Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

428755

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to sign off in full the business case for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	16693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The 2nd Permanent Secretary to the Treasury explained to the PAC on the 10 December 2014 (see link below) the process for Business Case approvals within Government. The first stage of this process, the Strategic Outline Business Case, was agreed for Universal Credit in September 2014. The next step, the Outline Business Case, is now with Treasury Ministers for approval. The Full Business Case will follow for Ministerial approval by the end of 2017. This is in line with the process within Government and a Programme of the scale and complexity of Universal Credit.</p><p><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/universal-credit-progress-update/oral/16340.html" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/universal-credit-progress-update/oral/16340.html</a></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/11/2015 14:01:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

432628

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the household income of a family with one earner and two children which becomes a new claimant of universal credit and is not migrating from a legacy benefit of the Government's proposed changes to universal credit announced in the Summer Budget 2015 in each of the next four financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	17940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>This issue is a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions. I understand that the Minister for Work and Pensions has responded to an identical question tabled by the hon Member.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/12/2015 17:04:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

64661

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department approved the Universal Credit Strategic Outline Business Case.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	203121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Universal Credit will provide the right incentives for people to work, target support at those who need it most, reduce fraud and error, and streamline the administration of the welfare system. Up to 300,000 more people will be in work.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury have approved funding for the Universal Credit programme in 2013/14 and 2014/15, in line with the ministerial announcement (5 December 2013, Official Report, column 65WS)—link to WMS:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65ws" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65ws</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The roll out of Universal Credit continues in a progressive approach, with the live service expanding to couples and the North West of England and then to families.The government continues to roll out the service in a controlled manner in order to assess how claimants are responding, and to inform development of the enhanced digital solution.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 07/07/2014 14:02:40 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

649414

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the monthly average waiting time was related to calls to HM Revenue and Customs on universal credit in each year since its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	55888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not hold this information. The Department for Work and Pensions administers Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/12/2016 15:17:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

649421

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff of HM Revenue and Customs worked on the design and implementation of universal credit in each year since its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	55850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has employed the following full-time equivalents to support the design and implementation of Universal Credit:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average full-time equivalents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012 (September to March)</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/2014</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17 (April to October)</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/12/2016 15:14:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

686245

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit recipients have been naturally migrated onto universal credit since March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	63528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Since March 2016, 52,660 tax credits recipients have naturally migrated onto Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/02/2017 12:29:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

77344

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 123, on universal credit, how much funding his Department approved for universal credit in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014- 15; and for what purposes it has been earmarked.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	205423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>I refer the hon Member to the answer given by the Minister of State for Employment on 7 July (OR, col 123) and to the Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 October 2014, (col 17WS).</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/10/2014 13:39:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

782068

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases were referred to the Jointly Managed Engagement Team in which universal credit claimants disputed earning figures received through the Real Time Information data feed in the most recent month for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	110866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>In September 2017, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s Jointly Managed Engagement Team received 404 referrals from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) where the Universal Credit award was being disputed. HMRC estimate that approximately 72 of those referrals relate to the earnings figures received through Real Time Information (RTI). Of the volume of earnings information received through RTI and sent to DWP in that same month the referrals relating to the earnings figure represented less than 0.1%.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/11/2017 12:09:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

784780

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2017 to Question 110866, on HM Treasury, what types of query prompted the other 332 referrals to the Jointly Managed Engagement Team in September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	111764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC does not categorise or hold a full breakdown of referrals to the Jointly Managed Engagement Team. The referrals range from queries relating to pay dates, length of employment, pay frequency and employer name, to requests from DWP to support employer education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/11/2017 16:18:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

795648

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income?
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Onasanya
	uin	902584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my oral answer of earlier today to the hon member for Midlothian (Danielle Rowley).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/11/2017 14:35:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4629 label Biography information for Fiona Onasanya