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427515

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Poverty: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the effect on the number of children in poverty of the proposals in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill to (1) freeze certain benefits and tax credit amounts for four years; (2) reduce the level of the benefit cap; and (3) change child tax credits and the child element of universal credit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 23/11/2015 16:50:53 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

425870

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact on (1) the total number of households whose benefits would be capped under the new limits proposed in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, (2) the number of children in households affected by the cap, and (3) the cost to the public purse, if (a) child benefit, and (b) child tax credits, were not included in the benefits cap.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL3268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/11/2015 15:01:29 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

422086

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	Universal Credit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on work incentives of the changes to universal credit work allowances announced in the Budget.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has been designed to reduce poverty and ensure work pays. This remains the case following the Summer Budget.</p><br /><p>The Budget made a number of changes that could have an effect on work incentives, such as introducing of the National Living Wage, that will help ensure this country moves from a low wage, high tax society to a high wage, low tax society.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 29/10/2015 12:40:48 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

417007

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many households in receipt of Carer’s Allowance have a total benefit income above (1) £20,000,and (2) £23,000.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 11/09/2015 13:55:38 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

417008

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of carers who will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap to (1) £20,000 per year outside London, and (2) £23,000 per year in London.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A copy of the impact assessment is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL1929 question first answered 14/09/2015 13:27:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud attachment 1 file name Benefit CAp Impact Assessmet.pdf title Benefit Cap Impact Assessment
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

417009

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the cost of exempting all those in receipt of Carer’s Allowance from the benefit cap when it is reduced.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A copy of the impact assessment is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL1928 question first answered 14/09/2015 13:27:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud attachment 1 file name Benefit CAp Impact Assessmet.pdf title Benefit Cap Impact Assessment
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

391951

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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	Welfare Reform and Work Bill
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to publish a memorandum, setting out their detailed analysis of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill's implications for children's rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in accordance with the commitment given by the Coalition Government in December 2010; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Ministers had regard to all relevant international obligations when formulating the policies and consider that these obligations have been complied with.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 03/08/2015 16:18:25 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

385316

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sanctions have been applied to Universal Credit claimants in each month since the roll-out began.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the answer I gave on 16 June 2015 to her Question number HL 402:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Baroness Lister of Burtersett :To ask Her Majesty’s Government: </strong>whether they have plans to publish statistics on sanctions imposed under the universal credit scheme as it is brought into effect.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Lord Freud</strong><strong>: </strong>The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit in September 2013. As outlined in the strategy, officials are quality assuring data for Universal Credit and formulating a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 06/07/2015 11:56:36 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

349531

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have incurred three-year Jobseeker Allowance sanctions; and whether they will provide a breakdown of three-year sanctions imposed by (1) gender, (2) age group, (3) disability status, (4) lone parent status, (5) ethnicity, and (6) region.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested regarding the length of a sanction is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL401 question first answered 22/06/2015 15:24:35 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

349532

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information is available on the number and proportion of sanctioned Jobseeker Allowance claimants who have challenged their sanctions, broken down according to the length of the sanction.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested regarding the length of a sanction is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL400 question first answered 22/06/2015 15:24:36 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett