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63331

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:51:14
	ddp modified	25/08/2015 15:57:10
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	identifier	201890
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 15:02:16
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the adoption of a target to ensure that adequate policy space is given to developing countries by the international organisations to establish and implement their policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development in Open Working Group negotiations on the sustainable development goals.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201890
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201890
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>As we have already made clear, the UK agrees with the importance of ensuring that developing countries design and own national policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development. Language on the adequate policy space is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.</p><p> </p><p>The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 15:02:16
	creator	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

63467

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	24/06/2014 20:30:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:10:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	identifier	904478
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 15:28:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what resources have been allocated for enforcement action against employers who do not pay the national minimum wage.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 904478
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	904478
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have 173 staff dedicated to the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is already taking tougher action on employers that break minimum wage law. We have made it simpler to name and shame employers that don't pay the national minimum wage and increased the financial penalty that employers pay for breaking the law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 15:28:53
	creator	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

63450

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:33
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:09:09
	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	Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	201892
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:39:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the comparative employment outcomes of people in receipt of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201892
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201892
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>720,000 more people are now being supported to prepare or look for work as a result of the Incapacity Benefit reassessment process.</p><p>The structure of Employment and Support Allowance provides much more support than the Incapacity Benefit regime to those who it is reasonable to expect to take steps to return to work.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:39:56
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63448

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:58
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	201891
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:11:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the costs of administering employment and support allowance between 2014-15 and 2018-19.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201891
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201891
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Secretary of State has regular meetings with the Chancellor to discuss all Departmental policies.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:11:11
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63447

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:53
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	identifier	201878
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:24:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on offering interim payments to claimants of the personal independence payment while the backlog of applications is cleared.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201878
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201878
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring personal independence payment claimants receive high quality, objective, fair and accurate assessments. Any delays experienced by new claimants will not affect the date from which they are awarded PIP, as successful claims will be back-dated. There is no policy or legislative basis on which to provide interim payments.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:24:28
	creator	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

63446

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:47
	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	Home Visits
	house id	1
	identifier	201893
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:18:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home visits his Department made in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013; and for which purposes.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201893
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201893
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information is not available in the format requested and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:18:23
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63444

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:35
	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	Home Visits
	house id	1
	identifier	201894
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:15:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) housing benfit, (c) income support and (d) jobseeker's allowance received a home visit in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012 and (v) 2013.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201894
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201894
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information is not available in the format requested and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:15:12
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63442

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:31
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:24
	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: Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	201808
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 15:15:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects his Department to have closed all outstanding Child Support Agency cases.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201808
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201808
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The process of closing Child Support Agency cases begins in 2014 and the current planning assumption is that it will take around three years to complete.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 15:15:04
	creator	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

63440

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:12
	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: Maintenance
	house id	1
	identifier	201837
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:17:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether hours of care during overnight stays and holidays are included in calculations of payments to recipients of child support.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201837
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201837
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Where the Child Support Agency or Child Maintenance Service work out how much maintenance should be paid, a reduction can apply where parents share the care of a child.</p><p> </p><p>For a reduction in the amount of child maintenance to be considered, a paying parent must provide overnight care for the child in the case for at least 52 nights per year. Overnight care can take place on a weekly basis, or in blocks of nights/weeks.</p><p> </p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:17:50
	creator	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

63439

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/06/2014
	date	23/06/2014
	date tabled	23/06/2014
	ddp created	23/06/2014 22:52:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 11:08:05
	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	201857
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:47:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 628W, on the employment and support allowance, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the recent Mind report entitled Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the fate of the Work-Related Activity Group.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201857
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201857
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Our department is fully committed to providing personalised support for people with health conditions. Jobcentre Plus and the Work Programme are successfully helping claimants into work.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to do even more to help ESA claimants into work. We are trialling new approaches to extend our knowledge about what works and inform future policies.</p><p> </p><p>We have set up the Work Programme Building Best Practice Group to help share what works and we are driving providers to improve performance for this group.</p><p> </p><p>Our Disability and Health Employment Strategy also sets out a range of interventions to further shape positive attitudes, encourage employers to see the value of disabled people in the workforce and better target support to where it will make the most impact.</p><p> </p><p>Last year the Prime Minister launched the Disability Confident campaign which targeted over 1100 local and national employers, aiming to increase their confidence in employing disabled people. We received hundreds of pledges from companies in their quest to improve employment outcomes for disabled people.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:47:19
	creator	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff