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431824

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	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: Welsh Language
	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 the forms of his Department's website are available in Welsh.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	17307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The DWP has 40 published forms on gov.uk. <del class="ministerial">O</del><ins class="ministerial">o</ins>f<del class="ministerial"> those </del><ins class="ministerial">which 27 are </ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins>covered by the Welsh Language Act<del class="ministerial">,</del><ins class="ministerial">.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Of these 9</ins> <del class="ministerial">22</del> are <ins class="ministerial">currently</ins> available in Welsh and the rest will be by January 2016.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 26/11/2015 09:58:00 question first ministerially corrected 14/12/2015 15:08:10 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 32184 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

535892

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cumulative impact of housing benefit cuts, benefit caps and council tax on the health of benefit claimants, both those in work and unemployed, since 2008, taking into account the impact of debt on mental health and the need for women to receive a healthy diet before they conceive and while they are pregnant if they are to give birth to healthy babies.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
	uin	HL1171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Impact assessments published for welfare changes, for example those relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, are available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Published impact assessments not available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> may be available at <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.nationalarchives.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We already have cumulative distributional analysis published by HMT that is the most comprehensive available covering not only the effects of direct cash transfers between households and government but also the effects of frontline public service provision.</p><p> </p><p>Our welfare reforms since 2010 are intended to incentivise work and make work pay. There is a strong evidence base showing that work is generally good for physical and mental health and wellbeing. We recognise that not everyone can work and therefore we provide financial assistance.</p><p> </p><p>The employment rate <del class="ministerial">remains</del><ins class="ministerial"> is</ins> at 74.4 per cent which is the highest since comparable records began. In addition the number and rate of workless households are both at a record low.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 21/07/2016 13:54:07 question first ministerially corrected 25/07/2016 08:29:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud previous answer version 7861 answering member printed Lord Freud answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

420943

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	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	Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Government's credit union expansion programme; and what assessment he has made of the feasibility of extending that programme.
	tabling member constituency	Worcester
	tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
	uin	11604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>DWP’s contract with the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd to deliver the Credit Union Expansion Project began in May 2013. It <del class="ministerial">was</del><ins class="ministerial">is</ins> due to end in April 201<del class="ministerial">5</del><strong><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></strong> but we are currently considering a request for a<ins class="ministerial">n</ins> <del class="ministerial">further</del> extension. The Department has plans to review effectiveness at the end of the Project.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2015 13:14:22 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2015 16:31:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 24060 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

431411

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2015
	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: Disability
	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 potential contribution of the Government as an employer and commissioner to increasing rates of employment among disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	17106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>All Government Departments have clear objectives to increase workforce diversity, including disabled people.<del class="ministerial"> I</del> <ins class="ministerial">We </ins>have been working with officials across Whitehall to assess the proportion of disabled people employed by Government, and to identify ways to improve those numbers.</p><br /><p>As at 31 March 2015, 8.9% of Civil Service employees declared their disability status, up from 7.6% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2014.</p><br /><p>With reference to commissioning, successful bidders for contracts in excess of 12 months are required to submit annual Diversity &amp; Equality Delivery Plans, workforce monitoring data and Contractor and any Sub-contractor’s policy/policies and procedures for preventing unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity in respect of a range of groups, including people with a disability. <del class="ministerial">We will continue to seek opportunities to encourage, and offer support to, employers to employ more disabled people.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This Government is committed to being an exemplar employer and will continue to support employers and disabled people to create opportinities and increase disability emplyment.</ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/11/2015 15:29:01 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2015 16:59:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 32296 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

444781

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	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: Atos Healthcare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of the personal independence payment assessment contract with ATOS; what the main key performance indicators (KPIs) are under that contract; and what the (a) financial and (b) other penalties are for failure to meet KPIs.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
	uin	22348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department has two Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contracts with Atos, each covering a geographical area. North of England &amp; Scotland (Lot 1) has a value of £206,703,507. London &amp; South of England (Lot 3) has a value of £183,894,556.</p><br /><p>There are a number of Service Levels (Key Performance Indicators are not used in PIP contracts) which Atos are required to deliver to meet the Department’s service requirements. These are detailed in the attached Annex 1. In addition, a number of interim Service Levels have been introduced to address specific performance targets.</p><br /><p>In the event Atos fail to achieve a key service level, contracts provide for Service Credits to be applied. Service Credits are a contractual remedy applied to Atos to recognise the loss of service received and to ensure any performance issues are rectified quickly.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/01/2016 12:10:53 question first ministerially corrected 26/01/2016 17:27:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson attachment 1 file name 22348 Annex 1.docx title Annex 1 previous answer version 39773 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

447815

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	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	Occupational Money Purchase Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the distribution of contributions to defined-contribution pension schemes for each (a) income level and (b) age.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	24178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>There are no breakdowns available by income level either for DC personal pensions or for DC workplace pensions.</p><p>There is also no breakdown available by age for DC personal pensions, but data on the distribution of employee contribution rates to workplace DC schemes, by age, can be found within Reference Table 5.1 of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2014 publication available here: <del class="ministerial"><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-400776" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-400776</a></del> <ins class="ministerial"><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm:77-387081" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-387081</a></ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/01/2016 12:46:31 question first ministerially corrected 11/02/2016 10:09:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 42084 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

455452

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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: Overtime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	28696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">This information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, all Departments are required to publish monthly workforce statistics that includes overtime costs. This information is available from the gov.uk website at:</strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-staff-numbers-and-associated-costs" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-staff-numbers-and-associated-costs</strong></a></ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/03/2016 12:27:44 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2016 11:14:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 49110 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

437038

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Altmann on 4 December (HL3783) that the Personal Independence Payment assessment criteria were "designed in close collaboration with disabled people and disability groups", whether they will now take into account the responses to the consultation held separately between 24 June and 5 August 2013 on the moving around criteria.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL4504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p><strong>The full public consultation on the ‘Moving around’ activity of the mobility component closed on 5 August 2013. We received more than 1,100 responses. We carefully considered all the responses received, including the suggestions for alternative approaches. We published our response to the consultation on 21 October 2013.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>We believe the assessment criteria, including the 20 metres distance, are the best way of identifying those whose physical mobility is most limited, so we did not make any changes. However, we have strengthened the measures around the reliability criteria – we recognise these are a key protection for claimants.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Our response to the consultation is annexed to this answer.</strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/12/2015 12:19:10 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2015 14:16:11 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann attachment 1 file name Annex HL 4504.pdf title Annex "Moving around activity" previous answer version 36662 answering member printed Baroness Altmann answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

519926

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2016
	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: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether UK citizens will have automatic right to mutual recognition of pension contributions in EU countries in the event of the UK leaving the EU and prior to the completion of exit negotiations under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	37724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. If the result of the referendum is a decision to leave, the Government would have two years under the Article 50 process to seek to negotiate the terms, including those concerning pensions, of the UK’s exit, with the possibility of extending this time frame with the agreement of the other 27 Member States.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 27/05/2016 13:54:44 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

536429

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the payment of pension part weeks to cover the period when recipients reach state pension age.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	42832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The new State Pension is payable from the date a person reaches State Pension age until the date of their death. These arrangements form a part of the changes introduced by the Pensions Act 2014 for people who reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/07/2016 12:58:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown