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48392

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 recent assessment he has made of extending the triple lock guarantee to all British pensioners resident abroad; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	196233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The triple lock guarantee is intended to reflect the circumstances of pensioners living in the UK. It means that for this Parliament the basic State Pension will increase by the highest of the growth in average earnings or price increases or 2.5 per cent, for pensioners in the UK and for those who live overseas and currently receive an up-rated basic State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change the up-rating arrangements for UK State Pension paid to pensioners overseas.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48394

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, when he plans to publish on the government website an up-to-date impact assessment for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	196194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government published a detailed Impact Assessment in December 2012 to accompany the laying of the Universal Credit regulations that came into force in April 2013. There are no current plans to publish an update.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

48396

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 the number of British pensioners resident abroad whose pensions have been frozen.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	196242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information as requested by nationality of State Pension recipient is not available.</p><p>However statistics on State Pensioners residing abroad by frozen and non frozen rate countries are available on the Department's website at:-</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html" target="_blank">http://83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48397

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 representations he has received from charities and community organisations on the removal of warm phones from Jobcentre Plus offices.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has received a number of enquiries from charities and community organisations on the removal of Customer Access Phones. <br> <br> They have all been reassured that claimants will still have access to a telephone when necessary.<br> <br> Jobcentres provide face to face support for claimants. After the removal of Customer Access Phones, claimants who require access to a phone in connection with their benefit or job search will be given controlled access to a telephone in a Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48398

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 average caseload was for a Jobcentre Plus advisor in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48399

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 effect of the Youth Contract in the 20 designated areas of high youth unemployment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has carried out an evaluation of the Youth Contract, to assess the effectiveness of the programme at a national level. The evaluation does not provide results for specific geographical locations, but the Youth Contract Official Statistics provides regional, Jobcentre Plus district, local authority and Parliamentary Constituency level data for work experience and sbwa.</p><p> </p><p>The information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Published evaluation reports</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222943/early_impacts_of_work_experience.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222943/early_impacts_of_work_experience.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-wage-incentive-wave-2-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-wage-incentive-wave-2-research</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-customers-experiences" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-customers-experiences</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-perceptions-of-work-experience-and-sector-based-work-academies-rr-842" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-perceptions-of-work-experience-and-sector-based-work-academies-rr-842</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-evaluation-of-the-youth-contract-wage-incentive-scheme-rr828" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-evaluation-of-the-youth-contract-wage-incentive-scheme-rr828</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-youth-contract-findings-from-research-with-jobcentre-plus-staff-in-five-case-study-districts-rr-833" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-youth-contract-findings-from-research-with-jobcentre-plus-staff-in-five-case-study-districts-rr-833</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Official Statistics</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48400

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, whether his Department is monitoring the progress and effect of the EU Youth Guarantee.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My Department takes part in a range of discussions at the EU level on issues relating to youth unemployment. <br> <br> The European Commission also continues to collect information from Member States in this respect. <br> <br> We believe that action is best taken at a national level because governments are best placed to know what measures are needed to address the particular situation in their country.<br> <br> This government introduced the youth contract, which is in addition to the support already on offer through the jobcentre. <br> <br> Latest statistics show that we are making real progress in tackling youth unemployment. Overall, youth unemployment in the UK is lower than most EU countries; it has fallen by 127 000 since peaking in 2011 and continues to fall. The Government remains focused on addressing this issue.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48401

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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 job vacancies there are in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Hounslow and (c) Brentford and Isleworth constituency.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Mary Macleod
uin	196412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Headline figures on the number of unfilled vacancies at a point in time are published by the Office for National Statistics, based on a regular survey of employers. Latest figures, covering January-March 2014, show over 600,000 vacancies available in the UK economy at any one time. The sample size of the survey is, however, too small to allow information to be published below national level.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3927 label Biography information for Mary Macleod

48050

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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 provide a simple route for people to donate their universal benefits back to the state; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	196078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of winter fuel payments are sent out automatically. However, people can simply return their winter fuel payment to the office that issues it. They can also write to the Department requesting not to receive a winter fuel payment for future years, either in advance of first getting a payment, or after they have received one or more payments.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone aged 75 or over is entitled to a free TV Licence for their main address. The free licence is not issued automatically and needs to be applied for. Once issued, licences are renewed automatically every year unless the customer does not have a National Insurance Number in which case TV Licensing will contact them to confirm their circumstances have not changed each year. An over 75 licence can be cancelled at any time and a paid-for licence requested.</p><p> </p><p>The concessionary travel benefit is optional. An eligible person can choose not to take up the entitlement. The National Travel Survey 2011 shows that in GB, 79 per cent of people eligible for an older persons' bus pass held one.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48053

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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 applications have been made for the personal independence payment to date, by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for <strong>Liverpool</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>West Derby</strong><strong> and the hon Member for Airdrie and Shotts</strong><strong>,</strong> official report, 5 March, column 850W.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 196120 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas