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1023013

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people that were in receipt legacy payments are financially better off as a result of the move to universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	200719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally collated and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are spending over £3 billion over 10 years on Transitional Protections for 1.1 million households, to ensure that people don’t lose out at the point of transition.</p><p> </p><p>Once managed migration has been completed there will be an additional £2.1 billion spend per year on Universal Credit compared to the current legacy system it replaces.</p><p> </p><p>Simplification of welfare through Universal Credit will lead to increased take-up of entitlement as only one application is required where previously there may have been several. This will be worth £2.4 billion per year for claimants when Universal Credit is fully rolled out, as set out in the Universal Credit Full Business Case Summary. Universal Credit also provides more help with childcare costs, scraps the 16-hour ‘cliff edge’ and the prohibitive tax rates should someone start work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/12/2018 18:14:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223080

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	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	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 the following number of apprenticeship places has been offered in DWP.</p><p> </p><p>2010 – 75 apprentices</p><p>2011 - 108 apprentices</p><p>2012 - 237 apprentices</p><p>2013 - 262 apprentices</p><p>2014 - 395 apprentices</p><p> </p><p>All DWP apprentices are aged between 18 and 24.</p><p> </p><p>A further breakdown on age or previous employment without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/02/2015 16:38:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224788

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Procurement
	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 amount (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>On 25 February the Government published on GOV.UK departmental spend data with SMEs, directly and through the supply chain, for 2013-4:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data shows that for 2013-14, 26.1% of government business went to SMEs, exceeding our aspiration of 25%.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 12:46:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224906

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP includes a provision in its contract terms requiring payment to contractors within thirty days of receipt of a valid claim. Where the contractor enters into a sub-contract for the purpose of performing its obligations under the contract, it must ensure that a provision is included in the sub-contract which requires payment to be made by the contractor to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding thirty days from the receipt of a valid claim.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 came into force on 26 February and contain a requirement for sub-contractors to include in any sub-contract which they in turn award, provisions having the same effect.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:42:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224907

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	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 suppliers to his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 12:41:18 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224908

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	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 undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions publishes monthly ‘Prompt Payment’ statistics, stating what proportion of undisputed invoices are paid within 30 days, (contractual), 10 days and 5 days figures here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/procurement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/procurement</a> under the heading Prompt Payment to Suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:34:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224912

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Billing
	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 suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p>The publication of revised Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on 25 Feb has resulted in new legislation, which means that;</p><ul><li>everyone in the supply chain must comply with 30 day payment terms, including suppliers and sub-contractors;</li></ul><ul><li>public bodies must publish an annual late payment report, making their accountability more transparent.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:53:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227323

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	227567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by DWP on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publicly available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p><p> </p><p>The CRA is compiled from departmental spending data submitted to HM Treasury on services, split by sub-functions. This data that each department provides, uses internationally-agreed definitions called the Classifications of the Functions of Government (UN COFOG). These functions include and separately identify expenditure on various Research and Development activities.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 16:41:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

229228

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	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	Access to 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 research his Department has carried out into the proportion of UK businesses who are aware of Access to Work funding which can help people with a disability start work, stay in work, move into self-employment or start a business; and what research his Department has carried out into the proportion of employers who are aware that Access to Work funding can be used to help those with mental health conditions, learning difficulties or disabilities, and autism.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	228824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted research into the proportion of UK businesses who are aware of Access to Work funding or of the Access to Work Mental Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/03/2015 08:37:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

417388

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what policy evaluations have been carried out by external organisations for his Department and its agencies in each financial year since 2010-11; whether the output of those evaluations was published; which organisation carried out each such evaluation; and what the value of each contract to provide that evaluation was.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	9257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Policy evaluations, as with all externally commissioned DWP research, are routinely published:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/research</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reports always identify the organisations that have been contracted to do the research. Details of all government contracts let since February 2011 are in the public domain, including the contract value:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/09/2015 11:09:01 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna