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45134

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 average waiting times for Atos (a) personal independence payments and (b) work assessments in Beverley and Holderness constituency; and what steps he is taking to achieve a reduction in waiting times for such assessments.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
uin	193525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to provide data on waiting times for Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Beverley and Holderness constituency. Information for this specific geographical area is not routinely reported to DWP by Atos Healthcare.</p><p>We announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 27 March our plans to achieve a reduction in waiting times and next steps. Atos Healthcare will be withdrawing from delivery of Work Capability Assessments in Great Britain before the end of the current contract</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

45135

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 547W, on the Work Programme, if he will place in the Library the draft findings of the Work Programme evaluation received by his Department in August 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	193596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The evaluation of the Work Programme is still on-going, and the Department will publish findings once it is completed.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

45136

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons he has not yet placed the business case for universal credit in the public domain.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	193588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In line with standard practice, as the Universal Credit Business Case includes details of a sensitive nature the Department will not be putting the Business Case into the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

45137

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment applications have been processed in each month since April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	193589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Personal Independence Payment started from April 2013 and although limited data has started to feed through, we need to wait until the Department has quality assured, meaningful figures for publication. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on personal independence payment from spring 2014.</p><p> </p><p>An ad-hoc release of PIP information was published on Tuesday 11 February 2014. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277986/adHoc-pip-statistics-feb14.pdf</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

45138

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 jobseeker's allowance were sanctioned for failing to complete their job search evidence form on 25 December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	193590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>Claimants are expected to do all that is reasonable within full time working hours in any week to look for work and this is not restricted to specific days.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants with sincerely held religious beliefs can restrict their availability during religious festivals and holidays.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

45140

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 overall cost to his Department of data entry associated with universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	193629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There are no dedicated data entry roles and accordingly no cost to the department can be reliably estimated.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

45141

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 amend the point at which housing benefit payments are halted or reduced when a claimant finds work to better take account of salaries that are paid in arrears.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	193619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Provisions dealing with this issue already exist within the housing benefit regulations. A claimant who has been receiving a qualifying benefit* for 26 weeks or more will continue to receive housing benefit for four weeks after they start work. Further details can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236973/hbgm-c5-extended-payments.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236973/hbgm-c5-extended-payments.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>* The qualifying benefits are: Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

45142

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 work of his Department's youth hubs.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	193584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Youth hubs have been set up in some locations under our Freedoms and Flexibilities policy where local managers judge they would be an effective way of supporting young people. There has been positive feedback on them but evaluation is a matter for local Managers.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

45144

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to his Department was of data entry used under universal credit in each quarter since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	193661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>There are no dedicated data entry roles and accordingly no cost to the department can be reliably estimated.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 193628 193699 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

45145

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 his Department has employed in data entry roles relating to universal credit in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Lancashire in each quarter since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	193699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>There are no dedicated data entry roles and accordingly no cost to the department can be reliably estimated.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 193628 193661 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones