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166445

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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 progress he has made in implementing the recommendation in the Oakley Review that the Department should work with providers to pilot a new approach using warnings and non-financial sanctions following a first failure to comply with conditionality on the Work Programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer my Rt.Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 November 2014 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-11-17/214804/" target="_blank">214804</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We have already published our response to the Oakley Report and a copy can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332137/jsa-sanctions-independent-review-government-response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332137/jsa-sanctions-independent-review-government-response.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We have accepted all recommendations made by the Oakley Report and we have already implemented a number of improvements. Our response sets out a number of target completion dates for recommendations made by the Oakley Report.</p><p> </p><p>We will look at the remaining recommendations and will keep the House informed on progress and implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/12/2014 16:11:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

166447

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: 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 claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been issued with a three year benefit sanction in each month since October 2012.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information 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 01/12/2014 16:00:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

166449

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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 people returned to Job Centre Plus from the Work Programme in May 2014; and how many of those people are (a) in a community work placement, (b) subject to daily signing, (c) receiving intensive support, (d) no longer claiming benefit and (e) in none of those positions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	216059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of people who returned to Jobcentre Plus from the Work Programme in May 2014 is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </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 is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </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> </p><p>Information for the remainder of the question is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/12/2014 15:57:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

166075

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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
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 engaged on community work placements in each month since April 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not readily available. 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> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/11/2014 12:40:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

166077

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2014 to Question 215334 and the Answer of 4 July 2013, Official Report, column 736W, (a) on what date and (b) for what reason his Department stopped estimating the amount of benefit withheld as a result of the application of sanctions.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has never estimated the amount of benefit withheld as a result of benefit sanctions. Sanctions are designed to ensure claimants comply with their requirements in order to move off benefits and into work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The answer of 25 March 2013, Official Report, column 986W, on social security benefits, contained a calculation of the amount of jobseeker's allowance (JSA) that claimants would have received if they had continued to be on benefit for the length of a fixed sanction. This is not the same as the amount withheld as a result of sanctions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>That answer made clear, it is not possible to robustly estimate the actual amounts withheld as we do not know what would have happened in the absence of sanctions. For example, of claimants who leave benefit during a sanction - some may have left irrespective of the sanction being applied, and some may have left because of the sanction. Furthermore, the calculation did not net the figures for hardship payments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/12/2014 16:06:29 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

164439

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evaluation his Department has made of the Job Services Australia model for classifying jobseekers; and what consideration he has given to the introduction of that model in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has undertaken one study adapting the claimant profiling approach currently used in Australia and is documented in the published report DWP Working Paper 116 (2013).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are exploring segmentation as a way to modernise service delivery and ensure we have the most effective support for all groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reference:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Predicting likelihood of long-term unemployment: the development of a UK jobseekers’ classification instrument (2013) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210303/WP116.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210303/WP116.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/11/2014 15:17:31 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

164440

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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, whether he responded to the observation of the former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion in a lecture at Greenwich University on 28 November 2013 that there is room for more ambition on youth employment policies in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is committed to supporting young people and doing everything it can to help them into work. We’ve seen youth unemployment fall for the past 13 months - it’s now 25% lower than a year ago - and this year we’ve seen the largest annual fall of youth unemployment on record. We have a range of support to help young people find employment, recognising the importance of a tailored approach dependent on needs.</p><p> </p><p>The success of the Government’s approach to tackling youth unemployment was clearly recognised in the Country Specific Recommendations, proposed by the Commission and adopted by the Council in summer 2014, which set out that the UK should maintain a commitment to the Youth Contract. The Youth Contract is a package of additional support worth nearly £1billion to help young unemployed people prepare for work and find a long term sustainable employment, building on the support already available through Jobcentre Plus and the Work Programme. We are on target to deliver an extra 250,000 work experience or sector-based work academy places by March 2015. Apprenticeships play a vital role for many young people, helping them at the outset of their working lives. There were 95,200 apprenticeship starts between Feb 2012 and July 2014 supported by the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers scheme with 8000 more in the pipeline.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we have launched a number of pilots to support young people in gaining employment. These pilots include support for 16 and 17 year olds who are NEET and not in receipt of an out of work benefit and basic skills training for young people without a Level 2 qualification in English and Maths from day one of their claim.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our work in the G20 this year, we committed to provide young people with access to quality education and skills development, a smooth transition into the labour market and safe employment. As part of the G20 process we produced a Country Employment Plan, which underlines the wide range of policies carried out by Government to assist young people, ranging from support for unemployed young people under the Youth Contract, to provision for Apprenticeships and training opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Given this wide range of support available, and the successes that young people are experiencing in the UK labour market, the Government is clear that it disagrees with the comments made by the former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/11/2014 17:05:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

164441

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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, whether it is Department's policy that Jobcentre Plus officials should liaise with Health and Social Service agencies when benefit sanctions are applied to vulnerable individuals.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There is no formal policy to liaise with Health and Social Service agencies when a sanction is applied. However, the department recognises the importance of ensuring claimants understand the requirements they must fulfil to get benefit, the consequences of not complying and support available when sanctioned, including reconsideration, appeal and hardship payments. As part of this, work coaches also encourage claimants to engage third party support where this is available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/11/2014 16:00:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

157050

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the performance of the Work Programme for jobseekers aged over 50.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Work Programme is continuing to offer tailored support to those people over 50 at risk of becoming long-term unemployed and providers are continuing to design support based on each individual need.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring the Work Programme performs at the highest level. DWP has restructured its performance management activities to ensure delivery of better outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>For the first time, a Government employment programme is harnessing the disciplines of the market place so that only those providers who succeed are retained to help claimants into work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/11/2014 17:37:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156654

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
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	Unemployment: Young People
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 reasons for the rise in long-term unemployment for 18 to 24 year olds shown in the labour market statistics on 12 November 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Over the last year the number of 18-24 year olds unemployed for a year or more on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) measure has fallen by around a quarter. The number claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance for more than a year has nearly halved.</p><p> </p><p>Under the last Government, figures for long term JSA were kept artificially low by “breaking” claims with training allowances. This Government stopped doing that when we introduced the Work Programme, meaning we now have a true measure of the number of young people claiming benefit due to unemployment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/11/2014 17:44:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms