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452373

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Care Homes: Electrical Safety
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 level of compliance with regulations on electrical safety in care homes in England.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	27176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>There has been no recent assessment of the level of compliance with the regulations on electrical safety in care homes in England by the Health and Safety Executive, Local Authorities or the Care Quality Commission.</p><p> </p><p>There is general guidance for dutyholders on expected electrical standards on the HSE website <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm</a> and specific guidance for social care in HSE publication Health and Safety in Care homes chapter 4. <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg220.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg220.htm</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/02/2016 11:49:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

452540

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on developing proposals for implementing the Youth Obligation; and what organisations his Department are consulting to inform that process.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	26997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The detailed policy design is still under development. We will set out our policy design for the Youth Obligation in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will be conducting a stakeholder engagement exercise with organisations and employers shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/02/2016 11:51:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

452542

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Universal Credit: 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, if he will make an assessment for his policies of the findings of the National Federation of ALMOs Welfare reform survey relating to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	27076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>DWP is currently considering the report from the National Federations of ALMOs and the Minister of State for Welfare Reform will be meeting to discuss their findings in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/02/2016 17:11:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

452543

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Construction: Accidents
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 was between a fatal accident in construction and a conviction on the latest date for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	27162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>For fatalities in construction (Standard Industrial Classification, section F) reported to HSE between 2006/07 and 2014/15, the average time between the date of the incident and the date of the first hearing where a conviction is recorded is 1208 days. The time between the incident and conviction dates by yearly time bands is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date of Conviction</p></td><td><p>Average number of days between incident date and conviction date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>1234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>1153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>1214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>1251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>1251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>1336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>1185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>1267</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the overall time frame from fatal incident to conviction a number of discrete stages may be involved and these are performed by different agencies largely out of HSE’s control:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>The police assume primacy initially and retain it until negligent homicide offences have been identified or eliminated.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Where negligent homicide is suspected, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will consider a file submitted to them by the Police.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>HSE works closely with the police and CPS throughout this phase in accordance with the Work Related Deaths Protocol (WRDP) to which the Police, CPS, HSE and other regulators are signatories.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Before HSE brings a prosecution it is normal to await the outcome of an inquest held by HM Coroner.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>If a defendant has been charged it can take some time for the case to come to trial particularly where if　it is defended and heard in the Crown Court.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recognising the importance to victims of ensuring all stages of the process are concluded as quickly as possible, the WRDP National Liaison Committee recently agreed that any decision to prosecute should be made within 3 years of the date of death other than in exceptional circumstances – currently approximately 85% of investigations are completed within this timescale.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For its part HSE has an internal target of completing 95% of fatal accident investigations within 12 months of assuming primacy – attainment is now at 70% and the trend is improving.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/02/2016 14:35:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

452025

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	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 people with (a) fibromyalgia, (b) myalgic encephalomyelitis, (c) relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis, (d) autism and (e) other mental health conditions have applied to move from disability living allowance to personal independence payment; and how many of those applications were successful.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	26689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The requested information for Personal Independence Payment applications is not available as information on PIP claimants’ disabling conditions is not collected at the initial claim application stage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Such information on PIP awards, by disabling condition and whether new or reassessment claim status, are available from Stat-Xplore.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/02/2016 14:10:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

452137

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	State Retirement 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 people who will begin receiving the new state pension in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	26967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>DWP have published an estimate of the number of people who will reach State Pension age in 2016/17 in figure 24 of ‘Impact of New State Pension (nSP) on an Individual’s Pension Entitlement – Longer Term Effects of nSP’ which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the average new State Pension caseload in 2016/17 are published in table 2c of the ‘Autumn Statement 2015 Expenditure and caseloads’ publication, which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/490307/outturn-and-forecast-autumn-statement-2015.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/490307/outturn-and-forecast-autumn-statement-2015.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Breakdowns by month are not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/02/2016 14:20:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

452138

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: Monster Worldwide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the duration and value is of his Department's contract with Monster Worldwide Ltd for the management of Universal Jobmatch; and on what basis payments to Monster Worldwide Ltd are made under that contract.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	26960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The contract with Monster Worldwide Ltd was signed on 25 January 2012 and will end on 18 March 2017. The total contract value is £20,026,152. Payment is made monthly in arrears.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/02/2016 11:46:06 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

451451

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Universal Credit: Employment
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 who are in receipt of benefits he estimates will be in full-time work after the roll-out of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	26405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>This information can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/02/2016 11:56:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

451499

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of private rented properties are priced above the local housing allowance in the (a) UK and (b) West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/02/2016 15:22:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

451549

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Long Term Unemployed People: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision his Department is making to improve employment outcomes for long-term unemployed people with deaf impairment for whom British Sign Language is their first language.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	26465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all disabled people have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We offer a number of programmes and initiatives that successfully support disabled people into work, including deaf people or those with hearing loss who use British Sign Language.</p><p>Employment programmes such as Work Choice, Specialist Employability Support and Access to Work help disabled people, including BSL users, find, start and remain in work. Access to Work has a dedicated Deaf and Hearing Loss Team, which ensures that people with deafness or hearing loss receive specialist advice and support. Deaf people and those with hearing loss represent the largest group of people helped by Access to Work.</p><p>Last month, DWP took an important step in making Government services accessible to deaf people or those with hearing loss with the launch of the Video Relay Service (VRS), a six-month pilot which will ensure that BSL users can communicate with DWP staff quickly and easily. This service is available for Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and the Access to Work enquiry lines. VRS can be accessed on a laptop or PC, or through an app on iOS or Android devices.</p><p>On 4 January, DWP launched a call for evidence for its Market Review of Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/communications-for-people-who-are-deaf-or-have-hearing-loss-market-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/communications-for-people-who-are-deaf-or-have-hearing-loss-market-review</a></p><p>The Disability Confident campaign, launched in 2013, works to improve employer awareness and confidence in unlocking disabled people’s talents, including deaf people and those with hearing loss. We are encouraging employers to register their commitment to become more Disability Confident and receive an information pack and regular updates. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/disability-confident" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/disability-confident</a></p><p>The Equality Act 2010 provides statutory protection against discrimination and sets out that employers must make reasonable adjustments for their disabled workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/02/2016 15:15:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard