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389744

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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: Young People
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 the Government's proposed reductions in housing benefit for 18 to 21 year olds on youth homelessness organisations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	7129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 7148 question first answered 20/07/2015 12:59:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

389953

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Offshore Industry: Safety
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 compliance with health and safety legislation of safety-critical maintenance work on offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Health and Safety Executive examines standards of maintenance as a core element of all its offshore inspections. Inspectors take enforcement action in line with HSE’s Enforcement Policy Statement where risks are not controlled so far as reasonably practicable.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 15:00:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

389329

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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 Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in households in (a) Bristol South constituency, (b) Bristol and (c) England and Wales that will be affected by a reduction of the benefit cap to £20,000.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	6882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government will set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 6703 6707 question first answered 16/07/2015 15:43:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

389337

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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 Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Greater London, (e) the London Borough of Islington and (f) Islington South and Finsbury constituency, which are not currently subject to the benefit cap, will be subject to caps at the levels proposed in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	6707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government will set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 6703 6882 question first answered 16/07/2015 15:43:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

389371

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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 Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual change in the income of households which are (a) subject and (b) not subject to the benefit cap as a result of lowering the benefits cap to the levels proposed in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Greater London, (v) the London Borough of Islington and (vi) Islington South and Finsbury constituency in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	6703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government will set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 6707 6882 question first answered 16/07/2015 15:43:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

389373

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) his ministerial colleagues and (b) officials in the Department for Communities and Local Government on the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on social landlords' ability to finance construction of new homes for social rent.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	6711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Departmental Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues and officials from across Government, including from the Department for Communities and Local Government, about current and planned policies where there is a joint interest.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 14:59:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

389379

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment: Bristol South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bristol South constituency have waited longer than six months for the final outcome of their personal independent payment application.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	6728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department is assessing the quality of the clearance time data at lower geographical levels and is considering the future release of such information into the public domain. These statistics will be published when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 14:56:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

389082

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
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 Schemes: Learning Disability
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 help people with learning difficulties find work.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	6544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>People with Learning Difficulties can benefit from the same support to find work as other disabled people through provision such as the Work Programme and Work Choice.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we are launching a new programme, Specialist Employability Support (SES), in September. It focuses on helping those for whom other provision such as Work Choice or Work Programme is not suitable.</p><p> </p><p>SES replaces the Residential Training contracts and is expected to double the number of people supported at the same cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 14:46:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

388860

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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 Security Benefits: Ogmore
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Ogmore constituency receive between £20,000 and £26,000 in benefit payments each year.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	6393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2015 12:22:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

388998

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	State Retirement Pensions
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 took to inform people affected by the acceleration of the increase in the state pension age brought about by the Pensions Act 2011 of that change.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	6414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer my hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 June 2015 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=3828" target="_blank">UIN3828</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 15:06:08 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green