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58578

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 21:09:27
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:14:22
	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	Independent Living Fund: Autism
	house id	2
	identifier	HL103
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/06/2014 15:57:17
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with autismspectrum disorder currently receive support under the Independent Living Fund.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL103
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL103
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to calculate this because the Independent Living Fund's systems categorise its users by their main condition only; it is not known therefore how many users may have an autism spectrum disorder in addition to the main disability or health condition recorded.</p><p> </p> question first answered 11/06/2014 15:57:17
	creator	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

77314

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/07/2014
	date	10/07/2014
	date tabled	10/07/2014
	ddp created	10/07/2014 21:30:04
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:38:24
	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	Prisoners: Carer's Allowance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1048
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/07/2014 15:10:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the current prison population were in receipt of Carer's Allowance on entering prison.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1048
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1048
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 21/07/2014 15:10:25
	creator	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

77778

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/07/2014
	date	14/07/2014
	date tabled	14/07/2014
	ddp created	14/07/2014 21:34:08
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:39:13
	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	2
	identifier	HL1075
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/07/2014 14:30:57
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Freud on 9 July (HL Deb, col 223), how many people have made use of the "system of advances", and how many have been helped by "local support frameworks" through local authorities, in the last two years for which figures are available; and whether they consider that those methods have reduced numbers resorting to food banks and loan sharks.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1075
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1075
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on how many people have made use of the &quot;system of advances&quot; is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many people have been helped by &quot;local support frameworks&quot; is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Our Local Authority partners are supporting claimants through our local delivery partnerships, and feedback from claimant surveys suggests there is no significant difference between the proportion of UC and JSA claimants accessing funding from third party lenders.</p><p> </p><p>Information on whether these methods have reduced numbers resorting to food banks and loan sharks is not collected by the Department.</p> question first answered 24/07/2014 14:30:57
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

77792

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/07/2014
	date	14/07/2014
	date tabled	14/07/2014
	ddp created	14/07/2014 21:34:11
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:39:32
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1089
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 14:38:01
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what projections they have made of the impact of the childcare element of universal credit on maternal employment rates, and the level of income tax paid by working mothers.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Sutherland of Houndwood
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1089
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1089
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is well known that childcare costs can be a significant barrier to maternal employment, which is why the Government is investing in childcare in Universal Credit. Universal Credit will cover childcare costs for families where the lone parent or both parents in a couple work any hours, whereas Tax Credits childcare support is only payable past 16 hours worked per week. At Budget '14 the Government announced an increase in the rate of childcare support in Universal Credit from 70% (as per the current system) to 85% of eligible childcare costs, up to defined limits, from April 2016. These measures combined mean that around 500,000 working families will get more out of the money they earn, including 100,000 families who will get childcare support for the first time under Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect the changes in childcare support under Universal Credit to have a positive impact on work incentives for mothers, affecting maternal employment rates and tax receipts from mothers paying Income Tax and National Insurance.</p> question first answered 28/07/2014 14:38:01
	creator	2173 label Biography information for Lord Sutherland of Houndwood
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2173 label Biography information for Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

58587

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 21:10:28
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:14:36
	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	Credit Unions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL112
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 13:43:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the progress of the Credit Union Expansion Project.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL112
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL112
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The DWP Credit Union Expansion Project contract began in May 2013. Around 80 credit unions are currently participating in the project. ABCUL has started delivering the Automated Loan and decision tool to participating credit unions and feedback is that the tool is ensuring loan decisions are faster, consistent and more efficient to deliver. Procurement of an IT banking platform is also being progressed but much remains to be done particularly on achieving sufficient growth for Credit Unions, and DWP continue to support and monitor the project closely</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 13:43:31
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

78230

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:45:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:40:35
	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: Voluntary Work
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1125
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 15:59:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent Joseph Rowntree Foundation study of neighbourhood approaches to loneliness, whether they will set out, and if necessary reconsider, the rules governing volunteering while on benefits.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1125
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1125
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>We recognise that volunteering in the local community can be invaluable in helping benefit claimants, including inactive people, gain new skills and experience that will help them back into work.</p><p> </p><p>In Jobseekers Allowance, claimants are able to volunteer so long as they meet the conditions of claiming, namely looking for and being available for work.</p><p> </p><p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants can do unlimited, voluntary work, it will not affect ESA.</p><p> </p><p>For Universal Credit claimants, advisers will be able to reduce a claimant’s expected hours of worksearch and work preparation activities by up to 50 per cent in order to accommodate voluntary work. However the claimant can continue to do as much voluntary work as they feel they are able to, as long as they continue to meet their other work-related requirements.</p> question first answered 28/07/2014 15:59:46
	creator	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

78262

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:45:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:41:25
	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	Work Programme: Travellers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1157
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 14:39:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in their draft Child Poverty Strategy 2014–17, what they envisage by "specialist" support for Gypsy and Traveller parents via the Work Programme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1157
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1157
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government’s strategy for increasing ethnic minority employment and participation in the labour market is based around mainstreaming opportunity through locally delivered flexible provision.</p><p>The Work Programme is designed to give providers the flexibility to support each individual jobseeker, rather than treat people according to ethnic groups. Local autonomy and flexibility has replaced the one size fits all approach that has dogged previous employment schemes.</p> question first answered 28/07/2014 14:39:02
	creator	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

78265

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:45:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:41:29
	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	Housing Benefit
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1160
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 11:55:57
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of housing tenants in arrears since changes to the rules regarding access to Housing Benefit.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1160
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1160
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The latest figures from the Homes and Community Agency (HCA) show that housing association rent arrears in England up to the end of March this year had fallen for the second quarter in a row and that average rent collections remain at 99%.</p> question first answered 28/07/2014 11:55:57
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

79154

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/08/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 23:12:39
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:46:27
	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	Pensions: Telephone Services
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1315
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 13:14:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average call waiting time in each of the last five years of the pensions helpline.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Lipsey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1315
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1315
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Changes Bereavement</p></td><td><p>00:00:45</p></td><td><p>00:00:52</p></td><td><p>00:00:50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Changes (PC / SP)</p></td><td><p>00:00:55</p></td><td><p>00:01:01</p></td><td><p>00:01:00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Claims (PC / SP)</p></td><td><p>00:00:51</p></td><td><p>00:00:54</p></td><td><p>00:01:01</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Wait times are recorded from the point of entering a queue to successful connection to an agent.</p><p>All figures quoted relate to calls handled within DWP only, excluding calls routed to outsourcing partners.</p><p>Figures are presented by business year, spanning 1<sup>st</sup> April – 31<sup>st</sup> March. Figures for 2014/15 are complete to 30<sup>th</sup> June only.</p><p>No data is available prior to April 2012 as this metric was not included within data reported during previous periods and is no longer available in source data systems.</p><p>Data source: OPMIS</p> question first answered 28/07/2014 13:14:34
	creator	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2492 label Biography information for Lord Lipsey

79175

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/08/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 23:12:46
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:47:09
	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	2
	identifier	HL1336
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/07/2014 15:18:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the number and percentage of people who are members of occupation pension schemes by region in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hutton of Furness
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1336
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1336
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the proportions of employees with workplace pensions is collected in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and published on the ONS website. <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-pension-tables/2013-provisional-results/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-pension-tables/2013-provisional-results/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Figure 1 shows that overall for the UK, 49.8 per cent of employees were members of workplace pension schemes in 2013. This is an increase from 46.5 per cent in 2012 and is the biggest rise in workplace pension coverage since figures began in 1997.</p><p> </p><p>Figure 9 shows a breakdown of the proportion of employees with workplace pensions by sector and region. This shows a weak relationship between the region where the employer is located and the proportion of employees with a workplace pension. Overall membership was highest in Scotland (55.3 per cent) and lowest in East Midlands (46.7 per cent). In Wales it was 53.2 per cent.</p> question first answered 24/07/2014 15:18:09
	creator	494 label Biography information for Lord Hutton of Furness
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	494 label Biography information for Lord Hutton of Furness

79482

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/08/2014
	date	22/07/2014
	date tabled	22/07/2014
	ddp created	22/07/2014 22:31:46
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:48:26
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance Sanctions Independent Review
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1381
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 13:41:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their evaluation is of the report by Matthew Oakley, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, on the imposition of benefits sanctions.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1381
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1381
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government welcomes and accepts all of Matthew Oakley's recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As Matthew himself confirmed, sanctions play an important role in the system. We have already started to make improvements as part of our continuous review of sanctions policy and will continue to build on these through Matthew’s recommendations.</p> question first answered 29/07/2014 13:41:45
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

79558

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/08/2014
	date	23/07/2014
	date tabled	23/07/2014
	ddp created	23/07/2014 22:53:03
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:50:32
	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: Asylum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1456
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 13:40:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many refugees granted indefinite leave to remain did not access mainstream benefits support within the 28-day grace period in each of the last five years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1456
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1456
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p> question first answered 29/07/2014 13:40:23
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

79595

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/08/2014
	date	24/07/2014
	date tabled	24/07/2014
	ddp created	24/07/2014 21:05:32
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:51:31
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1491
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 13:16:26
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons why, according to their recent <i>Evaluation of Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy: Interim Report</i>, 4.5 per cent of people affected have downsized to smaller accommodation, compared with the 25 per cent estimated in the impact assessment <i>Housing Benefit: Under occupation of social housing</i>,<i></i>published in 2012.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1491
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1491
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Across the social sector as a whole there are a total of around 1.4 million one-bedroom properties (GB). Managing that stock efficiently is part of the challenge that social landlords must embrace. Landlords were given three years notice to start to prepare for this change and during that time were encouraged to take account of local needs and demographic trends when allocating properties and developing their building programmes.</p><p> </p><p>There is turnover of properties in the social sector, and with suitable management and prioritisation by social landlords this should provide a means of allowing many of those affected by the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy to move to suitable properties over time.</p><p> </p><p>The 2012 Impact Assessment: stated there was little robust evidence on which to base an assessment of behavioural responses and so did not predict the likely extent of downsizing. The 25 per cent figure within the Impact Assessment reflected research which asked a hypothetical question about what people thought they might do in response to a reduction, but this was undertaken some time before the full details of the policy were finalised.</p><p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment did look at the potential sensitivity of the estimated savings to moves by affected claimants. This sensitivity testing was based on an assumption that around 50,000 affected claimants moved (around 8 per cent). This was not a prediction, but both the interim evaluation report and ad-hoc analysis show that people are downsizing. The ad-hoc report shows around 19,000 had downsized in the Social Rented Sector between May and December 2013, broadly within the bounds of the Impact Assessment sensitivity analysis.</p><p> </p><p>It was never assumed that downsizing was a remedy for everyone and we were not in a position to predict how many people would choose to move.</p> question first answered 28/07/2014 13:16:26
	creator	4163 label Biography information for Lord German
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

79596

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/08/2014
	date	24/07/2014
	date tabled	24/07/2014
	ddp created	24/07/2014 21:05:32
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:51:33
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1492
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 11:10:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their recent <i>Evaluation of Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy: Interim Report</i>, what incentives they intend to make available to social landlords to encourage offers of alternative housing to be made to people affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord German
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1492
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1492
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has already taken steps to support mobility of tenants in the social rented sector.</p><p>Our social housing reforms have given social landlords, including councils, much more flexibility when allocating housing. Our statutory guidance on social housing allocations stresses the importance of giving under-occupying social tenants appropriate priority for a transfer. It also encourages authorities to re-consider the parameters of their allocation schemes which may prevent under-occupiers from being able to move.</p><p>The introduction of the national <em>HomeSwap</em> Direct scheme has made it easier for tenants wanting to move to find a suitable property. A guide was issued in February 2014 to support landlords seeking to facilitate mutual exchanges; highlighting various steps landlords can take to make mutual exchange a more attractive and viable proposition for tenants.Indeed, many social landlords are helping affected tenants by holding “mutual exchange fairs”, where tenants who want to downsize can meet those looking for larger properties.</p><p>The 2015-18 Affordable Housing Programme also encourages housing providers to build appropriately sized social homes to meet local need, 77% of successful bids have been for 1 and 2 bedroom homes, increasing the stock of housing available for those working to downsize.</p> question first answered 29/07/2014 11:10:40
	creator	4163 label Biography information for Lord German
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

79605

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/08/2014
	date	24/07/2014
	date tabled	24/07/2014
	ddp created	24/07/2014 21:05:33
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:51:47
	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	Mesothelioma
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1501
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 13:42:19
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current estimate of the total number of fatalities from mesothelioma expected in the next 30 years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1501
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1501
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Based on the latest data available the Health and Safety Executive estimate that there will be around 58,000 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the 30-year period 2013-2042.</p><p> </p><p>The statistical model used suggests an uncertainty range of 53,000 to 64,000 deaths on that estimate. However, the true uncertainty range may be wider as longer-range predictions are reliant on assumptions about asbestos exposures that cannot currently be fully validated.</p><p> </p><p>The annual number of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain is projected to peak towards the end of this current decade.</p> question first answered 29/07/2014 13:42:19
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

79639

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/08/2014
	date	28/07/2014
	date tabled	28/07/2014
	ddp created	28/07/2014 23:34:57
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:52:53
	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	Mesothelioma
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1531
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/07/2014 14:06:13
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what trends they have identified in the prevalence of mesothelioma in the United Kingdom over the last 10 years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1531
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1531
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the prevalence of mesothelioma in the United Kingdom – that is, the number of people that had the disease at a particular time or in a particular period – are not available. However, mesothelioma prevalence is known to be approximately equivalent to annual mesothelioma mortality.</p><p>The annual total numbers of mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain over the period 2003-2012 (the latest 10 years for which data are available) are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1887</p></td><td><p>1978</p></td><td><p>2049</p></td><td><p>2060</p></td><td><p>2176</p></td><td><p>2265</p></td><td><p>2336</p></td><td><p>2360</p></td><td><p>2291</p></td><td><p>2535</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Health and Safety Executive mesothelioma register.</p> question first answered 30/07/2014 14:06:13
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

60569

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	09/06/2014
	date tabled	09/06/2014
	ddp created	09/06/2014 22:02:40
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:15:39
	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: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL158
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 13:53:46
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children living in poverty.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL158
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL158
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This Government remains committed to ending child poverty by 2020. Our approach, based on our published Evidence Review , is to tackle the root causes of child poverty, both now and in the future, by focussing on worklessness, low pay and raising educational attainment. This approach and the actions we propose to take are set out in full in our draft Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17. We will shortly publish the final version of the Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> question first answered 18/06/2014 13:53:46
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

79696

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/08/2014
	date	28/07/2014
	date tabled	28/07/2014
	ddp created	28/07/2014 23:35:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:54:30
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1588
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/07/2014 14:36:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to mitigate the impact of the under-occupancy charge on household debt.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1588
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1588
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The removal of the spare room subsidy was a necessary change in order to get the housing benefit bill under control, return fairness to the system and make better use of social housing stock.</p><p> </p><p>For those that are vulnerable and who may require more time to make the transition to change, the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme administered by local authorities is available. Money management and budgeting and debt advice is also provided by many local authorities and social sector landlords.</p><p> </p><p>Additional Discretionary Housing Payment funding has been made available to local authorities to help them support vulnerable claimants to cope with the changes. For 2014/15 this totals £165m. At the end of 2013/14 £21m of the £180m central Government funding remained unspent. This included £7m from a bidding scheme fund that was available during the second half of the year and which all local authorities were encouraged to apply for.</p><p> </p><p>Recently published data from the Homes and Communities Agency shows housing association arrears in England falling for the two quarters to the end of March 2014 compared to the same period in the previous year. Rent collection remained at 99 per cent during the same period.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to monitor and evaluate the policy. The final report of the two year independent evaluation will be published during 2015.</p> question first answered 30/07/2014 14:36:30
	creator	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

79697

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/08/2014
	date	28/07/2014
	date tabled	28/07/2014
	ddp created	28/07/2014 23:35:14
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:54:31
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1589
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/07/2014 14:19:03
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the under-occupancy charge on child poverty.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1589
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1589
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>This cost of providing this information is disproportionate.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has made good progress in tackling the root cause of child poverty and has recently published its 2014-17 child poverty strategy which outlines the actions being taken.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures from 2012/13 show that the number of children in relative income poverty has fallen by 300,000 since 2009/10 representing the lowest level since the mid – 1980s.</p> question first answered 30/07/2014 14:19:03
	creator	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

60570

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	09/06/2014
	date tabled	09/06/2014
	ddp created	09/06/2014 22:02:40
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:15:41
	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	Atos Healthcare
	house id	2
	identifier	HL159
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 14:40:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the compliance of Atos Healthcare with the Human Rights Act 1998, particularly section 6, and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, particularly Article 3; if so, what is that assessment; and whether all staff of that organisation are fully briefed and supplied with copies of the Act and Convention.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL159
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL159
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not routinely assess Atos Healthcare's compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998 or the European Convention for Human Rights under its contracts with the Department. However, our contracts with Atos and all of our suppliers include obligations to comply with all legal requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> question first answered 18/06/2014 14:40:52
	creator	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

79791

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/08/2014
	date	30/07/2014
	date tabled	30/07/2014
	ddp created	30/07/2014 21:02:39
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:57:24
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1680
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/08/2014 12:29:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 28 July (WA 247) what specific estimates they have made of the expected "positive impact" of the childcare element of Universal Credit on work incentives for mothers and corresponding employment rates and tax receipts from mothers paying income tax and national insurance.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Sutherland of Houndwood
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1680
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1680
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The announced measures mean from April 2016, families with children who have childcare costs below the defined limits will see an improved financial incentive to work and to work more hours.</p><p>Once Universal Credit is fully rolled out many working families will face an improved incentive to work, including 100,000 families who will get childcare support for the first time under Universal Credit. The precise improvement an individual faces will vary according to circumstance.</p><p>We have not made a specific estimate of how this feeds through into employment rates and tax receipts.</p><p><br></p> question first answered 11/08/2014 12:29:40
	creator	2173 label Biography information for Lord Sutherland of Houndwood
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2173 label Biography information for Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

90907

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2014
	date	08/09/2014
	date tabled	08/09/2014
	ddp created	08/09/2014 18:01:45
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:01:59
	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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1833
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/09/2014 10:37:01
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of those who have received local welfare assistance, by region, (1) were registered disabled, (2) have learning difficulties, (3) suffer mental health issues, (4) are escaping domestic violence, and (5) are families with dependents.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1833
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1833
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Local authorities are not required to provide DWP with details of who has received Local Welfare Assistance. Consequently, we do not have information about the volumes of people of certain types receiving support.</p> question first answered 26/09/2014 10:37:01
	creator	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

93675

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	15/10/2014 22:16:51
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:09:56
	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	Mesothelioma: Compensation
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2104
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/10/2014 14:48:20
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for compensation have so far been generated under the terms of the Mesothelioma Act 2014; how that number compares with predicted numbers of claims; what, if any, underspend against budget has resulted; and whether they intend to allocate any underspend for research into finding cures for mesothelioma.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2104
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2104
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Scheme began taking applications in April 2014, and began making payments on 1 July 2014. As of 30 September 2014 the Scheme had received 173 applications. During the first year of operation we had forecasted around 900 applications to the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The DMPS is funded by a levy on the insurance industry. The levy is intended to cover the cost of the Scheme in any one year, and we are not expecting to generate any under spend. Any under spend would be returned to HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/10/2014 14:48:20
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

93699

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	15/10/2014 22:16:57
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:10:50
	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	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2128
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/10/2014 14:29:56
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Romanians and Bulgarians have sought social security benefits that were inaccessible before 1 January 2014; and how many such nationals are currently in receipt of child benefit.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2128
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2128
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not record the nationality of the claimant receiving social security benefits including child benefit.</p> question first answered 20/10/2014 14:29:56
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

93700

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	15/10/2014 22:16:58
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:10:51
	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	National Insurance: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2129
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/10/2014 14:51:46
	question first ministerially corrected	06/11/2014 16:58:14
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals have been given national insurance numbers in the last eight quarters; how many were given numbers in total in those two years; and what were the top 20 nationalities of those given national insurance numbers in the last two years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2129
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2129
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The information requested for the number of foreign nationals registered for national insurance numbers is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number National Insurance numbers registered to foreign nationals in the last 8 quarters and the total number registered in the two year period from July 2012 to June 2014 is shown in Table 1.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The top 20 nationalities for those registered with a National Insurance number in the same two year period is in Table 2.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1:</strong> Number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK, by quarter for the last two years.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jul-12 to Sep-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">123,590</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Oct-12 to Dec-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">139,390</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jan-13 to Mar-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">178,372</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Apr-13 to Jun-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">131,525</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jul-13 to Sep-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">148,389</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Oct-13 to Dec-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">158,953</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jan-14 to Mar-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">164,432</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Apr-14 to Jun-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">93,945</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1,138,593</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 2:</strong> Total number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK for the top 20 nationalities in the last 2 years.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Poland (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">188,046</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Spain</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">88,388</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Romania (Joined EU in 2007)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">81,122</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Italy</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">74,374</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">India</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">56,694</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Portugal</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">50,257</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rep of Lithuania (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">45,950</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hungary (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">45,450</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">France</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">41,920</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Bulgaria (Joined EU in 2007)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31,580</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rep of Ireland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30,604</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Pakistan</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25,979</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rep of Latvia (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22,845</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Slovak Rep (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22,361</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">China Peoples Rep</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21,910</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Australia</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,788</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Germany</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,423</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nigeria</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19,965</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Greece</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17,260</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">USA</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16,767</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">2. A change to the process of recording NINos during the quarter April-June 2014, means that the volume of NINo registrations recorded are lower in this quarter than would otherwise be the case (estimated to be around 15% - 25% lower in the quarter April - June 2014 and 2% - 5% lower for the year to June 2014). Therefore, comparisons of NINo registrations over time for the latest periods (quarterly and annually) should be viewed with caution. The process issues impact all nationalities i.e. the impact is not skewed to migrants from specific countries.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">3. Registration date is derived from the date at which a NINo is maintained on the National Insurance Recording and Pay as you Earn System (NPS).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">4. Data is available up to June 2014, which is the latest information available.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 22/10/2014 14:51:46
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