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347946

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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 and Support Allowance: Appeals
	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 clearing time is of employment and support allowance mandatory reconsideration appeals in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 800 question first answered 08/06/2015 10:15:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

388749

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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	Children: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the prevalence of child poverty; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	6272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to working to eliminate child poverty and improving life chances for children.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently outlined a new approach to tackle the root causes of poverty and make a real difference to children’s lives. The Welfare Reform and Work Bill, introduced to Parliament on 9 July, includes a new statutory duty for Government to report on measures of worklessness and educational attainment. This will drive action that makes the biggest difference to the lives of poor children, both now and in the future.</p><p> </p><p>We will set our further plans in a Life Chances Strategy in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/07/2015 13:55:57 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

390198

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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 and Support Allowance
	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 financial statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2015, Official Report, column 334, what the value will be of the new funding to provide additional support to help employment and support allowance claimants return to work; and what form this additional support will take.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	7292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>· The Budget provided additional funding from April 2017, rising from £60m in 2017/18 to £100m a year in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>· Further details will be set out in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/07/2015 15:38:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

447953

	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	Social Security Benefits: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in payment of tax credits and other benefits as a result of administrative errors; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	24261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>Tax Credits are the responsibility of HMRC.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to ensuring payments are made in a timely manner and benefit payment times are improving year on year.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/01/2016 14:22:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

450448

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	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 spent employment and support allowance in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	25754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information* requested has been published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487615/expenditure-by-la-2014-15.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487615/expenditure-by-la-2014-15.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>* Expenditure is on a Great Britain basis; expenditure in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/02/2016 16:07:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

450449

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work capability assessments were carried out in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	25755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested has been published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-claims-made-to-mar-2015-and-appeals-to-sept-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-claims-made-to-mar-2015-and-appeals-to-sept-2015</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/02/2016 16:00:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

450450

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of employment and support allowance there were in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	25751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested by local authority, region and Great Britain has been published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information can be found at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland: <a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/02/2016 16:03:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

450451

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	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 on the adequacy of employment and support allowance payments; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	25752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/02/2016 15:56:29 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

450452

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of work capability assessments conducted in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	25753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>The cost of work capability assessments in the last five years were:</p><p> </p><p>April 2010 – March 2011 - £112.8m</p><p>April 2011 – March 2012 - £112.4m</p><p>April 2012 – March 2013 - £114.3m</p><p>April 2013 – March 2014 - £57.3m</p><p>April 2014 – March 2015 - £82m</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/02/2016 16:18:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

513550

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's latest estimate is of the number of parents with children who will be claiming employment and support allowance in April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	34256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/04/2016 09:28:28 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham