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418988

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Habitual Residence Test
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK citizens have been unsuccessful in claiming jobseeker's allowance since January 2014 because they did not meet the criteria for the habitual residence test.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Statistical information regarding the habitual residence test is intended for publication at a future date.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/09/2015 11:35:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

418760

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Unemployment: 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 help older unemployed people to retrain.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	10176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus uses a range of innovative approaches to help older claimants back to work. Training to help unemployed people find work is available to benefit claimants of all ages.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have introduced a number of initiatives to support older people including the introduction of Jobcentre Plus Older Claimant Champions and the launch of the work experience and sector based work academy pilots that will support 3,000 claimants. We are trialling career reviews and digital support in two Jobcentre Plus districts.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 17/09/2015 13:40:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

418522

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by when he plans for one million people to be in receipt of universal credit; and what steps he is taking to achieve this outcome.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	10000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Universal Credit programme has hit, or is on target to achieve, all of the dates we set out in Autumn 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people on benefits is driven by a range of factors.</p><p> </p><p>Because of this, the programme measures progress by the successful achievement of milestones of its delivery plan rather than targets for numbers of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/09/2015 15:08:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418523

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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: 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 increase the frequency of the publication of statistics on sanctions for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance claimants.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	10015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We release them every 3 months. The Department has no plans to increase the frequency of the publication of statistics on sanctions for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance claimants.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/09/2015 12:24:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

418249

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Universal Credit
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 on work incentives of the reduction in the universal credit work allowance proposed in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) has been designed to reduce poverty and ensure work always pays. This remains the case following the Summer Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget made a number of changes that could 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 constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/09/2015 13:11:07 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

418274

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether, on the enactment and coming into force of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, the Government plans for people with an existing condition who are reassessed for the employment and support allowance work-related activity group to be classified as new applicants.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	9873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are no plans to treat existing ESA claimants as new applicants when they are reassessed for employment and support allowance following the enactment of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/09/2015 13:01:15 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

418275

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mental health champions are employed by Maximus in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK as part of the employment and support allowance work capability assessment process.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	9874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), a MAXIMUS UK subsidiary, currently employs 28 mental health function champions. A telephone service is provided by these mental health function champions due to the large number, and varying size of Assessments Centres across England, Scotland and Wales. These staff provide the service across all parts of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/09/2015 13:02:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

418276

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evaluation he has made of the effectiveness of the role played by mental health champions in the work capability assessment process.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	9875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are no formal performance measures around the role of the mental health champion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/09/2015 10:55:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

418277

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessors employed by Maximus under their contract to conduct work capability assessments in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK have a mental health qualification.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	9876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The holding of specific mental health qualifications is not a DWP requirement for healthcare professionals conducting assessments. The information requested is therefore not readily available. However, the comprehensive training provided to all healthcare professionals includes the functional effects of a wide range of mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/09/2015 10:53:31 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

418278

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment
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 commence the review of the work capability assessment process.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	9916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Work on reviewing how assessments can be better geared towards helping to get people prepared for and into work, if and when they are ready for that, has already begun following the Secretary of State’s speech on 24 August.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/09/2015 10:57:42 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford