Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

229414

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times he and Ministers in his Department visited Scotland in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	228921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on the 03 July 2014 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-06-26/202811/" target="_blank">202811</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since the last Question given on the 03 July 2014 Minister for Pensions Rt. Hon. Steve Webb MP attended the Gleneagles Conference in September 2014 and Minister for Disabled People Mark Harper MP attended the Commonwealth Games in July 2014.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/03/2015 09:19:51 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

228675

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when was the last time a Minister in his Department visited Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	228385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The last time a DWP Minister visited Scotland was in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 23/03/2015 15:07:34 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

224057

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many first contact notice of closure letters have been sent to (a) Segment 1 and (b) Segment 2 CSA cases in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	225652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /> <p>The table below shows the total number of segment 1 first contact notice of closure letters that have been sent up to the 21 February 2015. Management information regarding segment 2 letters is not yet available as it is currently under development and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of Letters sent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>345,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>278,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>30,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>14,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100.</li><li>Numbers include Proactive and Reactive case closure letters.</li><li>Northern Ireland cases include cases managed by the CSA in Great Britain where the Parent with Care or Non Resident Parent lives in Northern Ireland. This does not include cases managed by the Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Enforcement Division (CMED).</li><li>Cases included in the ‘Other’ category are cases where the Parent with Care or Non Resident Parent has moved abroad, or where the area of the Parent with Care or Non Resident Parent is not available on the management information.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 04/03/2015 14:51:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

224058

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of Child Support Agency cases within each segment of the planned case closure programme in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	225674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The most recent estimates of the number of Child Support Agency cases within each segment of the case closure programme are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>SEGMENT</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Segment 1</p></td><td><p>Segment 2</p></td><td><p>Segment 3</p></td><td><p>Segment 4</p></td><td><p>Segment 5</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>137,900</p></td><td><p>48,600</p></td><td><p>21,900</p></td><td><p>317,000</p></td><td><p>106,200</p></td><td><p>631,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>15,000</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>2,100</p></td><td><p>31,600</p></td><td><p>10,800</p></td><td><p>63,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10,300</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>22,400</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td><td><p>44,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NI</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>164,000</p></td><td><p>56,000</p></td><td><p>25,800</p></td><td><p>372,200</p></td><td><p>125,100</p></td><td><p>743,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. These are indicative estimates based on the case load as at 31 January 2015 and are subject to change due to cases continually moving segments.</p><p>2. Northern Ireland cases include cases managed by the CSA in Great Britain where the Parent with Care or Non Resident Parent lives in Northern Ireland. This does not include cases managed by the Northern Ireland Child Maintenance Enforcement Division (CMED).</p><p>3. Other includes those that are abroad or where insufficient information is held to enable classification.</p><p>4. Volumes shown in the table above represent all live cases that were eligible for case closure and had not been closed as at 31 January 2015.</p><p>5. Figures rounded to the nearest 100 and may not sum due to rounding.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/03/2015 13:09:44 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

177613

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015 to Question 222298, how much was paid to overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	223208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Pension Credit is for people who are present and habitually resident in Great Britain. However, Pension Credit may be payable for periods of temporary absence from Great Britain not exceeding 13 weeks, or for the duration of medical treatment received abroad under the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Overseas expenditure for Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Allowance is available and is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/390060/Expenditure_by_region_201314.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/390060/Expenditure_by_region_201314.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Overseas expenditure for Christmas Bonus is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Christmas Bonus Overseas expenditure £m</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nominal Terms</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Real Terms 2014/15 Prices</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: DWP statistical and accounting data</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/02/2015 14:33:16 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

177614

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
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 estimates it will raise in child maintenance service charges in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	223209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Paragraphs 101 to 108 of the CSA Case Closure, Introducing CMS Fees, Supporting Family Based Arrangements Impact Assessment give an estimate of the income expected to be raised through the introduction of fees. This Impact Assessment, published on 22 November 2013, is available at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259694/cm-case-closure-and-charges-regs-ia-final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259694/cm-case-closure-and-charges-regs-ia-final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>No separate estimate for has been made for Scotland, England, Wales or Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Parents can avoid all fees and charges by making a family-based child maintenance arrangement, which they can be helped to achieve by contacting Child Maintenance Options. Where this is not possible, on-going collection and enforcement charges can be avoided by using ‘Direct Pay’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/02/2015 14:41:30 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

176195

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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, how many overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus there were in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	222298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Pension Credit is for people who are present and habitually resident in Great Britain. However, Pension Credit may be payable for periods of temporary absence from Great Britain not exceeding 13 weeks, or for the duration of medical treatment received abroad under the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Latest available statistics for Winter Fuel Payments in the European Economic Area and Switzerland are published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payments-by-eea-country" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payments-by-eea-country</a></p><p> </p><p>Available statistics for Christmas bonus payments overseas are shown in the table (thousands):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All (GB and overseas)</p></td><td><p>Overseas*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>15,468</p></td><td><p>481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>15,586</p></td><td><p>472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>15,547</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>15,466</p></td><td><p>442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15,370</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Overseas figures are for those not in GB. To get a Christmas bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, any European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland during the qualifying week.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/02/2015 11:32:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

174828

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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, how many recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) Christmas Bonus there were in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland, (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	221474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>Latest available statistics for Pension Credit recipients in Great Britain are published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Latest available statistics for Winter Fuel Payments in Great Britain are published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/winter-fuel-payments-caseload-and-household-figures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/winter-fuel-payments-caseload-and-household-figures</a></p><p> </p><p>Available statistics for Christmas bonus payments are in the table</p><p> </p><p><strong>Recipients of Christmas Bonus(*) by Geographical Area (Thousands)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>All (GB and Overseas)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Airdrie and Shotts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North Lanarkshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>15,468</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>12,777</p></td><td><p>1,351</p></td><td><p>858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>15,586</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>12,873</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>15,547</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>12,841</p></td><td><p>1,374</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>15,466</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>12,773</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15,370</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>12,693</p></td><td><p>1,374</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(*) To get a Christmas Bonus a person must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, any European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland during the qualifying week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for these benefits in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive Minister for Social Development.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 221475 question first answered 23/01/2015 11:46:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

174829

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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: North Lanarkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) Christmas bonus there were in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available in (i) Airdrie and Shotts constituency and (ii) North Lanarkshire.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	221475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>Latest available statistics for Pension Credit recipients in Great Britain are published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Latest available statistics for Winter Fuel Payments in Great Britain are published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/winter-fuel-payments-caseload-and-household-figures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/winter-fuel-payments-caseload-and-household-figures</a></p><p> </p><p>Available statistics for Christmas bonus payments are in the table</p><p> </p><p><strong>Recipients of Christmas Bonus(*) by Geographical Area (Thousands)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>All (GB and Overseas)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Airdrie and Shotts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North Lanarkshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>15,468</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>12,777</p></td><td><p>1,351</p></td><td><p>858</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>15,586</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>12,873</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>15,547</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>12,841</p></td><td><p>1,374</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>15,466</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>12,773</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15,370</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>12,693</p></td><td><p>1,374</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(*) To get a Christmas Bonus a person must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, any European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland during the qualifying week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for these benefits in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive Minister for Social Development.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 221474 question first answered 23/01/2015 11:46:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

170549

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders for oustanding child maintenance arrears have been issued to non-resident parents in each of the last four years for which figures are available in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) England, (e) Northern Ireland, (f) each local authority area and (g) each Parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	218761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Figures on the number of liability orders granted in relation to cases administered by the Child Support Agency is published in table 17 (page 44) of the latest <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-statistics-september-2014" target="_blank">Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics</a>, which contains data up to September 2014. Information on liability orders broken down by country is not routinely recorded for management information purposes and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are not yet in a position to release full statistics on the 2012 Scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, but when system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/12/2014 11:52:45 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash