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348415

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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 and Support Allowance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy that the proposed legislation requiring young people to earn or learn will extend to existing claimants of employment and support allowance under the age of 21.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	1030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will set out our policy design in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2015 10:07:06 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

347970

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what regulations apply to asbestos in buildings; when such regulations are laid; and for what duration those regulations are in force.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Use of any asbestos in new buildings was prohibited in Great Britain by 1999 following earlier national prohibitions of the highest risk types in 1985 and 1992. The current prohibitions are now via the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation 2006.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of legacy asbestos present in older buildings the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 regulation 4 came into force on 21 May 2004. This regulation was then superseded by the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) laid on 5 March 2012.</p><p> </p><p>CAR Regulation 4 requires the owner, or person responsible for maintenance (the ‘duty holder’) of a non-domestic building to record the location and condition of any asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) and to put into place a plan to manage the risk they present. The record of the location and condition of any ACMs, and management plan, must be available for as long as ACMs are present in the building.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/06/2015 09:06:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

348049

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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 Security Benefits: Hidradenitis Suppurativa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to people who carry out assessments for employment and support allowance or personal independence payment on sufferers of hidradenitis suppurativa.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All healthcare professionals who carry out either Work Capability Assessments or Personal Independence Payment assessments undergo broad and thorough training in disability analysis, as well as training in specific conditions, including progressive conditions. Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, Atos Healthcare and Capita are required to conform to a rigorous set of quality and recruitment standards which are closely monitored by the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2015 09:58:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

348054

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
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 number of people his Department will assess for personal independence payment in each month from July 2015 to July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Such estimates as are available have been published and can be found at; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/180964/pip-reassessments-and-impacts.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/180964/pip-reassessments-and-impacts.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Table one shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessments that the Department is expecting in each quarter to 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tables two shows that we expect 30% of DLA reassessment claims (made in advance of October 2015) to not be awarded PIP following assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Table six shows this figure is expected to reduce to 26% following assessment of all DLA reassessment claims by May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 767 question first answered 08/06/2015 09:10:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348056

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
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 number of people claiming disability living allowance who will cease to receive disability benefits after being assessed for personal independence payment in each month from July 2015 to July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Such estimates as are available have been published and can be found at; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/180964/pip-reassessments-and-impacts.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/180964/pip-reassessments-and-impacts.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Table one shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessments that the Department is expecting in each quarter to 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Tables two shows that we expect 30% of DLA reassessment claims (made in advance of October 2015) to not be awarded PIP following assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Table six shows this figure is expected to reduce to 26% following assessment of all DLA reassessment claims by May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 768 question first answered 08/06/2015 09:10:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348141

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Unemployment Benefits: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18-21 year olds he has estimated would be affected by plans to replace out-of-work benefits for that age group with a youth allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The detailed policy design of the Youth Allowance is still being developed. The information is therefore not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 889 question first answered 08/06/2015 09:48:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348143

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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 and Support Allowance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people under the Government's proposals for a youth allowance he has estimated will be expected to undertake community work from the commencement of an employment and support allowance claim.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The detailed policy design of the Youth Allowance is still being developed. The information is therefore not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 887 question first answered 08/06/2015 09:48:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348145

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	British Steel: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) representatives from the steel industry on Tata Steel's plans to close the British Steel pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>I have had no recent discussions with either Ministerial colleagues or representatives from the steel industry with regard to Tata Steel’s plans to close the British Steel pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/06/2015 15:06:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348166

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are currently claiming housing benefit in the London Borough of Southwark.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is published can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/06/2015 10:02:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348175

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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 Security Benefits
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 24 March 2015 to Question 228133, how much has been claimed in hardship payments in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will publish figures on the number of hardship applications and awards in the summer of 2015.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2015 09:53:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms