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170114

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	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, how many households with dependent children claiming employment and support allowance have been sanctioned since December 2012; and how many such households have subsequently had their sanction rescinded.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information as requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/12/2014 13:12:20 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

170138

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 8 December 2014 to Question 217129, in what circumstances universal credit claimants will be permitted to undertake paid work which is regarded as therapeutic.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>Universal Credit replaces the complex ‘Permitted Work’ rules that apply to ESA with clear work incentives for disabled people through generous work allowances and a single taper. The Limited Capability for Work (LCW) and Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) elements - entitlement to which is based on the outcome of a Work Capability Assessment - are available to claimants both in and out of work, further strengthening the incentives for disabled people to move into work.</p><p> </p><p>These measures reflect the Government's strong commitment to help more disabled people into work, and employment now stands at a record level.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/12/2014 17:48:34 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

170140

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason self-employed people are not eligible for Access to Work support.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Self-employed people are eligible for Access to Work support.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/12/2014 13:21:02 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169618

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Fit for Work Programme
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 take steps to ensure that the Fit for Work service can be offered to people who are (a) on long-term sick leave and (b) otherwise in employment.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	218180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are two elements to Fit for Work. Once an employee has reached, or is expected to reach, four weeks of sickness absence they will normally be referred by their GP for an assessment to look at all the issues preventing the employee from returning to work.</p><p> </p><p>Fit for Work will also offer work-related health advice, through a dedicated website and telephone line, to all GP’s, employers and employees across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/12/2014 12:37:35 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

169619

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what means and indicators his Department measures the success of performance measurement review officers.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	218198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department has a People Performance policy which is applicable to all its staff below the senior civil service level. This policy provides a framework for managing performance throughout the year, Performance Measurement review officers have key work objectives set in April at the start of the reporting year and they have, as a minimum, monthly performance discussions with their line manager. As part of managing performance a review officer will be accompanied by their line manager on a number of visits each year and in addition the line manager will telephone a number of claimants that have been visited to check the quality of that visit. At the end of the reporting year the Review Officer is given a final reporting rating.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/12/2014 17:48:23 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

169622

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is given to staff in his Department in order for them to qualify as performance measurement review officers.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	218241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Performance Measurement review officers receive training in Performance Measurement processes and appropriate training in the benefits measured (Housing Benefit; Employment and Support Allowance; Job Seekers Allowance; Pension Credit).</p><p> </p><p>They also undertake learning on Responsible for Information Security, Handling Official Information, Remote Working Securely and Keeping Safe – Travelling and working off-site.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/12/2014 17:38:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

169623

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what locations performance measurement review officers are being deployed.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	218188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are Performance Measurement Review Officers that are based in DWP offices across the whole of Great Britain. They undertake benefit reviews for claimants in all parts of Great Britain apart from the Scottish Islands.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/12/2014 17:40:35 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

169624

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to take into account the particular effects of different health conditions in implementation of its welfare reform policies.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	218040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Eligibility for disability benefits is assessed based on the functional impact of a claimant’s health condition or disability, rather than the condition or disability itself.</p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps its disability benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independent Payment, and the assessments used to determine eligibility for these under review.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 218041 question first answered 16/12/2014 12:31:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

169625

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits: Addison's Disease
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 make an assessment of the effect of his welfare reform policies on people with Addison's disease.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	218041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Eligibility for disability benefits is assessed based on the functional impact of a claimant’s health condition or disability, rather than the condition or disability itself.</p><p> </p><p>The Department keeps its disability benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independent Payment, and the assessments used to determine eligibility for these under review.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 218040 question first answered 16/12/2014 12:31:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

168858

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Care Homes: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation covering electrical safety in care homes.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	217956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All health and safety legislation was subject to independent review by Professor Ragnar Löfstedt in 2011. As part of the review, Professor Löfstedt was also asked to review comments received through the Government’s Red Tape Challenge on health and safety regulation. There was no specific comment on the adequacy of legislation covering electrical safety in care homes received from either review.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/12/2014 12:16:33 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick