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453857

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
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 Security Benefits: Cancer
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 receipt of (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payments are (i) undergoing treatment for and (ii) recovering from cancer.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	27704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as information on treatment is not recorded centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2016 14:28:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

453400

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children live in households affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) Merseyside and (b) the UK; and what the average reduction in housing benefit award was for each such household.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	27488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested regarding how many children live in households affected by the under-occupation penalty in Merseyside and the United Kingdom is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested regarding the average reduction in the housing benefit award for each such household is not available; but information is available for the weekly amount of spare room reduction amount (in bands) and is published at the link below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p /><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2016 11:44:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

453403

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 have been placed in (a) the support group and (b) the work-related activity group with a prognosis statement of (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months, (v) two years and (iv) longer than two years since the introduction of employment and support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	27486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prognosis</p></td><td><p>Support Group</p></td><td><p>Work Related Activity Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>2,121,500</p></td><td><p>1,564,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months</p></td><td><p>225,400</p></td><td><p>344,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 months</p></td><td><p>475,900</p></td><td><p>334,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months</p></td><td><p>339,700</p></td><td><p>226,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 months</p></td><td><p>272,600</p></td><td><p>152,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not for 2 years</p></td><td><p>120,500</p></td><td><p>131,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not in longer term</p></td><td><p>545,100</p></td><td><p>257,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/02/2016 16:32:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

453404

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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	Vacancies: Birkenhead
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) proportion of vacancies listed on Universal Jobmatch that are within 20 miles of Birkenhead are unfilled and (b) wage levels those vacancies are listed at; and for how long those vacancies have been unfilled.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	27539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available, as Universal Jobmatch is a self-service job posting and matching service. Outcomes of vacancies posted on the site are not monitored.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/02/2016 12:39:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

453408

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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	Flexible Support Fund: Lone Parents
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 (a) effectiveness and (b) level of use by single parents of the Jobcentre Plus Flexible Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	27357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted any specific evaluation work on the use of Flexible Support Fund for single parents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/02/2016 12:35:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

453409

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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	Flexible Support Fund: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of the Flexible Support Fund was spent on female jobseekers in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	27358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/02/2016 12:30:51 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

453419

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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	European Social Fund: Unemployment
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 effect of the European Social Fund on levels of unemployment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	27243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>By the end of 2014, a total of 688,625 participants had entered work on leaving provision during the life of the European Social Fund (ESF) 2007-2013 programme for England and Gibraltar. In addition, based on a representative survey of participants we estimate that 1,115,297 were in work 6 months after leaving provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The European Social Fund Cohort Study (2012–2014) provides further evidence of the impact of the programme and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-social-fund-esf-cohort-study-2012-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-social-fund-esf-cohort-study-2012-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for ESF is devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 27242 question first answered 24/02/2016 17:00:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

453420

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
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	European Social Fund: Employment
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 number of people helped into work through funding provided under the European Social Fund.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	27242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>By the end of 2014, a total of 688,625 participants had entered work on leaving provision during the life of the European Social Fund (ESF) 2007-2013 programme for England and Gibraltar. In addition, based on a representative survey of participants we estimate that 1,115,297 were in work 6 months after leaving provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The European Social Fund Cohort Study (2012–2014) provides further evidence of the impact of the programme and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-social-fund-esf-cohort-study-2012-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-social-fund-esf-cohort-study-2012-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for ESF is devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 27243 question first answered 24/02/2016 17:00:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

452136

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Fringe 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 staff in his Department and non-departmental public bodies receive (a) home to work travel allowance, (b) a car allowance and (c) subsidised health insurance.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	26829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The information below is as at 31 January 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Home to work travel allowance - DWP and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) pay excess fares only when an employee is</li></ul><p> </p><ol type="a"><ol type="a"><li>compulsorily transferred to another office at the department’s instigation and the cost of travelling to the new workplace is greater than the cost met by the employee in travelling to the previous workplace. Currently, there are 2,144 DWP employees (2.5% of workforce) and 44 HSE employees (1.59% of workforce) receiving excess fares. These payments are normally time-limited to 3 years, although can be for 5 years in exceptional circumstances. No other DWP non-departmental public bodies are making such payments.</li></ol></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Car allowance – DWP currently pays a car allowance to 117 (0.14%) employees, who transferred into DWP from another employer. This is not an allowance that is available to other DWP employees, but DWP is legally obliged to honour the previous contractual agreement following the transfer. No other DWP non-departmental public bodies are making such payments.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Subsidised health insurance – From 31/03/16 no DWP employees will receive subsidised health insurance. The Pensions Advisory Service currently pays Benenden for healthcare cover on behalf of its 44 employees which was originally paid as a recruitment and retention benefit. This attracts a tax liability which is paid by TPAS as an organisation.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/02/2016 14:22:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies