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44140

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have received help from the flexible support fund to cover childcare expenses for up to five days in the seven days immediately before starting working in each year since the Fund's inception; and how much the Government has spent on such support in each such year.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	192919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested cannot be supplied without incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

44141

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what information his Department draws in evaluating the performance of Work Programme prime providers in addition to published outcome data.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	192917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In addition to the published outcome data, the Department has put in place a programme of surveys and qualitative research to evaluate the performance and delivery of Work Programme providers.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

44143

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants working less than 16 hours per week have received help in each year from the flexible support fund to cover childcare expenses, (childcare subsidy), in each year since its inception; and how much the Government has spent on such support in each such year.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	192918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested cannot be supplied without incurring disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

44147

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were issued in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	192963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of benefit sanctions applied in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>All Benefit Sanctions</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2008 to Sept 2009</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2009 to Sept 2010</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2010 to Sept 2011</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2011 to Sept 2012</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2012 to Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support Computer System</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules</a></li><li>The number of JSA sanctions applied for the old regime is the number of fixed length, varied length and entitlement decisions where the decision was found against the claimant.</li><li>Information on JSA and ESA sanctions is published and available at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></li></ol> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

44150

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department are working on developing the enhanced Universal Credit IT system.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	192757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There are approximately 50 DWP staff working on the enhanced Universal Credit service. </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

44151

registered interest
date	19/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the first alternative Universal Credit digital service to be in use in a job centre.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	192759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>As part of the wider transformation of its services, the Department is developing an enhanced digital service for Universal Credit. As part of our commitment to testing Universal Credit as it develops, we expect to trial an early version of the enhanced digital service to a limited number of claimants later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

43870

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the criteria are for self-employed people to be eligible for contributions-based jobseekers' allowance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	192697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>Guidance is provided in the Decision Makers Guide. Please see link to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/251790/dmg-vol4-ch20.pdf" target="_blank">Chapter 20</a> for the basic conditions of entitlement (20003) and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278886/dmgch21.pdf" target="_blank">Chapter 21</a> for the contribution-based conditions (21051 onwards).</p><p> </p><p>With limited exceptions, only Class 1 (employed) contributions count towards Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). This means that self-employed people who make class 2 (self-employed) contributions do not normally qualify for JSA. The exceptions are Share Fishermen, and Volunteer Development Workers employed abroad. People in these categories pay a special class 2 National Insurance Contribution at a higher rate, which enables them to qualify for contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 192696 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

43873

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues on (a) the amount of class 1 National Insurance contributions an individual must have made and (b) for how long such contributions must be paid in order to be eligible for contribution-based jobseekers' allowance; and how his Department makes such guidance available to the public.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	192696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>Guidance is provided in the Decision Makers Guide. Please see link to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/251790/dmg-vol4-ch20.pdf" target="_blank">Chapter 20</a> for the basic conditions of entitlement (20003) and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278886/dmgch21.pdf" target="_blank">Chapter 21</a> for the contribution-based conditions (21051 onwards).</p><p> </p><p>With limited exceptions, only Class 1 (employed) contributions count towards Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). This means that self-employed people who make class 2 (self-employed) contributions do not normally qualify for JSA. The exceptions are Share Fishermen, and Volunteer Development Workers employed abroad. People in these categories pay a special class 2 National Insurance Contribution at a higher rate, which enables them to qualify for contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 192697 question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

43880

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in jobseeker's allowance to recipients in (a) Scotland and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	192485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The amount paid in Jobseeker's Allowance in 2012/13 can be found in the table below. </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2012/13<br /> £m</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>JSA</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock &amp; Loudoun</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP statistical data</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: Expenditure is shown for the last complete financial year. The benefit expenditure for Jobseeker's Allowance can be found in the Parliamentary Constituency tables as per link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266825/pc-tables-201213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/266825/pc-tables-201213.xls</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

43467

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions were issued in South Staffordshire constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Gavin Williamson
uin	192333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of benefit sanctions applied in South Staffordshire constituency in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>All Benefit Sanctions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2008 to Sept 2009</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2009 to Sept 2010</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2010 to Sept 2011</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2011 to Sept 2012</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2012 to Sept 2013</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support Computer System </p><p> </p><p>Notes: </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</li></ol><p>2. The number of benefit sanctions applied is the number of sanction or disallowance referrals where the decision was found against the claimant.</p><p>3. Income Support Lone Parents receive a fixed sanction of 20% of the personal allowance rate of a single claimant [not aged less than 25] for each failure to attend/participate in a Work Focused Interview until 10 pence is left in payment. This sanction lasts until the individual attends and participates in a Work Focused Interview. In the case where there is more than one sanction in place the claimant need only attend/participate in one Work Focused Interview in order for all related sanctions to be removed from their benefit.</p><p>4. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules</a></p><p>5. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the old regime is the number of fixed length, varied length and entitlement decisions where the decision was found against the claimant.</p><p>6. Information on JSA and ESA sanctions is published and available at:</p><p> <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson