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530750

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 June (HL568), whether they will make available annually information about (1) how many certificates of sponsorship for immigration entry clearance are granted to each licensed sponsoring employer, (2) how long licences are valid, and (3) the top 50 employment categories within which the individual certificates are granted in each year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish data regarding how many certificates of sponsorship for immigration entry clearance are granted to each licensed sponsoring employer.</p><p>There is no requirement to publish annual information regarding how long sponsor licences are valid for as all sponsor licences are issued for four years, as set out in the published sponsor guidance.</p><p>Sponsorship data by tier and industry type is already published as part of the immigration statistics quarterly releases on the gov.uk website. However there are no plans to specifically publish the top 50 employment categories within which the individual certificates are granted in each year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2016 12:58:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

64290

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending entitlement to free (a) swimming and (b) other leisure services to all claimants of universal credit once universal credit has been fully rolled out.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	202669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>No costing has been estimated.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 03/07/2014 15:57:21 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

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

114626

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of the extra cost to HM Revenue and Customs arising from the time taken to implement universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	David Wright
	uin	213646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Any HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) costs that are a direct and clear consequence of supporting the introduction of Universal Credit are funded and met by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Universal Credit Programme and are included in the DWP Universal Credit Business Case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/11/2014 16:02:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1461 label Biography information for David Wright

178613

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	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, how many (a) small, (b) micro and (c) large employers are signed up to the real-time information system for the purposes of universal credit; and how many claims for universal credit have been made through the real-time information system by December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	223813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Employers do not sign up to the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Real-Time Information (RTI) system specifically for the purposes of Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Claims to Universal Credit are made to DWP and the information provided by employers via RTI can be used for Universal Credit purposes as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It may be helpful to explain that since April 2013 the majority of employers have been required to report in real time, with virtually all schemes (1.9m) covering 48m employments now reporting through RTI.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:57:27 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

385770

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	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 he plans that the child element of child tax credit and the child element of universal credit will remain the same while universal credit is rolled out.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting families on low incomes, including through Tax Credits and the new Universal Credit. Universal Credit will significantly simplify the benefits system for claimants, and ensure that it always pays to be in work and to work more.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rates of these benefits, including the child element in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, are available via .gov.uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/07/2015 14:07:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

386965

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 4306, whether he plans that the child element of child tax credit will be the same as the child element of universal credit throughout the roll-out of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text I refer the honourable gentleman to my answer of 1 July 2015 which can be found here: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-25/4306/<p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/07/2015 16:32:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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