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228842

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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	Pay
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 hourly pay is of employees in his Department identified as (a) white or white British and (b) from a black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP is committed to equality and valuing diversity within our workforce. Our pay policies are applied equally to all staff regardless of ethnicity and we are compliant with the legislation contained in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Disclosure of ethnicity, although encouraged, is voluntary within the department. At the end of February 2015 ethnicity data was held for 77% of staff working in the department.</p><p> </p><p>All our employees are salaried and information is therefore provided based on annual salary. As of February 2015 the average annual salary of staff identified as:</p><p> </p><p>(a) White or White British was £23,209</p><p>(b) From a Black, Asian or other ethnic group was £23,371.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:50:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228663

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Pay
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 hourly pay is for employees at each grade within his Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP is committed to equality and valuing diversity within our workforce. Our pay policies are applied equally to all staff regardless of ethnicity and we are compliant with the legislation contained in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Disclosure of ethnicity, although encouraged, is voluntary within the department. At the end of February 2015 ethnicity data was held for 77% of staff working in the department.</p><p> </p><p>All our employees are salaried and information is therefore provided based on annual salary. The table below shows the department’s average annual salaries as of February 2015 by ethnicity.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>White or White British</p></td><td><p>Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>£15,746</p></td><td><p>£16,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>£18,630</p></td><td><p>£19,707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>£24,318</p></td><td><p>£25,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>£29,299</p></td><td><p>£31,078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>£35,760</p></td><td><p>£37,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>£49,294</p></td><td><p>£51,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6*</p></td><td><p>£62,355</p></td><td><p>£60,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS1</p></td><td><p>£75,898</p></td><td><p>£78,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS2*</p></td><td><p>£102,976</p></td><td><p>£90,561</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A higher proportion of staff in London are in a minority ethnic group than in the rest of the country. As London pay scales are higher, this locational difference is a factor in the average salaries comparisons.</p><p> </p><p>* Ethnic minority group average salaries for G6 and SCS2 are based on small numbers of staff, some of whom have recently been promoted and are at the lower end of the pay scale.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 15:03:30 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228667

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the support by Work Programme providers for participants seeking to become self-employed.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Work Programme providers will support participants to explore all employment options. Independent evaluation data published in December 2014 indicated that those receiving advice on self-employment generally found it useful.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:08:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228669

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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: Databases
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 18 March 2015 to Question 227137, how many applications have been made by police forces to his Department for information on the addresses of wanted persons in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	228443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:19:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

228671

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Reviews
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 11 March 2015 to Question 226586, whether his Department's review of complex cases where claimants died has identified cases in which his Department's processes were not followed; and for each such case what recommendations for improvement have been made.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	228498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Peer Reviews provide a thorough review of complex cases and any recommendations that arise are referred to the appropriate team. We cannot release the outcomes/information about peer reviews as they contain private information about individuals.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 228499 question first answered 24/03/2015 14:14:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

228672

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Reviews
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 12 March 2015 to Question 226706, whether the peer reviews that his Department's (a) processes had been followed and (b) actions were either inappropriate or incorrect; what recommendations for improvement have been made; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	228499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Peer Reviews provide a thorough review of complex cases and any recommendations that arise are referred to the appropriate team. We cannot release the outcomes/information about peer reviews as they contain private information about individuals.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 228498 question first answered 24/03/2015 14:14:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

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