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1105461

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to families who have been reunited through refugee family reunion to access the social security system.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	237691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Those who have joined a family member in the UK through refugee family reunion are entitled to the same support as any other person. As with anyone else, they will be assessed to ascertain whether they have complex needs and whether they require additional support to access DWP services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/04/2019 11:10:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1105463

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on collaboration between the Home Office and her Department to ensure that refugees are able to access the employment support and social security benefits that they are entitled to.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	237692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is working in partnership with the Home Office to improve processes for refugees claiming benefits. In order to achieve this aim we have set up the Post Grant Appointment Scheme (PGAS).</p><p> </p><p>The scheme involves contacting persons at the point when they are granted refugee status to see if they wish to apply for benefits and require assistance to do so. If they say they do, an appointment at a local DWP office is arranged for them.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/04/2019 10:22:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1108887

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to support armed forces veterans into employment.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	239329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant has been in place since May 2011 and sets out the relationship between the nation, the Government and the Armed Forces. The covenant is a written and publicised voluntary pledge from businesses and other organisations who wish to demonstrate their support for the armed forces community.</p><p> </p><p>The covenant can be signed by a business or other organisation of any size, and from any industry whether they are an employer of a member of the armed forces community or simply wish to acknowledge publically their support for the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) actively promote the Armed Forces Covenant to those employers and partner organisations they work with. This has been adopted into routine business to ensure that those new to DWP’s employer portfolio are aware of the opportunity and benefits of support to the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>Every Jobcentre Plus District has an Armed Forced Champion (AFC) who is key to delivering our commitments under the covenant. The AFC will ensure that any concerns and issues raised which affect Service Personnel and their families are integrated within the wider work of Jobcentre Plus. AFCs ensure Work Coaches and other DWP staff can effectively support serving personnel, service leavers, veterans and their families.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the local activity in Jobcentres to support veterans our National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) also work closely with the Ministry of Defence to align engagement activity in support of the veteran’s strategy. In particular NEPT work closely with the MOD Careers Transition Partnership (CTP) and the Defence Relationship Management (DRM) team to encourage large employers, trade body associations and partner organisations to provide practical support to the Armed Forces Covenant, particularly the employment of veterans.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/04/2019 12:15:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

147652

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	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	Welfare Assistance Schemes: Bolton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding was allocated to Bolton Council in 2014-15 for local welfare assistance schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	213962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The funding for Bolton Council is shown in the table below. This information can be found on page 35 of the “Local welfare provision review”, published on 5th November 2014, which is available in the House Library, as well as on the Gov.uk website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-welfare-provision-review" target="_blank">Local welfare provision review - Publications - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2013/14</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Programme Funding (AME)</p></td><td><p>Admin Funding (DEL)</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>Programme Funding (AME)</p></td><td><p>Admin Funding (DEL)</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton</p></td><td><p>£1,017,045</p></td><td><p>£214,909</p></td><td><p>£1,231,954</p></td><td><p>£1,017,045</p></td><td><p>£196,987</p></td><td><p>£1,214,032</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 11:49:16 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

147653

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local authorities his Department consulted during the review of local welfare assistance schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	213963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We consulted all 150 local authorities that received funding. A questionnaire was sent to them. We received 106 replies. This was followed up with in-depth interviews with twelve local authorities from across the country. The “Local welfare provision review”, published on 5th November 2014, is available in the House Library, as well as on the Gov.uk website.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-welfare-provision-review" target="_blank">Local welfare provision review - Publications - GOV.UK</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 11:53:59 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

167852

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	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	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, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of unfreezing state pensions for British citizens living in Commonwealth countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	217127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The policy of this Coalition Government on the up-rating of UK state pensions paid to people living overseas is the same as that of successive post-war Governments. Namely to up-rate such pensions where we are legally required to under the terms of EU law or a bilateral social security agreement. There are no plans to change policy on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 08/12/2014 16:34:06 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

167860

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	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	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 discussions he has had with employers on the creation of collective defined contribution pension schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	217110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Officials and ministers have had a number of conversations, during the policy development and consultation process, with employers who may be potentially interested in establishing collective arrangements for their employees. We cannot give details of the organisations concerned due to commercial sensitivities. We also sought input about the types of schemes that might be attractive to employers through our Defined Ambition and Collective Industry Working Groups.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/12/2014 12:10:10 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

155580

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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	Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many buildings his Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	214227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In 1998, the Department sold all property interests as part of a PFI arrangement with Telereal Trillium. Since that date we have leased back fully serviced accommodation as part of the PRIME contract. In consequence, the Department does not own any buildings.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 13:28:22 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

45841

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	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 performance of the Innovation Fund to Support Separated Families.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	903389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are funding 17 projects to help and support separated families in various parts of the country and piloting a range of approaches. The schemes conclude by April 2015 after which we will publish a full, independent evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

179692

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	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	Cold Weather Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individual cold weather payments were made to recipients in the UK in winter 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	224386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Only one trigger was recorded in the 2013/14 Cold Weather season and an estimated 1,100 payments paid. Further details can be found in the ‘Social Fund Cold Weather Payments for Great Britain from 1st November 2013 to 31st March 2014’ update on Gov.uk which may be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299461/sf-cwp-31-03-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299461/sf-cwp-31-03-2014.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 23/02/2015 13:33:56 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt