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60439

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
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 plans he has to include an automated system for cross-checking data within the universal credit system.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>DWP is already using data matching to automatically cross-reference UC claims to prevent fraud and error.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/06/2014 16:29:13 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

60440

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
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 provide a detailed breakdown of the change category of spending in his Department's quarterly summary of spending data.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>In line with other departments, the most recent published version of the Quarterly Data Summary (QDS) is that of Q3 2013/14. This is visible on Cabinet Office's Government interogating Spending Tool.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 17:00:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

60441

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
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 discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues about the risk of fraud in the universal credit system.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>As part of the secure, controlled roll out of Universal Credit, the Secretary of State has discussed the risk of fraud within Universal Credit extensively with his Ministerial colleagues and continues to do so.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/06/2014 16:24:21 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

60442

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
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
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, how many people he expects to be claiming universal credit by the end of (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017 and (e) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We announced our plans for the implementation of Universal Credit on 5 December, and these were set out in a written ministerial statement. The WMS can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#13120551000006</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on Universal Credit were most recently published on 14th May and can be found at <br></p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-statistics-apr-2013-to-31-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-statistics-apr-2013-to-31-march-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/06/2014 16:56:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58413

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
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 in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK have received support through the Access to Work scheme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see figures for the last full three financial years for which data is avaiable:</p><p>Numbers helped by Access to Work support in Scotland:</p><p>2010/11: 2,800</p><p>2011/12: 2,510</p><p>2012/13: 2,500</p><p> </p><p>Numbers helped by Access to Work support in Great Britain:</p><p>2010/11: 35,820</p><p>2011/12: 30,780</p><p>2012/13: 31,500</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 11:15:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58414

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding has been provided to disabled people in Scotland and the UK through the Access to Work scheme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see figures for the last full three financial years for which data is available</p><p>Access to Work programme spend in Scotland:</p><p>2010/11: £6.5m</p><p>2011/12: £6.0m</p><p>2012/13: £5.9m</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work programme spend in Great Britain:</p><p>2010/11: £105.5m</p><p>2011/12: £98.3m</p><p>2012/13: £99.0m</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 10:40:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58415

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to promote the Access to Work scheme to disabled people in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Access to Work is a valued and succesful national programme that makes a real difference to the working lives of disabled people throughout the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has actively marketed Access to Work to raise awareness of the programme through a national marketing campaign lasting throughout 2013. This included activity to further strengthen our partnerships with key stakeholders and organisations, developing marketing materials, attending key events and digital marketing. The campaign involved a wide range of communications activities, including press releases, presentations at disability and employer events, articles in disability publications and engagement in direct marketing to large employers. It also included use of digital media, paid advertising links in popular search engines, magazine adverts and awareness training for Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisors.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work also featued in the launch of the Department's Disability Confident campaign in July 2013 and at subsequent local events, including Glasgow on 4 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has worked closely with the Public Health division of the Scottish Government to raise awareness of Access to Work with health professionals. This included sharing information on the NHS Scotland's Knowledge Network and the Health and Employability Delivery Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 11:00:22 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58448

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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
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, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of removing dedicated funding for local welfare assistance; and if he will review the current local welfare assistance arrangements introduced in 2013 before any such change is made.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	199275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In the next spending round period, from April 2015, central government will continue to provide support to local authorities through general funds, as part of the coalition Government's commitment to reducing ring-fencing and ending top-down Whitehall control.</p><p> </p><p>It was always the intention that 2014-15 would be the last year of separate funding for local welfare provision from the Department for Work and Pensions. Councils will continue to provide support to those in their community who face financial difficulties or who find themselves in unavoidable circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In contrast to a centralised grant system that was poorly targeted, councils can now choose how to best support local welfare needs within their areas. As this is an administrative change only no assessment has been made of the effects. However we are carrying out a review of the current arrangements, working with the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government. Once completed it is our intention to place a copy of the findings in the House Library. <br></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/06/2014 11:23:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

58578

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Independent Living Fund: Autism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with autismspectrum disorder currently receive support under the Independent Living Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to calculate this because the Independent Living Fund's systems categorise its users by their main condition only; it is not known therefore how many users may have an autism spectrum disorder in addition to the main disability or health condition recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 11/06/2014 15:57:17 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin

57682

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace capability assessments have been passed from his Department to Atos for processing in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	198555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159</p><p> </p><p>For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.</p><p> </p><p>The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.</p><p>There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.</p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a). UK</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305</p><p> </p><p>b). Scotland</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326</p><p> </p><p>c). West Lothian Local Authority Area</p><p>The information requested is not available</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198556 198557 198558 198559 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice