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	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	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, where each Jobcentre Plus office is in Scotland; when each office opened; and how many people have used each such office in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
	uin	195163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There are 94 Jobcentres in Scotland. A full list of these Jobcentres is provided at Annex 1.</p><p> </p><p>We do not keep a record of when each office opened, so I am unable to supply you with this information.</p><p> </p><p>There are no official statistics kept which would provide you with the number of people who have used each office in each year since 2010. Many people, some of whom are already employed, use the jobpoints or Intranet Access Devices in our Jobcentres but may not make a claim to benefit or register unemployed. It would therefore be impossible to provide you with the total number of people using the Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Annex 1</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>List of Jobcentres in </strong><strong>Scotland</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>East &amp; South </strong><strong>East Scotland</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Alloa JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bathgate JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxburn JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cowdenbeath JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cupar JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dalkeith JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dunfermline JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EdinburghCity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eyemouth JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Galashiels JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glenrothes JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grangemouth JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawick JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Riggs JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkcaldy JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leith JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leven JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Livingston JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Musselburgh JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penicuik JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Andrews</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westerhailes JC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Glasgow, Lanarkshire &amp; </strong><strong>East Dunbartonshire</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Airdrie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anniesland JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bellshill JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgeton JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambuslang JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castlemilk JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbernauld JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drumchapel JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kilbride JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Easterhouse JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Govan JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hamilton JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkintilloch JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lanark JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Langside JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laurieston JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maryhill JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newlands JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parkhead JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partick JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherglen JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shettleston JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Springburn JC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>North of </strong><strong>Scotland</strong><strong> District</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aberdeen JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arbroath JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banff JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blairgowrie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dingwall JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee City JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elgin JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forfar JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forres JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fort William JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraserburgh JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Invergordon JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverness JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkwall JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lerwick JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montrose JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterhead JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portree JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stornoway JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wick JC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>West of Scotland District</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Alexandria JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annan JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ayr JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barrhead JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Campbeltown JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clydebank JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumnock JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumbarton JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dunoon JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Girvan JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenock JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helensburgh JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irvine JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Johnstone JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilbirnie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oban JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Port Glasgow JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renfrew JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rothesay JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saltcoats JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stranraer JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

383958

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	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, if he will estimate the number of claimants receiving benefits pertaining to a mental health condition who have been given an assessment of whether they are fit to work based only on their physical health.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	3126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available. The Work Capability Assessment assesses claimants for Employment and Support Allowance against a number of descriptors covering physical, mental, cognitive and intellectual functions.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/06/2015 14:21:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

391910

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the publication of data on people who have died whilst waiting for a decision about a social security claim will be back-dated to the last available date of November 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	8195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department published out-of-work benefits mortality statistics on 27 August which cover the period from March 2003 to February 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortality-statistics-out-of-work-benefit-claimants-march-2003-to-february-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortality-statistics-out-of-work-benefit-claimants-march-2003-to-february-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department also published additional mortality statistics for Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance claimants on 27 August which cover the period from December 2011 to February 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortality-statistics-esa-ib-and-sda-claimants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortality-statistics-esa-ib-and-sda-claimants</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/09/2015 14:47:06 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

423830

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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 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 notifications of claimant non-compliance have been received by decision makers in his Department relating to claims for employment and support allowance; and what proportion of those notifications have resulted in sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	13401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>The information that is available, on the number of sanction referrals and adverse sanction decisions, in respect of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), is published and available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>:</p><br /><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 grouped question UIN 13402 question first answered 02/11/2015 15:01:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

423831

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	Income Support
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many notifications of claimant non-compliance have been received by decision makers in his Department relating to claims for income support; and what proportion of those notifications have resulted in sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	13403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not available. However official statistics are published on Income Support lone parent sanctions. These are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-support-lone-parent-regime-figures-on-sanctions-and-work-focused-interviews--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/income-support-lone-parent-regime-figures-on-sanctions-and-work-focused-interviews--2</a></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/11/2015 14:57:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

423833

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many notifications of claimant non-compliance have been received by decision makers in his Department relating to claims for jobseeker's allowance; and what proportion of those notifications have resulted in sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	13402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>The information that is available, on the number of sanction referrals and adverse sanction decisions, in respect of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), is published and available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>:</p><br /><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 grouped question UIN 13401 question first answered 02/11/2015 15:01:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

423832

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	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 notifications of claimant non-compliance have been received by decision makers in his Department relating to claims for universal credit; and what proportion of those notifications have resulted in sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	13404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not currently available. The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in September 2013. As outlined in the strategy, officials are currently quality assuring data for UC. All statistics will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for official statistics.</p><p>The latest official experimental statistics on UC and the Departments release strategy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 03/11/2015 14:03:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

426142

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Carer'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 people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who had claimed carer's allowance immediately prior to attaining state pension age have ceased to be eligible to claim that allowance upon their receipt of the state pension since (i) January 2015, (ii) January 2014, (iii) January 2013, (iv) January 2012, (v) January 2011, (vi) May 2010 and (vii) January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	14803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>There is no upper age limit to claiming Carer’s Allowance, so reaching State Pension age does not automatically remove eligibility to Carer’s Allowance.</p><p>However, both Carer’s Allowance and State Pension serve to help replace income forgone, so social security rules operate to prevent them being paid together as that would be a duplicate provision for the same need. But, if a carer’s State Pension is less than Carer's Allowance, State Pension is paid and topped up with Carer's Allowance to the basic weekly rate of Carer's Allowance, which is currently £62.10.</p><p>Where Carer’s Allowance cannot be paid, the person will keep underlying entitlement to the benefit. This gives access to the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit, currently worth up to £34.60 a week, and even if a pensioner’s income is above the limit for Pension Credit, he or she may still be able to receive Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/11/2015 16:17:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

426152

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Carer'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 people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency are in receipt of both the state pension and carer's allowance in the 2015-16 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	14801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p><br>The information as requested for 2015/16 is not available.</p><p>However information on the number of people in receipt of both the State Pension and Carer's Allowance is published by the Department on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is February 2015 which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</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> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 14800 question first answered 09/11/2015 16:10:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

426155

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Carer'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 men in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Glasgow and (d) Glasgow East constituency who are aged (i) 60, (ii) 61, (iii) 62, (iv) 63, (v) 64, (vi) 65, (vii) 66, and (viii) 67 are in receipt of carers' allowance in the 2015-16 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
	uin	14800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p><br>The information as requested for 2015/16 is not available.</p><p>However information on the number of people in receipt of both the State Pension and Carer's Allowance is published by the Department on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is February 2015 which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</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> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 14801 question first answered 09/11/2015 16:10:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry