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78221

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	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	Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 722W, on conditions of employment, whether current guidelines allow claimants through Jobcentre Plus to be found zero-hours contract jobs which include exclusivity clauses.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	206038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>No claimants are required to sign up for zero hour contracts which require exclusivity.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/07/2014 15:17:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

79127

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	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	Conditions of Employment
	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 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 722W, what information his Department (a) holds and (b) has commissioned on the number of jobseekers moving into zero-hours contract jobs.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	206778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Information on jobseekers moving into zero-hours contract jobs is not held nor has it been commissioned. Information published by the Office for National Statistics suggests zero-hours contracts make up a relatively small part of the overall labour market, accounting for about 2% of all people in work.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseekers claiming Jobseekers Allowance are not required to apply for zero-hours contract vacancies, they will not be sanctioned as a result of not applying. UC claimants who refuse to accept a zero hours contract job offer, without good reason, can be subject to a sanction. However a UC claimant will not be sanctioned for refusing to take a zero hours contract with an exclusivity clause.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit automatically adjusts benefit payments depending on the number of hours a person works – whatever the type of contract. Where Universal Credit claimants refuse to apply for role, including a Zero Hours Contract role when mandated to do so or refuse to accept a job offer, they can be sanctioned. People on Universal Credit will not be required to sign up to zero hours contracts which require exclusivity, so they will always have the opportunity to gain more hours elsewhere.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/09/2014 16:26:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223080

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	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	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 the following number of apprenticeship places has been offered in DWP.</p><p> </p><p>2010 – 75 apprentices</p><p>2011 - 108 apprentices</p><p>2012 - 237 apprentices</p><p>2013 - 262 apprentices</p><p>2014 - 395 apprentices</p><p> </p><p>All DWP apprentices are aged between 18 and 24.</p><p> </p><p>A further breakdown on age or previous employment without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/02/2015 16:38:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224907

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	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 suppliers to his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 12:41:18 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224788

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Procurement
	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 the amount (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>On 25 February the Government published on GOV.UK departmental spend data with SMEs, directly and through the supply chain, for 2013-4:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data shows that for 2013-14, 26.1% of government business went to SMEs, exceeding our aspiration of 25%.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 12:46:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224908

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	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 undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions publishes monthly ‘Prompt Payment’ statistics, stating what proportion of undisputed invoices are paid within 30 days, (contractual), 10 days and 5 days figures here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/procurement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/procurement</a> under the heading Prompt Payment to Suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:34:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224906

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP includes a provision in its contract terms requiring payment to contractors within thirty days of receipt of a valid claim. Where the contractor enters into a sub-contract for the purpose of performing its obligations under the contract, it must ensure that a provision is included in the sub-contract which requires payment to be made by the contractor to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding thirty days from the receipt of a valid claim.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 came into force on 26 February and contain a requirement for sub-contractors to include in any sub-contract which they in turn award, provisions having the same effect.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:42:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224912

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	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 suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p>The publication of revised Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on 25 Feb has resulted in new legislation, which means that;</p><ul><li>everyone in the supply chain must comply with 30 day payment terms, including suppliers and sub-contractors;</li></ul><ul><li>public bodies must publish an annual late payment report, making their accountability more transparent.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:53:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227323

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	227567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by DWP on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publicly available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 16:41:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna