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42624

	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 assessment his Department has made of the future use of the Post Office Card Account; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	191493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Post Office card account (POca) contract expires in March 2015 with the possibility of a 2 year extension beyond that date. </p><p>The POca is a very simple account designed for the receipt of pensions and legacy benefits. It cannot be used for the payment of wages/salaries and does not offer transactional services such as direct debits so will not be suitable for the majority of working age claimants eligible for Universal Credit. </p><p>No decision has been made on the future of the POca but discussions are currently taking place between DWP, Post Office Ltd and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to consider the future needs of customers beyond 2015 and any announcement on this matter will be made in due course.</p><p>Ministers and Officials have also met with relevant stakeholders, including the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters to discuss POca related issues. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 191494 191495 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

42628

	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 recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the future use of the Post Office Card Account.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	191494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Post Office card account (POca) contract expires in March 2015 with the possibility of a 2 year extension beyond that date. </p><p>The POca is a very simple account designed for the receipt of pensions and legacy benefits. It cannot be used for the payment of wages/salaries and does not offer transactional services such as direct debits so will not be suitable for the majority of working age claimants eligible for Universal Credit. </p><p>No decision has been made on the future of the POca but discussions are currently taking place between DWP, Post Office Ltd and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to consider the future needs of customers beyond 2015 and any announcement on this matter will be made in due course.</p><p>Ministers and Officials have also met with relevant stakeholders, including the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters to discuss POca related issues. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 191493 191495 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

42629

	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 recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Post Office Limited and (b) the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters on the future use of the Post Office Card Account.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	191495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Post Office card account (POca) contract expires in March 2015 with the possibility of a 2 year extension beyond that date. </p><p>The POca is a very simple account designed for the receipt of pensions and legacy benefits. It cannot be used for the payment of wages/salaries and does not offer transactional services such as direct debits so will not be suitable for the majority of working age claimants eligible for Universal Credit. </p><p>No decision has been made on the future of the POca but discussions are currently taking place between DWP, Post Office Ltd and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to consider the future needs of customers beyond 2015 and any announcement on this matter will be made in due course.</p><p>Ministers and Officials have also met with relevant stakeholders, including the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters to discuss POca related issues. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 191493 191494 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

388360

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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	Access to Work 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 applications for Access to Work in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK were for someone who was self-employed in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	5970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/07/2015 14:43:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

388361

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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	Access to Work 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 applications for Access to Work in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK were for an employee with mental health problems in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	5969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/07/2015 14:41:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

388362

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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	Access to Work 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 applications for Access to Work in (a) Edinburgh, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK were placed on behalf of an employer by jobcentre plus staff in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	5968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/07/2015 14:51:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

388364

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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	Access to Work 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 applications for Access to Work in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in each of the last three years were for an existing employee seeking to remain in work.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	5954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/07/2015 14:46:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

388359

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	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	Access to Work Programme: Scotland
	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 Access to Work were (a) made and (b) granted in Scotland in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	5967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of new starts on Access to Work in Scotland in each of the last three financial years[1].</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of new starts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>860</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>[1] Estimates were obtained from the Access to Work database (DiSC3) and are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2015 11:28:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

675626

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	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	Carer's Premium: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in Scotland received carer premiums for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support and (d) pension credit in in each of the last three years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	60952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>There has been no assessment of carer premiums paid to claimants in Scotland in the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Pension Credit claimants in Scotland in May 2014, May 2015 and May 2016 who were in receipt of Carer’s Allowance are shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Income Support, Pension Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in receipt of a carer’s premium, Scotland, May 2014 - May 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Income Support</p></td><td><p>Pension Credit</p></td><td><p>Jobseeker’s Allowance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>25,460</p></td><td><p>22,780</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>26,280</p></td><td><p>20,690</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>27,050</p></td><td><p>19,770</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP 5% and 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study data</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Figures for Income Support and Pensions Credit are rounded to the nearest 10. Figures for Jobseeker’s Allowance are rounded to the nearest 100</li><li>Jobseeker’s Allowance figures have been uprated using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) totals.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 60951 question first answered 24/01/2017 12:31:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

675627

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	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	Carer's Premium: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of the total value of carer premiums paid to claimants in Scotland in each of the last three years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	60951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>There has been no assessment of carer premiums paid to claimants in Scotland in the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Pension Credit claimants in Scotland in May 2014, May 2015 and May 2016 who were in receipt of Carer’s Allowance are shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Income Support, Pension Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in receipt of a carer’s premium, Scotland, May 2014 - May 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Income Support</p></td><td><p>Pension Credit</p></td><td><p>Jobseeker’s Allowance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>25,460</p></td><td><p>22,780</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>26,280</p></td><td><p>20,690</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>27,050</p></td><td><p>19,770</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP 5% and 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study data</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Figures for Income Support and Pensions Credit are rounded to the nearest 10. Figures for Jobseeker’s Allowance are rounded to the nearest 100</li><li>Jobseeker’s Allowance figures have been uprated using 5% proportions against 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) totals.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The information requested is not readily available for Employment and Support Allowance claimants and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 60952 question first answered 24/01/2017 12:31:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray