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177600

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/02/2015
	date	03/02/2015
	date tabled	03/02/2015
	ddp created	03/02/2015 23:23:39
	ddp modified	10/02/2015 18:01:03
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	223113
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/02/2015 17:29:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what investigation he has carried out of the cancellation of the eligibility for benefits of the family of Tommi Miller from Cambridge after his cancer returned following remission; and what steps he has taken to ensure such cancellations do not take place in similar circumstances in future.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 223113
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	223113
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There was no cancellation of this child’s DLA award. Following the expiry of a fixed term award, a renewal claim was submitted. This was turned down in April 2014 as evidence at the time suggested that the child was in remission. After the child’s condition then deteriorated again in October 2014, a new claim was received by the Department (on 3 February 2014) and this resulted in an award of the highest rate of both DLA components.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

222678

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/02/2015
	date	20/02/2015
	date tabled	20/02/2015
	ddp created	20/02/2015 19:32:14
	ddp modified	25/02/2015 11:31:03
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	224845
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/02/2015 10:59:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements his Department has put in place for situations where application forms requesting an increase in local housing allowance (LHA) to cover an increase in rent applied to an eligible LHA claimant are lost by his Department and the applicant consequently faces eviction.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 224845
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224845
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions provides funding for Housing Benefit to Local Authorities in Great Britain. Responsibility for the day to day administration of Housing Benefit lies with Local Authorities.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

226449

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/03/2015
	date	10/03/2015
	date tabled	10/03/2015
	ddp created	10/03/2015 22:40:40
	ddp modified	17/03/2015 15:08:02
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Policy
	house id	1
	identifier	227050
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/03/2015 14:36:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which policies contained in the 2010 Coalition Agreement and falling under his Department's responsibilities have not yet been implemented; and what the reasons are for each such policy's non-implementation.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 227050
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227050
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to Departmental Business Plans which record all commitments, timescales for completion and progress against them. The Business Plans are fully transparent and are available at: <a href="http://transparency.number10.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://transparency.number10.gov.uk/</a>.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346882

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/06/2015
	date	27/05/2015
	date tabled	27/05/2015
	ddp created	28/05/2015 00:00:56
	ddp modified	15/06/2015 11:40:15
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	identifier	97
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	02/06/2015 13:51:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what areas of his Department's expenditure spending reductions are planned.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 97
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	97
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>The Government’s commitment to save £12bn from welfare spending was set out in its election manifesto. Further details will be given in due course.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346890

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/06/2015
	date	27/05/2015
	date tabled	27/05/2015
	ddp created	28/05/2015 00:01:06
	ddp modified	04/06/2015 15:49:02
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Food Banks
	house id	1
	identifier	85
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	04/06/2015 15:17:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of recent figures from the Trussell Trust that one million people in Britain will soon be using its food banks; and what assessment he has made of whether there is a link between welfare spending reductions and food bank usage.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 85
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	85
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department recognises the extremely valuable work of civil society in supporting local communities. As the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Inquiry noted, the reasons why people use food banks can be complex and overlapping. Their use in this country can’t be attributed to a single cause.</p><p> </p><p>As promised the Department for Work and Pensions has done more to raise awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances for those in financial need at the start of a new benefit claim, including providing information on GOV.UK and posters and leaflets in Jobcentres. Guidance has also been updated and staff reminded of the process for considering STBA requests.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348145

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2015
	date	02/06/2015
	date tabled	02/06/2015
	ddp created	02/06/2015 23:04:53
	ddp modified	04/06/2015 15:38:03
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	British Steel: Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	843
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	04/06/2015 15:06:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) representatives from the steel industry on Tata Steel's plans to close the British Steel pension scheme.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 843
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	843
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I have had no recent discussions with either Ministerial colleagues or representatives from the steel industry with regard to Tata Steel’s plans to close the British Steel pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

349430

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/06/2015
	date	09/06/2015
	date tabled	09/06/2015
	ddp created	09/06/2015 22:39:26
	ddp modified	15/06/2015 16:13:02
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	1
	identifier	1612
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	15/06/2015 15:41:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the New Policy Institute report, What happened to poverty under the Coalition, published on 29 April 2015.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 1612
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1612
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>DWP has noted the recent publication of the New Policy Institute predictions report on their modelling of poverty under the Coalition.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, this Government and the previous Coalition Government have undertaken the most substantial welfare reforms in a generation, with employment at the highest on record, this government is restoring fairness, simplifying the benefit system, and helping people into lasting employment.</p><p> </p><p>It is known that accurately predicting poverty levels is difficult, as it is influenced by complex interactions between the labour market, welfare state and the wider economy.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

349431

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/06/2015
	date	09/06/2015
	date tabled	09/06/2015
	ddp created	09/06/2015 22:39:28
	ddp modified	16/06/2015 13:57:02
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	1613
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	16/06/2015 13:25:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to prioritise the protection of social security benefits when evaluating future proposals for departmental expenditure.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 1613
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1613
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to reduce welfare spending was set out in its election manifesto. We have already set out where some of the savings will come from – freezing and capping working age benefits. Further details will be given in due course.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

390495

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/07/2015
	date	15/07/2015
	date tabled	15/07/2015
	ddp created	15/07/2015 23:48:36
	ddp modified	23/07/2015 11:02:02
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Training
	house id	1
	identifier	7447
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	23/07/2015 10:30:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 2.103 of the Summer Budget 2015, what additional training will be made available to staff of his Department to deal with cases in which a third child was conceived as a result of rape.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 7447
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7447
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>We will work with relevant stakeholders to help us deliver this policy intent and will ensure that appropriate training and guidance for staff is in place.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416198

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/09/2015
	date	04/09/2015
	date tabled	04/09/2015
	ddp created	04/09/2015 18:30:53
	ddp modified	09/09/2015 16:03:04
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance: Uprating
	house id	1
	identifier	8680
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/09/2015 15:31:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to automatically increase on an annual basis the earnings limit for carer's allowance in line with annual increases in the national living wage.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 8680
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8680
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>The primary purpose of Carer’s Allowance is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment. It was never intended to be a carer's wage nor a payment for the services of caring, and is therefore not comparable with the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The earnings limit for Carer’s Allowance is not linked to the number of hours worked. It is currently £110 per week, net of tax, National Insurance and various expenses. This offers help for carers who can undertake some employment in addition to their caring responsibilities. The limit was increased by 8 per cent in April 2015 from £102 per week. Around 4,000 people will benefit from this increase this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the earnings limit and rules under review, including whether an increase in the threshold is warranted and affordable.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn