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732487

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Armed Forces
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 districts have a designated Armed Forces champion.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	1225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 46 Armed Forces Champions covering the 34 Jobcentre Plus Districts. The role of an Armed Forces Champion is to ensure that the support, advice and guidance offered reflects the needs of Service leavers and the wider Service community. The Champions work in partnership with the Armed Forces community, supporting organisations and local and national employers to identify employment opportunities and specialist support for Service leavers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/06/2017 10:14:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

732488

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training and guidance is provided to his Department's staff on dealing with veterans.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	1226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>DWP staff receive appropriate training and suitable guidance is in place to enable them to support the wide range of needs and circumstances that claimants have. For veterans, this will range from providing them with the support they need to find civilian employment after a long spell in the forces to using Service Medical Board evidence for some veterans claiming Employment and Support Allowance.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/06/2017 10:36:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

732608

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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: Glasgow
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 announce his decision on the future of Maryhill Jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department intends to confirm its plans for the DWP estate, including Maryhill Jobcentre, soon and will make a statement in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/06/2017 10:18:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

732381

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have claimed universal credit received a benefit sanction in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The latest available information on Universal Credit sanction decisions is up to December 2016 and is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics cover Universal Credit live service only, more information on these can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-sanctions-statistics-background-information-and-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-sanctions-statistics-background-information-and-methodology</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 11:09:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

731803

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: Batley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department did not undertake a consultation into the closure of Batley Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>There was no public consultation on the proposal to close Batley Jobcentre as the proposed move to merge with Dewsbury Jobcentre is approximately 1.9 miles away and 19 minutes by public transport. We committed to a public consultation for offices over three miles and 20 minutes away by public transport.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/06/2017 09:48:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

731992

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: Newton-le-Willows
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 announce a decision on the future of Newton-le-Willows job centre.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department intends to confirm its plans for the DWP estate, including Newton-le-Willows Jobcentre, soon and will make a statement in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/06/2017 13:57:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

731127

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disqualification
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 been sanctioned; and for what reasons those claimants were sanctioned in Maidenhead constituency in each month since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and Universal Credit sanction decisions, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 16:26:55 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731128

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disqualification
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 been sanctioned; and for what reasons those claimants were sanctioned in Glasgow East constituency in each month since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and Universal Credit sanction decisions, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 16:30:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731182

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of matching basic benefit levels to the Minimum Income Standards calculated annually by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The potential merits of matching basic benefit levels to the JRF’s Minimum Income Standard have not been assessed.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 16:33:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731299

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disqualification
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 decide on the extension of the yellow card early warning system for benefit sanctions across the UK
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	85
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department published the interim findings of our JSA Early Warning Sanctions Trial in December 2016 and we expect the full evaluation later this summer. We will consider the findings from both reports before making decisions on any future roll-out.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/06/2017 13:10:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead