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386815

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work capability assessments have found the claimant to be fit for work in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The available information in respect of work capability assessments since 2008 is published, and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/07/2015 08:53:38 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386518

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that levels of business rates do not put the future of small businesses at risk.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
	uin	4994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has committed to completing a major review of business rates by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Autumn Statement 2014 announced a £1bn package of measures to reduce the burden of business rates, focussed on small businesses and retailers, including:</p><p>· extending the doubling of the Small Business Rate Relief until April 2016;</p><p>· continuing the 2% cap on the inflation-linked increase in the business rates multiplier until April 2016; and</p><p>· increasing the retail discount for shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants until April 2016</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 13:32:32 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

386513

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Small Business Research Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2015, what (a) value and (b) number of Small Business Research Initiative contracts has been awarded in 2014-15 (i) in total, (ii) by the Ministry of Defence, (iii) by the Department of Health, (iv) by NHS England, (v) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, (vi) by the Department for Transport, (vii) by the Home Office, (viii) by the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs, (ix) directly by Innovate UK, (x) by research councils, (xi) by other parts of his Department and (xii) by other Government Departments and agencies to date.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	4949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This information is being researched and will be placed in the Libraries of the House as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/07/2015 11:07:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

385519

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Torbay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support claimants of benefits find employment in Torbay.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	uin	4084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>Jobcentre Plus work coaches are delivering a personalised service to best meet the needs of the claimant and the local labour market. The flexible model of support available through the Jobcentre Plus offer includes, Sector Based Work Academies, New Enterprise Allowance, Work Experience and access to skills provision.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the Work Programme offers tailored support to those people who are at risk of becoming long-term unemployed.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/07/2015 09:56:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

387634

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2015 to Question 2647, how many of the outsourced staff working for his Department's contractors and their service partners who are paid at or below the Living Wage are paid (a) the Living Wage and (b) less than the Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	5553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All outsourced staff in our London locations are paid the Living Wage. We hope to replicate this across the country.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:24:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

387635

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Between the 07 July and 31 August 2014 the Health and Safety Executive consulted on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (General Duties of self-employed persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015. The published responses to this consultation can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273-responses.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273-responses.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 09:42:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387134

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the households affected by the household benefit cap are in (a) social housing, (b) temporary and emergency accommodation and (c) private tenancies (i) in the UK and (ii) in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap that are in (a) social housing and (c) private tenancies in (i) the UK and (ii) in each region in the UK can be found on Stat-Xplore, the Department’s online interactive tabulation tool, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap in (b) temporary and emergency accommodation is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 08:58:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

385305

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of lay members sitting in asylum cases, and (2) the regional distribution of lay members who sit in asylum cases; and what steps they are taking to promote the sitting of lay members in asylum cases, in particular those concerned with appeals by foreign criminals against deportation involving complex assessments of Articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>HMCTS does not routinely assess the number of lay members sitting in asylum cases or their regional distribution by either location or appeal type, as the composition of panels is a judicial function.</p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008 states that the composition of Tribunal panels is the responsibility of the Senior President of Tribunals. The need for non-legal members is continuously assessed by the Immigration and Asylum Chambers and sitting days are made available based on workloads and requirements set out under the Senior President’s delegated powers.</p><p> </p><p>The contribution and deployment of non-legal members is a matter for the Senior President of Tribunals.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL789 question first answered 08/07/2015 15:48:49 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

386517

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Trade Promotion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies received support under the High Value Opportunities scheme in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	4988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the 2014-15 financial year UK Trade and Investment supported 980 companies through the High Value Programme. Data is not recorded on a month by month basis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 16:57:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

387631

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Budgeting Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were made for budgeting loans in each month from June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 shows the number of Budgeting Loan applications received monthly by the Department for Work and Pensions between June 2014 and May 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Budgeting Loan Applications, June 2014 to May 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications<br> Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>107,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>111,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>107,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>140,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>151,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>108,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>78,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>81,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>92,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>100,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>89,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>· All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:23:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms