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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

416313

	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	Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specialist training is given to employment and support allowance and personal independence payment assessors on handling claimants with mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	8742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All healthcare professionals (HCPs) who carry out either Work Capability Assessments or Personal Independence Payment assessments undergo thorough training in disability analysis, as well as training in specific conditions, including mental health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Mental Health Champions are available to provide advice and support to HCPs on health conditions and disabilities affecting mental, cognitive, intellectual and behavioural function.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2015 14:07:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

416317

	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for (a) tax credits, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) employment and support allowance, (d) income support and (e) housing benefit have been made since April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	8727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Part (a) Tax Credits</p><p> </p><p>Number of new Tax Credit claims received for the period April 2014 to end July 2015 is included in the list below:</p><p> </p><p>Claims received 12/13 - 1,072,007</p><p>Claims received 13/14 - 1,019,719</p><p>Claims received 14/15 - 922,661</p><p>Claims received April 15 to end July 15 - 320,673</p><p> </p><p>Part (b) Jobseekers Allowance; Part (c) Employment and Support Allowance and Part (d) Income Support</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested for Part (b) Jobseekers Allowance, Part (c) Employment and Support Allowance and Part (d) Income Support is not available in the Public Domain.</p><p> </p><p>Part (e) Housing Benefit</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of claims for Part (e) Housing Benefit is published and available at:-</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/housing-benefit-statistics-on-speed-of-processing-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2015 13:46:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

391037

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	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	Low Incomes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to publish the next edition of the Low Income Dynamics analysis.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	7837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is currently analysing the first four waves of the new Understanding Society survey in order to produce an updated Low Income Dynamics publication. We will pre-announce the timing of the publication in line with National Statistics Codes of Practice at the appropriate stage in this analysis.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:35:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

391042

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many higher-rate telephone numbers his Department operates for new and existing claimants, and for which benefit categories; and what the average cost and duration is of each call to each of those numbers by benefit category.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	7892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department’s current policy is that calls to claim benefit by telephone should be free to a customer so it uses 0800 free phone numbers where these calls typically take longer. The current Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) policy is that all calls should be free to our 0800 numbers to claim:</p><p> </p><p>· State Pension;</p><p>· Pension Credit;</p><p>· Jobseeker’s Allowance;</p><p>· Income Support;</p><p>· Employment Support Allowance; and,</p><p>· Personal Independence Payment</p><p> </p><p>It is free to call DWP 0800 numbers from all major landline providers. DWP has secured agreements to ensure that it is free to call via six of the UK’s largest mobile phone operators.</p><p> </p><p>For other enquiry helplines the Department has now introduced 0345 numbers and has started the process to cease offering 0845 number options from 1 July. Any charges that apply to these calls will be set by the customer’s telephone or mobile operator and vary depending on call plan type and the time of day at which the call is made.</p><p> </p><p>Calls to 0345 numbers cost no more than a standard geographic call, and count towards any free or inclusive minutes in your landline or mobile phone contract. DWP does not use premium rate numbers.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 15:37:27 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

416324

	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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many suspensions have been applied to jobseeker's allowance claims in each year since 2010; and how many such suspensions have resulted in the immediate withdrawal of benefit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	8618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The information that is available, on the number of adverse Jobseeker's Allowance sanction decisions made in each year since 2010, is published and available 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 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> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/09/2015 13:00:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

416314

	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	Jobclubs
	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 (a) participated in and (b) found work through Work Clubs in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	8750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available. Work Clubs are taken forward at the discretion of Jobcentre Plus District Managers.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/09/2015 14:45:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead