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428231

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants claimed support for childcare costs in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	16205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The information you have requested is not currently available. The Department published its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in September 2013. As outlined in the strategy, officials are currently quality assuring data for UC therefore it is not yet possible to give a definitive list of what statistics will be provided in the future. These statistics however will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for official statistics.</p><br /><p>The latest official experimental statistics on UC and the Department’s release strategy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/11/2015 15:05:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

427863

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that people who increase their earnings from work should always be financially better off as a result.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	15813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is that people should be better off in work and better off working more. That is why we are introducing Universal Credit, which has been designed to reduce poverty and ensure that work pays more than a life on benefits. The single taper rate of 65% ensures that Universal Credit reduces gradually as earnings increase and claimants benefit from each extra £1 they earn.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2015 15:56:38 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

427309

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Jobcentre Plus: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department has used benefit off-flow data in the last three years to calculate remuneration for jobcentre (a) managers and (b) advisers.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	15541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Benefit off-flow data is not used to calculate increases to consolidated pay.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2015 12:07:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

427310

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Jobcentres: Plaistow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) advisers and (b) managers were interviewed during the course of the investigation which led to the dismissal of two advisers at Plaistow Jobcentre in May 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	15542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Allegations of misuse of the Flexible Support Fund at Plaistow Jobcentre were investigated fully by the Department’s professionally trained investigators. It is not appropriate for the Secretary of State to disclose detailed information about internal investigations as providing this information would risk individuals being identified.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2015 12:09:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

427311

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of an increase in the universal credit taper rate on (a) work incentives and (b) progression incentives.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	15543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The impact on work incentives of the 65% taper was set out in the 2012 Universal Credit (UC) Impact Assessment (see link below).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220177/universal-credit-wr2011-ia.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220177/universal-credit-wr2011-ia.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2015 16:08:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

427312

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Jobcentres: Plaistow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many advisers worked at Plaistow Jobcentre in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	15544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The information is in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Number of Advisers that worked at Plaistow Jobcentre</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td>27</td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Source of management information: DWP Work Services Activity Based Management Tool</p><p>2. The management information is collated and reported for the period from April to March for each year</p><p>3. The numbers of advisers are expressed as Full Time Equivalents</p><p>4. The management information contained within this document does not form part of any official statistics and is intended for DWP internal use only.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2015 12:17:35 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

427313

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Jobcentre Plus: Food Banks
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 to roll-out the placement of Jobcentre Plus advisers in food banks.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	15545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 3 November 2015 to Question 14114 and 14139</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2015 12:16:30 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

426180

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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	Jobcentres: Plaistow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the outcome was of the investigation by his Department's Finance Group Internal Audit and Investigations team into allegations made in December 2013 of inappropriate use of the Flexible Support Fund at Plaistow Jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	14920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>Allegations of misuse of the Flexible Support Fund at Plaistow Jobcentre were investigated fully by the Department’s investigators. Disciplinary action was taken in all cases where evidence of the misuse of the Flexible Support Fund was proven.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/11/2015 13:15:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

426181

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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	Jobcentres: Plaistow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who authorised the payment from the Flexible Support Fund which led to the dismissal of two staff from Plaistow Jobcentre in May 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	14921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested as to the identity of the authorising officer cannot be shared as it contains personal information relating to third parties.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/11/2015 15:15:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

426182

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
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	Jobcentres: Plaistow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions were held with the two Jobcentre Plus staff dismissed from Plaistow Jobcentre in May 2014 after a complaint about misuse of the Flexible Support Fund on (a) whether that misuse was part of a pattern of malpractice and (b) by whom it was authorised.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	14866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>Allegations of misuse of the Flexible Support Fund at Plaistow Jobcentre during 2013 and 2014 were investigated fully by the Department’s investigators. Various discussions were held and investigators also undertook further work, completed in July 2014, which examined whether there was a pattern of malpractice or any evidence of wider misuse, of which none was found, of the Flexible Support Fund at this office or other offices in the immediate area.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/11/2015 15:28:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms