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720823

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many food bank referrals have been made by jobcentres in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	70779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus does not make direct referrals to foodbanks but has offered a signposting service since 2011 to those who have expressed an interest in using a foodbank. No data is held on the number using the signposting service.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:03:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

720824

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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, on what date his Department conducted the Equality Impact Assessment on the non-consensual sex exemption and two child limit for tax credits and universal credit; and if he will publish that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	70777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The overall policy to restrict Universal Credit support for children to two children or qualifying young persons was introduced by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. The Government assessed the impact on equality of the policies introduced by that Act at the time, thus meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty. We have also taken account of that duty during the formulation of the exceptions.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:07:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

720827

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 106 of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, entitled UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, what assessment he has made of whether paying benefits and tax credits intended to support children for all children in a family will move 350,000 children out of poverty by 2020; and if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendation to take such steps.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	70648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to delivering a country that works for all. Worklessness is one of the most important drivers of child poverty: children in workless families are three times more likely to be in relative low income. The policy to limit child elements in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit to a maximum of two strikes the right balance between protecting the vulnerable and encouraging families who receive benefits to make the same financial decisions as those families who support themselves solely through work.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:00:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

720829

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Older Workers: Manual Workers
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 adequacy of the (a) financial and (b) other support manual workers aged over 50 years old will receive to help them to work until they reach the proposed increased state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	70654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 and over to remain in and or return to the labour market. Universal Credit is replacing six benefits with a single payment designed to incentivise working and earning more. With none of the cliff edges of the old system and a smooth taper that reduces income at a predictable rate as earnings increase, people can be confident that they will be better off in work and earning more. And as of April this year the taper has been made more generous so people can keep more of their earnings, benefitting three million working families.</p><p> </p><p>Everyone that claims Universal Credit will get targeted, personalised and work focussed support from a work coach The Department aims to support claimants with the same Work Coach throughout the duration of their Universal Credit claim, meaning claimants can build a relationship with their Work Coach.</p><p> </p><p>To tackle outdated perceptions about older workers the Government has announced the appointment of the Business In The Community (BITC) Age at Work leadership team led by Andy Briggs, CEO of Aviva UK Life and Chairman of Global Life as Business Champion for Older Workers, to spearhead the Government’s work to support employers to retain, retrain and recruitment older workers. The team will actively promote the benefits of older workers to employers across England – influencing them both strategically and in terms of practical advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also published a new strategy ‘Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach’ on 2<sup>nd</sup> February. The Strategy is crucially led by employers, but also sets out the case for action by individuals, and the role of Government in supporting them in planning their careers and their approach to retirement. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at the attached web address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:33:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

720831

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Child Tax Credit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Department of Communities on the potential implications for training and recruitment of staff to assess exemption claims related to the Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	70455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Child Tax Credit is administered by HMRC throughout the UK. HMRC has a specialist operational team to handle claims for exceptions and guidance has been made available online to claimants and stakeholders. The UK Government continues to work with officials from the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that appropriate assistance is provided to claimants and those individuals and organisations working with them.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:15:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

720840

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance made in the last six months for which data is available, were processed within five working days.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	70358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claims processed within 5 working days is shown below:</p><p> </p><ul><li>JSA = 26.2% (current target is 90% in 10 working days)</li><li>ESA = 48.3% (current target is 85% in 10 working days)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p>The period the data covers is from 1<sup>st</sup> October 2016 to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool. This type of internal management information does not form part of the official statistics outputs that are released by the Department in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:25:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

720841

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Pyle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department carried out an assessment of the availability of suitable alternative local premises in advance of the decision to close Pyle Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	70356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Our proposal is to relocate staff and services from Pyle Jobcentre to Porthcawl Jobcentre. The new site at Porthcawl is 4.9 miles and 35 minutes by public transport from Pyle Jobcentre. This proposal is part of a broader national approach and we have carefully considered the merits of alternative options as part of these plans but believe that our proposal is the only viable option.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to have larger, better quality offices which will allow a more digitally enabled environment, optimising use of space, ensuring value for money for the Department and the taxpayer and enabling effective delivery of services.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:24:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

720855

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus work coaches have received training in dealing with people with autism.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	70290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>I am not able to provide a definitive number of Work Coaches who have received training in dealing with people with autism. This is because our learning is delivered through a wide range of methods, including structured classroom based modules, up-skilling from colleagues and some delivered by third party organisations.</p><p> </p><p>All our Work Coaches undertake a learning routeway which includes information to help them deliver to customers with a wide range of additional needs including those with disabilities and hidden conditions such as autism.</p><p> </p><p>We have also recently changed the role of Disability Employment Advisers to allow them to focus on sharing their expertise with all Work Coaches and Jobcentre staff. As part of this we have recruited new Disability Employment Advisers, some of whom will still be undertaking their learning journey.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 March, to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week, we also launched a new Disability Confident Autism and Neuro-diversity Toolkit which we developed in partnership with Autism Alliance UK and the Autism Task Group. Communications about this went out to all DWP staff, not just those in customer-facing roles, to ensure our entire workforce is able to understand the needs of customers with autism and other hidden impairments.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:42:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

720856

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Warrington
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 potential merits of relocating the operations of his Department carried out at Birchwood, Warrington into the building his Department rents in Warrington town centre.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	70291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Our proposals for Birchwood, Warrington are part of a broader national approach and we have carefully considered the merits of alternative options as part of these proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Our future corporate centre strategy is to increase collaborative and multi-disciplinary working. Like other government departments, we are planning to move to a new corporate centre hub model, whereby we would work from fewer buildings, primarily in cities like Manchester. This strategy involves expanding our workforce, bringing in new recruits with the digital and technical skills needed for our future digital services and bringing the many teams together that we need to develop and support our services under one roof to improve the way we work.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:57:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

720857

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account has been taken of the rail journey times between Birchwood and Manchester when deciding on the future location of operations carried out by his Department at Birchwood, Warrington.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	70292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Manchester city centre location will help DWP attract and retain talent in the North West, making a real difference to designing, developing and delivering future customer services. We want to ensure that our staff can travel easily between our corporate centre hubs around the country and be able to work closely with colleagues in other central government departments. We also want to ensure that our range of customers can easily get to our office by public transport to help us test new digital services which are in development. With a Metrolink tram stop within a few yards and both Piccadilly and Victoria Stations just 15 minutes’ walk away, the office is within easy daily reach by public transport.</p><p> </p><p>Our office at Birchwood currently employs just over 300 people, approximately 80% of whom live outside the Warrington area and commute to the business park by car or train.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:24:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones