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168394

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the answer to this question as, in line with Cabinet Office guidance and ONS best practice, we redact sensitive personal information where the results may show less than four individuals, thereby compromising their anonymity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The membership of the Departmental Executive Team can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217387 217408 question first answered 15/12/2014 14:58:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168398

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Members: Correspondence
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 instruct the Head of Payroll Services at Newcastle Employee Service Centre to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Angus dated 3 November 2014 and the email dated 20 November 2014 concerning his constituent Ann Marie Caldwell.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	217475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>At our request the Member for Angus’ office has shared the correspondence with us. We have spoken with the Head of Payroll Services at Shared Services Connected Ltd, and are now seeking an urgent case conference with them in order to expedite a response to Mrs Caldwell.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/12/2014 14:33:59 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

168399

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the answer to this question as, in line with Cabinet Office guidance and ONS best practice, we redact sensitive personal information where the results may show less than four individuals, thereby compromising their anonymity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The membership of the Departmental Executive Team can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217366 217408 question first answered 15/12/2014 14:58:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168400

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Living Wage
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 (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The salaries of all DWP staff are at least the level of the Living Wage</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold comprehensive information for the workforces of all of our contractors.</p><p> </p><p>Telereal Trillium our FM contractor ensures that London based staff are paid the London Living Wage and that the minimum wage is paid elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217429 217471 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:02:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168401

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Living Wage
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 (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The salaries of all DWP staff are at least the level of the Living Wage</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold comprehensive information for the workforces of all of our contractors.</p><p> </p><p>Telereal Trillium our FM contractor ensures that London based staff are paid the London Living Wage and that the minimum wage is paid elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217429 217450 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:02:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168402

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the answer to this question as, in line with Cabinet Office guidance and ONS best practice, we redact sensitive personal information where the results may show less than four individuals, thereby compromising their anonymity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The membership of the Departmental Executive Team can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217366 217387 question first answered 15/12/2014 14:58:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168403

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Pay
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 (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The salaries of all DWP staff are at least the level of the Living Wage</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold comprehensive information for the workforces of all of our contractors.</p><p> </p><p>Telereal Trillium our FM contractor ensures that London based staff are paid the London Living Wage and that the minimum wage is paid elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 217450 217471 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:02:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168421

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Housing Benefit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has provided to each local authority in Scotland for the administration of housing benefit for (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	217530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The allocation of Housing Benefit administration funding is based on a methodology agreed by the Department and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) along with the local authority associations for England and Wales. Details of the allocation for each year from 2010 are highlighted in the subsidy circulars listed below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2010/11 – is in S9/2009.</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100210151716/http:/dwp.gov.uk/docs/s6-2009.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100210151716/http://dwp.gov.uk/docs/s6-2009.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2011/12 – is in S5/2010.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hblearning.co.uk/media/circular_summaries/2010/1012/S5v2010_Full.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hblearning.co.uk/media/circular_summaries/2010/1012/S5v2010_Full.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2012/13 – is in S9/2011.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226906/s9-2011.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226906/s9-2011.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013/14 – is in S5/2012</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226452/s5-2012.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226452/s5-2012.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014/15 – is in S10/2013</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261037/s10-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261037/s10-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2015/16 – is in S6/2014</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376885/s6-2014-scotland.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376885/s6-2014-scotland.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/12/2014 12:43:31 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

168423

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
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	Housing Benefit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department has determined the cost of housing benefit administration to local authorities in Scotland since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	217532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Central government provides a contribution to the cost of Housing Benefit administration. The allocation of this funding is based on a methodology agreed by the Department, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities along with the local authority associations for England and Wales. Details of the methodology for each year from 2010 are highlighted in the subsidy circulars listed below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2010/11 – is in S9/2009.</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100210151716/http:/dwp.gov.uk/docs/s6-2009.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100210151716/http://dwp.gov.uk/docs/s6-2009.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2011/12 – is in S5/2010.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hblearning.co.uk/media/circular_summaries/2010/1012/S5v2010_Full.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hblearning.co.uk/media/circular_summaries/2010/1012/S5v2010_Full.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2012/13 – is in S9/2011.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226906/s9-2011.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226906/s9-2011.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013/14 – is in S5/2012</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226452/s5-2012.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226452/s5-2012.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014/15 – is in S10/2013</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261037/s10-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261037/s10-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2015/16 – is in S6/2014</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376885/s6-2014-scotland.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376885/s6-2014-scotland.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/12/2014 12:33:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford