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226767

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in her Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	227228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The 2014 People Survey data for Northern Ireland Office respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability is not available, due to restrictions on reporting in place to maintain anonymity and confidentiality.</p><p>In total, 80% of Northern Ireland Office respondents declared that they felt they were treated fairly at work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 18/03/2015 17:27:02 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

63747

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Performance Appraisal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by her Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	202062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently 3 members of staff, three percent of the workforce, employed by my Department who are declared disabled, and who received a performance assessment for 2013/14. Given the small numbers involved, it would not be appropriate to provide any further breakdown as to do so would risk the identification of the individuals concerned.</p><p>For staff grades A to F, who are due to receive their 2013/14 annual performance assessment; 13% of staff have received an outstanding box marking, 86% percent received a good box marking and 1% received a must improve box marking for the 2013/14 reporting year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 30/06/2014 13:47:59 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

106129

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	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	Budgeting Loans
	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 made for Budgeting Loan have been made in each year since 2010; and how many such applications were rejected.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	213137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 provides the number of Budgeting Loan applications received by DWP and the number of refusals made in Great Britain between 2010 and 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Budgeting Loan applications and refusals by calendar year from 2010 to 2013</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications<br> Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refusals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,616,900</p></td><td><p>427,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,568,300</p></td><td><p>418,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,604,800</p></td><td><p>395,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,412,800</p></td><td><p>341,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>1. These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not yet been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>2. The difference between applications received and refusals will not equal the total number of awards made; some applications may have been withdrawn before a decision was made or the decision may not have been made at the time the count was taken.</p><p> </p><p>3. These figures are not the same as the number of individuals making Budgeting Loan applications or being refused a Budgeting Loan in each year. An individual may make multiple applications in any given period.</p><p> </p><p>4. All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 06/11/2014 14:10:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

106133

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	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	Social Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was made available through the Social Fund in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	212935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Social Fund is comprised of two elements, The Regulated Social Fund and The Discretionary Social Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulated Social Fund includes Sure Start Maternity Grants* Funeral Payments, Cold Weather Payments and Winter Fuel Payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Discretionary Social Fund is made up of Community Care Grants**, Crisis Loans** and Budgeting Loans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Combined Social Fund Payments</p></td><td><p>Additional Winter Fuel Payments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1.4 Billion</p></td><td><p>£2.7 Billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£940 Million*</p></td><td><p>£2.1 Billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£924 Million</p></td><td><p>£2.1 Billion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£498 Million **</p></td><td><p>£2.1 Billion</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Sure Start Maternity Grants (SSMG) were restricted from 11 April 2011 so that a SSMG would not be paid if there is another child aged under 16 in the family at the time of the claim, unless the other child under 16 is dependant on the claimant or their partner and it is their baby that is the subject of the claim in question, or it is the other child in a multiple birth.</p><p>** Crisis Loans and Community Care Grants were abolished from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2013 with funding transferred to Local Authorities in England and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales to provide new local support.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 06/11/2014 15:28:45 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

170139

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 216782, what steps his Department is taking to improve the administration process for funeral payments.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	218572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are currently taking steps to improve the scheme and will continue to monitor its effectiveness so that it continues to meet its aim of providing a contribution towards the cost of a funeral. For example staff are working with the Bereavement Service, the main conduit of initial applications, to ensure where possible they collect all the required evidence and information at the earliest possible juncture, smoothing and improving the process for claimants. On-going improvements such as this ensure claims are dealt with in a timely and consistent manner and are in the best interests of those needing the scheme’s support.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/12/2014 12:41:43 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

172617

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	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	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the reasons are for the inclusion of French Overseas Departments in the calculation of average temperature for France for the purposes of determining eligibility for winter fuel payments to UK citizens.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	220107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The French Government treats its French Overseas Departments<em> (départments d’outre mer</em> or DOMs) as integral parts of the French State and so they are not subject to any separate rules relating to the application of EU social security co-ordination.</p><p> </p><p>Winter Fuel Payments are currently available to those entitled in the DOMs, and are not restricted to UK citizens but are available to all EU residents who have an entitlement to a UK Winter Fuel Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The calculation of the average winter temperatures for Spain and Portugal also includes these countries’ respective, relevant overseas territories, where the same EU social security coordination rules apply.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/01/2015 11:58:29 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91110

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of funeral payment decisions were made within his Department's target time in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	208463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table has been taken from the Social Fund Annual Report for 2012/13 which is the latest available published data and the Social Fund Annual Reports for 2011/12 and 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p>The table shows that the average clearance time for Funeral Payment awards was 14.76 working days against a target of 16 working days in 2012/13, 13.8 working days in 2011/12 and 14.5 working days in 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Funeral Payments</td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Average Actual Clearance Times (AACT) in working days</td><td>AACT Achieved</td><td>AACT Achieved</td><td>% Cleared within AACT Standard</td><td>% Cleared within AACT Standard plus 2 days</td><td>% Cleared within AACT Standard Plus 5 days</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>16</td><td>14.76</td><td>65.10%</td><td>74.20%</td><td>83.00%</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>16</td><td>13.8</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>16</td><td>14.5</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p>* <strong>denotes data unavailable</strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/09/2014 16:07:20 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91115

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	Budgeting Loans
	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 make it his policy to record and publish the reasons for applications for budgeting loans.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	208461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have no current plans to do this.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/09/2014 16:10:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91117

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average and (b) total cost was of processing claims for Social Fund Funeral Payments in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	208465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The costs of producing a Social Fund Funeral Payment across DWP in 2013-14 were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Total Cost £2.598m</p><p>Unit Cost £45.56</p><p> </p><p>This includes salary costs plus locally attributed non-staff costs.</p><p> </p><p>Source ABM 2013-14 Model (10/9/14).</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/09/2014 16:17:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91362

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	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	National Insurance
	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 were allocated a National Insurance number in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	208839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The total number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK in 2012/13 was: 562,000 and in 2013/14 it was: 603,000.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/10/2014 10:25:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck