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93366

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Income Support: Telephones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission survey research to make an estimate of the proportion of income support claimants who are aware of social tariffs available to help them access landlines.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	210290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Income Support provides extra money to help people on a low income. There are no plans to commission a survey to estimate the proportion of claimants who are aware of social tariffs available to help them access landlines.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/10/2014 14:29:17 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

100277

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Winter Fuel Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many in-work working-age households received winter fuel payments in 2013-14; what estimate he has made of how many such households will be claiming winter fuel payments in each of the next four financial years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of equalising the state pension age for men and women on the take-up of winter fuel payments.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	211255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information about how many in-work working-age households received Winter Fuel Payments in 2013-14 is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of people aged under 65 receiving a Winter Fuel Payment and the associated expenditure in years 2009-10 to 2018-19 inclusive:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Caseload (000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>640.8</p></td><td><p>3,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>624.1</p></td><td><p>3,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>451.5</p></td><td><p>2,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>385.4</p></td><td><p>2,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>324.1</p></td><td><p>2,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>268.2</p></td><td><p>1,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>215.8</p></td><td><p>1,389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>157.1</p></td><td><p>1,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>85.8</p></td><td><p>563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>Numbers are for Winter Fuel Payments made to those eligible in Great Britain, European Economic Area and Switzerland aged 60-64: outturn to 2013-14; forecast 2014/15 onwards.</p><p>Winter Fuel Payments in 2009-10 and 2010-11 included one-off £50 payments for the under 80s.</p><p>One of the Winter Fuel Payment eligibility criteria is a person’s age in the qualifying week (the third full week in September). This age has been rising in line with the increase to the female State Pension age.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/10/2014 13:51:22 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

166611

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Public Health Funerals
	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 pauper's funerals in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to support families on low incomes with the costs of funerals.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	216270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My department does not collect data on the number of Local Authority funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and in 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.7 million, with an average award of £1,347.</p><p> </p><p>Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to those on income related benefits to cover costs relating to funeral expenses.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/12/2014 11:44:12 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

416315

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Sector-based Work Academy Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have found work through a placement with a sector-based work academy in each year since such schemes have been available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	8751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Official statistics record starts to sector-based work academy pre-employment training only. The Department does not collate information on outcomes, nor the number of benefit claimants finding work through a sector-based work academy placement.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2015 14:34:15 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1126032

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Doctors: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Secretary of State for Defence on the annual tapered allowance and its effect on the recruitment and retention of doctors in the NHS and armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	253507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The tapered annual allowance is focussed on the highest earning pension savers, to ensure that the benefit they receive is not disproportionate. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by some high-earners impacted by annual allowance tax charges. All public sector pay and pensions policies are kept under constant review and discussed with relevant departments. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/05/2019 13:19:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

424228

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	In Work Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average duration is of an in-work tax credit claim containing an underlying entitlement to Working Tax Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	13649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>This Government is committed to moving from a high welfare, high tax, low wage economy to a lower welfare, lower tax, higher wage society. As the Chancellor has made clear, the Government will set out at Autumn Statement how we plan to achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits, saving the money we need to save to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/11/2015 15:53:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

388729

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which 20 Jobcentre Plus offices applied the largest number of sanctions in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	6122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>The available information on the number of sanction decisions, in respect of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance, by Jobcentre Plus 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>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/07/2015 13:32:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

48893

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	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 short-term benefit advances were made between April 2013 and March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	196821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The total number of Short Term Benefit Advances made between April 2013 and March 2014 was 78,021.</p><p /> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

91273

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	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	Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the UK has drawn down from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived to date.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	208734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>As the UK allocation from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) is deducted from our European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund allocations, we minimised the adverse impact on those funds by taking the lowest possible allocation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s allocation for the period 2014-2020 is €3.96m in current prices.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 208735 question first answered 12/09/2014 13:01:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

91274

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	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	Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the UK was entitled to draw down from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived to date.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	208735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>As the UK allocation from the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) is deducted from our European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund allocations, we minimised the adverse impact on those funds by taking the lowest possible allocation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s allocation for the period 2014-2020 is €3.96m in current prices.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 208734 question first answered 12/09/2014 13:01:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

45608

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	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 outstanding cases of social fund loan repayments his Department is curretnly pursuing; in what year each such loan was issued; what estimate he has made of the total value of such outstanding repayments; and how much his Department is paying a debt management service to pursue such repayments.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	194152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>At March 2013, there were 10,118,298 loans outstanding relating to 2,940,087 customers. The table below indicates the age of loans and their volumes and values.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age of loan</p></td><td><p>Loans</p></td><td><p>Value £000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five years and over</p></td><td><p>1,837,896</p></td><td><p>218,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Between one and five years</p></td><td><p>5,898,911</p></td><td><p>595,737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than one year</p></td><td><p>2,381,491</p></td><td><p>373,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10,118,298</p></td><td><p>1,188,306</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department pursues all debts available for recovery. Where we have difficulty with locating a customer and obtaining payment from them we will employ a private sector company to do this for us; for year ending March 2013 we paid £880,000 and recovered £6.1m.</p><p> </p><p>Data has been included for the financial year 2012-13, the latest year for which the audited Social Fund White Paper Account is available. The 2013-14 Account will be publicly available from July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

49560

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2014
	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 universal credit budgeting advances were made between April 2013 and April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	197646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Budgeting support is available at the start of a Universal Credit claim. The requested information is not currently available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

49784

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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 contracted staff there are carrying out functions for his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage by (a) occupation, (b) location and (c) contractor.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	197971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP have discussed with contractors the payment of the London Living Wage. Telereal Trillium have worked with us so that from April 2014 all of their London based staff were paid at least the level of the living wage. Discussions are continuing with our other major contractor, Cofely.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to have the same negotiations regarding staff based across the regions where the situation is currently:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>REGION</p></td><td><p>NUMBER OF STAFF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorks &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Of England</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>4,493</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide further breakdown of these figures as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 9759 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

76541

	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the independent review of jobseeker's allowance sanctions being conducted by Matthew Oakley to be laid before Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	204479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the reply I gave the Rt. Hon. Member for East Ham, Stephen Timms, Official Report, 7 July 2014, column 106W.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/07/2014 14:44:45 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

57875

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many calls were made on higher-rate telephone numbers to (a) magistrates' courts, (b) county courts and county court money claims centres in England in 2012-13 and 2013-14; and what the average duration was of calls to such numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	198816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the replies given to him on 12 May 2014, Official Report, Columns 413-414W (for volume and average duration of calls), and on 10 April 2014, Official Report Columns 396-397W (for a note on money claims centres).</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/06/2014 12:05:15 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

42602

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on the housing benefit budget of limiting all rents to local authority rent levels.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	191578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to make a meaningful assessment. Limiting all rents to local authority rent levels would be a dramatic change to the housing market. It is therefore not possible to reliably predict what would happen to the supply and demand for accommodation, especially in the private rented sector, and the impacts on housing benefit expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61830

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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	Housing Benefit
	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 proportion of housing benefit claims processed within (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30, (d) 40, (e) 60 and (f) more than 60 working days.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>None. The average speed of processing statistics for Housing Benefit are not broken down in this way. Published statistics are at the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing--2</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/06/2014 12:07:35 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

45431

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2014, Official Report, column 233W, on vacancies: internet, what additional checks and safeguards for jobseekers have been introduced in each year since the launch of Universal Jobmatch.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	193824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Since Universal Jobmatch was launched in November 2012, we have introduced additional checks on all new vacancies placed by new employer accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

57880

	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects Mr Andrew Cottrell of Prenton, to undergo his medical examination as part of his application for the personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	199007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department cannot respond to the House of Commons with regards to a specific case.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the hon. Gentleman.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/06/2014 14:00:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61833

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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, if he will make it his policy to collect data on work capability assessment outcomes for people diagnosed with fibromyalgia; and if he will estimate the cost of collecting such data.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department does collect some data on Work Capability Assessment (WCA) outcomes for people diagnosed with fibromyalgia but it is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/06/2014 15:55:32 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

48947

	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 and what proportion of staff members employed by contractors delivering the Work Programme are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	197136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</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	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

57876

	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, how many and what proportion of mandatory reconsideration periods have exceeded 14 days; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	198805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is collecting information to understand how the introduction of mandatory reconsideration is operating, including completion timescales. However, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available.</p><p> </p><p>In the production of new statistics, which all the above would be, the Department works to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet the high quality standards expected. Departmental statisticians need to assure themselves of the quality of administrative data sources before releasing information as Official statistics, and before the exact timing and format of statistics can be confirmed. .</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198667 question first answered 09/06/2014 15:14:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

89851

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory reconsideration periods for employment and support allowance his Department has conducted to date; what the outcomes were of each such case; and what the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest periods were.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	207486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is collecting information to understand how the introduction of mandatory reconsideration is operating, including completion timescales. However, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has committed to publishing the statistics when the Departmental Statisticians judge that the data meet the standards set out in the UK Statistics Authorities Codes of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/09/2014 14:15:12 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

89848

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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: Computers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many computers have been installed for use in Jobcentre Plus offices in the UK in 2014-15; and what estimate he has made of the number of computers so installed by the end of the current financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	207488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Digital Jobcentres project is modernising the Jobcentre digital infrastructure by delivering WiFi and Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network. From now until the end of October, we will be installing WiFi and new Web access devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network. By the end of October, around 6,000 WADs will have been installed in Jobcentres across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2014 16:44:47 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61028

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	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: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the availability of telephones and computers for jobseekers to use in Jobcentre Plus offices; and what plans he has to improve the provision of such equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	199830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Digital Jobcentres project will modernise the Jobcentre digital infrastructure. From now until the end of October, we will be installing WiFi and new Web Access Devices (WADs) across the Jobcentre network.</p><p> </p><p>These WADs will enable claimants to access Universal Jobmatch and other job sites, as well as allowing them to apply directly for vacancies that they find. The purpose of this new equipment is to help those who have no access to digital technology elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>WiFi will be available across the entire Jobcentre network by the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>We will also be replacing around 2,300 Customer Access Phones with a new Assisted Service for claimants who attend the Jobcentre and are unable to access DWP services without our help. The Assisted Service is face-to-face and includes controlled use of a telephone. Support is tailored to the individual's needs.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 16:34:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50102

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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 much was spent on the Universal Jobmatch programme between (a) April and September 2012, (b) October 2012 and March 2013, (c) April and September 2013, (d) October 2013 and March 2014 and (e) April and September 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	198055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Programme expenditure for Universal Jobmatch over the period April 12 to September 14 includes contractual costs as well as internal costs. Any reporting therefore risks being in breach of commercial in confidence agreement.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61907

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2014
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments entitlement decisions on applications made by people not suffering with a terminal illness were made in each of the three months to June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available data on the number of claims and decisions made up to 28 March 2014 has been published and is available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf</a>. Entitlement data to PIP up to 28 February 2014 are available using the Stat-Xplore tool: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>. Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <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>These statistics and data will be updated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 200705 question first answered 18/06/2014 15:24:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61908

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2014
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments applications made by people not suffering with a terminal illness were made in each of the three months to June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available data on the number of claims and decisions made up to 28 March 2014 has been published and is available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf</a>. Entitlement data to PIP up to 28 February 2014 are available using the Stat-Xplore tool: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>. Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <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>These statistics and data will be updated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 200704 question first answered 18/06/2014 15:24:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

44142

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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 housing benefit claimants in the UK in each of the last 30 years.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested for Great Britain is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2013</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> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

43580

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	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 much was paid in service charges to housing associations for adaptations to accommodation for disabled tenants in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available. Information about service charges paid by all tenants is not collected. </p><p> </p><p>Eligible service charges for Housing Benefit would not include the cost of making an adaptation.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

89852

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average length of time his Department takes to process applications for hardship payments; and what targets he has set for the processing of such claims.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	207487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available. Our expectation is that claimants who are vulnerable will receive a hardship payment, if appropriate, within 3 days of them requesting hardship. We have no targets for the processing of hardship applications.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2014 15:47:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

42327

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households which claim housing benefit do not have access to a kitchen.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	191316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

42625

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) new joseeker's allowance claimants and (b) existing jobseeker's allowance claimants reporting a change in circumstances receive their benefit payments within (i) one week, (ii) two weeks, (iii) three weeks, (iv) four weeks, (v) eight weeks, (vi) 12 weeks and (vii) more than 12 weeks.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	191498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

42626

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) new employment and support allowance claimants and (b) existing employment and support allowance claimants reporting a change in circumstances receive their benefit payments within (i) one week, (ii) two weeks, (iii) three weeks, (iv) four weeks, (v) eight weeks, (vi) 12 weeks and (vii) more than 12 weeks.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	191499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61831

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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
	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 proportion of employment and support allowance claims processed within (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30, (d) 40, (e) 60 and (f) more than 60 working days.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/06/2014 11:47:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

62998

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	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, what the date of the oldest outstanding claim for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance at each jobcentre plus office in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	201448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:58:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

62999

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants had uninterrupted work records of (a) two years and (b) five years at the start of their claim.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	201447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 14:40:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

78820

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on claimants of extending the waiting-day period for new benefit claims from three to seven days; and whether he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	206446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The principle behind the waiting days policy is that benefits are not intended to provide financial support for very brief breaks in employment or periods of sickness. The waiting days change should not be seen in isolation but as part of a package of new support measures designed to help people to return to work. Our assessment of the effects of the change is continuing.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/07/2014 16:59:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

62748

	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the contracts for personal independence payments assessments were awarded to Atos and Capita; and how many applications they were forecast to have processed by (a) March 2014 and (b) March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	201250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The start date for both ATOS and Capita contracts was the 31st July 2012.</p><p> </p><p>No forecast figures are available for numbers of applications processed.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/06/2014 16:33:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

47364

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that jobs advertised on Universal Jobmatch do not breach his Department's terms and conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	195431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The vast majority of employers offer genuine vacancies for jobseekers to apply for - however, we don't hesitate to take action against anyone who tries to break the rules. Where we identify vacancies that may not comply with our terms and conditions we suspend the vacancy, investigate and remove if appropriate. If the employer is unable to provide assurance of compliance with terms and conditions, their account will also be suspended.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61909

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2014
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for personal independence payments have been made by claimants whose disability living allowance payments have been terminated; and what interim financial support his Department makes available to such claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There is no data available on claims to personal independence payment (PIP) by claimants in receipt of, or previously in receipt of, disability living allowance (DLA).</p><p>Exisiting recipients of DLA claiming PIP do not have their DLA terminated at the point of claim but continue to recieve their DLA while the PIP claim is being assessed.<br></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/06/2014 15:38:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

57881

	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	Vacancies: Internet
	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 and proportion of vacancies on Universal Jobsmatch classified as employer confidential; and what checks are in place to ensure that such vacancies are not bogus, fraudulent or otherwise inappropriate.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	199039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Universal Jobmatch revolutionises the way jobseekers look for work and it has already helped many jobseekers find the jobs they want through the millions of vacancies posted since 2012. It is part of the government's plan for providing easy online access to government services for all.</p><p> </p><p>There are various circumstances where an employer may wish to keep their details confidential – for example, if they are employing a Personal Carer or another role where they are using their home address. We estimate that there are 42,544 employer confidential vacancies currently on Universal Jobmatch. This equates to 7.1% of the total live vacancies as at 5 June 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The security of a user's data is of the utmost importance to us and built into the service are monitoring tools and vacancy checks, which help to detect, deter and remedy inappropriate use of the site. Checks are made to identify inappropriate, fraudulent and bogus jobs and employers in order to block them from being posted.</p><p> </p><p>There are also warnings to users of the service advising them they should not be asked to reveal personal information i.e. bank details, as this information is not relevant to the application process.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, a 'Contact Us' facility is provided so users can quickly highlight any employers that users may have concerns about. DWP then investigate such concerns.</p><p> </p><p>These checks are in place for all vacancies, including employer confidential vacancies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/06/2014 16:18:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

60634

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	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: ICT
	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) computers, (b) job-search stations and (c) telephones were available for jobseekers to use in Jobcentre Plus offices in the United Kingdom in each financial year since 2008-09; and whether these will be available in every Jobcentre Plus in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	199642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are changing the way we provide our service, moving from a telephone and Jobpoint based service to one which is making use of the latest technologies.From now until the end of October, we will be installing WIFI and new Web Access Devices across the Jobcentre network. This will enable claimants to access Universal Jobmatch and other job sites, as well as allowing them to apply directly for vacancies that they find.<br></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Equipment Available for Jobseekers to use in Jobcentres in </strong><strong>Great Britain</strong><strong>* from 2008 to 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>a) Computers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>b) Jobsearch stations</strong> (Jobpoints)</p></td><td><p><strong>c) telephones</strong> (Customer Access Phones)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6860</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6967</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6933</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6647</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>2176</p></td><td><p>6079</p></td><td><p>3730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>2411</p></td><td><p>6079</p></td><td><p>2384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>8307</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16***</strong></p></td><td><p>8307</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0**</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>All figures are as of financial year end</p><p> </p><p>*Figures for Northern Ireland not available.</p><p>**Assisted service available to vulnerable claimants who are unable to access DWP services without our help. The Assisted Service is face-to-face and includes use of a telephone for claimants who need support to resolve their enquiry. Support is tailored to the individual's needs.</p><p>***Estimated figures</p><p> </p><p>The figures for 2013-14 were provided by Operations to the Digital Jobcentre Project as part of an audit undertaken at the start of the Project and have not been properly checked and verified.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 13:20:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 1180 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

65807

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	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, what the times taken to decide claims, measured by actual average clarance time, were for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance, for the longest and shortest deciles of claims, processed in each financial year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	203912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are unable to provide data for the longest and shortest deciles of claims as this data is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/07/2014 15:14:20 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61840

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claims made in pilot areas have been based on independent self-assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have interpreted the question as the proportion of people who assess their own eligibility for UC via the on-line self assessment tool.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/entitlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits/entitlement</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect this data</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/06/2014 14:49:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61846

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of adverse sanction decisions taken against jobseeker's allowance claimants in 2013 were repeat decisions.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	200512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have interpreted the question to be for the number of sanction decision reconsiderations and appeals upheld therefore resulting in a sanction still being applied following a request for a review or a formal appeal from the JSA claimant.</p><p>This information is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</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><strong> </strong></p><p>The proportion of adverse sanction decisions can be calculated using these figures.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/06/2014 15:31:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

62753

	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether jobseekers must declare casual income earned during a sanction period once their jobseeker's allowance claim is resumed; and whether that amount is then deducted from subsequent benefit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	201225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>When a Jobseeker's Allowance Claimant is subject to a sanction, the award continues even if no actual payments are being made. As such the claimant should continue to notify changes of circumstances, including casual work. The normal JSA rules apply, whereby if the hours worked exceed 16 hours or the earnings are higher than the rate of Jobseeker's Allowance, the award will end.<br></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:04:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 4741 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

43988

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the distributional effect of raising the proportion of childcare costs covered by universal credit to 85 per cent within the existing budget.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	192777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Work remains the best route out of poverty, and childcare costs represent a significant barrier to families trying to take the first steps into work or workup to full-timehours. </p><p> </p><p>Government and many of our stakeholders have concluded that funding an increase in childcare support up to 85% provides a sufficient improvement in the financial reward and work incentive for families under Universal Credit. It will see around 500,000 working families get more out of the money they earn, helping more families move into employment and thus supporting our goal to end poverty in a sustainable way.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be publishing a response to the consultation on the rate of childcare paid under Universal Credit, which will include more detailed information on the effects of increasing the rate to 85% for all families.</p><p> </p><p>The distributional effects of Universal Credit to be published at the next Autumn Statement, will include any changes to the childcare element Universal Credit</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

48887

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	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 and what proportion of young people participating in the Youth Contract have been offered permanent employment by their employer once they have completed their placement since the commencement of that programme.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	196903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> From April 2012 to November 2013 there have been 99,640 18-24 year olds who have started a work experience placement and 41,360 18-24 year olds who have started Sector based work academy pre-employment training. [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283873/youth-contract-feb14.pdf" target="_blank">Youth Contract official statistics: February 2014</a>] <p> </p><p>Research found that 22% of WE participants who completed their placement were offered a job by placement organisers (from a base of 824 survey respondents who completed placement).</p><p> </p><p>42% of sbwa participants who had a placement and completed it were offered a job by their placement organiser (from a base of 126 who completed a placement).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284017/rr865-youth-contract-customer-experiences.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284017/rr865-youth-contract-customer-experiences.pdf</a></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	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

179075

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birkenhead dated 20 October 2014 regarding the Government's Child Poverty Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	224092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>A reply is going out today, Monday 23 February.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 23/02/2015 14:58:52 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead