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48937

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recovery actions in respect of child support arrears owed to the parent residing in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency were (a) commenced, (b) concluded successfully and (c) suspended in the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	196988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the number of recovery actions in respect of child support arrears owed to the parent with care in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency is not available as it is not routinely recorded for management information purposes. To provide this would require the creation of new information which could only be completed and appropriately assured at a disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information regarding enforcement actions undertaken by the Child Support Agency (CSA) is published on page 48 of the CSA Quarterly Summary of Statistics. This can be found at the following link:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-statistics-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-statistics-december-2013</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

48936

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the average waiting times for (a) personal independence payments assessments and (b) work capability assessments conducted by Atos in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	196987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Limited data has started to feed through to the Department from Atos Healthcare about the average waiting times for applicants for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to be seen for a face to face consultation although this is not provided for the specific geographical area of Kilmarnock and Loudoun. When the data is fully collated and meets the quality standards set by the UK Statistics Authority, the Department intends to publish official statistics later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent data about national average waiting times for Work Capability Assessments (for both Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment), for the period from February 2013 to date is 76 working days.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

76420

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Employment Savings Trust Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who are enrolled in NEST and make additional payments by monthly direct debit.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	204519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The National Employment Savings Trust announced on 1 April 2014 that they have over a million members.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold any information about NEST scheme members.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/07/2014 16:24:29 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

76542

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Employment Savings Trust Scheme: Kilmarnock
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) males and (b) females in Kilmarnock and Loudoun are enrolled in the National Employment Savings Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	204520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The National Employment Savings Trust announced on 1 April 2014 that they have over a million members.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold any information about NEST scheme members.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/07/2014 16:20:48 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

76535

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	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
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female benefit claimants in (i) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK have been sanctioned in the last (A) six months and (B) 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	204521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available information as requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of individuals with an adverse benefit sanction applied in Great Britain, Scotland and Kilmarnock and Loudoun Parliamentary Constituency:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Kilmarnock and Loudoun</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Sanction applied July – December 2013</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>238,330</p></td><td><p>23,660</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>121,100</p></td><td><p>10,260</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Sanction applied January – December 2013</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>404,490</p></td><td><p>39,490</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>206,490</p></td><td><p>17,730</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support Computer System</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>2. The number of benefit sanctions applied is the number of sanction or disallowance referrals where the decision was found against the claimant for those in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, or Income Support (Lone Parents).</p><p>3. Data is up to December 2013 which is the latest available.</p><p>4. Income Support Lone Parents receive a fixed sanction of 20% of the personal allowance rate of a single claimant [not aged less than 25] for each failure to attend/participate in a Work Focused Interview until 10 pence is left in payment. This sanction lasts until the individual attends and participates in a Work Focused Interview. In the case where there is more than one sanction in place the claimant need only attend/participate in one Work Focused Interview in order for all related sanctions to be removed from their benefit.</p><p>5. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules</a></p><p>6. This information for JSA and ESA sanctions is published at:</p><p>7. <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 15/07/2014 16:38:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

57856

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployed People: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of refunding travel expenditure by jobseekers to jobcentres in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency was between January 2014 and May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	198918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The cost of refunding travel expenditure by Jobseekers to Jobcentres in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency between January 2014 and May 2014 was :</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>January 2014 to May 2014</p></td><td><p>£1,456.88</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/06/2014 15:51:55 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

62169

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the additional costs to claimants living in rural communities of travel to attend jobcentre interviews for (a) fortnightly signing and (b) other interviews and advisory meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	200780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The department has not made an estimate regarding the additional costs for claimants living in rural communities. Providing such an estimate would require the DWP to differentiate the costs to rural claimants from those elsewhere. This can only be done at disproportionate cost to the department. However, the department does have some flexibility to meet the needs of those living in rural areas: for example, postal signing can be offered and claimants attending interviews on days outside their normal day of attendance can have their travelling expenses reimbursed. Additionally, Work Coaches are also able to use the Flexible Support Fund and issue Travel Discount Cards to help claimants with travel expenses.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/06/2014 17:04:52 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

48938

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency whose incomes from benefits payments have reduced by (i) 10 per cent, (ii) between 20 and 49 per cent and (iii) 50 per cent or more since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	196989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The requested information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

62761

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 176W, on work capability assessment, if he will make it his policy to set a target timescale for employment and support allowance and incapacity benefit reassessment work capability assessments in order to monitor and reduce the waiting times for those assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	201308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are committed to completing Work Capability Assessments as quickly as possible so that eligible claimants receive the appropriate rate of benefit.</p><p>However it is important to get assessments right rather than setting an artificial timescale for completion. We are working with the existing supplier to improve processing times and reduce waiting times. In addition, we are seeking a replacement supplier to undertake Work Capability Assessments.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime we continue to rigorously monitor and manage the existing contract to ensure that both quality and performance are maintained as part of our drive to improve the quality of decision making and process claims more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/06/2014 15:05:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

57857

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 7 May 2014, Official Report, column 228W, on social security benefits: disability, if he will take steps to reduce the national average waiting times for work capability assessments for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) incapacity benefit reassessment.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
	uin	199012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are working closely with our supplier to deliver the best possible service for claimants, driving up performance and quality to help reduce waiting times and process claims as quickly as possible. We are continuing to monitor and robustly manage this contract.</p><p>We do not have a target timescale for waiting time for an Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199013 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:53:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson