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176324

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made with pilot projects to assist people with mental health conditions return to work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The procurement stage of the mental health pilots is underway. The Skills Funding Agency published an invitation to tender (ITT) on the 5<sup>th</sup> January 2015 for organisations in direct receipt of Community Learning funding and on the register of training organisations, with a closing date of 6<sup>th</sup> February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Learning providers will design courses in collaboration with local mental health services. External evaluators will assess the impact of different delivery approaches, including reduction in participants’ use of medical services, progression to further learning / training and return to work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has committed £20 million to the mental health pilots over two years (£5m 2015-16 and £15m 2016-17).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/02/2015 15:59:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176337

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the rate of youth unemployment as a proportion of the overall rate of unemployment was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/02/2015 09:26:09 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 222452 ONS 30.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Rate of Unemployment
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176338

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average proportion of working age people unemployed for longer than (a) 12 months and (b) two years was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/02/2015 09:24:04 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 222453 ONS 31.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Unemployment
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176352

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department last published data about the extent of deprivation in different parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government produces measures of neighbourhood deprivation in England. The most recent publication is the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2010" target="_blank">English Indices of Deprivation 2010</a>, published in March 2011. The devolved administrations each publish their own Indices of Deprivation but there is no UK-wide version. The Department is currently updating the English Indices of Deprivation, for publication in summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/02/2015 16:40:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176595

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Jobcentre Plus: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many Jobcentres is a mental health champion employed; and how many mental health champions Jobcentre Plus employs in total.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>All our Work Coaches are trained to support customers with mental health conditions and are aware of the specialist help available within their area. They also support those individuals with complex needs to overcome any barriers which may be preventing them from returning to the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre Plus has a national allocation of 35 Mental Health Co-ordinators. Further to this provision, our Work Psychologists support our Work Coaches in engaging with customers with mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 11:39:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176183

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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 Rented Housing: Landlords
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made in sharing data with registered social landlords.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I.2015/46) were laid on 23 January 2015 and come into force on 13 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Commencing on 16 February 2015, registered social landlords, local authorities and arms length management organisations will be notified when one of their tenants makes an application for Universal Credit, or when a person already receiving Universal Credit becomes a tenant of theirs.</p><p> </p><p>The data shared will be limited to that required by the landlord to identify the tenant and enable them to confirm that Universal Credit has been claimed. This will enable the landlord, at the earliest possible opportunity, to decide whether they wish to offer, or refer the claimant to, additional welfare support.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/02/2015 17:43:17 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176191

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	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 much has been spent on Work Programme job outcome fees on (a) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Related (IR), Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) with three to six months prognosis, (b) ESA (IR) WRAG with 12 months or greater prognosis, (c) ESA (IR) ex-Incapacity Benefit (IB) with three to six months prognosis, (d) ESA (IR) ex-IB WRAG with 12 months prognosis, (e) Voluntary ESA (IR) ex-IB Support Group, (f) Voluntary ESA and (g) ex-IB Support Group claimant groups, in each month since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 11:05:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176192

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	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 much has been spent on Work Programme attachment fees on (a) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Related (IR), Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) with three to six months prognosis, (b) ESA (IR) WRAG with 12 months or greater prognosis, (c) ESA (IR) ex-Incapacity Benefit (IB) with three to six months prognosis, (d) ESA (IR) ex-IB WRAG with 12 months prognosis, (e) Voluntary ESA (IR) ex-IB Support Group, (f) Voluntary ESA and (g) ex-IB Support Group, in each month since June 2011 claimant groups.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 11:10:17 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176198

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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 Schemes: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 January 2015, Official Report, column 547, on mental health (employment opportunities), what each innovative approach to employment support for those with mental health problems is; where each pilot is taking place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Based on the recommendations put forward in the Psychological Wellbeing and Work report, last year we took forward three small scale feasibility pilots to explore the most promising and evidence-based approaches to supporting claimants with mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p>The pilots were:</p><p> </p><p>1) Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Durham &amp; Tees Valley; Surrey &amp; Sussex; Midland Shires; and Black Country Jobcentre Plus districts</p><p> </p><p>2) Group work based on peer support in Thames Valley and Gloucestershire &amp; West of England Jobcentre Plus districts; and</p><p> </p><p>3) Telephone based employment and psychological support in North East Yorkshire &amp; Humber; and South Yorkshire Jobcentre Plus districts</p><p> </p><p>We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 15:27:38 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176200

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Job Creation: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral Answer of 26 January 2015, Official Report, column 550, on job creation (Yorkshire), what the evidential basis is for the statement that of the jobs created in Shipley and Yorkshire, 80 per cent are full-time and 75 per cent are managerial and professional.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Using data from the Annual Population Survey, comparing the average level of employment in the year to September 2014 with average level in the year to June 2010, full-time employment accounted for nearly 80 per cent of total employment growth in Yorkshire and managerial, professional and associate professional jobs accounted for 75 per cent of the growth in employment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 10:53:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms