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63003

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/06/2014
	date	19/06/2014
	date tabled	19/06/2014
	ddp created	19/06/2014 19:21:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 10:29:49
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	201548
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	26/06/2014 14:35:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 201548
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201548
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department provided substantive answers to all parliamentary questions in the 2013-14 parliamentary Session.</p> question first answered 26/06/2014 14:35:52
	creator	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

90882

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/09/2014
	date	05/09/2014
	date tabled	05/09/2014
	ddp created	05/09/2014 17:10:51
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 22:03:04
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	208435
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/09/2014 12:19:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 208435
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208435
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>In the 2014-15 session, as at the end of August 2014, the department had answered 89% of named day questions on the named day</p><p> </p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/09/2014 12:19:46
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

61311

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 22:31:04
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:09:15
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	200197
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:35:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress is being made in ensuring that all eligible employees have been offered automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme with minimum employer contributions.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200197
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200197
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>So far automatic enrolment has been a stunning success. The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 12 June 2014 showed that more than 15,000 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 3.6 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p><p> </p><p>Around 99 per cent of employers who have completed registration have done so without the need for the Pensions Regulator to use their statutory powers. Employers have understood that providing a workplace pension and helping their workers plan for retirement is the now the norm.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary findings from the 2013 Employers' Pension Provision survey show that around 90 per cent of automatically enrolled workers have remained members of a pension scheme.This early success has led the Government to revise down its opt out predictions. Instead of the anticipated 30 per cent opt out rate the Government now expects only 15 per cent of individuals will opt out once automatic enrolment is fully rolled out.</p> question first answered 16/06/2014 15:35:51
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

61843

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:42:14
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:52:25
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	200362
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 15:13:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have fallen below the auto enrolment threshold in each year since that policy was introduced.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200362
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200362
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Under the Pensions Act 2008, the automatic enrolment earnings trigger is reviewed by the Secretary of State every year, and revised if necessary. Since automatic enrolment was introduced in October 2012, two annual reviews to the trigger have been conducted. The table shows the impact of changes to the earnings trigger.</p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Earnings trigger revised</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of individuals in eligible target group excluded</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>From</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>To</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£8,105</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£9,440</p></td><td><p>420,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£9,440</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 1: Impact of changes to the automatic enrolment earnings trigger in each of the two annual reviews since the policy was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Note: The figures refer to the eligible target group in the private sector. This includes individuals aged 22 to the State Pension age who earn above the earnings trigger and are not in a qualifying pension scheme.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 15:13:46
	creator	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

61844

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:42:15
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:52:31
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	200361
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 11:53:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he proposes that his planned charge cap on workplace pensions from April 2015 will apply to new collective defined contribution schemes.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200361
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200361
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government's Defined Ambition Bill will bring new forms of collective pension arrangements to the UK, and it is vital that member protection, good governance and fair charges remain at the heart of this system.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how any charge cap may be applied to Collective Defined Contribution schemes will be in place before this legislation is commenced.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 11:53:23
	creator	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

61845

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:42:15
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:52:36
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	200360
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 14:56:41
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are below the earnings threshold for auto enrolment into a workplace pension in each (a) region, (b) constituent part of the UK and (c) parliamentary constituency.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200360
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200360
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> question first answered 17/06/2014 14:56:41
	creator	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

79175

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/08/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 23:12:46
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:47:09
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1336
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/07/2014 15:18:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the number and percentage of people who are members of occupation pension schemes by region in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hutton of Furness
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1336
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1336
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the proportions of employees with workplace pensions is collected in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and published on the ONS website. <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-pension-tables/2013-provisional-results/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-pension-tables/2013-provisional-results/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Figure 1 shows that overall for the UK, 49.8 per cent of employees were members of workplace pension schemes in 2013. This is an increase from 46.5 per cent in 2012 and is the biggest rise in workplace pension coverage since figures began in 1997.</p><p> </p><p>Figure 9 shows a breakdown of the proportion of employees with workplace pensions by sector and region. This shows a weak relationship between the region where the employer is located and the proportion of employees with a workplace pension. Overall membership was highest in Scotland (55.3 per cent) and lowest in East Midlands (46.7 per cent). In Wales it was 53.2 per cent.</p> question first answered 24/07/2014 15:18:09
	creator	494 label Biography information for Lord Hutton of Furness
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	494 label Biography information for Lord Hutton of Furness

93459

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	15/10/2014 21:20:52
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:53:16
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	210625
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/10/2014 11:45:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been enrolled under automatic enrolment into workplace pensions scheme since the inception of that scheme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210625
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210625
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 9 October 2014 showed that more than 33,660 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 4.75 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p> question first answered 20/10/2014 11:45:21
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

78262

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2014
	date	15/07/2014
	date tabled	15/07/2014
	ddp created	15/07/2014 22:45:29
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:41:25
	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	Work Programme: Travellers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1157
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 14:39:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in their draft Child Poverty Strategy 2014–17, what they envisage by "specialist" support for Gypsy and Traveller parents via the Work Programme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1157
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1157
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government’s strategy for increasing ethnic minority employment and participation in the labour market is based around mainstreaming opportunity through locally delivered flexible provision.</p><p>The Work Programme is designed to give providers the flexibility to support each individual jobseeker, rather than treat people according to ethnic groups. Local autonomy and flexibility has replaced the one size fits all approach that has dogged previous employment schemes.</p> question first answered 28/07/2014 14:39:02
	creator	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

62171

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	16/06/2014
	date tabled	16/06/2014
	ddp created	16/06/2014 22:21:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 09:21:50
	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	Work Programme: Older Workers
	house id	1
	identifier	200920
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/06/2014 11:57:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve support for people over 50 provided through the Work Programme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200920
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200920
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Work Programme is continuing to offer tailored support to those people over 50 at risk of becoming long-term unemployed and providers are continuing to design support based on their individual need.</p><p>Last year, the Government launched the Work Programme ‘Building Best Practice Group', which is considering the best ways of addressing the particular needs of claimants, including older workers. The group will report back to Ministers later in 2014.</p> question first answered 19/06/2014 11:57:10
	creator	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms