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797547
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-29more like thismore than 2017-11-29
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 Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services 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 his Department has had with (a) Ofcom and (b) the Phone-paid Services Authority on call connection service access to the helplines his Department provides. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 116510 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-04more like thismore than 2017-12-04
answer text <p>Before engaging with Ofcom or the Phone-paid Services Authority, the Department for Work and Pensions is initiating discussions with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to discuss our approach.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-04T17:43:26.2Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-04T17:43:26.2Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
797548
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-29more like thismore than 2017-11-29
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 Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services 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 steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the gov.uk website and (b) internet providers advertise the correct information about the cost of calls to his Department's helplines (i) before and (ii) after calls to those lines become free of charge. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 116511 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-04more like thismore than 2017-12-04
answer text <p>a) All information is controlled centrally and The Department for Work and Pensions regularly reviews and updates the data held on gov.uk to ensure it remains accurate.</p><p> </p><p>b) Where the department identifies that a website fails to publicise, or advertises incorrect call costs, the Department will make a referral to the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) to investigate and prosecute if appropriate following investigation.</p><p> </p><p>Both these activities will continue after freephone numbers are introduced across all the department’s customer phone lines.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-04T17:45:18.527Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-04T17:45:18.527Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
789194
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2017-11-14more like thismore than 2017-11-14
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 Department for Work and Pensions: Interserve 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 contingency plans his Department has put in place to protect his Department's staff who are subject to TUPE transfer, in the event that Interserve the contractor for cleaning, messengerial and other support functions, is unable to fulfil its contract; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112868 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-20more like thismore than 2017-11-20
answer text <p>I can confirm contingency planning is a requirement for any major procurement and DWP is monitoring the situation. I can also advise that direct engagement between Interserve and the incumbent provider is under way regarding TUPE transfer to ensure the successful implementation and handover of service delivery.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-20T16:19:58.63Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-20T16:19:58.63Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
789195
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2017-11-14more like thismore than 2017-11-14
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 Department for Work and Pensions: Interserve 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 assessment his Department made of the financial sustainability of the company, Interserve, prior to awarding that company the contract for cleaning, messengerial and other support functions for his Department; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112867 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-20more like thismore than 2017-11-20
answer text <p>I can confirm all companies bidding for departmental work under CCS frameworks are subject to a full and rigorous review of their financial capability. A financial assessment of Interserve was completed prior to awarding the DWP FM Contract.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-20T16:46:49.587Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-20T16:46:49.587Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
789196
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2017-11-14more like thismore than 2017-11-14
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 Department for Work and Pensions: Interserve 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 assessment his Department made of the suitability of Interserve as a fit and proper company before the award of the contract for cleaning, messengerial and other support functions; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112853 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-20more like thismore than 2017-11-20
answer text <p>I can confirm an evaluation of Interserve’s capability and capacity to deliver DWP’s FM requirements was completed before the award of contract - and can further confirm the mobilisation of the Facilities Management contract is proceeding to plan.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-20T16:40:31.193Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-20T16:40:31.193Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
788678
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
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: Glasgow South West 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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of the benefits freeze on constituents in Glasgow South West. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112750 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
answer text <p>The analysis published at the time of the 2015 Budget assesses the impact of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 including the benefit freeze. This includes an estimate that the benefit rate freeze would save £3.5 billion in 2019-20 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a>). We are not able to provide constituency-level analysis for the full range of measures covered by our welfare reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our welfare reforms to working-age benefits are part of the Government’s commitment to incentivise work and support working families. We know that work is the best route out of poverty and have strong evidence that a person’s employment status has a direct impact on their mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting people who have additional needs as a result of disability or illness and have maintained the value of payments to meet the extra costs they face. We now spend over £50 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions, which represents an increase of more than £7 billion since 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP is committed to ensuring homeless people get the appropriate support they need to move into work so they can succeed and rebuild their lives. The department provides a range of support to help homeless people into work, including access to the Jobcentre Plus employment offer with individual tailoring, access to hardship payments for claimants who have received sanctions and the homelessness easement to job-seeking requirements to be temporarily put on hold whilst homeless claimants find accommodation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is tackling the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage. We know that children living in workless households have significantly poorer outcomes than those in working families. Since April 2016, the Universal Credit childcare element has covered up to 85% of eligible childcare costs, compared with 70% in Working Tax Credit. The number of children living in households where no one is in work is now at its lowest level since comparable records began.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
grouped question UIN
112751 more like this
112752 more like this
112753 more like this
112754 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.357Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.357Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
788679
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
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: Homelessness 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the benefits freeze on levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112751 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
answer text <p>The analysis published at the time of the 2015 Budget assesses the impact of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 including the benefit freeze. This includes an estimate that the benefit rate freeze would save £3.5 billion in 2019-20 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a>). We are not able to provide constituency-level analysis for the full range of measures covered by our welfare reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our welfare reforms to working-age benefits are part of the Government’s commitment to incentivise work and support working families. We know that work is the best route out of poverty and have strong evidence that a person’s employment status has a direct impact on their mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting people who have additional needs as a result of disability or illness and have maintained the value of payments to meet the extra costs they face. We now spend over £50 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions, which represents an increase of more than £7 billion since 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP is committed to ensuring homeless people get the appropriate support they need to move into work so they can succeed and rebuild their lives. The department provides a range of support to help homeless people into work, including access to the Jobcentre Plus employment offer with individual tailoring, access to hardship payments for claimants who have received sanctions and the homelessness easement to job-seeking requirements to be temporarily put on hold whilst homeless claimants find accommodation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is tackling the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage. We know that children living in workless households have significantly poorer outcomes than those in working families. Since April 2016, the Universal Credit childcare element has covered up to 85% of eligible childcare costs, compared with 70% in Working Tax Credit. The number of children living in households where no one is in work is now at its lowest level since comparable records began.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
grouped question UIN
112750 more like this
112752 more like this
112753 more like this
112754 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.403Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.403Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
788680
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
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: Health 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the benefits freeze on health and well-being; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112752 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
answer text <p>The analysis published at the time of the 2015 Budget assesses the impact of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 including the benefit freeze. This includes an estimate that the benefit rate freeze would save £3.5 billion in 2019-20 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a>). We are not able to provide constituency-level analysis for the full range of measures covered by our welfare reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our welfare reforms to working-age benefits are part of the Government’s commitment to incentivise work and support working families. We know that work is the best route out of poverty and have strong evidence that a person’s employment status has a direct impact on their mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting people who have additional needs as a result of disability or illness and have maintained the value of payments to meet the extra costs they face. We now spend over £50 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions, which represents an increase of more than £7 billion since 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP is committed to ensuring homeless people get the appropriate support they need to move into work so they can succeed and rebuild their lives. The department provides a range of support to help homeless people into work, including access to the Jobcentre Plus employment offer with individual tailoring, access to hardship payments for claimants who have received sanctions and the homelessness easement to job-seeking requirements to be temporarily put on hold whilst homeless claimants find accommodation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is tackling the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage. We know that children living in workless households have significantly poorer outcomes than those in working families. Since April 2016, the Universal Credit childcare element has covered up to 85% of eligible childcare costs, compared with 70% in Working Tax Credit. The number of children living in households where no one is in work is now at its lowest level since comparable records began.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
grouped question UIN
112750 more like this
112751 more like this
112753 more like this
112754 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.467Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.467Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
788681
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
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: Lone Parents 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, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the benefits freeze on lone parent families; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112753 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
answer text <p>The analysis published at the time of the 2015 Budget assesses the impact of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 including the benefit freeze. This includes an estimate that the benefit rate freeze would save £3.5 billion in 2019-20 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a>). We are not able to provide constituency-level analysis for the full range of measures covered by our welfare reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our welfare reforms to working-age benefits are part of the Government’s commitment to incentivise work and support working families. We know that work is the best route out of poverty and have strong evidence that a person’s employment status has a direct impact on their mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting people who have additional needs as a result of disability or illness and have maintained the value of payments to meet the extra costs they face. We now spend over £50 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions, which represents an increase of more than £7 billion since 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP is committed to ensuring homeless people get the appropriate support they need to move into work so they can succeed and rebuild their lives. The department provides a range of support to help homeless people into work, including access to the Jobcentre Plus employment offer with individual tailoring, access to hardship payments for claimants who have received sanctions and the homelessness easement to job-seeking requirements to be temporarily put on hold whilst homeless claimants find accommodation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is tackling the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage. We know that children living in workless households have significantly poorer outcomes than those in working families. Since April 2016, the Universal Credit childcare element has covered up to 85% of eligible childcare costs, compared with 70% in Working Tax Credit. The number of children living in households where no one is in work is now at its lowest level since comparable records began.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
grouped question UIN
112750 more like this
112751 more like this
112752 more like this
112754 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.513Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.513Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
788682
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-13more like thismore than 2017-11-13
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 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, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the benefits freeze on families with two or more children; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Stephens remove filter
uin 112754 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-16more like thismore than 2017-11-16
answer text <p>The analysis published at the time of the 2015 Budget assesses the impact of the measures in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 including the benefit freeze. This includes an estimate that the benefit rate freeze would save £3.5 billion in 2019-20 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006C.pdf</a>). We are not able to provide constituency-level analysis for the full range of measures covered by our welfare reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our welfare reforms to working-age benefits are part of the Government’s commitment to incentivise work and support working families. We know that work is the best route out of poverty and have strong evidence that a person’s employment status has a direct impact on their mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting people who have additional needs as a result of disability or illness and have maintained the value of payments to meet the extra costs they face. We now spend over £50 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions, which represents an increase of more than £7 billion since 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP is committed to ensuring homeless people get the appropriate support they need to move into work so they can succeed and rebuild their lives. The department provides a range of support to help homeless people into work, including access to the Jobcentre Plus employment offer with individual tailoring, access to hardship payments for claimants who have received sanctions and the homelessness easement to job-seeking requirements to be temporarily put on hold whilst homeless claimants find accommodation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is tackling the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage. We know that children living in workless households have significantly poorer outcomes than those in working families. Since April 2016, the Universal Credit childcare element has covered up to 85% of eligible childcare costs, compared with 70% in Working Tax Credit. The number of children living in households where no one is in work is now at its lowest level since comparable records began.</p>
answering member constituency Gosport remove filter
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
grouped question UIN
112750 more like this
112751 more like this
112752 more like this
112753 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.577Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-16T12:33:48.577Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4463
label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this