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101248

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:49
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:35:01
	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	Disability Living Allowance: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	212004
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 17:47:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who the decision maker is in the case of a DLA review; and what the assessment process is.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212004
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212004
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>A Case Manager, the term for a DWP DLA decision maker, will conduct the review. In conducting the review, DLA Case Managers are instructed, through training and guidance, to ensure they have all the necessary information before making their decision. They will consider the evidence held and/or received, sending out for more evidence as appropriate, and only then make their decision.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

101235

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:45
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:33:47
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	212140
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 15:39:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people enrolled under automatic workplace pension schemes have chosen to opt out after (a) six, (b) nine and (c) 12 months.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Fareham
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212140
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212140
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Findings from qualitative research with large employers show the overall opt out rate was around 9 per cent. Most individual employers had an opt out rate between 5 and 15 per cent. Opt out is only possible within the opt out window which is one month after being automatically enrolled.</p> answering member 220
	creator	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

101233

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:44
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:33:33
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	212139
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 15:37:32
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who had no prior pension savings have been enrolled under automatic enrolment into workplace pension schemes.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Fareham
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212139
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212139
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information published by The Pensions Regulator shows that over 4.7 million eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension. It is not possible to identify how many of these jobholders had no prior pension savings.</p> answering member 220
	creator	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

101246

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:48
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:34:50
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	identifier	211996
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/10/2014 13:59:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK received support through the Access to Work scheme in 2013-14.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211996
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211996
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>35,530 individuals were helped through Access to Work in GB in the 2013/14 financial year. 2,830 of which were in Scotland.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

101236

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:45
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:33:48
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	identifier	212122
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 17:44:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many users of the Access to Work scheme with each primary medical condition received reductions to their support package after a review of their support in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212122
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212122
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work carries out reviews periodically for all customers, the frequency of these varies from case to case. This information is not recorded and we are therefore unable to provide the data that you have requested.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

101242

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:47
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:34:28
	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	Access to Work Programme: East of England
	house id	1
	identifier	211954
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 17:41:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people are using Access to Work support for a (a) work trial, (b) work experience opportunity under the Youth Contract, (c) supported internship, (d) traineeship and (e) pre-employment training work placement in (i) Bury St Edmunds constituency, (ii) Suffolk and (iii) the East of England.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211954
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211954
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work does not have a means of reporting DWP programme volumes for specific constituencies, or geographical districts. Cases are recorded by disability type, not by the categories specific to your request.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101237

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:46
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:33:55
	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	Access to Work Programme: Suffolk
	house id	1
	identifier	211955
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 17:48:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people in (a) Bury St Edmunds constituency and (b) Suffolk have received new support from the Access to Work scheme to participate in internships, traineeships and work placements since September 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211955
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211955
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work does not have an historic means of reporting on DWP programme participant volumes nor do we have a means of reporting DWP programme participant volumes for specific constituencies, or geographical districts. Cases are recorded by disability type, not by the categories specific to your request.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

100959

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/11/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	27/10/2014 23:21:21
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:19:04
	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	Food Banks
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2415
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/11/2014 14:50:14
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of people using food banks who also receive benefits; and whether they have any plans to discuss the matter with the organisers of food banks or to adapt benefits to take account of the situation.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2415
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2415
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>DWP does not monitor or estimate the percentage of people using food banks.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the extremely valuable work of civil society in supporting local communities. Government officials and Ministers routinely meet with a range of civil society organisations, some of which may be connected to foodbanks.</p><p> </p><p>DWP reforms are already making the benefits system simpler and helping claimants to move into work.</p> answering member 3893
	creator	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton

101231

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:44
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:33:21
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	identifier	212123
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 16:02:32
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing received an award for (a) communication support at interview, (b) special aids and equipment and (c) a support worker in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 212123
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212123
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of awards each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,230</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Mean average spend each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>£6,600</p></td><td><p>£7,300</p></td><td><p>£7,900</p></td><td><p>£7,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Access to Work database (DiSC3)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Award volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. Average amounts are rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>2. The spend figures quoted in this response are from the Access to Work computer system (DiSC3), which we generally use for requests of detailed disaggregating (regions, disabilities etc) of spend such as this, rather than total spend. For total spend we normally use an accounting system which provides precise total amounts of actual spend in a year. The accounting system cannot produce the same detailed disaggregating of spend as the Access to Work computer system.</p> answering member 1520
	creator	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

101238

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:46
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:34:00
	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	Unemployment Benefits: East of England
	house id	1
	identifier	211956
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 13:09:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have made at least one claim for out-of-work benefits in (a) Bury St. Edmunds constituency, (b) Suffolk and (c) the East of England since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211956
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211956
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member 4084
	creator	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley