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156437

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	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, whether claimants are able to telephone Access to Work programme offices (a) in general and (b) to discuss late payment of monthly wages for their support workers.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	215028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>All customers contacting Access to Work by telephone call a contact centre initially; details of their enquiry are taken and passed to the relevant team to arrange a call back. This applies to general enquiries and payment enquiries. The exception is when a customer has an application awaiting a decision; in these circumstances they will be provided with a name and direct contact number for an adviser.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 21/11/2014 12:03:44 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

156438

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	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, what communication options are offered for claimants to contact Access to Work programme offices.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	215029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Customers can contact Access to Work by the following means:</p><p>Telephone: 0345/0845 268 8489;</p><p>E-mail: <a href="mailto:atwosu.london@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">atwosu.london@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk</a>; or</p><p>Textphone: 0345 608 8753</p><p>If a customer is unable to access any of the above communication options, they can appoint a third party to act on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 21/11/2014 12:14:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

156439

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	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, what the average time taken by a local Access to Work office to process monthly claims from registered disabled persons for wages for their support workers was over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	215030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Access to Work do not hold any assured data to enable an answer to this question.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 21/11/2014 12:08:35 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

156441

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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 Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Work Programme providers have achieved an excellent accreditation through the Merlin Standards since 2012.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The following Work Programme providers have been accredited as ‘Excellent’ under the Merlin Standard since 2012:</p><p> </p><p>Serco - May 2014</p><p>Avanta - May 2014</p><p>G4S - June 2014</p><p>Ingeus - June 2014</p><p>Learn Direct - June 2014</p><p>Maximus - June 2014</p><p>NCG - June 2014</p><p>Reed in Partnership – July 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/11/2014 14:35:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156442

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Jobcentre Plus
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 Jobcentre Plus key performance indicators in ensuring jobseekers secure sustainable employment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Current performance measures for DWP include the Off-flow rate, where work is a key destination. Sustained employment is a major focus of Universal Credit, and the Department is currently looking at ways to best reflect that in its performance indicators.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/11/2014 14:35:36 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156444

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Employment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU countries on the role of people aged over 50 in the EU labour market.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The UK was represented by DWP officials at an event held in Brussels on ‘delivering longer working lives and higher retirement ages’ organised by the EU and the OECD on 12-13 November. The focus of the event was around:</p><p> </p><p>i. The Review of present State of retirement affairs across EU 28 - new challenges for labour market and social policies from the early exit routes and the linking of pensionable ages to life expectancy;</p><p>ii. Identifying the conditions that encourage and enable people to work longer;</p><p>iii. Discussions on how older workers that experience problems to work longer can be accommodated.</p><p> </p><p>We need to maintain focus on delivering jobs and growth. Strong national ownership of the necessary structural reforms by Member States is vital to achieving this.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/11/2014 11:57:44 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156445

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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: Poverty
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 his Department has made of the effect of housing costs on levels of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	214907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Act 2010 sets out four income-based target measures of child poverty. Each of these measures is calculated on a before housing costs basis and therefore does not take into account the effect housing costs have on the levels of child poverty (as defined under the Act). Calculating poverty figures on an after housing costs basis can underestimate the true standard of living a child experiences as a family may make a choice to spend more on rent or mortgage to attain a higher standard of accommodation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number and proportion of children in low income, on both a before and after housing costs basis, are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. These estimates can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-hbai-199495-to-201213</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/11/2014 14:35:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

156446

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether responsibility for designating a bedroom for housing benefit purpose lies with his Department or with the social landlord.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	214855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The responsibility for designating a bedroom lies with the social landlord.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/11/2014 12:20:47 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

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