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100009

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:20
	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
	hansard heading	Unemployed People: Travel
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2224
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 15:06:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance is given to help young people on benefits with the travel costs associated with attending job interviews.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2224
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2224
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>All Jobcentre Plus District Managers have access to the Flexible Support Fund, that they can use to supplement mainstream services and to tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. A proportion of this fund will be spent by their Work Services Teams on discretionary awards to individual claimants, which could include helping with travel costs to attend job interviews.</p> question first answered 23/10/2014 15:06:09
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

99949

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:11:53
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:56:02
	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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Scotland
	house id	1
	identifier	211061
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 13:12:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much discretionary housing payment award he plans to give to each local authority in Scotland in 2014-15.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Roy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211061
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211061
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Government contribution towards Discretionary Housing Payments that has been made available to each local authority in Scotland for 2014/15 is shown in the table below. Local authorities will inform us as to how much of this they will claim at the end of the financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Government contribution towards Discretionary Housing Payments for 2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>£308,438</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeenshire</p></td><td><p>£480,948</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angus</p></td><td><p>£357,857</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argyll and Bute</p></td><td><p>£409,580</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clackmannanshire</p></td><td><p>£176,383</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Comhairle nan Eilean Siar</p></td><td><p>£109,743</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries and Galloway</p></td><td><p>£732,662</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee</p></td><td><p>£484,174</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>£322,608</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>£102,435</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lothian</p></td><td><p>£122,558</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Renfrewshire</p></td><td><p>£67,736</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>£1,533,120</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk</p></td><td><p>£258,058</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fife</p></td><td><p>£693,077</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>£2,724,843</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highland</p></td><td><p>£1,178,903</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>£210,794</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian</p></td><td><p>£183,798</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moray</p></td><td><p>£228,368</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>£408,703</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lanarkshire</p></td><td><p>£692,677</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orkney</p></td><td><p>£50,592</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth and Kinross</p></td><td><p>£380,620</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renfrewshire</p></td><td><p>£369,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Borders</p></td><td><p>£464,841</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shetland</p></td><td><p>£71,267</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>£305,618</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Lanarkshire</p></td><td><p>£638,098</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling</p></td><td><p>£420,609</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>£339,751</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lothian</p></td><td><p>£402,484</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 23/10/2014 13:12:51
	creator	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy

99950

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:11:53
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:56:12
	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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Scotland
	house id	1
	identifier	211062
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 13:23:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much discretionary housing payment award was made to each local authority in Scotland in 2013-14.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Roy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211062
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211062
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Government contribution towards Discretionary Housing Payments that was made available to each local authority in Scotland for 2013/14, alongside the amount of that funding claimed by each authority at the end of the year, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Government contribution towards Discretionary Housing Payments for 2013/14</p></td><td><p>Government contribution towards Discretionary Housing Payments claimed in 2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>£369,125</p></td><td><p>£369,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdeenshire</p></td><td><p>£594,825</p></td><td><p>£463,374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angus</p></td><td><p>£413,506</p></td><td><p>£413,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argyll and Bute</p></td><td><p>£370,656</p></td><td><p>£370,656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clackmannanshire</p></td><td><p>£258,323</p></td><td><p>£258,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Comhairle nan Eilean Siar</p></td><td><p>£107,388</p></td><td><p>£91,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries and Galloway</p></td><td><p>£658,354</p></td><td><p>£658,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee</p></td><td><p>£457,506</p></td><td><p>£457,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>£171,570</p></td><td><p>£171,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>£107,919</p></td><td><p>£107,919</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lothian</p></td><td><p>£137,196</p></td><td><p>£137,196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Renfrewshire</p></td><td><p>£83,222</p></td><td><p>£83,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>£1,430,709</p></td><td><p>£1,430,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk</p></td><td><p>£179,720</p></td><td><p>£179,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fife</p></td><td><p>£974,985</p></td><td><p>£974,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>£2,892,818</p></td><td><p>£2,892,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highland</p></td><td><p>£1,077,115</p></td><td><p>£1,077,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>£213,174</p></td><td><p>£213,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian</p></td><td><p>£231,483</p></td><td><p>£231,483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moray</p></td><td><p>£252,230</p></td><td><p>£181,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>£429,823</p></td><td><p>£429,823</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Lanarkshire</p></td><td><p>£587,526</p></td><td><p>£587,526</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orkney</p></td><td><p>£64,359</p></td><td><p>£64,359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth and Kinross</p></td><td><p>£523,618</p></td><td><p>£260,198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renfrewshire</p></td><td><p>£517,351</p></td><td><p>£517,351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish Borders</p></td><td><p>£450,553</p></td><td><p>£450,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shetland</p></td><td><p>£72,457</p></td><td><p>£72,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>£262,150</p></td><td><p>£262,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Lanarkshire</p></td><td><p>£742,570</p></td><td><p>£742,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling</p></td><td><p>£400,324</p></td><td><p>£400,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>£872,472</p></td><td><p>£872,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lothian</p></td><td><p>£364,648</p></td><td><p>£364,648</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 23/10/2014 13:23:33
	creator	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy

99951

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:11:54
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:56:18
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Haemophilia
	house id	1
	identifier	211035
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 13:03:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) haemophiliacs, (b) haemophiliacs with hepatitis C, (c) haemophiliacs with HIV and (d) haemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C have been assessed for eligibiity for the personal independence payment following transfer from the disability living allowance; and how many have been assessed as eligible for personal independence payment.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211035
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211035
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The information requested on the numbers of personal independence payment (PIP) claims made by people who previously received disability living allowance (re-assessment claimants) is not available broken down by the long term health condition or disability they have. Information on the total number of reassessment claims received has been published and is available from the PIP statistical release page on GOV.UK:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a>.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Information on the numbers of successful PIP reassessment claims is not available to the level of detail asked for. The available information allows figures to be extracted against a range of primary health conditions, including: haematological disease (which includes haemophilia); infectious disease (which includes HIV); and diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas (which includes hepatitis C). The information is published and can be found at:</p><p /> <p> </p><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 /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <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> </p> question first answered 23/10/2014 13:03:27
	creator	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99955

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:11:55
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:56:43
	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	Work Programme
	house id	1
	identifier	211191
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 12:41:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 209722, how many work programme participants he expects to be surveyed in the evaluation he has commissioned; and what criteria he has set out for selecting those participants.
	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 211191
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211191
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The department has commissioned a comprehensive evaluation of the Work Programme conducted by independent researchers which includes large scale participant surveys. In summer/autumn 2012 a national telephone survey that was representative of those joining the programme at that time was conducted with over 4,700 participants between six and nine months into their Work Programme journey; a follow-up survey of over 1,800 of the same participants was conducted in early 2014 when respondents had completed the two-year programme period.</p> question first answered 23/10/2014 12:41:37
	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

99751

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2014
	date	17/10/2014
	date tabled	17/10/2014
	ddp created	17/10/2014 16:40:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:35:38
	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	Industrial Health and Safety
	house id	1
	identifier	210988
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/10/2014 16:56:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to respond to the European Commission's new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020.
	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 210988
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210988
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The government responded to the European Commission’s 2013 public consultation on a new policy framework for health and safety at work in the European Union. This emphasised the need for any new policy framework to have a focus on better regulation, supporting the single market and economic growth as well as sharing good practice between member states and supporting SMEs on risk management.</p><p> </p><p>The government was therefore pleased to see the commitment to simplify EU health and safety at work legislation in the new EU Strategic Framework, and is continuing to engage with the Commission to help realise this aim. The government is arguing for more proportionate, risk-based approaches to EU workplace health and safety regulation to help businesses by reducing administrative burdens while maintaining necessary protections for workers.</p> question first answered 22/10/2014 16:56:02
	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

99753

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2014
	date	17/10/2014
	date tabled	17/10/2014
	ddp created	17/10/2014 16:40:33
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:35:57
	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
	hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
	house id	1
	identifier	211001
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/10/2014 14:48:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the jobseeker's allowance claimant count has been sanctioned in each month from October 2012 to date.
	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 211001
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211001
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information on the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) sanctions each month is published at:</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> </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> </p><p> </p><p>Claimant count JSA monthly figures are published at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This information will enable you to estimate the proportion sanctioned each month.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/10/2014 14:48:47
	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

93873

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/10/2014
	date	16/10/2014
	date tabled	16/10/2014
	ddp created	16/10/2014 19:00:56
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:30:55
	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	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	identifier	210901
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/10/2014 14:36:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on using telephone lines for which there is a charge for the Department's customer service lines or helplines.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210901
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210901
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>The Department’s policy is that calls to claim benefit by telephone should be free so we use 0800 free phone numbers for these lines. For other enquiry helplines the Department has been introducing 0345 numbers but will retain 0845 prefixes; this will enable the customers to choose the most cost effective option dependant on their own call tariff. Any charges that apply to these calls are set by the customer’s telephone or mobile operator and vary depending call plan type and the time of day at which the call is made<em>.</em></p> question first answered 22/10/2014 14:36:30
	creator	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

93875

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/10/2014
	date	16/10/2014
	date tabled	16/10/2014
	ddp created	16/10/2014 19:00:56
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:31:07
	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
	house id	1
	identifier	210849
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 12:51:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an impact assessment was carried out before contributions-based employment and support allowance claims were time limited.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210849
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210849
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The impact assessment for time limiting contributions-based employment and support allowance can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/175000/esa-time-limit-wr2011-ia-revised-apr2011.pdf.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/175000/esa-time-limit-wr2011-ia-revised-apr2011.pdf.pdf</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 23/10/2014 12:51:01
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	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

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	answer date	17/10/2014
	date	15/10/2014
	date tabled	15/10/2014
	ddp created	15/10/2014 21:20:56
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:54:31
	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	Children: Poverty
	house id	1
	identifier	210817
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/10/2014 16:44:30
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on tackling child poverty.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210817
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210817
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p>Tackling child poverty is a cross-government matter. Ministers in HM Treasury, the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Department for Education work together, in conjunction with other Government Ministers, towards the goal of ending child poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Child Poverty Act 2010 places a duty on the government to consult with the devolved administrations when preparing a child poverty strategy. The Government has also established the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, an independent advisory NDPB, to monitor the progress the Government and others are making towards improving social mobility and reducing child poverty in the United Kingdom. This includes describing the measures taken by the Scottish and Welsh Governments.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Minister of State for Schools recently consulted with the devolved administrations on two matters. The consultation on the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17 (from 27 February to 22 May) and the consultation on Setting a Persistent Poverty Target (from 26 June to 14 August). Ministers carefully considered the views expressed by the devolved administrations, and all other respondents, when making their decisions on these.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, UK Government officials met with officials from the devolved administrations in August to discuss approaches and evidence. Regular meetings are planned for the future.</p> question first answered 22/10/2014 16:44:30
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