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884869

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women aged between 60 to 65 are in receipt of employments benefits by type of benefit.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	135857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is published for a range of benefits administered by DWP, such as Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance and Housing Benefit, and available at the Department’s Stat-Xplore website:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users of Stat-Xplore is available 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>Statistics are also available via the Office of National Statistics’ NOMIS website, including for benefits not currently available on Stat-Xplore such as Jobseeker’s Allowance:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users of NOMIS can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/04/2018 08:34:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

884907

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Health and Safety Executive
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) Government funding (b) annual spending and (c) total staff head count was for the Health and Safety Executive in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	135895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports the following figures which have been published in the Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) since 2010/11:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong> <strong>£M</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong> <strong>£M</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong> <strong>£M</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong> <strong>£M</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong> <strong>£M</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong> <strong>£M</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong> <strong>£M</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Funding</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Spending</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ave No.</p></td><td><p>Ave No.</p></td><td><p>Ave No.</p></td><td><p>Ave No.</p></td><td><p>Ave No.</p></td><td><p>Ave No.</p></td><td><p>Ave No.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Staff Headcount</p></td><td><p>3,788</p></td><td><p>3,573</p></td><td><p>3,462</p></td><td><p>3,353</p></td><td><p>3,036</p></td><td><p>2,774</p></td><td><p>2,748</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Government funding is the Net Operating Cost from HSE’s ARA.</li><li>Income includes cost recovery and commercial activities.</li><li>Annual Spending is the Total Operating Cost from HSE ARA.</li><li>The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) became a statutory corporation outside of HSE from 1 April 2014.</li></ol> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/04/2018 13:55:56 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

884952

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases there have been in which people have been declared fit for work and then went on to win their appeal against her Department in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	135940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department publishes quarterly statistics on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA): Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments (WCA) which include figures on mandatory reconsiderations and appeals of WCA decisions. These statistics are not currently available to local authority or regional level but DWP statisticians are investigating how to extend the geography information provided. The statistics can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 3 of these statistics covers National figures for appeal outcomes for Fit for Work decisions in initial assessment by month of claim start.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on all appeals made with respect to ESA claims are published by the Ministry of Justice and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/04/2018 16:18:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

884958

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff at her Department have instructed local authorities to cease paying housing enefit to all residents in receipt of personal independence payments pending a review into all claims for such payments.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that no such instructions have been issued.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2018 14:42:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

885030

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many health assessment reports her Department has received from the (a) Independent Assessment Services and (b) Centre for Health and Disability Assessments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The volume of assessment reports received from the suppliers are outlined below:</p><p> </p><p>The contract between DWP and Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) commenced on 1 March 2015, therefore figures for CHDA is only held for the last 3 years. Each period listed runs from March to February and figures cover both work capability assessment and other benefit assessments completed by face to face assessment or paper based assessment:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHDA Assessments Completed</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>914,903</p></td><td><p>1,069,028</p></td><td><p>1,108,594</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For IAS figures are available from May 2013 and are summarised by fiscal year thereafter. Figures include assessments completed by face to face or paper based assessment.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>--</p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IAS Assessments Completed</p></td><td><p>62,187</p></td><td><p>363,201</p></td><td><p>537,464</p></td><td><p>787,606</p></td><td><p>765,873</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/04/2018 17:12:03 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

885050

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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, if she will (a) prohibit the removal by departmental officials of documents from a person's universal credit journal and (b) ensure that in cases of official error the journal record is amended through the addition of a revising letter.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	136038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>This function was introduced to allow for simple errors (such as spelling mistakes or messages entered before fully completed) to be rectified.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre staff can only remove entries they have made and are not able to remove any other entries, such as those entered by another member of staff or claimant. It is important to note that this facility only removes the entry from the journal, with a permanent record being retained and stored on the system which can be retrieved if requested.</p><p> </p><p>In situations where a Decision Maker’s decision has been revised, an official letter is uploaded to the claimant’s journal detailing the new decision and when it will take effect.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/04/2018 16:40:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

882199

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average net weekly household income was for people in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London, (c) England, and (d) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	135270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>National statistics on average net weekly household income are set out in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication. Average incomes are not available at constituency level in this publication because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this geography. However figures at a regional level are available as a three year rolling average. National figures are available for individual years.</p><p> </p><p>Figures on average incomes for London and for England can be found in the link below, in table 2.5ts, and sets out median and mean incomes before housing costs (BHC) and after housing costs (AHC). Figures for the UK can be found in table 2.1ts, which shows UK income deciles but also the median and mean incomes, both before and after housing costs.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691966/income-values-and-inequality-measures-hbai-1994-95-2016-17-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691966/income-values-and-inequality-measures-hbai-1994-95-2016-17-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2018 16:34:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

882221

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Housing Benefit
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 are in receipt of housing benefit in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	135242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Figures on the number of claimants receiving Housing Benefit (HB) in Great Britain are publically available through the DWP Stat-Xplore website:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml</a></p><p><strong> </strong>Guidance for users is available 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>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Communities. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:<br><a href="https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2018 10:31:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

882228

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK received Access to Work grants (a) in total and (b) for a mental health condition in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	135249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Breakdowns of the number of people in Great Britain who have had Access to Work provision approved by type of provision by financial year and by recorded primary medical condition by financial year are already published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics</a> (tables 2 and 3 respectively).</p><p>Information on referrals is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics. Information on how many people are in receipt of Access to Work grants by constituency or country is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics. We will consider whether it is feasible to produce the statistics requested and, if so, will issue them in an official statistics release in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 135250 135251 question first answered 19/04/2018 10:36:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

882229

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK were referred to the Mental Health Support Service through Access to Work in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	135250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Breakdowns of the number of people in Great Britain who have had Access to Work provision approved by type of provision by financial year and by recorded primary medical condition by financial year are already published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics</a> (tables 2 and 3 respectively).</p><p>Information on referrals is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics. Information on how many people are in receipt of Access to Work grants by constituency or country is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics. We will consider whether it is feasible to produce the statistics requested and, if so, will issue them in an official statistics release in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 135249 135251 question first answered 19/04/2018 10:36:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray