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688072

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Women against State Pension Inequality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has further plans to meet Women Against State Pension Inequality campaigners; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	63844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>I am responding on behalf of the Secretary of State, as the Minister for Pensions I have responsibility for this issue.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to meet with WASPI campaigners. The Government has been quite clear that the demands of WASPI will not be met, confirming that the Government will make no further changes to their pension age or pay them financial redress.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/02/2017 17:07:59 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

688073

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people on release from Young Offender Institutions have had their benefits sanctioned or suspended in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	63847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 16:02:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

688071

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Tynemouth
	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 claimants subject to the lower benefit cap in Tynemouth are in receipt of (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) housing benefit and (e) another benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
	tabling member printed	Mr Alan Campbell
	uin	63843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The information is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Estimated breakdown of households affected by the lower cap levels by benefit receipt, 2016/17, GB</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Benefit Received</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Proportion of Capped Households</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Tyneside Council</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income Support</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseeker's Allowance</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (Housing Benefit)</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates focus on the benefit cap continuing to be applied under Housing Benefit and therefore all households affected will be in receipt of Housing Benefit. The benefit cap will increasingly be applied under Universal Credit as it gradually rolls out. Universal Credit will replace Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-based Employment and Support Allowance and Housing Benefit, along with Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Estimates assume no behavioural responses - any behavioural responses to the lower cap, such as claimants moving into employment, would cause the number of households affected to reduce and may change the proportional split.</li><li>The methodology used to estimate the households affected by the cap is consistent with that described in the latest impact assessment published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-reform-and-work-act-impact-assessment-for-the-benefit-cap</a></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/02/2017 17:00:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

688068

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Industrial Health and Safety
	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 potential effect on the regulation of health and safety at work of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	63782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The government has been clear that the same protections for workers will remain in place after the United Kingdom exits the European Union as are currently in place. This includes protections for workers’ health and safety.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/02/2017 17:01:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

688070

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Food Poverty: Rural Areas
	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 tackle food insecurity in rural areas; and if he will make an assessment of the reason for recent trends in the levels of such food insecurity.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>We are reforming the welfare system to enable people to achieve financial independence and meet their everyday needs, by making sure that work pays and that those who cannot work are protected. We know the most effective route out of poverty is work and this Government has delivered a new record high employment rate of 74.6% and average pay up 2.7% over the year.</p><p> </p><p>As a safeguard for people needing more support, we have a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 17:13:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

691580

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Employment: East Midlands
	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 his Department has made of trends in the number of people in work in the East Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	908774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The number of people in employment in the East Midlands has increased by 37,000 over the past year. At 75.7%, the employment rate is close to a record high for the region<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 17:29:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

690514

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Employment: Disability
	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 ensure that employers are encouraged to recruit and retain disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	908756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>‘Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ sets out the Government’s proposals for improving work and health outcomes for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, including how we can further drive and support employer action.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Green Paper we are asking about the barriers preventing employers from recruiting and retaining disabled people and people with health conditions, and what measures would help them in doing so.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking practical steps to promote the benefits of employing disabled people through our Disability Confident campaign which includes promotion of other sources of support such as the DWP’s Access to Work Scheme and its associated Mental Health Support Service for Employees.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/02/2017 17:37:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

688074

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Children: Poverty
	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 1 February 2017 to Question 61821, on child poverty, what the evidential basis is to demonstrate that parental worklessness and children's educational attainment are the main two measures that can make the difference to child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	63887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Tackling child poverty and disadvantage is a priority for this government.</p><p>Income-related targets drive action that focuses on increasing incomes above a ‘notional’ poverty line, tackling the symptoms but not the underlying causes of poverty and disadvantage. We are convinced that improving long-term outcomes for disadvantaged children requires a fundamentally different approach.</p><p>The Government’s 2013 evidence review demonstrated a broad consensus that parental worklessness is a key driver of child poverty and that good educational attainment is the biggest single factor in ensuring that poor children do not end up as poor adults. The Child Poverty Transitions Report, published in 2015, found that 74% of poor children in workless families that moved into full employment exited poverty.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/285389/Cm_8781_Child_Poverty_Evidence_Review_Print.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/285389/Cm_8781_Child_Poverty_Evidence_Review_Print.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436482/rr900-child-poverty-transitions.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436482/rr900-child-poverty-transitions.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This evidence is reflected in our new statutory measures of parental worklessness and children’s educational attainment. We will build on these measures and say more about our approach in our forthcoming Green Paper on Social Justice.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 63926 question first answered 20/02/2017 16:06:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

688075

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Children: Poverty
	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 1 February 2017 to Question 61821, on children: poverty, what the evidential basis is for replacing income-related targets with statutory measures of parental worklessness and children's educational attainment areas.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	63926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Tackling child poverty and disadvantage is a priority for this government.</p><p>Income-related targets drive action that focuses on increasing incomes above a ‘notional’ poverty line, tackling the symptoms but not the underlying causes of poverty and disadvantage. We are convinced that improving long-term outcomes for disadvantaged children requires a fundamentally different approach.</p><p>The Government’s 2013 evidence review demonstrated a broad consensus that parental worklessness is a key driver of child poverty and that good educational attainment is the biggest single factor in ensuring that poor children do not end up as poor adults. The Child Poverty Transitions Report, published in 2015, found that 74% of poor children in workless families that moved into full employment exited poverty.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/285389/Cm_8781_Child_Poverty_Evidence_Review_Print.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/285389/Cm_8781_Child_Poverty_Evidence_Review_Print.pdf</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436482/rr900-child-poverty-transitions.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/436482/rr900-child-poverty-transitions.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This evidence is reflected in our new statutory measures of parental worklessness and children’s educational attainment. We will build on these measures and say more about our approach in our forthcoming Green Paper on Social Justice.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 63887 question first answered 20/02/2017 16:06:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

688069

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Bereavement Payment: Food Poverty
	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 potential effect of changes to bereavement payments on food poverty in (a) rural areas and (b) Hemsworth constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The new Bereavement Support Payment will provide targeted financial support at the time when it is needed most without affecting access to benefits that contribute towards everyday living costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/02/2017 15:49:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett