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62759

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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: Private Sector
	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 recent trends in employment in the private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	201313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There are more people in private sector jobs than ever before, up over 2 million since 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:24:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

62774

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what sanctions his Department uses on universal credit claimants who refuse a zero hours contract.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	201282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Universal Credit means that claimants can accept any offer of work without fear of their benefits or the support they receive from the Jobcentre being negatively affected. They will always be better off in work.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants are expected to accept reasonable offers of employment. If they do not then they may be referred for a sanction. This is the same for UC.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/06/2014 16:29:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

62763

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the saving was to the public purse from the reduction of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit for individuals in receipt of a pension income of more than £85 per week in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	201284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is not available as no such estimate has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 15:28:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

62765

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, when he last reviewed the level of income disregard threshold for employment and support allowance.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	201294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The occupational pension income threshold for Employment and Support Allowance was last reviewed as part of the 2014/15 annual uprating exercise. It was decided that no change would be made.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 15:31:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

62753

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether jobseekers must declare casual income earned during a sanction period once their jobseeker's allowance claim is resumed; and whether that amount is then deducted from subsequent benefit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	201225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>When a Jobseeker's Allowance Claimant is subject to a sanction, the award continues even if no actual payments are being made. As such the claimant should continue to notify changes of circumstances, including casual work. The normal JSA rules apply, whereby if the hours worked exceed 16 hours or the earnings are higher than the rate of Jobseeker's Allowance, the award will end.<br></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:04:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 4741 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

62746

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, what estimate he has given to the tribunals service of how many appeals will be brought by universal credit claimants in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	201241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We announced our plans for the implementation of Universal Credit on 5 December, and these were set out in a written ministerial statement <em>Official Report </em><em>5 Dec 2013</em><em>, Column 65WS</em>. The WMS can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#13120551000006" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#13120551000006</a></p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on Universal Credit were most recently published on 14th May and can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Our estimates of the number of appeals will depend on the details of the migration schedule which will be determined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/06/2014 17:02:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

62743

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, if he will publish the business case for the universal credit programme.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	201234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>In line with standard practice, as the Universal Credit Business Case includes details of a sensitive nature the Department will not be putting the Business Case into the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/06/2014 16:57:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

62742

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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 people claiming universal credit were (a) unemployed and (b) self-employed in the most recent period for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	201233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in September 2013 which can be found at :</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistics will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:15:14 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 4740 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

62747

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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 people started to receive universal credit in March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	201242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on how many people started Universal Credit in March 2014 can be found at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/06/2014 16:50:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

62749

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of partners in small businesses who will apply for universal credit; and what steps such people need to take to establish their monthly income in order to do so.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	201243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We have not produced estimates of the numbers of partners in small businesses who will apply for Universal Credit.</p><p>Guidance on self-employment issued for Universal Credit decision makers can be found in the Advice for Decision Makers, which is available online at:</p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:11:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 4742 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms