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142311

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Welfare Assistance 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 hon. Members have written to him to express concerns about the future funding of local welfare assistance schemes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	213705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available other than at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/11/2014 14:56:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

142313

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Welfare State: Reform
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 7 July 2014 to Question 203664, when he plans to start the public consultation on the implementation of section 40 of the Welfare Reform Act 2008.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	213703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I will be making a written ministerial statement soon to address this issue.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/11/2014 13:59:23 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

142314

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
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 7 July 2014 to Question 203665, when he plans to publish a report on the initial findings of the series of behaviour change trials carried out by his Department to test different interventions that tackle barriers that prevent parents making regular child maintenance payments.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	213702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The series of behaviour change trials are now complete, and full evaluation is on-going. Where appropriate, findings will be published once full evaluation is complete. Trials that we have found to be successful are already being considered for wider implementation and we will be incorporating the learning from all our trials into our approach to tackling compliance and arrears.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/11/2014 13:49:08 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

114950

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the future of the winter fuel allowance for UK citizens living in mainland France on a state pension; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	213491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We have received correspondence relating to Winter Fuel Payments, to which we have replied.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government intends to bring in an eligibility criterion derived from average winter temperatures with payments going only to eligible people living in EEA countries with cold climates. Legislation will need to be passed before any change can be made.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/11/2014 14:24:58 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

114952

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Welfare Assistance Schemes: Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department provided to (a) Bedford Borough Council and (b) Central Bedfordshire Council for local welfare assistance schemes in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
uin	213513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The table below shows the funding provided by DWP to Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council in relation to local welfare assistance schemes for 2013/14 and 2014/15.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Programme Funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Administration Funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Programme Funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Administration Funding</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bedford</strong><strong> Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£399,829</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£84,487</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£484,316</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£399,829</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£77,441</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£477,270</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Central Bedfordshire Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£355,903</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£75,205</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£431,108</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£355,903</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£68,934</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£424,837</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/11/2014 14:40:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

106463

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Widowed Parent's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants of the widowed parent's allowance claimed that allowance for less than one year in each year from 2001 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	213371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Widowed Parents’ Allowance (WPA) is one of DWP bereavement benefits and provides financial support to bereaved parents eligible to Child Benefit on behalf of their child. Questions can be answered from analysing data the Department publishes every quarter via the Tabulation Tool – see link: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/tabtool_bb.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/tabtool_bb.html</a></p><p> </p><p>For example, in February 2014, about 15% of WPA claimants have been claiming for less than a year and half of them between two and five years; claimants receive on average about £108 per week.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 213372 213373 question first answered 11/11/2014 14:48:05 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

106464

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Widowed Parent's Allowance
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 number of years is which claimants of the widowed parent's allowance have received payments for.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	213372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Widowed Parents’ Allowance (WPA) is one of DWP bereavement benefits and provides financial support to bereaved parents eligible to Child Benefit on behalf of their child. Questions can be answered from analysing data the Department publishes every quarter via the Tabulation Tool – see link: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/tabtool_bb.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/tabtool_bb.html</a></p><p> </p><p>For example, in February 2014, about 15% of WPA claimants have been claiming for less than a year and half of them between two and five years; claimants receive on average about £108 per week.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 213371 213373 question first answered 11/11/2014 14:48:05 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

106465

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Widowed Parent's Allowance
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 weekly amount received by claimants of the widowed parent's allowance was in each year from 2001 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	213373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Widowed Parents’ Allowance (WPA) is one of DWP bereavement benefits and provides financial support to bereaved parents eligible to Child Benefit on behalf of their child. Questions can be answered from analysing data the Department publishes every quarter via the Tabulation Tool – see link: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/tabtool_bb.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/bb/tabtool_bb.html</a></p><p> </p><p>For example, in February 2014, about 15% of WPA claimants have been claiming for less than a year and half of them between two and five years; claimants receive on average about £108 per week.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 213371 213372 question first answered 11/11/2014 14:48:06 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

106122

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has declined to answer in full since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes annual reports containing statistical information on Freedom of Information requests received by monitored bodies, including central Government Departments. The annual reports for the period 2010 to 2013 and the first two quarters of 2014 can be found at the following web address:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>These annual reports include statistics on the number of non-routine requests received by this Department since 2010 to 30 June 2014 and include the volumes and proportions which were granted in full or withheld in full.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/11/2014 16:53:27 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

106126

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Our recruitment records indicate that there have been 2698 appointments to DWP by exception since April 2010. The majority (2089) of these were short-term appointments (for up to a maximum of two years). The remainder included secondments, re-appointments, the recruitment of disabled individuals and nine were short-term appointments at Senior Civil Service (SCS) level. As the information constitutes sensitive personal data the Department is unable to disclose the names of the individuals recruited by exception.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/11/2014 16:15:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney