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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

43300

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	17/03/2014
	date tabled	17/03/2014
	ddp created	17/03/2014 22:25:04
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:58:17
	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	2
	identifier	HL6053
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations they are undertaking into the nutrition and health of children and vulnerable adults when sanctions are imposed on individuals who lose their benefits.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6053
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6053
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department does not monitor nutrition.</p> question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

44160

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/04/2014
	date	19/03/2014
	date tabled	19/03/2014
	ddp created	19/03/2014 23:36:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:58:54
	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	2
	identifier	HL6116
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the advertising on the Universal Jobmatch website of writer vacancies by the student essay writing service All Answers Limited complies with the website's terms and conditions for employers.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6116
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6116
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>No. As part of the current review of the Universal Jobmatch Terms and Conditions this company's account has been suspended and associated vacancies have been removed. </p> question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

44195

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/04/2014
	date	19/03/2014
	date tabled	19/03/2014
	ddp created	19/03/2014 23:36:39
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:59:20
	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	2
	identifier	HL6151
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is being done to help young adults who are unemployed, working part-time or are in jobs for which they are overqualified to use the skills that they possess.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6151
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6151
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The youth claimant count has fallen for 21 consecutive months and youth unemployment has fallen for the past six months.</p><p> </p><p>For people who are unemployed, our work experience programmes have proved to be effective at helping young people into work. Over 145,000 have started a work experience placement and over 46,000 have started a sector based work academy that provides work experience and pre-employment training. Surveys show that over 40 percent of young people have reported having had a job since going into a work experience placement or on a sector-based work academy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our new Help to Work Scheme will offer further tailored in-depth support for the very long term unemployed, and in-work claimants will receive support to progress within the workplace. Universal Credit will provide support for working-age people who are in or out of work.</p> question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

44214

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/04/2014
	date	20/03/2014
	date tabled	20/03/2014
	ddp created	20/03/2014 20:48:51
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:59:27
	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
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6163
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the expenditure of the Department for Work and Pensions, in reserved areas, per capita in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6163
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6163
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Expenditure of the Department for Work and Pensions, in reserved areas, per capita in England, Scotland and Wales can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure for Northern Ireland has not been included as DWP does not administer benefits for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Expenditure per capita</p></td><td><p>2008/09</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>England</p></td><td><p>2,141</p></td><td><p>2,338</p></td><td><p>2,401</p></td><td><p>2,481</p></td><td><p>2,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,342</p></td><td><p>2,515</p></td><td><p>2,572</p></td><td><p>2,639</p></td><td><p>2,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,489</p></td><td><p>2,692</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td><td><p>2,840</p></td><td><p>2,946</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sources: DWP accounting data, HMT Country and Regional Analysis tables, and ONS population estimates</p><p> </p><p>The sources for this data can be found on the following web sites.</p><p> </p><p>Benefit expenditure is from Regional Tables produced by DWP</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266830/expenditure_by_region_201213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266830/expenditure_by_region_201213.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>The benefit expenditure on individuals living overseas, or with address not recorded on statistical data sources, has not been included in the table above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Administrative expenditure is from Country and Regional Analysis Tables produced by HMT</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261663/CRA_2013_Combined_Database_for_Publication.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261663/CRA_2013_Combined_Database_for_Publication.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Population Estimates have been produced by Office for National Statistics</p><p> </p><p>England</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/england-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/england-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Scotland</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/scotland-population-estimates-1872-2012.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/scotland-population-estimates-1872-2012.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Wales</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/wales-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/pop/march-2014/wales-population-estimates-1971-2012.xls</a></p> question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

44561

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	24/03/2014
	date tabled	24/03/2014
	ddp created	24/03/2014 22:37:52
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:00:09
	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
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6218
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	31/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Work and Pensions and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6218
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6218
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions conducts an annual Claimant Service and Experience Survey which measures customer satisfaction. The survey includes customers of Jobcentre Plus and the former agency Pensions, Disability and Carers Service. Fieldwork for the 2013 survey was completed in September. The survey is approved by the Operations Executive Team and key findings have been reported to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Child Maintenance Group conducts customer satisfaction surveys to cover all its statutory schemes. Quarterly surveys are run for the 1993/2003 and 2012 schemes and a monthly survey for the Options Gateway to tell how customers think suppliers are delivering service. All of these surveys are commissioned and reviewed for internal use by the CMG Executive Team.</p><p> </p> question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn