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228239

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	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 the average duration is to date spent claiming jobseeker's allowance by people who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after being on the Work Programme for two years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 16:33:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228240

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Work Programme: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have entered employment following participation in the Work Programme in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West to date.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested for the number of people placed into employment from the Work Programme, is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The information we do have shows the number of Work Programme Job Outcomes, by various geographies and this can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 10:19:27 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228243

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: North West
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 effect of the benefit cap on rates of employment in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We know that the benefit cap encourages people to move into work.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households capped in Pendle Parliamentary Constituency from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 31. Of the 10 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 6 had an open Working Tax Credit claim. This shows that they have moved into work. The actual number of households who have gone into work is likely to be higher, as some individuals may go into work but not be claiming WTC.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households capped in Lancashire from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 416. Of the 226 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 79 had an open Working Tax Credit claim.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households capped in the North West from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 3,868. Of the 2,128 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 728 had an open Working Tax Credit claim.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-november-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 09:58:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228244

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Employment Schemes: Pendle
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 found employment through (a) the Work Programme, (b) the Youth Contract and (c) an apprenticeship in Pendle in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Work Programme is moving people off benefit and into work, with the number of people finding lasting work continuing to increase.</p><p> </p><p>Information showing the number of Work Programme Job Outcomes, by various geographies can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The youth claimant count is the lowest since June 1970, which is due to the actions that this government has taken. We are on track to deliver the extra 250,00 Work Experience and Sector Based Accademy places committed to under the Youth Contract.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest published information on Youth Contract starts and apprenticeship starts can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-contract-starts-and-payments-april-2012-to-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-contract-starts-and-payments-april-2012-to-november-2014</a> and</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 10:14:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228245

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Work Programme: North West
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 been assessed by the Work Programme in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West to date.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information requested for Work Programme referrals and attachments, by various geographies, is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 09:51:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228246

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	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, if he will direct Jobcentre-plus districts to address the geographical variations in the distribution of jobseeker's allowance sanctions as set out in the report by Crisis entitled Benefit sanctions and homelessness: a scoping report, published March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Dame Joan Ruddock
uin	228286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We deploy a comprehensive monitoring regime to check that sanctions are applied appropriately across our network. Where any site is making significantly more or fewer referrals, an independent team reviews their activity to ensure sanctions are being applied appropriately.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 16:47:25 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	190 label Biography information for Dame Joan Ruddock

228247

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Work Programme: Blackpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of recipients of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme in (a) Blackpool South constituency and (b) Blackpool local authority area moved into sustained employment in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013, (iii) 2014 and (iv) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
uin	228267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information showing the number of Work Programme Referrals, Job Outcomes and Sustainment Payments, up to December 2014, by various geographies can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 17:12:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

228248

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance (JSA) sanctions there were per 100 JSA claimants in each London borough in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Dame Joan Ruddock
uin	228288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) sanctions, by various geographies, is available and published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Claimant count JSA figures are published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/Default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These figures will enable the information requested to be estimated.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 17:13:03 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	190 label Biography information for Dame Joan Ruddock

228251

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Unemployment: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements have been made to train Jobcentre staff to deal with the needs of claimants who have left the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	228115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All Jobcentre staff are trained to support customers whatever their needs, including those who have left the armed forces, and are aware of the specialist help available within their area. Armed Forces champions have also been put in place as part of Jobcentre Plus’ commitment to supporting the Armed Forces, their families and veterans. The key role of the champions is to ensure the support, advice and guidance offered by Jobcentre Plus reflects the needs of service leavers and the wider armed forces community in their district, and to ensure Jobcentre staff have the information they need to best support claimants who have left the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 16:34:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

228253

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	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 Jobcentre Plus staff were put on a performance improvement plan as a result of making (a) too few and (b) too many sanction referrals in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not record information on the reason performance improvement plans are issued to Jobcentre staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 09:46:03 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms