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155667

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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 whether people who are undergoing a work capability assessment because of mental health problems are guaranteed assessment by health professionals who have psychiatric expertise.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All healthcare professionals who carry out work capability assessments on behalf of the DWP are fully trained in disability assessment and are registered with their respective Regulatory Body. Healthcare professionals receive comprehensive training in the functional effects of mental health conditions. In addition all health professionals are supported by mental function champions who have specialist knowledge of mental health conditions and provide support and best practice advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 25/11/2014 14:38:05 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

155685

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding they have provided for locally delivered Universal Support in the Universal Credit Pathfinder areas; what funding is planned for the roll-out in 2015; and how much of any such funding will be targeted at front-line delivery, as opposed to "enabling" activities (such as assessing needs and provision in an area, and co-ordinating existing services).
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL2869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We have provided funding in the pathfinder sites and all current live Universal Credit sites through Delivery Partnership Agreements (DPAs) which were based on local agreement as to the likely level on need for support in each area.</p><p> </p><p>From February 2015, Universal Credit will rollout to new single claimants who would currently be eligible for Jobseekers Allowance across all remaining jobcentres and local authorities. This provides the opportunity to build a secure platform for the introduction of Universal Support by mobilising local partnerships nationwide, putting in place a robust infrastructure for more complex and vulnerable claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will put in place Delivery Partnership Agreements (DPAs) with local authorities. As in the current live sites these will provide a framework to make available funded support for those who need additional help.</p><p> </p><p>How much funding is targeted for specific purposes by the Department will be determined by the individual partnerships, based on local need.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 01/12/2014 15:25:45 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

156087

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish a long-term plan for the full-implementation of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	214509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>An update on Universal Credit progress and future planning was provided recently in the Department’s “Universal Credit at Work” publication available on the DWP website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-at-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-at-work</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the WMS (Link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary Of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing Universal Credit to all remaining Jobcentres and Local Authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of Universal Credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress Universal Credit based on our <em>Test and Learn</em> approach, securing long-term transformation of the Welfare State and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:44 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

156088

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls the Child Maintenance Options Service has received in each month from May 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	214690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of calls received by the Child Maintenance Options Service in each month from May 2014 is available in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of Calls</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>27,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>29,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>29,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>27,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Data Sourced from CMO Monthly MI Service Pack</p><p>- Data rounded to nearest 5</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/11/2014 11:56:14 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

156089

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Cold Weather Payments: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times cold weather payments have been made to residents of the KY13 postcode area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Gordon Banks
uin	214641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB geography such as postcode level. The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area, which may change between years. Cold weather payments are triggered when the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast to be 0<sup>o</sup>C or below over seven consecutive days.</p><p> </p><p>The postcode areas of FK10, FK11 and KY13 have been assigned to the Edinburgh Gogarbank and Strathallan weather stations as follows:</p><p> </p><p>FK10: assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank weather station</p><p>FK11: assigned to the Strathallan weather station</p><p>KY13: assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank weather station in the years 2009/10 to 2012/13 and to the Strathallan weather station in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 gives the number of triggers for the last five years at these weather stations. All eligible recipients will have received a Cold Weather Payment following a trigger at the relevant weather station.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Triggers and Payments at Edinburgh Gogarbank and Strathallan weather stations: 2009/10 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Weather Station</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"> </td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of triggers in each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh Gogerbank</p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strathallan</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 214642 214643 question first answered 20/11/2014 11:33:41 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1589 label Biography information for Gordon Banks

156090

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Cold Weather Payments: Clackmannanshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times cold weather payments have been made to residents of the FK10 postcode area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Gordon Banks
uin	214642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB geography such as postcode level. The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area, which may change between years. Cold weather payments are triggered when the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast to be 0<sup>o</sup>C or below over seven consecutive days.</p><p> </p><p>The postcode areas of FK10, FK11 and KY13 have been assigned to the Edinburgh Gogarbank and Strathallan weather stations as follows:</p><p> </p><p>FK10: assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank weather station</p><p>FK11: assigned to the Strathallan weather station</p><p>KY13: assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank weather station in the years 2009/10 to 2012/13 and to the Strathallan weather station in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 gives the number of triggers for the last five years at these weather stations. All eligible recipients will have received a Cold Weather Payment following a trigger at the relevant weather station.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Triggers and Payments at Edinburgh Gogarbank and Strathallan weather stations: 2009/10 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Weather Station</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"> </td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of triggers in each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh Gogerbank</p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strathallan</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 214641 214643 question first answered 20/11/2014 11:33:42 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1589 label Biography information for Gordon Banks

156091

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Cold Weather Payments: Clackmannanshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times cold weather payments have been made to residents of the FK11 postcode area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Gordon Banks
uin	214643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB geography such as postcode level. The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area, which may change between years. Cold weather payments are triggered when the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast to be 0<sup>o</sup>C or below over seven consecutive days.</p><p> </p><p>The postcode areas of FK10, FK11 and KY13 have been assigned to the Edinburgh Gogarbank and Strathallan weather stations as follows:</p><p> </p><p>FK10: assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank weather station</p><p>FK11: assigned to the Strathallan weather station</p><p>KY13: assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank weather station in the years 2009/10 to 2012/13 and to the Strathallan weather station in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 gives the number of triggers for the last five years at these weather stations. All eligible recipients will have received a Cold Weather Payment following a trigger at the relevant weather station.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Triggers and Payments at Edinburgh Gogarbank and Strathallan weather stations: 2009/10 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Weather Station</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"> </td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of triggers in each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh Gogerbank</p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strathallan</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 214641 214642 question first answered 20/11/2014 11:33:42 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1589 label Biography information for Gordon Banks

156092

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions have been issued by jobcentres to people (a) working in part-time employment and (b) employed on zero hours contracts in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	214534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost for point (a), regarding working in part-time employment and for point (b), claimants of JSA cannot be sanctioned in relation to a zero hours contract and therefore none of those sanctioned would be due to a zero hours contract.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/11/2014 17:59:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

156093

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payment his Department expects to receive in the present financial year and the next; and what estimate he has made of the number of decisions on claims in that period.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	214531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement forecast for the number of claimants of personal independence payment is given in Table 1c at the following URL:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389497/Outturn-and-forecast-AS-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389497/Outturn-and-forecast-AS-2014.xlsx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 19/01/2015 17:52:42 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper previous answer version 29124 answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

156094

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Universal Credit
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 ensure effective joint working between his Department and relevant partners before introducing universal credit in new areas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	214530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As part of our planning process we carry out a thorough internal and external assessment to ensure that Universal Credit can be rolled out safely and securely, and a strong delivery model exists between the department and local partners.</p><p>For example, internal delivery milestones must be checked and agreed to ensure that Jobcentres and their staff are ready to roll out Universal Credit. As part of this process external delivery partners will need to sign and agree a Delivery Partnership Agreement (DPA) to outline what services they will provide and to make available funded support for those who need extra help. In addition local authorities will need to sign and agree a Readiness Certificate to confirm that they are ready to roll out Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/01/2015 16:29:49 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper previous answer version 29122 answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves