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42596

	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, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Brigg and Goole constituency who have begun an apprenticeship through support provided on the work programme.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	191638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The data requested is not available. Participants on the Work Programme are some of the hardest people to help into work, what we do know from the latest industry published statistics is that nationally from June 2011 to December 2013, 498,000 people have been helped into work by the Work Programme.</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	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

43470

	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 many businesses in (a) the UK and (b) Brigg and Goole constituency have taken part in wage incentive schemes since the introduction of the Youth Contract.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	192278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Data on the number of employers receiving wage incentives are not available. The latest statistics on Youth Contract wage incentives, released on 25 February 2014 are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014</a> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

44147

	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, how many benefit sanctions were issued in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	192963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of benefit sanctions applied in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>All Benefit Sanctions</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2008 to Sept 2009</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2009 to Sept 2010</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2010 to Sept 2011</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2011 to Sept 2012</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2012 to Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support Computer System</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules</a></li><li>The number of JSA sanctions applied for the old regime is the number of fixed length, varied length and entitlement decisions where the decision was found against the claimant.</li><li>Information on JSA and ESA sanctions is published and available at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></li></ol> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

43499

	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 his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Yorkshire and Humber and (ii) Brigg and Goole constituency in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	192397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is in the tables below. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Yorkshire and Humber by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>439.4</p></td><td><p>453.5</p></td><td><p>485.7</p></td><td><p>522.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>447.5</p></td><td><p>464.1</p></td><td><p>504.3</p></td><td><p>546.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>487.2</p></td><td><p>571.6</p></td><td><p>611.1</p></td><td><p>623.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>1,384.1</p></td><td><p>1,497.0</p></td><td><p>1,608.6</p></td><td><p>1,700.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority subsidy returns</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Brigg and Goole by accommodation type.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>18.4</p></td><td><p>19.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Mid-year statistical data and Local authority subsidy returns</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.</p><p>A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority tables as per the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls</a></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	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

49511

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in Brigg and Goole constituency that will be issued with staging dates for automatic enrolment between 1 April 2014 and 1 April 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	197610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon Julian Smith on 30 April, Official Report, Column 729W.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy