Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

42044

registered interest
date	07/03/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the potential for improved administration and awareness of the short-term benefit advances scheme to affect demand for food banks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	191156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP does make claimants aware of relevant support services, but will always consider whether it has provision first.</p><p>Short Term Benefit Advance awards are available to those entitled to them prior to initial payment of benefit, almost 100% of applications are routinely processed within 24 hours.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

42045

registered interest
date	07/03/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the quality of the administration of the short-term benefit advances scheme since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	191105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP has a quality framework in place for checking the accuracy of Short Term Benefit Advance decisions. In February 2014, checks confirmed 96% accuracy of application decisions. In terms of timeliness, an average 98% of all application decisions made throughout the operational year since April 2013 were made within 24 hours.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

48714

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people currently receiving a UK state pension and living in the UK who would move abroad if pensions were up-rated for all UK pensioners living overseas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	196561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has not made any estimate of the number of people currently receiving a UK state pension and living in the UK who would move abroad if pensions were up-rated for all UK pensioners living overseas.</p><p> </p><p>It would be difficult to develop a robust estimate of this, as in practice there will be a wide range of factors that determine decisions to emigrate.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

57830

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Capita will incur penalties for delays in carrying out personal independence payments assessments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	199045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>1)The information is commercial in confidence.</p><p> </p><p>2) The Department regularly meets with both Assessment Providers to discuss performance. Failure to meet contractual obligations will result in the Department applying service credits (financial remedies) in line with the contract.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199051 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

57829

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Capita have been given additional funding to deal with backlogs of personal independence payments assessments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	199051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>1)The information is commercial in confidence.</p><p> </p><p>2) The Department regularly meets with both Assessment Providers to discuss performance. Failure to meet contractual obligations will result in the Department applying service credits (financial remedies) in line with the contract.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199045 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

61573

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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	Apprentices: Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to make apprentices who earn below earning thresholds eligible for statutory sick pay.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There is no intention to increase the financial burden on business and extend the qualifying rules for Statutory Sick Pay to bring apprentices earning below the lower earnings level into eligibility. An apprentice earning below the lower earnings limit will, in line with other employees on a low income, continue to have access to Employment and Support Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/06/2014 12:51:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

61903

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recent report from Mind entitled Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the fate of the Work-Related Activity Group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has put in place a comprehensive system of support for disabled people and those with health conditions. We keep all our policies under review and are committed to improving further the employment support offered.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 14:31:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

61834

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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	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, if he will take steps to ensure that jobseekers whose jobseeker's allowance claim is cancelled are informed with greater clarity that their housing benefit will also be cancelled as a result.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>When a Jobseeker's Allowance claim is terminated, the claimant is issued with an end of award notice. This notification informs the claimant that they need to contact their Local Authority if they have a claim to Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Over and above this, Jobcentre Plus guidance is being strengthened to stress the importance of advising claimants to contact their Local Authority if they have a claim to Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit and their claim is terminated, sanctioned or disallowed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/06/2014 14:24:08 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

61835

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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	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, what guidance he gives to jobcentre staff on informing jobseekers of cancellation of their jobseeker's allowance claim.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>All jobcentre staff have access to comprehensive and clear procedures, guidance and learning which equips them to advise customers appropriately</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, everyone claiming Jobseeker's Allowance is provided with information about the conditions under which it is paid and the potential consequences of not complying. Where a doubt is identified and the case is to be referred to a decision maker, this is explained to the claimant and information provided about what will happen next.</p><p> </p><p>If a sanction or disallowance is applied or the Jobseeker's Allowance claim is cancelled, the claimant is notified of this in writing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/06/2014 14:40:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

61837

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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	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, what his policy is on whether jobseekers whose jobseeker's allowance claim is cancelled because they experience three periods of illness in one year must be informed of this by jobcentre staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Legislation prescribes the circumstances where a person can remain on Jobseeker's Allowance where they suffer a period of sickness. Where someone declares a period of sickness that falls outside these circumstances, they are informed of their options, e.g. claiming Employment Support Allowance and how to re-claim Jobseeker's Allowance as and when appropriate. Once a claim to JSA is terminated, the claimant receives a formal notification to this effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/06/2014 14:47:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff