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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

90816

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	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 he expects HM Treasury to sign off the full and final business case for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	208391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>I refer the hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statements by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 13 October 2014, (col 18WS) and 23 October.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/10/2014 13:44:44 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

100314

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has approved (a) the strategic outline business case and (b) the full business case for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	211587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the answer that I gave on 24 October to the hon member for South Down:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=208391" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=208391</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/10/2014 14:43:05 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

418522

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by when he plans for one million people to be in receipt of universal credit; and what steps he is taking to achieve this outcome.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	10000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Universal Credit programme has hit, or is on target to achieve, all of the dates we set out in Autumn 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people on benefits is driven by a range of factors.</p><p> </p><p>Because of this, the programme measures progress by the successful achievement of milestones of its delivery plan rather than targets for numbers of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/09/2015 15:08:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

425163

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the universal credit programme was subject to Project Assessment Reviews instead of Gateway Reviews.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	14167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department is following the procedures for the assurance and support of major projects outlined in ‘HM Treasury the Major Project approval and assurance guidance’ introduced from April 2011. More details can be found in the link below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/179763/major_projects_approvals_assurance_guidance.PDF.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/179763/major_projects_approvals_assurance_guidance.PDF.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 04/11/2015 17:07:35 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387632

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit advances have been paid out since April 2013.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available. The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit in September 2013. As outlined in the strategy, officials are quality assuring data for Universal Credit and formulating a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future. <br> <br> These statistics will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/07/2015 10:40:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 13050 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348735

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are being served by the universal credit digital solution.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	1287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We are on track with the plan for the delivery of Universal Credit: transforming the Welfare State and, when complete, delivering up to £7bn per year in economic benefits. Universal Credit is now operational in over 40% of jobcentres and will cover the whole country by Spring 2016. The Digital Solution is currently being tested in Sutton and is gradually being widened to take increased volumes in line with the test and learn approach, ensuring safe and secure delivery. Official statistics are not currently available for Sutton given it is a limited, controlled test.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 1289 question first answered 10/06/2015 10:45:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418043

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are in receipt of universal credit; and of those claims how many have alternative payment arrangements in place.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	9829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 9828 question first answered 14/09/2015 11:01:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

386808

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres in each region (a) do and (b) do not enable clients to claim universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Universal Credit is now available in nearly 50% of all Jobcentre areas nationally, and within at least one office in every District. It will be in every jobcentre by Spring 2016.</p><p /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 06/07/2015 14:10:35 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

386807

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres in each region have had to ask applicants to travel to another jobcentre to make their universal credit claim due to problems with IT systems.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We have been asking claimants in the Neston area to temporarily attend Ellesmere Port Jobcentre while we work to upgrade the service. This only affects a very small number of claimants, and all those affected have been reimbursed for any associated travel costs. We expect to resume the full service at Neston in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>No other jobcentre has been affected.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 4918 question first answered 06/07/2015 13:40:50 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms