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420343

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	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 he plans to commission an independent review of the benefits and sanctions regime.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	10813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 June 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-05-27/170/" target="_blank">170</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/10/2015 13:55:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

420344

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government about the availability of childcare for children of parents who (a) work outside the hours of 9am to 5pm and (b) live in rural communities.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	10814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Childcare is a devolved matter. There have therefore been no discussions with the Welsh Government about the availability of childcare in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/10/2015 14:08:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

420345

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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: Parents
	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 he has had with Jobcentre Plus regarding the need for additional (a) training and (b) guidance to support vulnerable parents to transition into work.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	10815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The support available to vulnerable and disadvantaged claimants is tailored to meet their individual needs, helping to overcome barriers that might make finding a job more difficult.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus staff are provided with the skills and knowledge required to support a range of claimants with a diverse set of circumstances, and to respect each individual’s needs.</p><p>Each member of staff works with their line manager to assess their individual skills and ensure they deliver high levels of competence and professionalism, including identifying additional training needs.</p><p>This approach encourages continuous improvement and skills growth to meet the full range of customer needs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 10816 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:32:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

420346

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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: Parents
	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 (a) capacity and (b) skills of Jobcentre Plus staff to provide appropriate support to disadvantaged parents.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	10816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The support available to vulnerable and disadvantaged claimants is tailored to meet their individual needs, helping to overcome barriers that might make finding a job more difficult.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus staff are provided with the skills and knowledge required to support a range of claimants with a diverse set of circumstances, and to respect each individual’s needs.</p><p>Each member of staff works with their line manager to assess their individual skills and ensure they deliver high levels of competence and professionalism, including identifying additional training needs.</p><p>This approach encourages continuous improvement and skills growth to meet the full range of customer needs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 10815 question first answered 15/10/2015 15:32:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

422362

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	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	Jobcentre Plus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for the workload of Jobcentre Plus of providing appropriate advice and support to parents with children aged two, three and four who (a) have never been employed, (b) do not have five A* to C grades at GCSE, (c) have a history of addiction, (d) have mental health problems and (e) were formerly looked-after children.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	12345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>Jobcentre staff are trained to deal with a wide range of circumstances, offering a personalised approach.</p><p>In readiness for Universal Credit, Work Coaches will be multi skilled so they can work with the person to resolve a variety of issues or barriers preventing them securing employment. This is based on individual need rather than around particular groups or characteristics.</p><p>There has been no specific assessment made of the implications for the workload of Jobcentre Plus of providing appropriate advice and support to parents with children aged two, three and four who (a) have never been employed, (b) do not have five A*-C grades at GCSE, (c) have a history of addiction, (d) have mental health problems and (e) were formerly looked-after children.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 26/10/2015 13:50:05 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

431799

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to ensure that there will be sufficient childcare places in place by April 2017 for pre-school aged children of parents who will be expected to seek work from that date under the provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	17265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>We expect the childcare market to adapt and expand as it has done so successfully in the past. There has been an increase of 230,000 places since 2009 and a significant increase in the take up of childcare provision in low and middle income areas. To support that continued growth and build capacity in the sector, the government has made capital funding available to create nursery provision as part of new Free Schools which will create at least 4,000 places. This government has supported existing providers to expand by reducing bureaucracy and making it easier for providers such as childminders and schools, to provide places and will continue to do so. In addition, we are trialling innovative ways of providing the extended entitlement next year, in particular to look at how the childcare can be provided more flexibly to suit the needs of working parents and increase choice. So far, there have been over one thousand expressions of interest to take part in the early implementation of the extended entitlement.</p><p>There is an extensive menu of childcare support in addition to the Department for Education offer including: the Universal Credit Childcare element; Tax-Free Childcare; and help with childcare costs under the Jobcentre Plus Flexible Support Fund to enable parents to undertake training, attend interviews or start work. Work related requirements should be tailored to individual circumstances and compatible with child care responsibilities. Parents should not be asked to undertake work related requirements which they cannot fit around their childcare responsibilities if suitable childcare is not available in their local area.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 30/11/2015 14:48:29 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris