Aug-22
| 55
Sep-22
| 1
Oct-22
| 6
Nov-22
| 7
Dec-22
| 5
Jan-23
| 6
Total
| ~~10642~~
*Some contract end dates for people due to leave in these months are in the process of being extended.
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Since 1 April 2020 we have recruited 11,556 people on fixed term contracts. Of those who have started since 1 April 2020, we have 10,507 employees who remain in the business. Their contract end dates are set out in the following table reflecting, the position as at 28 February 2021, which is a continuously changing picture, given that people are actively being extended and recruited, and we will also lose people naturally through turnover before their end dates are due.
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| Contract end dates
Mar-21
| 2102*
Apr-21
| 412*
May-21
| 261*
Jun-21
| 122*
Jul-21
| 348*
Aug-21
| 81*
Sep-21
| 228
Oct-21
| 135
Nov-21
| 1499
Dec-21
| 763
Jan-22
| 1176
Feb-22
| 1322
Mar-22
| 16
Apr-22
| 1056
May-22
| 707
Jun-22
| 78
Jul-22
| 125
Aug-22
| 54
Sep-22
| 1
Oct-22
| 6
Nov-22
| 4
Dec-22
| 5
Jan-23
| 6
Total
| 10507
*Some contract end dates for people due to leave in these months are in the process of being extended.

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