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43187

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:50:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:41:53
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192168
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the additional cost to small businesses of abolishing the percentage threshold scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192168
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192168
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has published an impact assessment outlining the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS) and introduction of the new provision of health assessments and occupational health advice available at the following link: </p><p>&lt;<a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108468/impacts" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108468/impacts</a>&gt;</p> question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43188

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:50:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:41:54
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192167
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on alternative models of compensating small businesses for sickness absence after the abolition of the percentage threshold scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192167
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192167
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government believes that reinvesting savings from the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme to establish the Health and Work Service is the most effective means of targeting public funds to tackle sickness absence. The Health and Work Service will reduce the length of sickness absence and offers a more proactive approach to sickness absence management. Small businesses are least likely to have access to occupational health services, and will benefit from having access to occupational health assessments and advice through the Health and Work Service.</p><p> </p><p>We have considered an alternative approach along the lines of restricting access to a reimbursement scheme to employers with fewer than five employees. However, this was discounted because it resulted in additional burdens on employers and additional Statutory Sick Pay reimbursement costs for the state<em>.</em></p> question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43190

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:50:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:41:56
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192158
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on the ability of small businesses to manage sickness absence of abolishing the Percentage Threshold Scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192158
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192158
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The SSP Percentage Threshold Scheme compensates employers with high levels of sickness absence but an independent review of sickness absence[1] found it does nothing to tackle the causes of absence. As a result, the Government accepted a recommendation in the Review to abolish the Percentage Threshold Scheme. The Government also accepted a recommendation to establish a Service (now known as the Health and Work Service) to offer specialist occupational health assessment and advice to employers, employees and GPs. The Service is designed to reduce the costs of sickness absence for employers by addressing the obstacles preventing a return to work, and supporting employees back to work as quickly as appropriate. It will be funded from the savings made from the abolition of the PTS and will provide a more proactive way to manage sickness absence. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Small businesses are least likely to have access to occupational health services, and will benefit from having access to occupational health assessments and advice through the HWS.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Black, C. and Frost, D (2011) <em>Health at work - and independent review of sickness absence.</em></p><p> </p> question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43196

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:50:10
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:42:00
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192149
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Tameside and (ii) Stockport in each year since 2009.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192149
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192149
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>The information is in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Tameside by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>52.5</p></td><td><p>54.6</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>59.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>29.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td><td><p>82.4</p></td><td><p>87.7</p></td><td><p>90.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Stockport by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>29.2</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td><td><p>31.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>69.7</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td><td><p>78.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.</p><p>Expenditure is shown for complete financial years. A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority </a>tables as per the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

43216

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:50:16
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:42:13
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192157
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on the ability of older and disabled workers to find work as a result of the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme for recovering statutory sick pay.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192157
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192157
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Scheme is not linked to finding work, rather it compensates employers with high levels of sickness absence. An independent review of sickness absence[1] found that this scheme does nothing to tackle the causes of absence. As a result, the Government accepted a recommendation in the review to abolish the Percentage Threshold Scheme. The Government also accepted a recommendation to establish a Service (now known as the Health and Work Service) to offer specialist occupational health assessment and advice to employers, employees and GPs. The Service is designed to reduce the costs of sickness absence for employers by addressing the issues preventing a return to work, and supporting employees back to work as quickly as appropriate. </p><p> </p><p>We consider that the creation of the Health and Work Service, funded by the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme, will enable sickness absence to be better managed and improve the employment prospects of all employees, including older and disabled workers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>[1] Black, C. and Frost, D (2011) Health at work - and independent review of sickness absen</p><br /> <p /> question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

43266

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	14/03/2014
	date tabled	14/03/2014
	ddp created	14/03/2014 18:55:51
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:42:50
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192190
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on the Jobcentre estate in 2012-13.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192190
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192190
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to provide a figure specifically for the delivery of Jobcentre business, as other parts of the Department, such as staff from the Corporate Centre, the Pensions Service and Child Maintenance Divisions are co-located in Jobcentre sites, and each business unit pays for their space proportionate to their occupancy. </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00
	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

43267

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	14/03/2014
	date tabled	14/03/2014
	ddp created	14/03/2014 18:55:51
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:42:51
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192191
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the differential payment regime in the Work Programme in reducing creaming and parking.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192191
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192191
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The independent evaluation explores the pricing structure of the Work Programme. The Department will publish findings once the independent evaluation of the Work Programme is complete. </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00
	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

43268

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/03/2014
	date	14/03/2014
	date tabled	14/03/2014
	ddp created	14/03/2014 18:55:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:42:52
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192229
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in discretionary housing payments has been allocated in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency for those affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192229
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192229
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Discretionary Housing Payments(DHP) are allocated by Local Authority not parliamentary constituency. The table below details the overall DHP allocation and the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) element for Corby and East Northhamptonshire local authorities. </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Government allocation of DHP by Local authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>RSRS</p></td><td><p>Total DHP</p></td><td><p>RSRS</p></td><td><p>Total DHP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corby</p></td><td><p>£25,669</p></td><td><p>£92,250</p></td><td><p>£92,809</p></td><td><p>£134,854</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>£24,304</p></td><td><p>£85,490</p></td><td><p>£59,253</p></td><td><p>£99,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

43271

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	14/03/2014
	date tabled	14/03/2014
	ddp created	14/03/2014 18:55:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:42:56
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192208
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to ensure that any foreign company found to have abandoned its pension responsibilities to UK pension holders can be made to refund that pension deficit.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192208
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192208
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave him on 23 January 2014, Official Report, Column 267W.</p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

43272

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	14/03/2014
	date tabled	14/03/2014
	ddp created	14/03/2014 18:55:56
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:42:57
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	192207
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether members of the Carrington Wire Pension Fund are able to access the Pension Protection Fund.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192207
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192207
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Carrington Wire Defined Benefit Pension Scheme entered a Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment period in February 2013.</p><p> </p><p>During a PPF assessment period the PPF establishes whether the scheme can afford to secure benefits which are at least equal to the compensation that the PPF would pay. The scheme will transfer to the PPF unless it has sufficient assets to pay benefits greater or equal to PPF compensation levels or it is rescued, for instance, by another employer taking responsibility for it.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis