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63124

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Independent Living Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what local authority support will be available to current Independent Living Fund users in 2015–16.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to assess and fund the eligible care needs of all disabled people.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The funding that would have been allocated to the ILF in 2015/16 to support its users from July 2015 onwards will all be transferred to local authorities in England and to the devolved administrations in other parts of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 01/07/2014 13:10:26 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

63125

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the policy of withdrawing Employment and Support Allowance payments during mandatory reconsideration of decisions being appealed from the Work Capability Assessment will be reviewed in the light of the delays in reconsideration; and what assessment they have made of whether the policy is causing claimants hardship.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In line with all other DWP-administered benefits Employment and Support Allowance is not payable whilst the mandatory reconsideration process is undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>During the mandatory reconsideration period other benefits may be payable, provided the claimant meets the conditions of entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>Our reforms to the appeals process mean that more claimants are now being contacted before decisions are made, giving them the opportunity to discuss their circumstances with the decision maker; and subsequently – through Mandatory Reconsideration – they are given another opportunity to provide additional evidence. This is helping to either prevent disputes arising or resolving them as early as possible, thereby mitigating gaps in benefit payments and avoiding the need for costly appeals.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 02/07/2014 15:08:16 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

63126

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the new Work Capability Assessment contract or contracts will (1) require customer-facing staff to be suitably qualified to take decisions, and (2) lead to an improvement in the quality of assessments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The future contract for provision of Work Capability Assessments to the DWP will detail requirements in relation to recruitment, training and monitoring of healthcare professionals designed to assure the quality of assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 01/07/2014 13:10:05 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

63135

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Freud on 18 June (WS 91), whether the proposals made by the Council of Ministers on 19 June will result in steps towards ever-closer union.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Council of Ministers meeting on 19 June on Employment and Social Policy covered ongoing discussions on a number of dossiers which may feed into wider Council negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 30/06/2014 13:00:54 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

63137

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Government Departments: Correspondence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Work and Pensions has sent correspondence to elderly members of the public that does not contain in the letter a named person with their contact details; and if so, what is their justification for doing so.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
uin	HL546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions standard for correspondence to elderly members of the public includes a named person and contact details in the letter.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions standard for IT system generated letters is for the name of the Pension Centre or Office Manager to be shown at the end of the letter with a reply/contact address and telephone number.</p><p> </p><p>The templates for clerical letters include a space for the senders name and job role to be entered at the end of the letter.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 01/07/2014 14:49:59 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

62791

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 18 to 21 year-olds claim Jobseeker's Allowance in England; and what proportion of those (1) do not have a Level 3 qualification, and (2) live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brinton
uin	HL471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL472 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:57:24 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4241 label Biography information for Baroness Brinton

62792

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total annual cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for 18 to 21 year-olds in England; and what is the cost of Jobseeker's Allowance for those (1) with qualifications below Level 3, and (2) at or above Level 3.
tabling member printed	Baroness Brinton
uin	HL472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In January 2014, the latest figures available, there were 140,000 claimants aged 18 to 21 year olds in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2012/13 the Department estimates it spent around £610m on Jobseeker's Allowance for 18-21 year-olds in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to split this expenditure for claimants by qualification level, as the Department does not collect this information in our administrative systems.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many live in households with a gross income of £42,000 or more as the Department does not collect this in our administrative systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL471 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:57:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4241 label Biography information for Baroness Brinton

62817

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Football
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what responses they have had to their approach to Premier League and Football League clubs about the provision of access for disabled people to their grounds; and whether they will publish them.
tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
uin	HL497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Twelve football clubs have responded to the Minister of State for Disabled People's letter about inclusive and accessible stadia. We do not feel that it would be appropriate to publish these letters at this time. My Department and Department for Culture, Media and Sport are working together to ensure that our national game, and other spectator sports, take their responsibilities seriously when catering for disabled supporters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 02/07/2014 15:28:02 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

62521

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 19 March (WA 32), whether they will make a Written Ministerial Statement when they place in the Library of the House a copy of the review of the way local authorities have used the funding provided following the abolition of the discretionary Social Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Decisions on how this information will be presented will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/06/2014 15:31:39 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

62522

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Pensions, Steve Webb, on 13 March (HC Deb, 317W) and the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 3 March (WA 278–9), how they reconcile the statements that "it was always the intention that 2014–15 would be the last year of separate funding for local welfare provision from the Department for Work and Pensions" and that "this decision was taken at the Spending Round 2013".
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I see no contradiction in the above statements.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/06/2014 14:14:45 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett