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77748
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Land more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Lewisham East more like this
tabling member printed
Heidi Alexander more like this
uin 205485 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department does not own any buildings or land for release.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-17T15:32:17.3367148Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T15:32:17.3367148Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Heidi Alexander more like this
77753
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for independence payments submitted by people in (a) England, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) Barnsley and (d) Barnsley East constituency have taken longer than 11 weeks to be determined. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley East more like this
tabling member printed
Michael Dugher more like this
uin 205518 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the former Minister for Disabled People, the Rt. Hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning), Official Report, 8 July 2014, column 278W.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Alex Cunningham</strong>(Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 647, on DWP: performance, how his Department will demonstrate that no claimant is waiting more than 16 weeks for their personal independence payment by the end of 2014. 203901</p><p> </p><p><strong>Rt. Hon. Mike Penning MP:</strong></p><p>Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication and the Department's analysts are currently considering what information will be included in the release.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
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less than 2014-07-17T15:58:49.4566916Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T15:58:49.4566916Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
3916
label Biography information for Michael Dugher more like this
77760
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Schools: Asbestos more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he or his Ministerial colleagues have had with the Department for Education about the prevalence of asbestos in schools. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 205638 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There have been no such discussions at Ministerial level. However, DWP Ministers have been informed of significant work that HSE has done to assist the Department for Education's review of their policy on asbestos in schools. For example, HSE has in the last three years conducted initiatives on the standard of management of asbestos in schools and copies of the reports have been provided to DfEand published.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
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less than 2014-07-17T16:08:22.9699453Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T16:08:22.9699453Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
77762
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-14more like thismore than 2014-07-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Disability more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the most recent information on the amount of time taken by (a) Atos and (b) Capita to process claims for disability benefits in different regions and constituency parts of the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Hall Green more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Roger Godsiff more like this
uin 205640 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have interpreted your question as being in respect of Personal Independence Payment, as the question relates to Atos and Capita processing disability benefits.</p><p>Information relating to Personal Independence Payment processing times is not currently available. Statistics on processing times are intended for future publication but releasing them at this stage would give an incorrect representation of the process since the system has not yet reached maturity, and further quality assurance of the data is required.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
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less than 2014-07-17T15:44:01.9783221Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T15:44:01.9783221Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
304
label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff more like this
77490
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-11more like thismore than 2014-07-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Procurement more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (i) have let and (ii) plan to let that are worth (A) between £1 million and £3 million and (B) over £3 million since 2010; how much his Department has spent on monitoring each such contract; and how many officials in his Department monitor each contract. more like this
tabling member constituency Hemsworth more like this
tabling member printed
Jon Trickett more like this
uin 205377 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Between 01/01/2010 and 14/07/2014, the Department for Work and Pensions awarded 71 contracts with a value of between one and three million pounds and 191 contracts with a value of over three million pounds.</p><p> </p><p>At 14/07/2014, our current commercial planning data indicates we intend to let 47 contracts with a value of between one and three million pounds and 30 contracts with a value over three million pounds.</p><p> </p><p>The award timelines on future contracts stretches to 2017 and beyond. As conditions change, some of these contracts may not yet proceed to the procurement stage. Also, award values are not yet firm for those at the earliest of planning stages.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department does not record the numbers of staff and their length of assignment in monitoring individual contracts, therefore the answer to this part of the question could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Between 01/01/2010 and 14/07/2014, the Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) awarded the following contracts within the requested values:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NDPB</p></td><td><p>Number of contracts with Contract Value £1m -3m</p></td><td><p>Number of Contracts with Contract Value over £3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pensions Ombudsman</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Advisory Service</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Regulator (TPR)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health and Safety Executive (HSE)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Living Fund (ILF)</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Pensions Ombudsman estimate the cost of monitoring its contract at £7,000 per annum with a dedicated resource of 0.1 FTE.</p><p> </p><p>TPR have a planned contract to start in 2014/15 value £1-3m.</p><p> </p><p>TPR do not hold information regarding the total amount spent on monitoring the contracts and it would be disproportionate for it to calculate this. However, it has 2 FTE staff dedicated to monitoring the contract valued over £3m</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>NEST - The Scheme Administration Services contract has a Contract Manager (commencing August 2014) and is supported by a Procurement &amp; Contract Specialist.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is in the process of letting one contract with a value of between one and three million pounds.</p><p> </p><p>HSE does not record the numbers of staff and their length of assignment in monitoring individual contracts, therefore the answer to this part of the question could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p>
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-17T16:09:42.2096322Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T16:09:42.2096322Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
410
label Biography information for Jon Trickett more like this
77493
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-11more like thismore than 2014-07-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Schools: Asbestos more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 112W, on Schools: Asbestos, what system is in place to inspect schools under (a) local authority control and (b) outside local authority control, to assess their standard of asbestos management. more like this
tabling member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole more like this
tabling member printed
Annette Brooke more like this
uin 205442 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no specific system in place to inspect schools to assess their standard of asbestos management.</p><p>HSE's work planning systems focuses its inspection priorities on the major hazard industries and comparatively high risks sectors (such as construction, waste and recycling, and some types of manufacturing), but can also involve targeted initiatives elsewhere. In recent years this approach has resulted in discrete inspection programmes to assess asbestos management by:</p><ul><li>local authorities with responsibility for system built schools; and</li><li>schools outside local authority control on a sample basis.</li></ul><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
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less than 2014-07-16T14:08:41.7138942Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-16T14:08:41.7138942Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
1431
label Biography information for Annette Brooke more like this
77494
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-11more like thismore than 2014-07-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Mass Media: Subscriptions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Andy Slaughter more like this
uin 205350 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>(a) Subscriptions to magazines are included within the Department's contracts for journals and newspapers. The Department receives the following titles via these contracts:</p><p> </p><p>.Net</p><p>Able Magazine</p><p>Adviser</p><p>BMJ - British Medical Journal - General Practice Edition - Internet</p><p>Bookseller - Internet</p><p>Business Transfers and Employee Rights</p><p>Butterworths Civil Court Precedents</p><p>Civil Service World</p><p>Community Care</p><p>Common Market Law Review - Print &amp; Internet</p><p>Community Care Law Reports</p><p>Credit Collections and Risk</p><p>Credit Today</p><p>Current Law Complete Service A</p><p>Daily Express</p><p>Daily Mail</p><p>Daily Mirror</p><p>Daily Star</p><p>Daily Telegraph</p><p>Disability and Rehabilitation - Full Set - Internet &amp; Print</p><p>Disability and Society - Internet</p><p>Economist - Internet &amp; Print</p><p>Encyclopedia of Data Protection and Privacy - Including CD ROM</p><p>Equal Opportunities Review</p><p>Equality Law Reports - E-Mail &amp; Internet &amp; Optional Print</p><p>EU Public Procurement - Law and Practice</p><p>European Journal of Social Security - Internet</p><p>European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology - Print &amp; Internet</p><p>Financial Times</p><p>Freedom of Information Journal - E-Mail</p><p>Gazette - Law Society London</p><p>Guardian</p><p>Health and Safety Bulletin</p><p>Health Service Journal</p><p>Housing Studies - Internet</p><p>Housing Theory and Society - Online Archive Incl Current Year - Internet</p><p>Human Rights Practice</p><p>IDS Pensions Law Reports</p><p>In House Lawyer</p><p>Independent</p><p>Independent on Sunday</p><p>Inside Housing</p><p>International &amp; United Kingdom Report - Privacy Laws and Business</p><p>International Journal of Housing Policy - Internet</p><p>Journal of Community Care Law</p><p>Journal of Social Security Law</p><p>Journal of Welfare Benefits Law and Practice</p><p>Judicial Review</p><p>Juncture - Internet</p><p>Kemp and Kemp - Quantum of Damages</p><p>Legal Action - Legal Action Group</p><p>Mail on Sunday</p><p>Medical Law Reports - Academic - Internet &amp; Print &amp; Bound Volume</p><p>Mental Health Law Review</p><p>Modern Law Review - Print &amp; Internet</p><p>Money Marketing - London</p><p>NAPF Pension Legislation Service - including CD ROM</p><p>National Institute Economic Review - Internet</p><p>New Law Journal</p><p>New Statesman</p><p>Newsweek</p><p>Observer</p><p>Occupational Pensions</p><p>Oxford Economic Papers – Internet</p><p>Pensions Management</p><p>Pensions Expert</p><p>Pensions World</p><p>Private Eye</p><p>Professional Pensions - Print &amp; Internet</p><p>Public Private Partnership and PFI</p><p>Records Management Journal - Print &amp; Internet</p><p>Renton and Brown - Criminal Procedure</p><p>Renton and Brown - Criminal Procedure Legislation</p><p>SEN Magazine</p><p>Social Care Law Today</p><p>Social Policy and Society &amp; Journal of Social Policy - Print &amp; Internet</p><p>Solicitors' Journal</p><p>Spectator</p><p>Sun</p><p>Sun on Sunday</p><p>Sunday Express</p><p>Sunday Mirror</p><p>Sunday People</p><p>Sunday Telegraph</p><p>Sunday Times</p><p>Sweet and Maxwell's Law of Pension Schemes</p><p>Time Magazine</p><p>Times</p><p>Tolley's Pensions Law Service</p><p>Tolley's Social Security and State Benefits</p><p>Transfer of Undertaking</p><p>Vacher's Quarterly</p><p>Welfare Rights Bulletin</p><p>Work and Stress - Internet</p><p>Work Employment and Society - Print &amp; Backfile Lease - Internet</p><p>Working Brief - PDF - E-Mail</p><p> </p><p>(b) This information is not centrally collated and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.</p>
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
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remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-07-17T16:28:13.3754104Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
77498
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-11more like thismore than 2014-07-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Buildings more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Andy Slaughter more like this
uin 205364 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Since 1998 the Department occupies the majority of its accommodation under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) known as the PRIME Contract. Under the terms of the contract, the Department sold all its property interests (and risk) to our Estates private sector partner, Telereal Trillium. The Department does not, therefore, own any property but occupies fully serviced accommodation in return for the payment of a unitary charge.</p><p> </p><p>The unitary charge includes payment for all Life Cycle Works which covers the maintenance and upkeep of facilities including interior redecoration. It is not possible to disaggregate the costs for individual maintenance tasks.</p><p> </p><p>We have not spent any monies (outside of the unitary charge) on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in 2013 or 2014 to date.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
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less than 2014-07-17T15:45:04.9900685Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T15:45:04.9900685Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
77501
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-11more like thismore than 2014-07-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Training more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many awaydays his Department has held for officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost was of each such event. more like this
tabling member constituency Hammersmith more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Andy Slaughter more like this
uin 205302 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not have a separate or identifiable account code in departmental finance records to distinguish expenditure on staff away days. Details of such expenditure could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
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less than 2014-07-17T15:38:55.3820991Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T15:38:55.3820991Z
answering member
1520
label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
1516
label Biography information for Andy Slaughter more like this
77249
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-10more like thismore than 2014-07-10
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Procurement more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of his Department's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15. more like this
tabling member constituency Tooting more like this
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Sadiq Khan more like this
uin 205228 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-17more like thismore than 2014-07-17
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Contracted out expenditure has been interpreted as all third party expenditure. Figures are net of income and recoverable VAT. Figures cover the central Department and its Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs).</p><p> </p><p>The relevant figures for the periods 2012-13; 2013-14; and, 2014-15 taken from our General Ledger are set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>2012-13 Outturn</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Outturn</p></td><td><p>2014-15 Plans</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commercial Expenditure</p></td><td><p>3,211</p></td><td><p>3,102</p></td><td><p>3,187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion of total DEL Expenditure</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) expenditure has been used to calculate the proportion of total expenditure. These figures have been taken from the Department's Annual Reports and Accounts 2013-14, Annex 7 – Expenditure Tables.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not available for prior years on a comparable basis. The Department has changed the way it reports commercial expenditure in the last couple of years, which makes later years incomparable with earlier years.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Forest of Dean remove filter
answering member printed Mr Mark Harper more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-07-17T16:26:15.7653348Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-17T16:26:15.7653348Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Sadiq Khan more like this