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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

101229

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 awarded in personal independent payments in the London Borough of Southwark since April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	212147
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 212148 212149 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

101230

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 backdated payments for personal independent payments in the London Borough of Southwark since April 2013.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	212148
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 212149 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

101231

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	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 whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing received an award for (a) communication support at interview, (b) special aids and equipment and (c) a support worker in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	212123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of awards each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,230</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Mean average spend each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>£6,600</p></td><td><p>£7,300</p></td><td><p>£7,900</p></td><td><p>£7,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Access to Work database (DiSC3)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Award volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. Average amounts are rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>2. The spend figures quoted in this response are from the Access to Work computer system (DiSC3), which we generally use for requests of detailed disaggregating (regions, disabilities etc) of spend such as this, rather than total spend. For total spend we normally use an accounting system which provides precise total amounts of actual spend in a year. The accounting system cannot produce the same detailed disaggregating of spend as the Access to Work computer system.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 212124 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:02:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

101232

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	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, what the average value of Access to Work awards provided to people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing for (a) communication support at interview, (b) special aids and equipment and (c) a support worker in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	212124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of awards each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,230</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Mean average spend each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>£6,600</p></td><td><p>£7,300</p></td><td><p>£7,900</p></td><td><p>£7,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Access to Work database (DiSC3)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Award volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. Average amounts are rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>2. The spend figures quoted in this response are from the Access to Work computer system (DiSC3), which we generally use for requests of detailed disaggregating (regions, disabilities etc) of spend such as this, rather than total spend. For total spend we normally use an accounting system which provides precise total amounts of actual spend in a year. The accounting system cannot produce the same detailed disaggregating of spend as the Access to Work computer system.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 212123 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:02:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

101234

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	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 whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing sought reconsideration of their case from (a) a regional Access to Work manager, (b) a senior operational manager, (c) a national AtW delivery manager, (d) a customer services director responsible for AtW and (e) an independent case examiner in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	212121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This data was not historically recorded and we are therefore unable to provide the information that you have requested. The Access to Work reconsideration process has now changed but guidance is yet to be updated. We no longer have 5 stages of reconsideration.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:41:27 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green