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142311

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hon. Members have written to him to express concerns about the future funding of local welfare assistance schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	213705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available other than at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/11/2014 14:56:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142321

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	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	Welfare Assistance Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local authorities his Department consulted in their review of local welfare assistance schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	213710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We consulted all 150 local authorities that received funding. A questionnaire was sent to them. We received 106 replies. This was followed up with in-depth interviews with twelve local authorities from across the country. The “Local welfare provision review”, published on 5 November 2014, is available in the House Library, as well as on the Gov.uk website</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-welfare-provision-review" target="_blank">Local welfare provision review - Publications - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 14:14:28 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142323

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	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	Welfare Assistance Schemes: Durham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding was allocated to Durham County Council to be spent on local welfare assistance schemes in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	213708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The funding for Durham County Council is shown in the table below. This information can be found on page 35 of the “Local welfare provision review”, published on 5th November 2014, which is available in the House Library, as well as on the Gov.uk website. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-welfare-provision-review" target="_blank">Local welfare provision review - Publications - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2013/14</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>Programme Funding (AME)</p></td><td><p>Admin Funding (DEL)</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>Programme Funding (AME)</p></td><td><p>Admin Funding (DEL)</p></td><td><p>Totals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>County Durham</p></td><td><p>£1,592,057</p></td><td><p>£336,414</p></td><td><p>£1,928,471</p></td><td><p>£1,592,057</p></td><td><p>£308,359</p></td><td><p>£1,900,416</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/11/2014 15:02:54 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

174060

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Work Programme
	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 need for specialist support within the Work Programme for people with mental health problems in receipt of employment and support allowance; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	221024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Support for those with mental health issues is being actively addressed as part of the Department’s on-going commitment to ensuring best possible support for all claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Department set up an independently chaired group to share best practice amongst our providers and sub-contractors. The Building Best Practice Report published in December 2014, includes a focus on supporting the harder to help. We have already begun to implement many of the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the Building Best Practice Report and the Department’s response to it can be found through the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-programme-building-best-practice-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-programme-building-best-practice-report</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/01/2015 15:11:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

174062

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Employment: Mental Illness
	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 assess the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by MIND entitled We've got work to do, published in December 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	221025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We are committed to helping those with mental health conditions to stay in or get back to work and ensuring we offer the best possible support. This is why, with the Department of Health, we are piloting the most promising and evidence-based approaches to supporting individuals with mental health conditions recommended in the expert report <em>Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving Service Provision and Outcomes</em>.</p><p> </p><p>These pilots will contribute to a better evidence base and will inform our thinking about next steps not only for government, but for all who have a role to play including employers, commissioners, service providers and individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident Campaign is working alongside others, including Mind, on events to raise awareness of Access to Work’s Mental Health Support Service. Last year over 1,400 people who had a mental health condition as their primary condition were supported by Access to Work – an almost threefold increase in the volumes supported compared to 2010/11.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 21/01/2015 16:55:07 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

174063

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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, whether his Department or local and district management set any numerical targets, expectations, aims or benchmarks set for Labour Market Decision Makers for the number of sanction referrals that should result in a sanction being applied.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	220977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are no benchmarks or targets for the number of referrals resulting in a sanction being applied.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/01/2015 15:06:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

176818

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	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, whether any targets for the sanction referrals for labour market decision makers are based on the number of sanctions applied.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	222692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are no targets for sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/02/2015 13:01:01 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

173040

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Monetary Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Bank of England on the continuation of quantitative easing.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	220360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee. HM Treasury and the Bank of England have frequent discussions on a wide range of issues on the UK economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/01/2015 17:57:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

173367

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Monetary Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of quantitative easing.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	220643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/01/2015 17:34:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

173837

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: PAYE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the PAYE status of (a) divers and (b) diving supervisors working in the offshore energy industry.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
	uin	220682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text The Chancellor receives a large variety of representations from a wide range of people.<p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/01/2015 11:05:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris