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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

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

416210

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/09/2015
	date	04/09/2015
	date tabled	04/09/2015
	ddp created	04/09/2015 18:31:06
	ddp modified	09/09/2015 16:03:03
	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	Carer's Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	8807
	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 replace the earnings limit for Carer's Allowance with an earnings taper.
	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 8807
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8807
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <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

425307

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/11/2015
	date	02/11/2015
	date tabled	02/11/2015
	ddp created	03/11/2015 01:00:34
	ddp modified	10/11/2015 15:20:05
	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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	identifier	14404
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	10/11/2015 14:48:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government applied to the European Commission globalisation adjustment fund to secure support funding for the British steel industry plants recently closed or under threat of closure.
	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 14404
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	14404
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The European Globalisation Fund (EGF) provides a financial contribution for active labour market measures, aimed at reintegrating those made or at risk of being made redundant in the labour market.</p><p>Member States are responsible in the first instance for tackling trade adjustment redundancies - the fund is therefore designed to add to national, regional and local assistance.</p><p>The UK already offers a broad range of personalised support to workers made redundant through its Rapid Response Service and Jobcentre Plus, which could not be duplicated or substituted by EGF.</p><p>The Rapid Response Service and the Jobcentre Plus Core Offer are effective reintegration tools which represent good value for money and are our primary and most effective means of response to support the industry.</p><p>In addition to this, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has also announced packages of support worth up to £80 million for SSI in Redcar and up to £9 million for TATA Steel in Scunthorpe.</p><p>Only if more support is necessary other suitable sources of support will be considered.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443340

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/01/2016
	date	07/01/2016
	date tabled	07/01/2016
	ddp created	07/01/2016 20:44:58
	ddp modified	12/01/2016 15:16:04
	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	AWE: Safety Measures
	house id	1
	identifier	21559
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	12/01/2016 14:44:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the investigation conducted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation into the operability and availability of fire detection systems at the Atomic Weapons Establishment has been completed.
	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 21559
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21559
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The investigation conducted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) into the operability and availability of fire detection systems at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) was completed in August 2014.</p><br /><p>The investigation was instigated after AWE reported two events to ONR during February 2014 related to fire alarm and detection system failures, one concerning a facility at the Aldermaston site and the other a facility at the Burghfield site. Investigations of these events by AWE uncovered a configuration issue with a system in a third facility.</p><br /><p>ONR’s investigation identified concerns regarding the competency of the maintainers, the delivery and recording of the maintenance and the configuration of the fire alarm and detection systems with regard to their required safety function.</p><br /><p>ONR subsequently wrote to AWE requesting an improvement programme to address these matters, and has since been monitoring AWE’s progress against a comprehensive improvement programme agreed between ONR and AWE. AWE advised ONR in October 2015 that the improvement programme had been completed. This was confirmed by ONR following an intervention in December 2015.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443341

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/01/2016
	date	07/01/2016
	date tabled	07/01/2016
	ddp created	07/01/2016 20:44:59
	ddp modified	12/01/2016 15:01:02
	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	AWE: Explosives
	house id	1
	identifier	21557
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	12/01/2016 14:29:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive was notified of any cases of non-compliance with explosives labelling regulations at the Atomic Weapons Establishment during 2015 on which action was subsequently taken to address this situation.
	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 21557
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21557
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>No notifications of non-compliance with explosives labelling regulations were received from AWE during 2015, and therefore no regulatory action was required.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

485758

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/04/2016
	date	23/03/2016
	date tabled	23/03/2016
	ddp created	24/03/2016 03:31:46
	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
	ddp modified	24/03/2016 03:46:53 11/04/2016 13:27:02
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	32228
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	11/04/2016 12:55:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the ability of prospective claimants to complete the online application form for universal credit; and if he will estimate the number of eligible claimants who have failed to claim due to the complexity of that application form.
	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 32228
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	32228
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Universal Credit online application form is designed around user needs and over 90% of claims to Universal Credit have been made online. People without digital skills will be offered support to make and manage their Universal Credit (UC) claim online, and to acquire and to improve their digital skills. A telephone helpline is also available for claimants who cannot use the online service.</p><p>We have no evidence of any eligible claimants who have failed to claim due to the complexity of the Universal Credit application form.</p>
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn