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43196

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Tameside and (ii) Stockport in each year since 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	192149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>The information is in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Tameside by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>52.5</p></td><td><p>54.6</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>59.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>29.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td><td><p>82.4</p></td><td><p>87.7</p></td><td><p>90.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Stockport by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>29.2</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td><td><p>31.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>69.7</p></td><td><p>74.6</p></td><td><p>78.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority statistical data and subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.</p><p>Expenditure is shown for complete financial years. A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority </a>tables as per the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls</a></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	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1064418

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	Carers: Females
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the retirement age for part-time female workers that are carers for (a) older people and (b) family members with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	223943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the removal of the Default Retirement Age in 2011, there is no formal retirement age, and people are encouraged to work for as long as they wish and are able. This will ensure as people live longer healthier lives that they can build the income they need for a secure future.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the time people leave the labour market will differ between individuals, and will be affected by a host of factors, including health, caring responsibilities and other factors. It would be impossible to take account of all factors in setting the State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government’s 2016 State Pension age Review, Independent Reviewer John Cridland, concluded that disadvantaged groups should be assisted through the working age benefit system rather than through changes to the State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/02/2019 14:03:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

383953

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions occupies the majority of its estate under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) known as the PRIME Contract.</p><p> </p><p>Under this PFI, the Department does not own any of the Estate we occupy, but leases back fully serviced accommodation from its private sector partner, Telereal Trillium. The Department pays an all-inclusive unitary price for the space occupied which includes the total cost of the rent and thirteen Facilities Management services, such as cleaning, security and all lifecycle and reactive maintenance and repairs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2015 14:02:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384540

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the office space owned or leased by his Department is not in regular use; what the total (a) rental and (b) retail value is of all such office space; and if he will place in the Library a copy of his most recent departmental real estate valuation.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	3485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not own any buildings. The Department’s estate was sold (freehold, feuhold and long leasehold interests) or transferred (short leasehold interests) to Telereal Trillium under a PFI contract known as “PRIME” in 1998 and further in 2003.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of leasehold space which is not in regular use is approximately 2 per cent of the total estate of 1,482,959 sqm that the Department occupies. All such space is registered on the Government Property Unit’s database e-PIMS. The usage of the estate is under constant review and its use changes with the needs of the business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's top priority for surplus space is to reduce property costs by exiting leasehold agreements, selling freeholds or by sub-letting to external tenants.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s Strategic Land and Property Review (SLPR), Departments have already committed to reforms expected to release land worth £3.5 billion between 2015 and 2020, with a further £1.5 billion expected to be identified following the outcome of operational reviews. This was updated at Autumn Statement, with a new ambition of releasing land to the value of £5 - 6 billion.</p><p> </p><p>GPU has created a portal - Find Me Some Government Space (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property</a>) - for more efficient marketing of surplus land and buildings. This is searchable by developers, community groups and the general public.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the efficiency and sustainability of property in the Government's civil estate is published in our State of the Estate Report 2013 - 2014 available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-estate-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-estate-2014</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>I am advised that it is not in the public interest to disclose rental, retail or real estate valuation information, so will not be placing a copy of this information in the Library. This information is commercially sensitive and any disclosure would adversely affect the Government’s future ability to negotiate efficiencies and achieve value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/06/2015 15:54:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

711835

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's average response rate was to individual Freedom of Information requests in each month from July 2016 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	68268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>FOI statistics are Official Statistics and are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) in their Code of Practice.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Freedom of Information statistics were published in December 2016 and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/03/2017 16:35:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423774

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in (a) year-end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Department in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	13354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>In line with Civil Service pay guidance, DWP rewards employees for their performance through either end of year non-consolidated payments and/or in-year payments. In year payments are limited to 0.23% of the total DWP paybill.</p><p>Employees who have attained agreed performance levels as part of their performance review may receive an end of year non-consolidated payment based on their grade and end of year performance marking. End of year payments are limited to 1.9% of the total DWP paybill</p><p>At the end of the 2012-13 performance year DWP employed 104,864 staff<br>(a) End of year non-consolidated payments<br>£44,758,579 paid to staff in delegated and SCS grades<br>(b) In-year voucher or cash payments<br>£6,515,427 paid to staff in delegated grades (SCS grades not eligible)</p><p>At the end of the 2013-14 performance year DWP employed 95,923 staff<br>(a) End of year non-consolidated payments<br>£41,488,229 paid to staff in delegated and SCS grades<br>(b) In-year voucher or cash payments <br>£5,030,126 paid to staff in delegated grades (SCS grades not eligible)</p><p>At the end of the 2014-15 performance year DWP employed 90,018 staff<br>(a) End of year non-consolidated payments<br>£38,141,345 paid to staff in delegated and SCS grades<br>(b) In-year voucher or cash payments <br>£3,991,001 paid to staff in delegated grades (SCS grades not eligible)</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2015 15:19:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

425491

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Stationery
	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 value of stationery that has been (a) lost and (b) stolen from his Department in each of the last five fiscal years; and what the cost was of replacing such stationery.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	14379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available, as there is no central record kept of lost or stolen stationery.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/11/2015 15:20:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

810688

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	121033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The DWP’s business travel policy expects other alternatives to have been examined and exhausted. Where travel is deemed appropriate it requires the use of the most cost effective mode of transport.</p><p> </p><p>In the last four years the Department has spent the following on First Class Rail, Business Class Air and Taxis. This is also shown as a percentage of overall travel costs.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Method of Travel</strong></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></tr><tr><td><p>1st Class Rail</p></td><td><p>£13,958</p></td><td><p>£11,563</p></td><td><p>£7,505</p></td><td><p>£546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business Class Air</p></td><td><p>£127,859</p></td><td><p>£100,706</p></td><td><p>£76,862</p></td><td><p>£27,148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taxi</p></td><td><p>£1,333,782</p></td><td><p>£1,373,371</p></td><td><p>£1,284,359</p></td><td><p>£1,237,382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,475,599</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,485,640</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,368,726</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,265,076</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage of Total Travel Costs</p></td><td><p>3.57%</p></td><td><p>3.48%</p></td><td><p>2.90%</p></td><td><p>2.83%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/01/2018 17:26:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

606011

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Troubled Families Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has allocated to the Troubled Families Programme for (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	49367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has not allocated direct funding to the Troubled Families Programme in those financial years. The Department has allocated funding for around 300 Troubled Families Employment Advisors to drive improved employment outcomes.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/10/2016 15:04:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

445073

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	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	Fit for Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has allocated for the expansion of the Fit for Work service; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	22585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely publish funding allocations. However, Fit for Work has been provided with sufficient funding to meet its demands for 2015/16, this financial year. Outturn spending will be detailed in DWP’s published Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/01/2016 10:15:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne