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891535

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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: 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 people in receipt of premiums claimed for universal credit after the age of 20; and how many of those people requested a mandatory reconsideration of the work capability assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	138098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The data requested is going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with National Statistic and Official Statistics publication standards. We will announce the release date, as per the protocol of release of statistics, when they are ready.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/04/2018 15:05:28 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2018 16:22:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 54947 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

437038

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Altmann on 4 December (HL3783) that the Personal Independence Payment assessment criteria were "designed in close collaboration with disabled people and disability groups", whether they will now take into account the responses to the consultation held separately between 24 June and 5 August 2013 on the moving around criteria.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL4504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p><strong>The full public consultation on the ‘Moving around’ activity of the mobility component closed on 5 August 2013. We received more than 1,100 responses. We carefully considered all the responses received, including the suggestions for alternative approaches. We published our response to the consultation on 21 October 2013.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>We believe the assessment criteria, including the 20 metres distance, are the best way of identifying those whose physical mobility is most limited, so we did not make any changes. However, we have strengthened the measures around the reliability criteria – we recognise these are a key protection for claimants.</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Our response to the consultation is annexed to this answer.</strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/12/2015 12:19:10 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2015 14:16:11 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann attachment 1 file name Annex HL 4504.pdf title Annex "Moving around activity" previous answer version 36662 answering member printed Baroness Altmann answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

747512

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Children: Maintenance
	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 is taking to collect child maintenance arrears, by category of collectability.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	2606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The department publishes an annual estimate of child maintenance arrears in the Client Funds Account that sets out the three categories of collectability.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1. Likely to be collected:</strong> Debt which meets criteria indicating that the Department has a good chance of collecting it. The criteria are:</del></p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">At least one payment made against the outstanding arrears in the six months prior to the reporting date.</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">At least one payment made in excess of the scheduled amount</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2. Potentially collectable:</strong> Debt which meets criteria indicating that the Department has a reasonable chance of collecting it. The criteria are:</del></p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">The existence of a payment schedule at any point during the six months prior to the reporting date, even though no payments were received in the period.</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">For recent arrears, i.e. aged three months or less, the receipt of at least one payment against those arrears after the reporting date.</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">Debt on cases where enforcement action such as deduction directly from the non-resident parent’s bank account, or forcing the sale of their property is likely to be successful.</del></li></ul><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>3. Uncollectable:</strong> All remaining debt which does not meet the criteria for either of the other categories.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department aims to ensure parents fulfil their obligation to make financial provision for their children and that maintenance is paid accurately and on time. Our priority, as outlined in our published Arrears and Compliance Strategy is to collect on-going maintenance and arrears in cases where there is still a child who stands to benefit.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Child maintenance arrears are categorised in the Client Fund Account according to the likelihood of them being collected. We consider action on all cases that fall into the collectable and potentially collectable categories of debt. Where we are unable to take enforcement action, for example where we cannot trace the non-resident parent, cases will fall into the uncollectable category and will be reviewed as resources allow.</ins></p></ins></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/07/2017 09:26:53 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2017 10:03:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 2227 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

765617

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why the Child Maintenance Service allows non-resident parents £2,500 of unearned income that is not factored into payment plans; and whether he plans to review this policy.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	106137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. <del class="ministerial">Individuals are required to declare unearned income not taxed at source which does not exceed £2500 a year to HMRC, which already enables HMRC to include it in the income information they provide.</del> Unearned income exceeding £2500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment <del class="ministerial">and is picked up in a child maintenance calculation through an unearned income variation. We have no plans to review this.</del><ins class="ministerial">The treatment of unearned income for child maintenance purposes is aligned with this for administrative efficiency. We are inviting views on the future treatment of &quot;income&quot; within the recently published Compliance and Arrears Strategy consultation.</ins></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/10/2017 13:56:00 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2018 17:10:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 14051 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

793044

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on concern about the adequacy of the funeral fund to cover basic funeral costs; and whether he plans change to that fund.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	114829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DWP have advertised 1,053 External Vacancies since January 2015 containing 21,432 posts. The breakdown provided by Government Recruitment Services is provided as requested overleaf. It is worth considering these vacancies are not guaranteed to have been filled.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">These are the vacancies we advertised. Not all roles advertised were filled and therefore this data will include repeat adverts.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Month</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Number of Vacancies</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Number of Posts</strong> <strong>Advertised</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jan-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">214</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Feb-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">353</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Mar-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">60</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Apr-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">62</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">May-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jun-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">311</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jul-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">326</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aug-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1698</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Sep-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1479</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Oct-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">469</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Nov-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">397</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Dec-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">239</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jan-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">290</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Feb-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">47</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1274</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Mar-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2107</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Apr-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">74</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1309</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">May-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">500</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jun-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">58</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1081</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jul-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">214</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aug-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">804</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Sep-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">61</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1251</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Oct-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">542</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Nov-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">567</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Dec-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">48</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jan-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">101</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1540</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Feb-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">35</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">483</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Mar-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">131</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Apr-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">May-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">42</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">891</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jun-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">64</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1238</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Jul-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">433</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Aug-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">243</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Sep-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">66</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Oct-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">30</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">605</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Nov-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">29</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">131</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1053</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>21432</strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department has had a number of discussions with representatives from the funeral industry and groups supporting bereaved people about Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments and in particular the maximum amount of £700 available for other costs. We have made clear that we will ensure that Funeral Expenses Payments continue to meet the necessary costs of a cremation or burial for eligible claimants. Average payments have increased year-on-year to meet these necessary costs. We have had to make difficult choices about welfare spending and it has not been possible to increase the £700 maximum for other costs. However, we have made interest-free Social Fund Budgeting Loans available for funeral costs in addition to Funeral Expenses Payments.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have also been carrying out reforms to the Funeral Expenses Payments Regulations which are coming into force in April 2018. The reforms focused primarily on clarifying a number of issues around eligibility and to simplify the process for claiming a Funeral Expenses Payment. The formal response to the consultation on the Reform of the Funeral Expenses Payment Regulations was published on 3 July 2017 and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656887/consultation-response-reforms-to-funeral-expenses-payments.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656887/consultation-response-reforms-to-funeral-expenses-payments.pdf</a>.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/11/2017 16:52:20 question first ministerially corrected 29/11/2017 12:23:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 25531 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

631257

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Disability Living Allowance: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of foreign children adopted by UK parents who are not eligible for disability living allowance because of the past presence rule.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	52007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I am replying to this question as assessments of the effect of the benefit cap are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Evaluation evidence in relation to the existing cap showed very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who have been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Where claimants need further financial support with their housing costs in order to adjust to the benefit cap, for example while they find work or move to more suitable accommodation, Local Authorities can provide additional support through the use of Discretionary Housing Payments.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">To help Local Authorities protect the most vulnerable and to support households adjusting to the reforms, the Government will provide £870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p> </p><ins class="ministerial"><p>The information is not held.</p></ins><p> </p></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/11/2016 15:05:14 question first ministerially corrected 16/11/2016 15:41:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 20545 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

758890

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people receiving tax credits who will be receiving universal credit at the completion of full service roll-out.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	9616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Based on the existing tax credit data and take-up we estimate that around <del class="ministerial">5.8</del> <ins class="ministerial">3.8 </ins>million people receiving Tax Credits will be receiving Universal Credit at the completion of Full Service roll-out.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds previous answer version 11131 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds 11369 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds question first answered 13/09/2017 15:12:46 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2018 20:43:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

765833

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Jobcentres: Sheffield
	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 publish the cost-benefit analysis of Eastern Avenue Jobcentre closure.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	106233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We are not <del class="ministerial">yet</del> in a position to share any figures due to commercial confidentiality pending completion of legal processes. We expect to make savings by merging offices through reduced running costs and making best use of both office space available and taxpayer’s money.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2017 11:44:29 question first ministerially corrected 17/10/2017 11:52:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 14508 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

604191

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	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	Migrant Workers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he made an estimate of the number of foreign companies employing migrant workers in the UK who have sued their employees for overpayment of wages upon their return to their country of origin.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	48990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DWP has received no representations on migrant employees in the UK being forced to repay funds paid to them as a result of shortfalls in wages to their employers upon return to their country of origin.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">DWP has not made an estimate of the number of foreign companies employing migrant workers in the UK who have sued their employees for overpayment of wages upon their return to their country of origin.</ins></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/10/2016 15:39:20 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2016 11:31:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 15529 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

685608

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches his Department has employed in each (a) region and (b) constituent part of the UK in each of the last three years; and how many work coaches his Department plans to employ in each such region and part of the UK in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	63215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The number of work coaches employed by the department in each of the last three years, shown by each nation within Great Britain and also by Jobcentre Plus district can be seen in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>By the end of March 2018 we plan to have around 2,500 more Work Coaches in Jobcentres across the nations and regions of Great Britain. However, the final allocation of work coaches will be based on funding, claimant activity and determined by need.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>12,613</p></td><td><p>11,341</p></td><td><p>11,596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>10,855</p></td><td><p>9,723</p></td><td><p>9,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,136</p></td><td><p>997</p></td><td><p>1,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>750</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> <strong>Jobcentre Plus Region</strong></strong></ins></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobcentre Plus District</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>March 2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Central England </ins></p></td><td><p>Birmingham &amp; Solihull</p></td><td><p>476</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p>Black Country</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*</ins>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">349</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">326</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">272</del><ins class="ministerial">349</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">296</del><ins class="ministerial">326</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p>Leicestershire &amp; Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">321</del><ins class="ministerial">272</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">327</del><ins class="ministerial">296</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p>Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire &amp; Rutland</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">216</del><ins class="ministerial">321</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">242</del><ins class="ministerial">327</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p>Mercia</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">406</del><ins class="ministerial">216</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">409</del><ins class="ministerial">242</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*Midland Shires</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">406</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">409</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Central England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*</ins>Staffordshire &amp; Shropshire</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">238</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">228</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> London and the Home Counties</ins></p></td><td><p>Bedfordshire &amp; Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">445</del><ins class="ministerial">238</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">374</del><ins class="ministerial">228</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> London and the Home Counties</ins></p></td><td><p>East London</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">288</del><ins class="ministerial">445</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">238</del><ins class="ministerial">374</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> London and the Home Counties</ins></p></td><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">249</del><ins class="ministerial">288</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">246</del><ins class="ministerial">238</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> London and the Home Counties</ins></p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">390</del><ins class="ministerial">249</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">336</del><ins class="ministerial">246</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> London and the Home Counties</ins></p></td><td><p>North London</p></td><td><p>479</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">555</del><ins class="ministerial">390</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">464</del><ins class="ministerial">336</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> London and the Home Counties</ins></p></td><td><p>South London</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">369</del><ins class="ministerial">555</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">361</del><ins class="ministerial">464</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> London and the Home Counties</ins></p></td><td><p>West London</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">332</del><ins class="ministerial">369</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">362</del><ins class="ministerial">361</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North East England</ins></p></td><td><p>Durham &amp; Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">353</del><ins class="ministerial">332</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">336</del><ins class="ministerial">362</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North East England</ins></p></td><td><p>North East Yorkshire &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>388</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">352</del><ins class="ministerial">353</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">377</del><ins class="ministerial">336</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North East England</ins></p></td><td><p>Northumberland Tyne &amp; Wear</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">344</del><ins class="ministerial">352</ins></p></td><td><p>377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North East England</ins></p></td><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">573</del><ins class="ministerial">344</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">523</del><ins class="ministerial">377</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North East England</ins></p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,392</del><ins class="ministerial">573</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">343</del><ins class="ministerial">523</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North West England</ins></p></td><td><p>Cumbria &amp; Lancashire</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">370</del><ins class="ministerial">343</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North West England</ins></p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester Central &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">371</del><ins class="ministerial">370</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North West England</ins></p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester East &amp; West</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">427</del><ins class="ministerial">371</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> North West England</ins></p></td><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">315</del><ins class="ministerial">427</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Scotland</ins></p></td><td><p>East &amp; South East Scotland</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">395</del><ins class="ministerial">315</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Scotland</ins></p></td><td><p>Glasgow Lanarkshire &amp; East Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">205</del><ins class="ministerial">395</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Scotland</ins></p></td><td><p>North of Scotland</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">271</del><ins class="ministerial">205</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Scotland</ins></p></td><td><p>West of Scotland</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">392</del><ins class="ministerial">271</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Southern England</ins></p></td><td><p>Devon Cornwall &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">363</del><ins class="ministerial">330</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Southern England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*Avon Severn and Thames</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">302</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Southern England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">363</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Southern England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*</ins>Gloucestershire &amp; West of England</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">330</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Southern England</ins></p></td><td><p>Greater Wessex</p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Southern England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*</ins>Surrey &amp; Sussex</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">750</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Southern England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">*</ins>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">172</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Wales</ins></p></td><td><p>North &amp; Mid Wales</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">303</del><ins class="ministerial">172</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Wales</ins></p></td><td><p>South East Wales</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">275</del><ins class="ministerial">303</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> Wales</ins></p></td><td><p>South West Wales</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">449</del><ins class="ministerial">275</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes</p><ol><li>The number of Work Coaches is expressed as a Full Time Equivalent.</li><li>Numbers rounded to the nearest whole number.</li><li>Numbers may not sum due to rounding</li><li><ins class="ministerial">* Highlights change to District structure</ins></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/02/2017 16:56:41 question first ministerially corrected 06/03/2017 16:21:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 35189 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
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