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168726

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Contract wage incentives have been paid to businesses based in (a) London, (b) Manchester and (c) Birmingham to date.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Data collected on Wage Incentive payments does not lend itself to be broken down to the requested cities levels, with the exception of London.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the different Wage Incentive payments paid to employers in London between June 2012 and May 2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>8 week<br> interim claims</p></td><td><p>Balance payment between 14 &amp; 25 weeks</p></td><td><p>Balance of <br> 18 weeks</p></td><td><p>26 week <br> full payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Notes:</strong> Values are rounded to the nearest 10</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>The data are split by 26 week full payments, 8 week interim payments (for smaller employers), 18 week balance payments (remaining balance following an 8 week interim payment), and payments between 14 and 25 weeks (if an employee leaves work after 13 weeks, but before completing the 26 weeks).</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Data on Wage Incentives is routinely published as part of the Youth Contract statistical series. The latest publication is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pre-work-programme-and-get-britain-working#youth-contract" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pre-work-programme-and-get-britain-working#youth-contract</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/12/2014 16:41:45 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168738

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	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 complaints have been made to the Merlin Mediation Service about non-compliance with the Merlin Standard since April 2012; and what the outcome was of each such complaint.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Since April 2012 six cases have progressed as appropriate through the mediation process to conclusion. There are currently no cases in the mediation process.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/12/2014 17:30:20 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168739

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Government Assistance: Hertfordshire
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 have (a) completed the Work Programme and (b) received assistance from the Start-Up Loans scheme in North East Hertfordshire constituency.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	217646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>With regard to part (a) in the North East Hertfordshire constituency 210 people have completed the Work Programme up to and including June 2014.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to part (b) of the question the Business Bank’s Start-Up Loan programme has provided 23 loans, with a value of £75,495 to people starting a business in North East Hertfordshire.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/12/2014 17:41:29 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

168396

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Food Banks
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 20 December 2012 to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree, Official Report, column 929W, on food banks, what visits Ministers of his Department have made to foodbanks in order to assess the effects of welfare reforms on foodbank use since December 2012.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	217484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>DWP Ministers have visited a range of organisations, including foodbanks, and discussed various topics, including welfare reform.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/12/2014 17:43:45 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 32887 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

168404

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	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 much his Department has recouped in Work Programme payments claimed fraudulently by providers since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department treats any allegation of fraud by its contractors very seriously. Any fraud is completely unacceptable. Where we identify, or are notified of, allegations of provider fraud, these cases are investigated thoroughly by the Department’s professionally trained and experienced investigators to a standard required to support reference to the Police whenever evidence of criminal offences is discovered.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2011, the Department has investigated 37 allegations of fraud or irregularity by Work Programme providers. In only 3 cases has there been evidence of deliberate false representation by provider staff. All these cases were referred to the police and the amounts involved have been recovered in full or are in the process of being recovered.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 217573 question first answered 10/12/2014 14:42:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168408

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pilot schemes his Department has launched since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This information is not centrally collated so would incur a disproportionate cost to answer.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/12/2014 14:24:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168409

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the value of Work Programme payments claimed fraudulently by providers since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department treats any allegation of fraud by its contractors very seriously. Any fraud is completely unacceptable. Where we identify, or are notified of, allegations of provider fraud, these cases are investigated thoroughly by the Department’s professionally trained and experienced investigators to a standard required to support reference to the Police whenever evidence of criminal offences is discovered.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2011, the Department has investigated 37 allegations of fraud or irregularity by Work Programme providers. In only 3 cases has there been evidence of deliberate false representation by provider staff. All these cases were referred to the police and the amounts involved have been recovered in full or are in the process of being recovered.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 217574 question first answered 10/12/2014 14:42:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168410

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	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, how many people have died since May 2010 while their benefit was withheld as a result of sanction.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The specific information is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/12/2014 12:17:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 32885 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168090

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	Vacancies: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints his Department has received about the universal jobmatch service since November 2012.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The detailed complaints information you request is not collated to this level and to do so would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/12/2014 17:50:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168092

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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	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, when he plans to publish the number of jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance claimants who have been subject to mandatory reconsideration.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	217258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department works to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will pre announce a publication date for mandatory reconsideration statistics once Departmental statisticians are content that the data meet the quality standards set out by the Statistics codes of practice.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/12/2014 15:54:36 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms