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42626

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how many and what proportion of (a) new employment and support allowance claimants and (b) existing employment and support allowance claimants reporting a change in circumstances receive their benefit payments within (i) one week, (ii) two weeks, (iii) three weeks, (iv) four weeks, (v) eight weeks, (vi) 12 weeks and (vii) more than 12 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	191499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</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	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

42625

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how many and what proportion of (a) new joseeker's allowance claimants and (b) existing jobseeker's allowance claimants reporting a change in circumstances receive their benefit payments within (i) one week, (ii) two weeks, (iii) three weeks, (iv) four weeks, (v) eight weeks, (vi) 12 weeks and (vii) more than 12 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	191498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</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	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

42605

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how many benefit claimants have been sanctioned for (a) four weeks, (b) three months and (c) three years in each month since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
uin	191565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</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	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

42594

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how many of the claimants who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after 104 weeks on the Work Programme are attached to each jobcentre in the UK; and what proportion of each jobcentre's caseload such people represent.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	191627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p><strong> </strong>Statistics on the number of claimants, who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after 104 weeks on the Work Programme, by Jobcentre Plus district, can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>In order to calculate the proportions, statistics on the number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants by jobcentre plus district can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </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	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

42598

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how many people and what proportion of the working age population have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for over (a) two years, (b) five years and (c) 10 years in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	191628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>All</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>% </p></td><td><p>Duration of 2 to 5 years</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>% </p></td><td><p>Duration of 5 to 10 years</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>% </p></td><td><p>Duration of over 10 years</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>% </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>77,400</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>14,330</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>166,260</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>22,990</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>140,760</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>23,660</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>87,700</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>12,900</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>141,210</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>23,410</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>1,490</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>93,300</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>13,370</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>191,590</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>30,990</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1,420</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>107,830</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>13,550</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>68,750</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>8,530</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: DWP IGS 100% WPLS and ONS Mid-2012 Population Estimates</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages are shown rounded to one decimal place. “ – “ denotes nil or negligible.</li><li>Working age population figures are defined as males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59.</li></ol><p> </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	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

42593

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how many people and what proportion of the working population have been in receipt of incapacity benefit or employment and support allowance for over (a) two years, (b) five years and (c) 10 years in each region of England.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	191625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the tables below.</p><p>Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance (IB/SDA) claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>All cases</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>%</p></td><td><p>Duration of 2 to 5 years</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>%</p></td><td><p>Duration of 5 to 10 years</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>%</p></td><td><p>Duration of over 10 years</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>29,950</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>6,380</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>21,500</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>77,400</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>3,250</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>17,650</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>55,980</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>47,770</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1,980</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>34,760</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>39,600</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>9,020</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>28,820</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>55,560</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>2,130</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>13,770</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>39,260</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>45,960</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>12,710</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>31,030</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>87,890</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>4,420</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>26,990</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>55,570</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>60,710</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>2,250</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>15,570</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>42,410</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>51,240</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1,960</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>13,200</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>35,620</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>All</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>%</p></td><td><p>Duration of up to 5 years</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>102,540</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>16,010</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>284,580</p></td><td><p>6.6</p></td><td><p>49,000</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>170,050</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td><td><p>29,980</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>130,210</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>23,430</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>166,670</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>30,220</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>133,560</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>26,410</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>227,650</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>48,070</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>185,150</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>36,240</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>135,980</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>26,390</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP IGS 100% WPLS and ONS Mid-2012 Population Estimates</p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages are shown rounded to one decimal place. “ – “ denotes nil or negligible.</li><li>Working age population figures are defined as males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59.</li><li>Incapacity Benefit was replaced by Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for new claims from October 2008.</li><li>Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance figures will include some people receiving National Insurance credits only.</li><li>The caseload data provided for IB/SDA and ESA is published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </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	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

42332

registered interest
date	10/03/2014
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, how many people have received sanctions in relation to their jobseeker's allowance for non-attendance in (a) the London Borough of Havering and (b) England to date.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	191391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</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> 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	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

42591

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how much was paid in employment and support allowance payments to recipients in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Dundee and (d) Aberdeen in the last year.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	191623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The amount paid in Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseekers Allowance in 2012/13 can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow City</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh, City of</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee City</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen City</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP statistical data</p><p>Note: Expenditure is shown for the last complete financial year. Benefit expenditure for Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseekers Allowance can be found in the Local Authority tables as per link</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266828/la-tables-201213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266828/la-tables-201213.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 191624 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

42592

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
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, how much was paid in jobseeker's allowance payments to recipients in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Dundee and (d) Aberdeen in the last year.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	191624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The amount paid in Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseekers Allowance in 2012/13 can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow City</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh, City of</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee City</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen City</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP statistical data</p><p>Note: Expenditure is shown for the last complete financial year. Benefit expenditure for Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseekers Allowance can be found in the Local Authority tables as per link</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266828/la-tables-201213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266828/la-tables-201213.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 191623 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

42347

registered interest
date	10/03/2014
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 additional funding his Department allocated to the town of Rhyl for the purpose of piloting back-to-work projects in each year since 1997.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	191213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not readilly available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</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	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane