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41946

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee for Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept id	90
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what criteria the IPSA Contingency Panel used to grant uplifts to hon. Members' staffing expenditure budgets in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	uin	190930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p><em>Letter from Andrew McDonald, 3/10/2014 2013:</em></p><blockquote><p>As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about IPSA's Contingency Panel.</p><p>The rules concerning the Contingency Panel are set out at Paragraph 10.12 of the MPs' Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses.</p><p>They set out that in relation to each application the Contingency Panel will consider:</p><p>a. whether there are exceptional circumstances warranting additional support;</p><p>b. whether the MP could reasonably have been expected to take any action to avoid the circumstances which gave rise to the expenditure or liability; and</p><p>c. whether the MP's performance of parliamentary functions will be significantly impaired by a refusal of the claim.</p><p>Given the significant increase in staffing budgets made in 2012/13, we have not provided contingency funding for MPs' staffing expenditure budgets on the basis of increased casework in 2013/14.</p></blockquote> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

41947

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee for Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept id	90
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest uplift allocated to hon. Members' staff expenditure budgets was in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	uin	190931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p><em>Letter from Andrew McDonald, 3/10/2014 2013:</em></p><blockquote><p>As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about IPSA's Contingency Panel.</p><p>In 2012/13 the highest uplift approved by the Contingency Panel was £13,909 and the lowest was £600.</p><p>In 2013/14 to date, the highest has been £17,900 and the lowest £600.</p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include other uplifts to provide cover for staff on maternity, paternity, adoption and long term sick leave.</p></blockquote><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

42984

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent voter confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Darlington constituency and (b) the Borough of Darlington.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	192146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-confirming-electors-through-data-matching" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-confirming-electors-through-data-matching</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

42688

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the average weekly hours worked since the first quarter of 2008 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	191752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 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 Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 191752.pdf title Average Weekly Hours Worked - ONS Letter
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

42985

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the size of the electorate was (a) the year before and (b) two years after the coming into force of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 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 Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 192116.pdf title Size of Electorate - ONS Letter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42987

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of personal debt was in (a) the UK, (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough, (c) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (d) Denton and Reddish constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	192135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 192135 ONS108.pdf title Level of Personal Debt - ONS Letter
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

42989

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average earnings of full-time employees in Denton and Reddish constituency were in April (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	192138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 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 Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 192138.pdf title Average Earnings - ONS Letter
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

42990

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) 25 years and over and (b) 16 to 24 years old have been unemployed for more than a year in Brigg and Goole constituency since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	191915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 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 Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 191915.pdf title Unemployment - ONS Letter
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

42296

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in the Newcastle City Council area.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	191293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Newcastle City Council are shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p>Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here:<strong> <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls </a></strong></p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter attachment 1 file name 191293_Newcastle_City_Council.docx title Newcastle City table
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

42303

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Birmingham, Northfield constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	191202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p>The ward results for the area requested are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ward</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Green matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amber matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Red matches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kings Norton</p></td><td><p>80.7%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longbridge</p></td><td><p>80.2%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>17.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northfield</p></td><td><p>81.5%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>16.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weoley</p></td><td><p>80.0%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>17.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here:</p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls </a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

42308

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authority databases may be consulted by local authority electoral registration officers for the purpose of data matching for the electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	191357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are entitled to access any records kept in any form by the local authority which appointed them, for the purpose of meeting their registration duties. These records may include, for example, council tax, social services and education records. Access to these records serves a dual purpose: to identify potential new electors and to check that registered electors continue to be eligible to be registered.</p><p> </p><p>As direct access to records is limited to records held by the appointing authority, in those parts of England where there are two tiers of local government, EROs are currently unable to directly access county council records (such as education records). The Commission understands that the Government is planning to legislate to enable records held by county councils to be shared with EROs for the purposes of maintaining and improving the accuracy and completeness of electoral registers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

42310

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and (b) Don Valley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	191364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Doncaster Metropolitan borough Council are shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p>The ward results for the Don Valley constituency are shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here:<strong> <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls </a></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter attachment 1 file name 191364_Doncaster_met_table.docx title Doncaster Metropolitan borough Council 2 file name 191364_Don_Valley_table.docx title Don Valley question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

42599

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 15 January 2013, Official Report, column 715W, on child poverty, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of (a) the new timetable for the implementation of universal credit and (b) changes to work allowances on the level of relative income poverty among (i) children and (ii) adults.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
	uin	191594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>After full roll-out, the Department's latest analysis suggests that Universal Credit will reduce the number of individuals in relative income poverty by some 600,000; including up to 300,000 children and up to 350,000 adults (numbers do not sum due to rounding).</p><p> </p><p>This figure does not take into account the expected increase in numbers of people in work as a result of universal credit, and excludes the impact of the minimum income floor for the self-employed which is designed to encourage those affected to improve their income levels and for which the behavioural response is very difficult to model.</p><p> </p><p>This estimate is not affected by the timetable for the implementation of Universal Credit, and changes to the policy on uprating of work allowances make negligible difference to the impact of Universal Credit on child or adult poverty as measured by relative income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling

42600

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he plans to take to monitor the effect of recent restrictions on Access to Work funding for communication support for deaf and deafblind people.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	191583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We continually monitor the impact of our policies and processes by liaising with and requesting feedback from our customers and a range of stakeholder organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The current process is being taken in respect of requests for funding from all customers needing assistance of this type and extent to ensure that programme funds are being managed equitably and consistently to assist with the work needs of the maximum possible number of disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 191584 question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

42601

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department has changed the requirements for access to funding through Access to Work for communication support for deaf and deafblind people; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	191584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We continually monitor the impact of our policies and processes by liaising with and requesting feedback from our customers and a range of stakeholder organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The current process is being taken in respect of requests for funding from all customers needing assistance of this type and extent to ensure that programme funds are being managed equitably and consistently to assist with the work needs of the maximum possible number of disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 191583 question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

42604

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 effect on the time taken to receive universal credit of a claimant (a) moving to live in an area where universal credit is not being piloted, (b) forming a new relationship and being re-classified as part of a couple and (c) having a child.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	191524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No estimate of this has been made. Providing the claimant reports all details of the change promptly, payment of Universal Credit would continue without any delay.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

42607

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 is taking to penalise those who fail to attend scheduled meetings at jobcentres.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	191450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Where a person is required to attend an interview as part of their obligations as a benefit claimant, and subsequently fails to attend that interview, a sanction will be applied to their benefit unless they can show good reason/cause for their failure.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

42609

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many migrants from non-EU countries claim benefit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	191452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available in the form requested however the department has published some statistics on working age benefit recipients. This information is known as “Nationality at point of National Insurance number registration of DWP benefit claimants” and is included in the Statistical Bulletin on National Insurance Number Allocations to Adult Overseas Nationals Entering the UK – registrations to March 2013, available at: </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nino-allocations-to-adult-overseas-nationals-entering-the-uk-registrations-to-march-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nino-allocations-to-adult-overseas-nationals-entering-the-uk-registrations-to-march-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

42611

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 is taking to help people with mental illnesses find appropriate work.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	191454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>Each Jobcentre Plus District is resourced to have a <strong>Mental Health and Wellbeing Partnership Manager,</strong> they identify the availability of local support that advisers may refer to and provide a support role to advisers who work with customers with mental health conditions. </p><p> </p><p>In January 2014 we launched the <strong><em>Employment and Wellbeing</em> toolkit</strong> which offers practical support to Jobcentre advisers to help them work with claimants affected by mental health problems. The toolkit enables advisers to establish a clear employment focus and identify appropriate interventions and actions which enable claimants with mental health issues to progress into employment as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs) and Work Psychologists also offer specialist advice in Jobcentres. DEAs can act as an advocate for the customer with prospective employers, aiming to identify work solutions that will overcome or minimise any difficulties related to an individual's disability in the work place and Work Psychologists, can provide advice and guidance on effective provision and complete an Employment Assessment for claimants. </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Many benefit claimants with mental health problems will be referred to, or may have access to, a range of support including the Work Programme or specialist disability employment programmes including Work Choice and Access to Work.</p><p> </p><p>Work Programme advisors have access to the Working for Wellbeing toolkit which was developed by an expert group of Work Programme and specialist providers to improve employment outcomes for claimants who have mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p>Work Choice is a programme for disabled people with more intensive support and can provide specialist support for people with mental health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work includes a specific Mental Health Support Service for people who require support while in work to help them to stay in work. 90 per cent of the people who have been on the MHSS programme for six months (though not always needing six months of support) are still in work. Employer engagement is a key element of the service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

42612

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 have been signed off work in the UK as a result of having obsessive compulsive disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	191455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information on the number of people taking sickness absence from work as a result of having obsessive compulsive disorder.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

42613

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 is taking to prevent married couples from fraudulently claiming council and housing tax-related benefit available only for single people.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	191456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>There are no social security benefits relating to housing costs or council tax that are available only to single people. There is a reduction of 25% in the council tax payable available to those who live alone, but the administration of this is a matter for local authorities. </p><p> </p><p>Generally, suspicions that claimants may be living together as if they were married or in a civil partnership without informing the relevant benefit payer come from various sources, including members of the public and members of staff. The Department currently does not investigate cases that only involve housing benefit as these are a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Council tax benefit ceased to exist on 1 April 2013 and has been replaced by the local council tax reduction (LCTR) scheme, the administration of which is a matter for local authorities. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

42614

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women were (i) investigated, (ii) given an administrative penalty, (iii) given a caution and (iv) convicted in court for benefit fraud in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The data requested is not collated in gender format. The table below represents the total numbers of investigations and outcomes following a benefit fraud investigation by the Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) in the last five years where available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Outcomes following a benefit fraud investigation by DWP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fiscal Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Investigations Closed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Administrative Penalties</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cautions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Convictions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>128,513</p></td><td><p>7,160</p></td><td><p>14,320</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>150,146</p></td><td><p>7,249</p></td><td><p>15,117</p></td><td><p>7,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>154,819</p></td><td><p>7,625</p></td><td><p>15,574</p></td><td><p>8,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>165,387</p></td><td><p>7,364</p></td><td><p>15,939</p></td><td><p>9,861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>130,853</p></td><td><p>3,863</p></td><td><p>2,906</p></td><td><p>not available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Following a merger of DWP Prosecution Division with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in April 2012, conviction data for benefit fraud offences in England and Wales for 2012/13 is within ownership of CPS, and in Scotland the Procurator Fiscal. DWP data available for this period is not comparable to the data formatted and published by Prosecution Division in each year shown and if published could show a distorted view.</p><p> </p><p>The decline in the lesser penalties is due to DWP operational strategy to investigate in the most serious of cases, uncover the whole extent of the fraud and to prosecute wherever possible. The strategic approach to investigate in the most serious of cases and direct resources to the sternest penalty outcome of prosecution underpins the department's fraud and error principles to Prevent, Detect, Correct, Punish and Deter.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

42868

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance in Scotland have (a) received a sanction and (b) received a sanction and disputed it in each of the last five years; and how many such claimants had a sanction overturned as a result of it being reconsidered or appealed in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	191732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the number of sanctions received by individuals in Scotland is published and available at:</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 is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Information requested for those whose sanction has been overturned is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP statisticians identified a data issue in the JSA sanctions appeal outcomes data. In line with normal practice for official statistics, the Department has withdrawn this particular set of information. The data will be made available again as soon as possible pending investigations by DWP statisticians who will, if necessary, make corrections to this data.</p><p> </p><p>For further information see here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

42870

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 Darlington constituency currently receive independent living fund payments.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	191710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Independent Living Fund records data by post code or local authority rather than by constituency and therefore, does not hold the information in the format requested. As at 13 March 2014 there are 63 ILF recipients in the area covered by Darlington Borough Council. </p><p> </p><p>The ILF publishes data by local authority quarterly on its website: <a href="http://www.dwp.gov.uk/ilf/publications/corporate-publications/statistics/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.dwp.gov.uk/ilf/publications/corporate-publications/statistics/index.shtml</a></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

42878

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 reply to the email correspondence from the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish dated 10 January 2014 (reference 7648/Jan14) on Atos Healthcare.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	191734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I wrote to the hon. Member on 7 March. I apologise for the delay in replying.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne