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999277

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of youth unemployment was in (a) May 2010 and (b) May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	186298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The level of unemployment for people aged 16-24 in the quarter March-May 2010 was 939,000. This contrasts with the quarter March-May 2018 where the corresponding figure was 524,000.</p><p> </p><p>In the most recent data (June-August 2018) shows that youth unemployment is at a record low of 464,000 – down by over 50% (475,000) since the 2010 election.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics are from the ONS Labour Force Survey and the data is collected quarterly, so the data for May alone is not held. As with all survey data, the statistics are subject to a degree of uncertainty.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2018 13:13:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

999279

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of unemployment was in (a) May 2010 and (b) May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	186299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The level of unemployment in the quarter March-May 2010 was 2,508,000. This contrasts with the quarter March-May 2018 where the figure was 1,411,000 which was a decrease of over 40%.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics are from the ONS Labour Force Survey and the data is collected quarterly, so the data for May alone is not held. As with all survey data, the statistics are subject to a degree of uncertainty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2018 10:49:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

999281

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Unemployment: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of youth unemployment was in Suffolk in (a) May 2010 and (b) May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	186300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Labour market data at a local level is collected using the ONS Annual Population Survey. Statistics on youth unemployment for Suffolk are unavailable or unreliable due to small sample sizes. Youth unemployment in the East of England was 199,000 in the quarter March-May 2010, compared to 111,000 in the quarter March-May 2018. This was a decrease by over 40%.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2018 10:39:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

999282

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Unemployment: Suffolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of unemployment was in Suffolk in (a) May 2010 and (b) May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	186301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The level of unemployment in Suffolk for the year July 2009-June 2010 was 24,100, while for the year July 2017-June 2018 it was 13,600. This was a decrease of over 40%. The data is collated annually so data for May alone is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The data is from the ONS: Annual Population Survey. The sample sizes for this data are very small and so there is uncertainty around the reliability and accuracy of the Suffolk county data.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2018 10:45:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

999285

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what definition of vulnerability her Department plans to use for claimants that will be transfer to universal credit under managed migration.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	186316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>To ensure that legacy claimants move safely onto Universal Credit, we are working closely with our stakeholders to design how we identify and support those claimants who will need extra help with the managed migration process.</p><p> </p><p>Managed migration will begin in July 2019 with a period of careful and robust testing at small scale to enable us to optimise our delivery approach for all claimants.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 186317 question first answered 09/11/2018 09:31:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

999286

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures her Department has put in place to identify people that are classified as (a) vulnerable and (b) having complex needs in relation to the managed migration of claimants onto universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	186317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>To ensure that legacy claimants move safely onto Universal Credit, we are working closely with our stakeholders to design how we identify and support those claimants who will need extra help with the managed migration process.</p><p> </p><p>Managed migration will begin in July 2019 with a period of careful and robust testing at small scale to enable us to optimise our delivery approach for all claimants.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 186316 question first answered 09/11/2018 09:31:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

999630

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department's arrangement with Citizens Advice to provide universal credit support to claimants will operate in (a) constituencies and (b) local authority areas that do not have a Citizens Advice bureau.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	187046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland have committed to providing coverage across England, Wales and Scotland</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2018 10:51:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

999682

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Universal Credit
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 26 October 2018 to Question 182759 on Universal Credit: Wolverhampton North East, what estimate he has made of the cost of recording the postcode of applicants for universal credit advance payments (a) by telephone, (b) in person and (c) online.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	186967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Postcode information for Universal Credit claimants is collected as part of the process of making their Universal Credit claim. However, postcode information for advances requested in person or by telephone is not available as only advances which are paid are recorded. For these awarded advances the postcode information is available. For advances requested online, this information is recorded but<strong> </strong>is not yet available as the Department is currently quality assuring the data.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2018 09:52:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

999683

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Veterans: Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans that joined the armed forces aged (a) 18 or under and (b) 19 or older have registered at Jobcentres in each region in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We have a network of Armed Forces Champions in each Jobcentre Plus district who support work coaches in understanding the range of support available to service leavers and ensure they are actively signposted to appropriate organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Employer and Partnership Team also work with national employer and partner organisations to help ex-HM armed forces service leavers into employment. In addition, HM armed forces personnel are also one of the specified priority groups for the Work and Health Programme. This allows for early voluntary entry to the programme at the most appropriate time in their claim for those who would benefit from specialist employment support to find work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 187103 question first answered 09/11/2018 09:25:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999687

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Veterans: Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans that joined the armed forces aged (a) 18 or under and (b) 19 or older have applied for Jobseeker’s Allowance in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We have a network of Armed Forces Champions in each Jobcentre Plus district who support work coaches in understanding the range of support available to service leavers and ensure they are actively signposted to appropriate organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Employer and Partnership Team also work with national employer and partner organisations to help ex-HM armed forces service leavers into employment. In addition, HM armed forces personnel are also one of the specified priority groups for the Work and Health Programme. This allows for early voluntary entry to the programme at the most appropriate time in their claim for those who would benefit from specialist employment support to find work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 187100 question first answered 09/11/2018 09:25:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts