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348415

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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 and Support Allowance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy that the proposed legislation requiring young people to earn or learn will extend to existing claimants of employment and support allowance under the age of 21.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	1030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will set out our policy design in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2015 10:07:06 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

348049

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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: Hidradenitis Suppurativa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to people who carry out assessments for employment and support allowance or personal independence payment on sufferers of hidradenitis suppurativa.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All healthcare professionals who carry out either Work Capability Assessments or Personal Independence Payment assessments undergo broad and thorough training in disability analysis, as well as training in specific conditions, including progressive conditions. Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, Atos Healthcare and Capita are required to conform to a rigorous set of quality and recruitment standards which are closely monitored by the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2015 09:58:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

348141

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Unemployment Benefits: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18-21 year olds he has estimated would be affected by plans to replace out-of-work benefits for that age group with a youth allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The detailed policy design of the Youth Allowance is still being developed. The information is therefore not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 889 question first answered 08/06/2015 09:48:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348143

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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 and Support Allowance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people under the Government's proposals for a youth allowance he has estimated will be expected to undertake community work from the commencement of an employment and support allowance claim.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The detailed policy design of the Youth Allowance is still being developed. The information is therefore not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 887 question first answered 08/06/2015 09:48:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348175

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2015 to Question 228133, how much has been claimed in hardship payments in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will publish figures on the number of hardship applications and awards in the summer of 2015.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2015 09:53:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

347763

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Welfare to Work: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what organisation his Department has awarded contracts or sub contracts to for the provision of welfare to work programmes in Scotland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Details of all contracts with a value of £10,000 or over are published on Contractfinder as part of the Government’s transparency agenda.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 04/06/2015 14:53:48 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

347420

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will be claiming universal credit in April (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>We are on track with our plans for the national roll out of Universal Credit. Universal Credit is already available in over 40% of Jobcentres and will be present in all by Spring 2016.The Department is not setting targets for numbers in receipt of Universal Credit because numbers will vary according to factors such as economic circumstances and the behavioural change of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 503 question first answered 03/06/2015 15:44:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

347421

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
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 recent estimate he has made of the number of households with children which will be claiming universal credit in April (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e) 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>We are on track with our plans for the national roll out of Universal Credit. Universal Credit is already available in over 40% of Jobcentres and will be present in all by Spring 2016.The Department is not setting targets for numbers in receipt of Universal Credit because numbers will vary according to factors such as economic circumstances and the behavioural change of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 502 question first answered 03/06/2015 15:44:20 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

347422

registered interest
date	29/05/2015
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, when he plans to publish details of the earnings thresholds for universal credit that will be used to determine eligibility and entitlement to passported benefits.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We are continuing to work with Departments to help them determine their earnings thresholds. Decisions on the provision of those benefits, including the eligibility and verification arrangements to confirm entitlement, will remain the responsibility of the Departments that own them.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 03/06/2015 15:08:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

346890

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Food Banks
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 implications for his Department's policies of recent figures from the Trussell Trust that one million people in Britain will soon be using its food banks; and what assessment he has made of whether there is a link between welfare spending reductions and food bank usage.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	85
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department recognises the extremely valuable work of civil society in supporting local communities. As the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Inquiry noted, the reasons why people use food banks can be complex and overlapping. Their use in this country can’t be attributed to a single cause.</p><p> </p><p>As promised the Department for Work and Pensions has done more to raise awareness of Short Term Benefit Advances for those in financial need at the start of a new benefit claim, including providing information on GOV.UK and posters and leaflets in Jobcentres. Guidance has also been updated and staff reminded of the process for considering STBA requests.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 04/06/2015 15:17:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn