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44865

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	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
	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 zero-hours contract positions advertised in Jobcentre Plus in England in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	193443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We do not advertise in jobcentres, all vacancies are now advertised on Universal Jobmatch. JSA claimants are not required to apply for zero hour contract jobs and are not penalised if they leave such a job</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

46814

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	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
	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 former jobseeker's allowance claimants moving into work from the Work Programme in the Merseyside, Halton, Cumbria and Lancashire contract area started work on (a) a full-time, (b) a part-time, (c) a zero hours and (d) an apprenticeship contract.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	195069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that most job opportunities being created in the recovery are full-time and permanent. The number of people in work has risen by more than 450,000 in the last year. Within this full-time employment has risen by 430,000 and part-time employment by 29,000, while the number of people in temporary jobs has fallen, meaning the vast majority of the rise is full-time and permanent jobs.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

44479

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments have been conducted of 16 and 17 year olds to establish whether they are estranged from their parents in order to determine eligibility for benefits; how many of those assessed (a) were and (b) were not accepted as estranged; how many such decisions were appealed; and how many such appeals were successful in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	193016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

44480

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on assessing whether 16 and 17 year olds were estranged from their parents in order to determine eligibility for benefits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	193017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The information you require is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

45826

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	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
	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 25 March 2014, Official Report, columns 232-3W, on social security benefits: young people, if he will publish information relevant to the original question in whatever format that is available.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	194288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information you require is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

46637

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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
	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 27 March 2014, Official Report, columns 348-9W, on social security benefits: young people, if he will publish any information relevant to the original question that is available at proportionate cost.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	194968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on Jobseekers Allowance Severe Hardship decisions for 16 and 17 year olds is provided attached but please be aware that it does not relate solely to estrangement. Information on Income Support and Employment Support Allowance is not available. Similarly it is not possible to disaggregate Appeals information on an age basis.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey attachment 1 file name JSA Severe Hardship Apr2013 to Feb2014.xls title JSA 16/17 year olds Claims to Severe Hardship
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

45147

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions his Department has had (a) with Post Office Ltd and (b) other payment services providers on offering a wider range of payment outlets at which Post Office Card Account customers can access pensions and benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Waveney
	tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
	uin	193617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Post Office Card Account can be accessed at any one of around 11,500 branches across the post office network.</p><p> </p><p>No discussions have taken place with Post Office Ltd or other payment services providers about offering a wider range of payment outlets and there are currently no plans to extend the number of outlets at which Post Office Card Account customers can access pensions and benefits.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

44555

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	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
	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 female-headed households which have had to relocate as a result of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	193250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested on what estimate has been made of the number of female-headed households that have had to relocate as a result of the benefit cap is not available. </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

44556

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2014
	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
	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 female-headed households which have had to relocate as a result of the under-occupancy penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	193236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A consortium has been commissioned to carry out a two year monitoring of the effects of the removal of the spare room subsidy measure across Great Britain. This consortium is led by Ipsos-MORI and includes the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research. </p><p> </p><p>The evaluation is taking place over a two year period, starting from April 2013 with a final report published in late 2015. The evaluation includes research with claimants, social landlords, Local Authority staff and voluntary organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

45430

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many refuges are not classed as supported exempt accommodation for the purposes of housing benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	193783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available. Designation as supported exempt accomodation is relevant only to claims by individuals for Housing Benefit and is not intrinsic to the definition or purpose of a refuge or other supported housing.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones