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173347

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Retail Trade
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 take steps to ensure that shops secure the physical safety of their customers during future Black Friday promotions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	220588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Retailers are responsible for ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of customers under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.</p><p> </p><p>When organising special events such as Black Friday retailers must plan their activities to effectively control and manage risks. Regulation of retail activities sits with the relevant local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive is in discussion with both the retail industry trade associations and Local Authorities about the implications of initiatives such as Black Friday promotions.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/01/2015 12:06:23 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

173348

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Delivery Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide retraining opportunities for (a) former employees of City Link and (b) others who have been made redundant in the parcel delivery sector.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	220644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus through its Rapid Response Service (RRS) aims to address the effects of redundancies on individuals and the local community by helping those affected move into alternative employment quickly.</p><p>RRS offers a range of support, tailored at a local level to the needs of the individual and the local labour market.</p><p>Former City Link employees, or any other employee who has been made redundant in the parcel delivery sector would be eligible for RRS support and anyone who approaches their local Jobcentre will be advised and directed accordingly.</p><p>In Scotland and Wales, RRS support is delivered in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (Partnership Action for Continuing Employment) and the Welsh Assembly Government (Redundancy Action Scheme), respectively. The Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland (DELNI) leads support there. Each service is similarly serving the needs of City Link employees based there.</p><p>Both DWP and BIS continue to work with the Administrator Ernst &amp; Young and trade unions to see how we might further assist and support City Link employees in their movement back into employment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/01/2015 16:48:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

173486

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Funeral Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2014 to Question 216270, whether the average payment made by the Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme is intended to cover the whole cost of a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral; by what methodology he has assessed the total cost of such a funeral; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	220516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment has from its creation, as the claim form and guidance makes clear, provided help towards the cost of funerals for eligible claimants. This includes those necessary costs of burial or cremation, which will be met in full and a significant contribution of up to £700 towards other costs.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/01/2015 12:14:04 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

173488

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Independent Living Fund: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the abolition of the Independent Living Fund on previous claimants of that fund in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	220599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The potential implications of closing the Independent Living Fund on 30 June 2015 are set out clearly in the Equality Analysis published on 6 March 2014.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-the-independent-living-fund-equality-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-the-independent-living-fund-equality-analysis</a></p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive is consulting on future arrangements for supporting Independent Living Fund users in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/01/2015 12:46:58 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

173489

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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
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 it his policy that people on benefits who undertake temporary work placements can have their benefits reinstated immediately and do not wait six weeks.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	220571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We aim to ensure all claimants receive their first benefit payment as quickly as possible and have no plans to change our policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under Universal Credit (UC), claimants have a six month re-award period making it easier for them to take on temporary work placements and restart their UC award by simply reporting their change of circumstances and attending an interview. We are in the process of extending UC to more and more claimants with national roll-out beginning next month.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/01/2015 16:42:14 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

173490

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Labour Market Statistics, table BEN01, published in December 2014, what assessment he has made of the reasons why the number of claimants of employment and support allowance and other incapacity benefits was higher in May 2014 than in May 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since May 2010, the ESA caseload has fallen by 5.5% or 143,000 claimants. The small increase of less than 1% from May 13 to May 14 was largely driven by WCA supplier capacity issues, which we have taken steps to address by removing and replacing the supplier appointed by the previous government.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/01/2015 11:30:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173491

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	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 conclusions his Department has drawn from the Universal Credit in-work conditionality pilots which started in 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The initial trials shaped and informed the design of the larger-scale Randomised Controlled Trials that we plan to run in Universal Credit from April 2015, from which conclusions about effective in-work support will start to be drawn.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/01/2015 11:43:13 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173492

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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 Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sub-contractors were engaged in the Work Programme at the most recent stocktake of that programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>From the last published Stock take (Sept 2013 data published in November 2013), there are 858 organisations delivering 1,322 sub-contracts.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/01/2015 13:49:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173493

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) pensioners, (b) people of working age in work, (c) unemployed people of working age, (d) social housing sector tenants and (e) private sector housing tenants were receiving housing benefit in (i) Peterborough constituency and (ii) Peterborough City Council area in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	220586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The economic status of all housing benefit (HB) recipients is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is only available for HB recipients whose claim is not passported: that is, for those who do not receive either income support, Jobseeker’s Allowance (Income-Based), Employment and Support Allowance (Income-Based), or Pension Credit (Guaranteed Credit).</p><p> </p><p>Detailed statistics on HB, by age, tenancy type, Parliamentary Constituency since January 2011 and for Local Authority since November 2008 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><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>Detailed HB statistics prior to November 2008 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 19/01/2015 14:06:48 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

173494

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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: Scotland
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 amount of annual housing benefit payments per applicant was in (a) Glasgow North constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	220572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The information is in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit expenditure, £millions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Nominal</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Real terms 2014/15 prices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Expenditure £m</p></td><td><p>Glasgow North</p></td><td><p>City of Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Glasgow North</p></td><td><p>City of Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>337.0</p></td><td><p>1,660.6</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>361.7</p></td><td><p>1,782.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>31.4</p></td><td><p>338.3</p></td><td><p>1,727.7</p></td><td><p>33.1</p></td><td><p>356.7</p></td><td><p>1,821.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>32.9</p></td><td><p>347.7</p></td><td><p>1,788.8</p></td><td><p>34.1</p></td><td><p>360.7</p></td><td><p>1,855.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>33.6</p></td><td><p>347.7</p></td><td><p>1,770.2</p></td><td><p>34.2</p></td><td><p>354.1</p></td><td><p>1,802.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract and Local Authority subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.</p><p>2. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p>3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls</a></p><p>4. Information for the city of Glasgow and Scotland is available in the “Benefit Expenditure by Local Authority from 2000/01 to 2013/14” tables at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Table 2: Average annual Housing Benefit payment per applicant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Nominal</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Real terms 2014/15 prices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Glasgow North</p></td><td><p>City of Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Glasgow North</p></td><td><p>City of Glasgow</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>£3,670</p></td><td><p>£3,470</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>£3,940</p></td><td><p>£3,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£3,630</p></td><td><p>£3,680</p></td><td><p>£3,550</p></td><td><p>£3,830</p></td><td><p>£3,880</p></td><td><p>£3,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£3,740</p></td><td><p>£3,760</p></td><td><p>£3,640</p></td><td><p>£3,870</p></td><td><p>£3,900</p></td><td><p>£3,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£3,800</p></td><td><p>£3,760</p></td><td><p>£3,610</p></td><td><p>£3,870</p></td><td><p>£3,830</p></td><td><p>£3,670</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. All amounts in this table have been rounded to the nearest £10</p><p>2. Housing Benefit information by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011.</p><p>3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Autumn Statement and published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383988/GDP_Deflators_Autumn_Statement_December_2014_update.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 220641 question first answered 16/01/2015 15:09:45 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin