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101604

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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 Schemes: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to inform residential training colleges for disabled people whether their funding will be extended beyond August 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	212413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>It is a priority for me to ensure that as many disabled people as possible are helped towards employment through the Department’s various employment programmes.</p><p> </p><p>As mentioned in the “Disability and Health Employment Strategy: the discussions so far”, I understand the importance of a specialist support offer for disabled people, and I want to continue to improve this offer by considering a wide range of ideas and initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are currently undertaking a detailed analysis of how best to support disabled customers, and the role that Residential Training Colleges should play in this support. I cannot yet confirm when I will be able to inform residential training colleges of the outcome of this work, which will take account of the broader Disability Health and Employment Strategy and of the Department’s other employment programmes including Work Programme and Work Choice. As part of the process, officials will undertake an equality analysis so that I fully understand the impact of any future proposals before I make my final decision.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:46:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

101610

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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: 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, whether a conclusion has been reached on infringement proceedings generated by the European Commission against the Government of the United Kingdom, with regard to the application of the 'Past Presence' test for disability benefit purposes as it affects ex-patriate citizens of the United Kingdom now resident in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	212388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There has been no formal conclusion to the infringement proceedings brought by the European Commission against the Government of the UK with regard to the application of the ‘Past Presence Test’ for certain disability benefits.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 15:54:22 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

101613

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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, whether the programme management of universal credit made use of the Prince2 methodology.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	212397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Universal Credit Programme has and continues to employ PRINCE 2 methodology among other development programmes in the delivery of IT and Business Services. Alongside this the Programme also adheres to the Government Digital Service standards required for Digital Projects and Programmes, ensuring that external assurance of the Programme considers the robustness of the programme management controls being applied.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:43:49 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

102227

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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, how many people have received Access to Work support in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	905821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>35,400 individuals were helped through Access to Work in the 2013/14 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:26:49 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

102230

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
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: 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 recent progress his Department has made on supporting people with mental health conditions in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	905827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to supporting people with mental health problems to remain in work.</p><p> </p><p>We are launching Fit for Work to support people off sick for four weeks or more to help them return to work, as well as introducing maximum waiting times for accessing talking therapies.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the Department of Health to pilot different approaches to support people with mental health problems to return to work.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:27:21 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

101223

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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: Barrow in Furness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Barrow and Furness constituency he expects to have transferred to universal credit by 1 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	212064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by my Rt. Hon. Friend, Iain Duncan Smith on of Monday 13th October 2014.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP are not setting targets for numbers in receipt of Universal Credit at various points in time. Final numbers will vary according to a number of factors such as the economic circumstances over time and behavioural change of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:54:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

101224

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment: Southwark
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 paid in personal independent payments in the London Borough of Southwark in each month since April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	212149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not available. National expenditure on personal independence payment in 2013/14 was £155million<sup>1</sup>. No breakdown by local authority is available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Benefit Expenditure and Caseload Tables,</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 212147 212148 question first answered 30/10/2014 14:29:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

101225

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individual personal independent payments have been awarded in the London Borough of Southwark since April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	212150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Such information as is available on the number of cases in payment, and applications made, for personal independence payment has been published and is available from the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 212151 question first answered 30/10/2014 14:25:11 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

101226

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independent payment applications his Department has received from people in the London Borough of Southwark since April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	212151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Such information as is available on the number of cases in payment, and applications made, for personal independence payment has been published and is available from the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-july-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 212150 question first answered 30/10/2014 14:25:12 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

101228

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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, when he plans that universal credit will be available to (a) couples and (b) households with children throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	212146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Official Report, 13th October 2014, Column. 16WS.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 30/10/2014 13:08:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham