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750323

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	BPDTS
	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 time of directors of the Benefits and Pensions Digital Technology Services Limited (BPDTS) is spent as (a) employees of his Department and (b) employees of BPDTS; who in his Department awards work to BPDTS; whether there is any financial benefit to those directors from work awarded by his Department to that company; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	3829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>BPDTS Ltd was set-up to provide IT services to DWP previously provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprises Ltd. The Secretary of State is the sole member of the company and therefore in effect its owner.</p><p> </p><p>There are two Executive Directors (the Chief Executive and the Chief Financial Officer) both of whom are civil servants, employed by DWP. The Chief Executive spends approximately 75% of his time on BPDTS business and the Chief Financial Officer 100% of his time.</p><p> </p><p>There are five non-Executive Directors who are also senior officers of DWP. The time they spent on the company’s business is limited to attendance at monthly Board meetings and preparations for those meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Service orders identifying work to be undertaken by BPDTS Ltd are agreed with the DWP Digital Group.</p><p> </p><p>There is no financial benefit in awarding this work to any Director.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/07/2017 13:16:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

940022

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	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: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2018 to Question 152769 on Children: Day Care, what proportion of parents receiving universal credit currently receive the maximum amount for childcare costs in (a) Barnsley and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	163562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/07/2018 16:37:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

626718

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total monthly receipts to the public purse were from (a) the fee charged for applications to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), (b) the collection fee for paying parents using the CMS collect and pay service, (c) the collection fee for receiving payments using the CMS collect and pay service and (d) enforcement fees levied on paying parents in each month since June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	51323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of fees and on-going collection charges are designed to act as an incentive for parents to pause and consider the different options available to them for a child maintenance arrangement, rather than applying to the statutory Child Maintenance Service ‘by default’. Charges make a small contribution to a service that is heavily subsidised by the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Receipts in relation to the Child Maintenance Service 2012 scheme, from June 2014 to March 2016, are provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>a) Application Fees Received <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>b) Fees Received from Paying Parents <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>c) Fees Received from Receiving Parents <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>d) Enforcement Fees <br> £000's</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-14</strong></p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-14</strong></p></td><td><p>78.4</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-14</strong></p></td><td><p>84.4</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-14</strong></p></td><td><p>95.7</p></td><td><p>138.8</p></td><td><p>27.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-14</strong></p></td><td><p>111.0</p></td><td><p>218.7</p></td><td><p>43.3</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-14</strong></p></td><td><p>89.7</p></td><td><p>218.4</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-14</strong></p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td><td><p>244.2</p></td><td><p>48.1</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-15</strong></p></td><td><p>109.4</p></td><td><p>254.8</p></td><td><p>50.4</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-15</strong></p></td><td><p>100.9</p></td><td><p>260.7</p></td><td><p>51.2</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-15</strong></p></td><td><p>109.6</p></td><td><p>300.9</p></td><td><p>59.3</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p>104.5</p></td><td><p>311.8</p></td><td><p>61.6</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-15</strong></p></td><td><p>113.6</p></td><td><p>329.6</p></td><td><p>64.8</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-15</strong></p></td><td><p>125.9</p></td><td><p>378.7</p></td><td><p>74.0</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-15</strong></p></td><td><p>136.4</p></td><td><p>393.7</p></td><td><p>76.8</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-15</strong></p></td><td><p>145.3</p></td><td><p>391.3</p></td><td><p>76.7</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-15</strong></p></td><td><p>156.8</p></td><td><p>460.5</p></td><td><p>89.9</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-15</strong></p></td><td><p>160.6</p></td><td><p>479.2</p></td><td><p>93.6</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-15</strong></p></td><td><p>128.2</p></td><td><p>467.3</p></td><td><p>90.6</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-15</strong></p></td><td><p>108.1</p></td><td><p>582.1</p></td><td><p>112.6</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-16</strong></p></td><td><p>193.1</p></td><td><p>552.3</p></td><td><p>107.3</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-16</strong></p></td><td><p>162.3</p></td><td><p>575.5</p></td><td><p>111.6</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-16</strong></p></td><td><p>157.8</p></td><td><p>651.2</p></td><td><p>126.9</p></td><td><p>17.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,520.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,222.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,411.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>143.9</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/11/2016 14:11:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

626719

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the projected monthly income is from charges in the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) once all cases have transferred from the legacy schemes to the CMS.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	51324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of fees and ongoing collection charges are designed to act as an incentive for parents to pause and consider the different options available to them for a child maintenance arangement, rather than applying to the statutory Child Maintenance Service 'by default'. Charges make a small contribution to a service that is heavily subsidised by the taxpayer.</p><p>It is not possible to forecast with confidence the projected monthly income from fees and charges in the Child Maintenance Service as this is sensitive to several factors, which includes the volumes of applications, the size of the caseload and client behaviour. It will also be sensitive to outcomes from the Child Support Agency case closure process, as cases are not automatically transferred.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/11/2016 14:24:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

626720

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	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	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 much the Government has received in total to date in charges from the Child Maintenance Service since charging was introduced in June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	51325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of fees and ongoing collection charges are designed to act as an incentive for parents to pause and consider the different options available to them for a child maintenance arrangement, rather than applying to the statutory Child Maintenance Service 'by default'. Charges make a small contribution to the service that is heavily subsidised by the taxpayer.</p><p>The Government has received £11,298,200 in charges, from the Child Maintenance Service between June 2014 when charging was introduced and March 2016 which is the latest period covered in the DWP annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/11/2016 14:16:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

993582

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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, if she will publish the results of the reclassification of arrears trial run by the Child Maintenance Group; and what plans she has to change the processes used to collect Child Maintenance arrears as a result of that exercise.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	182774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service has not undertaken any recent trials to reclassify arrears.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/10/2018 13:59:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994027

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2018
	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, if she will publish the results of the arrears segmentation trial run by the Child Maintenance Group between April 2013 and April 2014; and what assessment she has made of how the results of that trial have informed her Department's approach to collecting child maintenance arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	183359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, The Child Maintenance Service has not undertaken an arrears segmentation trial.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/10/2018 15:33:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

874747

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department provides to the construction industry on the requirement of employee medicals as a pre-requisite for employment in that sector.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	135048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Health &amp; Safety Executive (HSE) provides a range of general and construction-specific guidance on work-related health risk assessments, health surveillance, and medical surveillance required under health and safety law. This can be found on HSE’s website <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm</a> and</p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Work in construction can involve exposure to a range of health hazards such as noise, vibration, chemicals and dusts. Employers are legally required to assess these risks to properly manage and control them.</p><p> </p><p>Control measures can include a health assessment before work starts to confirm a worker’s fitness for the work and establish a baseline for future health surveillance assessments. Some specific work activities, such as tunnelling in compressed air, require a medical assessment by an HSE Appointed Doctor.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/04/2018 10:25:30 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

681368

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	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: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were used to select sites for closure in his Department's estates review.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	62393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department has sought, where feasible, to merge sites in close proximity as part of its overall review of estate. Merging the staff and services optimises use of space, ensures value for money and enables effective delivery of services to the public. Some smaller offices have insufficient space to grow as part of the Universal Credit full service roll out.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2017 13:08:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

681369

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	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: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there will be compulsory redundancies from proposed closures in his Department's estate; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	62394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>Department for Work and Pensions future estate plans are designed to retain the skills and experience of colleagues across the country. As a result, it is proposed that the great majority of employees stay in the same building, with most other employees moving to another site nearby.</p><p>In a small number of cases relocation and redeployment may be more difficult. We will seek to relocate or offer alternative roles to all such employees. But in some cases, this may not be reasonable and redundancies may be required. At this point we are unable to confirm whether redundancies would be voluntary or compulsory.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions will be entering into a period of consultation with our colleagues at all affected locations and will be undertaking internal discussions about the options for relocation. It is important to stress that this is a proposal at this stage and we will make a final decision following the consultation process with our colleagues</p><p>It is not until this period of consultation is concluded that we will know exactly how many people may leave the Department as a result of these changes. Our current estimate is that this may be approximately 750 people, less than 1% of the overall workforce.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2017 13:05:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens