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50362

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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 his Department first approached the Computer Electronics and Surveillance Group of GCHQ about security in the universal credit IT system.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	198224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Similarly to other Government Departments, DWP has a long history of working with GCHQ on issues of security as and when necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Part of GCHQ, The Computer Electronics and Surveillance Group are the national lead for information assurance. The Department has been working with them from the start of Universal Credit design to develop the IT security of Universal Credit. We continue to work closely to ensure that all aspects of the system are appropriately secured.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

50363

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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 estimate he has made of the net benefits in 2011-12 prices of the Universal Credit programme in the period 2010-11 to 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	198217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The net benefits of the Universal Credit programme are set out in the NAO report: Universal Credit - Early Progress HC 621 published on 5th September 2013.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

50364

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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 commissioned recruitment firms to assist in the appointment of a new Director General for Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	198225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Director General of Universal Credit was appointed on a two year contract to May 2015. To ensure a smooth transition in advance of the next General Election, the search for a replacement to lead the Programme through to its completion will commence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

50365

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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 people claimed how much support for mortgage interest in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) January to April 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	198226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Available figures on the average number of claimants in receipt of support for mortgage interest (SMI), and total SMI expenditure, are based on financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below includes outturn figures for the years up until 2012/13, together with estimates for 2013/14, and the forecast for 2014/15. These figures were published on 23 April 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Support for Mortgage Interest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Caseload (Thousands)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ millions Nominal </strong></p><p><strong>(cash)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ millions</strong></p><p><strong>Real Terms </strong></p><p><strong>(14/15 prices)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 outturn</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 outturn</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 outturn</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 outturn</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 estimate</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 forecast</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP benefit expenditure and caseload tables; Outturn and forecast: Budget 2014; tables 3a-c, which can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

50366

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's employees are currently working on the digital solution for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	198243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no Cabinet Office employees working full time on the digital solution for Universal Credit.</p><p>Cabinet Office officials have provided wide-ranging support and advice to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Universal Credit digital team who have their own team working on the digital solution for Universal Credit.</p><p>This model of supporting departments to develop their own digital capability is core to the Government Digital Strategy, available at: <a href="http://gov.uk/digitalstrategy" target="_blank">gov.uk/digitalstrategy</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

50119

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many requests for annual PAYE status have been received in each month since the introduction of PAYE Real Time Information; and how many such requests in each such month have been granted.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	198002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>I would refer the Rt Hon Gentleman to the response I gave him on 06 September 2013, <em>Official Report,</em> column 582W<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms