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348566

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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: Disqualification
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 commission an independent review of the sanctions regime.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 03 June 2015 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-05-27/170/" target="_blank">UIN 170</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/06/2015 13:21:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

348567

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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: Electronic Government
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 jobseekers required to spend a certain number of hours per week on the Government's online jobs website who are unable to afford their own computer or internet connection.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>However, in discussing the content of a Claimant Commitment, Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches take into account individual circumstances when agreeing those jobsearch activities that, if undertaken, will offer the claimant best prospects of employment.</p><p> </p><p>Where this includes looking and applying for jobs on-line and the claimant does not have their own Internet access, the Work Coach will agree a reasonable level of activity, taking into account the availability of alternative means of access, e.g. free public access services and Jobcentre Plus computers.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/06/2015 13:34:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

348597

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment: Wales
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 personal independence payment claimants resident in North Wales who require a Capita assessment are given the option of attending clinics only in Cardiff and Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	1134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Capita offer all claimants in North Wales the opportunity to have the assessment conducted within their own home. Those claimants who wish to attend a clinic appointment are offered the nearest centre, which may include Cardiff and/or Swansea. Claimants are reimbursed their travel expenses.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/06/2015 10:42:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

348664

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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, what the total number of households claiming housing benefit in the London Borough of Southwark was in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	1142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information available is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</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 09/06/2015 10:33:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348666

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: 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 in the London Borough of Southwark received Discretionary Housing Payment in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	1143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold information regarding the number of households who have claimed Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) in constituency areas. In June last year the Department released a publication detailing Local Authorities use of DHP in 2013/14, which included the number of awards made.</p><p> </p><p>The information can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments/statistics</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/06/2015 10:53:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348667

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Discretionary Housing Payments: Camberwell and Peckham
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 in Camberwell and Peckham constituency received Discretionary Housing Payment in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	1144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not hold information regarding the number of households who have claimed Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) in constituency areas. In June last year the Department released a publication detailing Local Authorities use of DHP in 2013/14, which included the number of awards made.</p><p> </p><p>The information can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/discretionary-housing-payments/statistics</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/06/2015 10:57:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348331

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	Social Security Benefits: Rutherglen and Hamilton West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit recipients have been sanctioned in Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	1016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested, broken down by geography and reason, is published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</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 Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/06/2015 13:58:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

348388

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	Local Housing Allowance
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 continue the Targeted Affordability Fund beyond financial year 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	1075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have already made available a total of £140 million in Targeted Affordability Funding during 2014/15 and 2015/16. We will advise of any further plans for Targeted Affordability Funding in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/06/2015 14:44:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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

347946

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: Appeals
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 clearing time is of employment and support allowance mandatory reconsideration appeals in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The Information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 800 question first answered 08/06/2015 10:15:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham