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788651

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of new claimants of universal credit in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency in (a) the next six months and (b) each year until 2022.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	112529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Forecasts for Universal Credit below national level are not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 112495 question first answered 16/11/2017 17:05:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

788653

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit sanctions were appealed on the grounds that a claimant's child had died or been stillborn within the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	112497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the reasons for appeals within its statistical datasets.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 17:11:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

788654

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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 guidance and training is available to work coaches to advise them on the circumstances in which they can temporarily switch off a universal credit claimant's work search and availability (a) in the case of a bereavement and (b) otherwise.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	112498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>All Work Coaches complete learning designed specifically for their role. This learning combines the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to coach claimants effectively so that they are able to identify for themselves what they need to do to find work and how best to do it.</p><p>Work Coaches are expected to recognise and consider the impact of complex circumstances, including emergency situations. By using the guidance available to them, along with their own discretion, Work Coaches are able to adjust the requirements they expect from claimants.</p><p>A copy of the Universal Credit Full Service guidance on ‘Switching off work availability and work related activities’ has been placed in the House of Commons library, and is available at the following link: <a href="http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2017-0556/24_CC-_Switching_off_work_availability_and_work_related_activities.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2017-0556/24_CC-_Switching_off_work_availability_and_work_related_activities.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 17:17:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

788662

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: Wolverhampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in Wolverhampton who will (a) receive universal credit, (b) qualify for an advanced payment of that benefit and (c) qualify for the maximum advance payment allowed of that benefit in its first year of roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	112495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Forecasts for Universal Credit below national level are not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 112529 question first answered 16/11/2017 17:05:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

788667

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Jobcentre Plus: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance his Department provides to Jobcentre Plus managers to help (a) locate and (b) employ specialist support providers in their local areas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	112602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>In every Jobcentre district there are Local Employer and Partnerships Teams dedicated to identifying skills needs, building and sharing labour market intelligence and advising on local recruitment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre staff are made aware of the specialist help available within their area, including information on services and support and referral arrangements, via the District Provision Tool. This digital tool lists available provision and support, in a district and nationally, delivered by Jobcentre Plus, Skills Funding Agency, Skills Development Scotland, Careers Wales, other providers, local authorities, independent and volunteer organisations.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 11:25:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

788668

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Jobcentre Plus: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department provides to Jobcentre Plus work coaches to help them support people in the Work and Health Programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	112601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Work and Health Programme provides a tailored service specific to claimants’ needs, focusing on individuals that can be supported by a contracted provision to address work and health barriers. The Department for Work and Pensions’ communication teams are delivering tailored information to support the new process and to signpost staff to local support and the relevant instructions.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 10:32:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

788669

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Jobcentre Plus: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Employment Related Services Association supporting Jobcentre Plus managers to access specialist providers of employment support.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	112604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) about aspects of Employment Support and engage with them and the wider market when looking at provision.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 12:11:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

788670

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Jobcentre Plus: Procurement
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 spent from the public purse through the dynamic purchasing system to employ local specialist support over the last 12 months; and what estimate he has made of the funding available for that specialist support in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	112603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>A Dynamic Purchasing System was introduced in July 2016 as an additional way to purchase ad hoc Flexible Support Fund provision. Expenditure on contracts via this route is not separated from Flexible Support Fund provision purchased via other routes, and these figures could only be provided through a manual review of contracts at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The total budget available for the provision of the Flexible Support Fund in 2017/18 is £70m.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 11:31:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

786750

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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
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 support people into work who are (a) not on Jobseekers allowance and (b) do not have access to a work coach.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	112454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>People who are not on Jobseekers Allowance or do not have access to a Work Coach can register on Universal Jobmatch which is a free service that enables them to search and apply for jobs. It allows them to create a personalised profile and a CV that will help match them to job opportunities and allow employers to match their skill set against the specific job and invite them to apply.</p><p> </p><p>In addition they can access the self service facilities that are available in the Jobcentre and be sign posted to other areas of support and provision in the area.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/11/2017 15:53:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

786786

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication Ministerial hospitality, 1 April to 30 June 2017, published on 13 October 2017, whether (a) representatives or employees of the firm which offered that hospitality and (b) lobbyists or contractors of those firms were present at those events.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	112336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Representatives, employees, lobbyists or contractors of these firms would have been present at these events. Consistent with the Ministerial Code, Ministers meet many people and organisations and consider a wide range of views as part of the formulation of Government policy.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 12:06:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett