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61903

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
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 implications for his policies of the recent report from Mind entitled Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the fate of the Work-Related Activity Group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	200715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has put in place a comprehensive system of support for disabled people and those with health conditions. We keep all our policies under review and are committed to improving further the employment support offered.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 14:31:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

61905

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Jobseeker's 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 16 year olds claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	200720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information as requested is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/Default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/Default.asp</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 14:22:27 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61906

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
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 16 year olds claimed employment and support allowance in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	200721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information as requested is shown in the table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants aged 16 Great Britain, 2010 - 2013</p><p>Total</p><p> </p><p>Nov-10 1,220</p><p>Nov-11 1,210</p><p>Nov-12 1,120</p><p>Nov-13 1,030</p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP Information Governance and Security Directorate 100% WPLS.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures are rounded to ten.</p><p>2. Incapacity Benefit was replaced by Employment Support Allowance (ESA) from October 2008.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 14:45:55 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61907

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
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, how many personal independence payments entitlement decisions on applications made by people not suffering with a terminal illness were made in each of the three months to June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	200704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available data on the number of claims and decisions made up to 28 March 2014 has been published and is available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf</a>. Entitlement data to PIP up to 28 February 2014 are available using the Stat-Xplore tool: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>. Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p>.</p><p>These statistics and data will be updated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 200705 question first answered 18/06/2014 15:24:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61908

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
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, how many personal independence payments applications made by people not suffering with a terminal illness were made in each of the three months to June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	200705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available data on the number of claims and decisions made up to 28 March 2014 has been published and is available from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf</a>. Entitlement data to PIP up to 28 February 2014 are available using the Stat-Xplore tool: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>. Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p>.</p><p>These statistics and data will be updated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 200704 question first answered 18/06/2014 15:24:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61909

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
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, how many applications for personal independence payments have been made by claimants whose disability living allowance payments have been terminated; and what interim financial support his Department makes available to such claimants.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	200706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There is no data available on claims to personal independence payment (PIP) by claimants in receipt of, or previously in receipt of, disability living allowance (DLA).</p><p>Exisiting recipients of DLA claiming PIP do not have their DLA terminated at the point of claim but continue to recieve their DLA while the PIP claim is being assessed.<br></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/06/2014 15:38:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

61911

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
hansard heading	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 scope there is for a Work Programme prime provider or sub-contractor to propose variations to the claimant commitment agreed with a jobseeker who subsequently embarks on the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	200729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The claimant can ask for their Agreement / Commitment to be changed at any time. Where a Work Programme provider or sub-contractor feels the Agreement / Commitment should be varied, they should ask the claimant to raise this at their next attendance at the Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 10:45:08 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61912

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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
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, what scope there is for amending an individual's claimant commitment after it has first been drawn up.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	200730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Once in place, both the claimant and Jobcentre Plus work coach can ask for the Claimant Commitment to be changed at any time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/06/2014 10:22:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

61529

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Welfare to Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the final cost of terminating the welfare to work contracts made before May 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Rowlands
uin	HL298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We have interpreted the question as referring to the early cancellation of Flexible New Deal (FND) contracts in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>I would draw your attention to the DWP Annual Accounts 2011-12 (page 174) FND exit costs.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214340/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-2012.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214340/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-2012.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/06/2014 11:36:55 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	554 label Biography information for Lord Rowlands

61564

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much Discretionary Housing Payment funding made available to local authorities in 2013–14 was unspent and returned to the Department for Work and Pensions at the end of the year.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is due to be published shortly as part of wider analysis on the use of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) in 2013/14.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/06/2014 13:02:42 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow