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431824

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/11/2015
	date	23/11/2015
	date tabled	23/11/2015
	ddp created	24/11/2015 00:57:23
	ddp modified	17/12/2015 12:00:43
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	identifier	17307
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	26/11/2015 09:58:00
	question first ministerially corrected	14/12/2015 15:08:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the forms of his Department's website are available in Welsh.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 17307
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17307
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The DWP has 40 published forms on gov.uk. <del class="ministerial">O</del><ins class="ministerial">o</ins>f<del class="ministerial"> those </del><ins class="ministerial">which 27 are </ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins>covered by the Welsh Language Act<del class="ministerial">,</del><ins class="ministerial">.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Of these 9</ins> <del class="ministerial">22</del> are <ins class="ministerial">currently</ins> available in Welsh and the rest will be by January 2016.</p><br />
	creator	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

225299

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/03/2015
	date	04/03/2015
	date tabled	04/03/2015
	ddp created	04/03/2015 22:36:23
	ddp modified	25/03/2015 16:26:45
	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	Bank Services: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	226279
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/03/2015 16:34:23
	question first ministerially corrected	25/03/2015 10:50:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in London, and in each London borough, who do not have a bank account.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 226279
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	226279
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Benefit and Pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment.</p><p>As of 15<sup>th</sup> January 2015, there were <del class="ministerial">45,911 </del> <ins class="ministerial">44,528</ins> benefit recipients and pensioners in Great Britain being paid by Simple Payment.</p>
	creator	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

387135

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/07/2015
	date	01/07/2015
	date tabled	01/07/2015
	ddp created	01/07/2015 22:26:01
	ddp modified	13/07/2015 11:32:00
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	identifier	5178
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	06/07/2015 16:57:41
	question first ministerially corrected	10/07/2015 11:42:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of families with children affected by the benefit cap have a child under (a) one year old, (b) two years old, (c) three years old and (d) four years old.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 5178
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5178
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</del><ins class="ministerial">DWP statisticians are currently assessing the viability of publishing further age breakdowns for children in households subject to the benefit cap alongside suitable context and commentary. If the analyses prove to be sufficiently robust the results will be published at the earliest opportunity according to the Code of Practice for statistics.</ins></p>
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

420943

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/10/2015
	date	13/10/2015
	date tabled	13/10/2015
	ddp created	13/10/2015 22:40:49
	ddp modified	27/10/2015 13:34:08
	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	Credit Unions
	house id	1
	identifier	11604
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	19/10/2015 13:14:22
	question first ministerially corrected	21/10/2015 16:31:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Government's credit union expansion programme; and what assessment he has made of the feasibility of extending that programme.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Worcester
	tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 11604
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	11604
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>DWP’s contract with the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd to deliver the Credit Union Expansion Project began in May 2013. It <del class="ministerial">was</del><ins class="ministerial">is</ins> due to end in April 201<del class="ministerial">5</del><strong><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></strong> but we are currently considering a request for a<ins class="ministerial">n</ins> <del class="ministerial">further</del> extension. The Department has plans to review effectiveness at the end of the Project.</p><br />
	creator	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

431411

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/11/2015
	date	20/11/2015
	date tabled	20/11/2015
	ddp created	20/11/2015 17:51:44
	ddp modified	02/12/2015 16:16:33
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	17106
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	26/11/2015 15:29:01
	question first ministerially corrected	26/11/2015 16:59:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the Government as an employer and commissioner to increasing rates of employment among disabled people.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 17106
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	17106
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All Government Departments have clear objectives to increase workforce diversity, including disabled people.<del class="ministerial"> I</del> <ins class="ministerial">We </ins>have been working with officials across Whitehall to assess the proportion of disabled people employed by Government, and to identify ways to improve those numbers.</p><br /><p>As at 31 March 2015, 8.9% of Civil Service employees declared their disability status, up from 7.6% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2014.</p><br /><p>With reference to commissioning, successful bidders for contracts in excess of 12 months are required to submit annual Diversity &amp; Equality Delivery Plans, workforce monitoring data and Contractor and any Sub-contractor’s policy/policies and procedures for preventing unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity in respect of a range of groups, including people with a disability. <del class="ministerial">We will continue to seek opportunities to encourage, and offer support to, employers to employ more disabled people.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This Government is committed to being an exemplar employer and will continue to support employers and disabled people to create opportinities and increase disability emplyment.</ins></p>
	creator	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

175823

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/01/2015
	date	26/01/2015
	date tabled	26/01/2015
	ddp created	27/01/2015 01:02:16
	ddp modified	01/04/2015 12:33:27
	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	Offshore Industry: Safety
	house id	1
	identifier	221934
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/01/2015 14:32:34
	question first ministerially corrected	25/03/2015 17:43:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many improvement notices were issued to oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea by the Health and Safety Executive in the period from 1 January 2014 to date; and in how many such cases the company has yet to comply with the improvement notice.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 221934
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	221934
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Since January 2014<ins class="ministerial">, in relation to oil and gas extraction operations in the North Sea,</ins> <del class="ministerial">HSE has served 64</del><ins class="ministerial">36</ins> Improvement Notices <ins class="ministerial">have been served.</ins><del class="ministerial">relating to oil and gas extraction on the UK Continental Shelf.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Of these, </ins><del class="ministerial">The period for compliance has expired for 40</del><ins class="ministerial">21</ins><del class="ministerial"> of these</del> notices <del class="ministerial">and all</del> have been complied with. <ins class="ministerial">10 have not yet expired, and five</ins><del class="ministerial">Four</del> notices are subject to appeal and so are suspended until the appeal process is complete.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

93700

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	15/10/2014 22:16:58
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:10:51
	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	National Insurance: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2129
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/10/2014 14:51:46
	question first ministerially corrected	06/11/2014 16:58:14
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals have been given national insurance numbers in the last eight quarters; how many were given numbers in total in those two years; and what were the top 20 nationalities of those given national insurance numbers in the last two years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2129
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2129
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested for the number of foreign nationals registered for national insurance numbers is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </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><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number National Insurance numbers registered to foreign nationals in the last 8 quarters and the total number registered in the two year period from July 2012 to June 2014 is shown in Table 1.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The top 20 nationalities for those registered with a National Insurance number in the same two year period is in Table 2.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1:</strong> Number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK, by quarter for the last two years.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jul-12 to Sep-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">123,590</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Oct-12 to Dec-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">139,390</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jan-13 to Mar-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">178,372</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Apr-13 to Jun-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">131,525</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jul-13 to Sep-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">148,389</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Oct-13 to Dec-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">158,953</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Jan-14 to Mar-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">164,432</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Apr-14 to Jun-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">93,945</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1,138,593</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 2:</strong> Total number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK for the top 20 nationalities in the last 2 years.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Poland (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">188,046</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Spain</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">88,388</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Romania (Joined EU in 2007)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">81,122</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Italy</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">74,374</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">India</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">56,694</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Portugal</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">50,257</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rep of Lithuania (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">45,950</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hungary (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">45,450</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">France</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">41,920</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Bulgaria (Joined EU in 2007)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31,580</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rep of Ireland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">30,604</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Pakistan</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25,979</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rep of Latvia (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22,845</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Slovak Rep (Joined EU in 2004)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22,361</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">China Peoples Rep</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21,910</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Australia</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,788</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Germany</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,423</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Nigeria</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19,965</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Greece</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17,260</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">USA</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16,767</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">2. A change to the process of recording NINos during the quarter April-June 2014, means that the volume of NINo registrations recorded are lower in this quarter than would otherwise be the case (estimated to be around 15% - 25% lower in the quarter April - June 2014 and 2% - 5% lower for the year to June 2014). Therefore, comparisons of NINo registrations over time for the latest periods (quarterly and annually) should be viewed with caution. The process issues impact all nationalities i.e. the impact is not skewed to migrants from specific countries.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">3. Registration date is derived from the date at which a NINo is maintained on the National Insurance Recording and Pay as you Earn System (NPS).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">4. Data is available up to June 2014, which is the latest information available.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

387485

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/07/2015
	date	02/07/2015
	date tabled	02/07/2015
	ddp created	02/07/2015 20:45:12
	ddp modified	09/07/2015 11:08:02
	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: Preston
	house id	1
	identifier	5273
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/07/2015 10:36:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance applicants in Preston had to travel to medical assessments in (a) Preston, (b) South Ribble, (c) Chorley, (d) other local authorities in Lancashire, (e) Merseyside and (f) Greater Manchester in 2014; which venues each such applicant attended; and how many such applicants attended each such venue.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 5273
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5273
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available at local authority level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p>
	creator	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

387630

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/07/2015
	date	03/07/2015
	date tabled	03/07/2015
	ddp created	03/07/2015 16:52:32
	ddp modified	09/07/2015 11:18:03
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	5591
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/07/2015 10:46:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 12 of the report of the Social Security Advisory Committee on The Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015 No. 1362), published June 2015, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the policy is focused on those coming to Universal Credit from relatively higher-income employment.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 5591
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5591
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>Waiting days will only be served at the beginning of a completely new claim to Universal Credit, which means people moving from low-income work are less likely to be affected.</p>
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387632

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/07/2015
	date	03/07/2015
	date tabled	03/07/2015
	ddp created	03/07/2015 16:52:34
	ddp modified	09/07/2015 11:12:02
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	identifier	5588
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/07/2015 10:40:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit advances have been paid out since April 2013.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 5588
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5588
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available. The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit in September 2013. As outlined in the strategy, officials are quality assuring data for Universal Credit and formulating a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future. <br> <br> These statistics will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p>
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms