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533005

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
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	Pensions: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of advice by people accessing pension freedoms.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	41936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working to improve access to affordable pension advice. As recommended by the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR), we intend to consult on introducing a Pensions Advice Allowance over summer 2016. This would enable individuals to withdraw up to £500 tax-free from their defined contribution pension pot to redeem against the cost of financial advice, before the age of 55.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also increase the current £150 tax and National Insurance Contributions relief for employer arranged pension advice to £500 from April 2017. It would therefore be possible for those who are able to use both to access up to £1000 of tax-advantaged advice.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government pension guidance service; Pension Wise, flags when there is a legal requirement for an individual to take advice, but also encourages people to seek advice when taking any important financial decisions.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/07/2016 12:25:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

533006

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 13 of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Business Plan 2016-17, what steps the HSE plans to take to meet the proposed nine per cent reduction to its funding by 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	41890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>This programme seeks to provide further cash savings through continued commercial contract management, process simplification, digitally enabling services and further rationalisation of our estate footprint.</p><p>HSE is seeking to manage the funding reduction through a combination of growing HSE’s commercial income and delivering its efficiency programme.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/07/2016 12:54:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

525068

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's full-time equivalent officials have been working on Access to Work policy and administration in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	40633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The number of full-time equivalent officials that have been working on Access to Work policy and administration in each year since 2010 is in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of Full Time Equivalent Officials Working on Access to Work Adviser and Other Related Operational Activities</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of Full Time Equivalent Officials Working on Access to Work Management and Support Activities</p></td><td><p>Number of Full Time Equivalent Officials Working on Access to Work Activities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>The table shows the numbers of full-time equivalents engaged on Access to Work activities. There are no Access to Work policy specific work activities reported within the Departmental Activity Based Management Models.</li><li>Management and Support Activities include staff engaged on activities that both support the direct delivery of the business such as operational management and cashiers; and activities that support the business such as HR, Finance and IT.</li><li>Source of management information: The information on the number of officials engaged in Access to Work activities is derived from the Departmental Activity Based Management Models and is a snapshot of how many people are actually badged as undertaking that particular activity at that time.</li><li>The numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.</li><li>The management information contained within this document does not form part of any official statistics and is intended for DWP internal use only.</li></ol> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 27/06/2016 12:19:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

524296

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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	Health and Safety Executive
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the level of income that the Health and Safety Executive will receive from commercial sources in each year up to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	40134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>HSE estimate the total level of income from commercial sources will be £17m in 2016/17. Future year income estimates will be determined as part the business planning process and included as part of the published Business Plan.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/06/2016 09:03:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

524056

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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	Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to involve providers in the review of supported housing.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	40069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The DWP and DCLG jointly commissioned evidence review has included extensive consultation with local authorities, supported accommodation commissioners, and all categories of supported housing providers, including charities, housing associations, voluntary organisations and others from the commercial sector.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/06/2016 10:56:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

524093

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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	Supported Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to supported housing providers about funding following the absorption of housing benefit into universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	40064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department provides guidance for any changes made to Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/06/2016 10:59:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

523658

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Access to Work Programme: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Access to Work programme for young deaf people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	39610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Access to Work continues to support deaf people and people with hearing loss. Access to Work has specialist teams including a dedicated team for deaf people and those with hearing loss to help customers and their employers with advice on adjustments, technological support and personal budgets which are currently being trialled.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people in general helped by Access to Work has grown in each of the three years to 2014/15 and are published quarterly here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514468/access-to-work-statistics-to-dec-2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514468/access-to-work-statistics-to-dec-2015.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/06/2016 15:29:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

523659

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in funding for the Health and Safety Executive in the period to 2019-20 on occupational health and safety; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	39615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 May 2016 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-05-19/37593" target="_blank">37593</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/06/2016 10:50:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

522271

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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	Housing Benefit: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the loss of local authorities' access to housing benefit claim data on their ability to target services and support tenants effectively; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	38631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities are the data owners of Housing Benefit data. DWP shares customer data with local authorities in order for them to assess claims more effectively and quickly and to help them to keep claims right. We have contingency arrangements in place, should those interfaces fail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/06/2016 14:59:48 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

517873

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
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	Social Rented Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many social housing tenants with spare bedrooms have had their housing benefit reduced due to the removal of the under-occupancy penalty in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	36698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/05/2016 15:04:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms