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390670

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of UK pension fund (a) equity assets, (b) fixed income assets, (c) real estate assets, (d) private equity assets, (e) private equity assets (f) infrastructure assets, (g) hedge fund assets and (h) cash held in (i) the UK and (ii) overseas.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/07/2015 16:04:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390688

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Taxation: Married People
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 (a) number of single earner married couples and (b) proportion of all married couples who are single earner married couples in each country of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong>Table 1</strong>: number of married couples where one adult in the couple is employed or self-employed, by country in the UK, 3-year averages</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08 to 2009/10</p></td><td><p>2,190,000</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>190,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>2,570,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 to 2010/11</p></td><td><p>2,180,000</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>190,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>2,560,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 to 2011/12</p></td><td><p>2,160,000</p></td><td><p>120,000</p></td><td><p>190,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>2,540,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 to 2012/13</p></td><td><p>2,120,000</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>190,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>2,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 to 2013/14</p></td><td><p>2,090,000</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>180,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>2,460,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong>: proportion of married couples where one adult in the couple is employed or self-employed, by country in the UK, 3-year averages</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08 to 2009/10</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 to 2010/11</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 to 2011/12</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 to 2012/13</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 to 2013/14</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Family Resources Survey, 2007/08 to 2013/14</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. The Family Resources Survey is a nationally representative sample of UK households.</p><p>2. The figures from the Family Resources Survey are based on a sample of households which have been adjusted for non-response using multi-purpose grossing factors which align the Family Resources Survey to former Government Office Region population by age and sex. Estimates based on survey data are subject to uncertainty due to sampling error and remaining non-response error.</p><p>3. The figures presented are three-year averages due to relatively small sample sizes of married couples available for some countries in individual years.</p><p>4. Data are rounded to the nearest ten thousand or 1 per cent.</p><p>5. Percentages in Table 2 are calculated by dividing the number of married couples where one adult is in employment by the total number of married couples (i.e. those couples where one, both or neither is employed).</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/07/2015 13:13:01 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

390865

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Equality
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 Schedule 6 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009, when he expects the Government to implement equal birth registration.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	7678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is currently reviewing this policy.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 07/09/2015 16:03:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

390866

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many medical assessment centres there are for (a) employment and support allowance applicants and (b) personal independence payment claimants living within 90 minutes travelling time by public transport from the PR1 8UQ postcode.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	7685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are 4 assessment centres within 90 minutes travelling distance, by public transport, from PR1 8UQ for Employment and Support Allowance applicants: Preston, Burnley, Wigan, and Blackpool.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 18 Personal Independence Payment assessment centres within 90 minutes travel time by public transport from the PR1 8UQ postcode, including two within the wider PR1 postcode area. A full list of PIP assessment centres in North West England is available at: <a href="http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/consultation_locations/north_west_england" target="_blank">http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/consultation_locations/north_west_england</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/09/2015 14:28:48 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

390868

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much child maintenance was not collected in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	7691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table below shows the total amount of liability accrued each year and, by comparison, how much was received or adjusted and the difference at the end of the year. Liability accrued is compared with collections excluding and including amounts in respect of arrears and technical adjustments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A new methodology was introduced in the December 2013 Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics which is only available for data from January 2012. Figures prior to this do not use a comparable methodology and are therefore not included.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ending:</p></td><td><p>Liability Accrued in the Year (£m)<sup>(2,3)</sup></p></td><td><p>Regular Maintenance Collected in the year i.e. excluding amounts towards arrears and technical adjustments (£m) <sup>(2,4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Difference in regular maintenance (£m) at the end of the year<sup> (6) </sup></p></td><td><p>Total Credits in the year i.e. including amounts towards arrears and technical adjustments (£m)<sup>(2,5)</sup></p></td><td><p>Difference in credits (£m) at the end of the year<sup>(7)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>B</p></td><td><p>=A-B</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>=A-C</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>£915.7</p></td><td><p>£655.0</p></td><td><p>£260.7</p></td><td><p>£828.3</p></td><td><p>£87.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>£942.4</p></td><td><p>£688.0</p></td><td><p>£254.4</p></td><td><p>£849.0</p></td><td><p>£93.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>£840.7</p></td><td><p>£629.3</p></td><td><p>£211.4</p></td><td><p>£767.4</p></td><td><p>£73.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1)</p><p>a. Figures are against the 1993 and 2003 statutory maintenance services only, including cases managed off system.</p><p>b. Maintenance Direct cases are not included within this table. A Maintenance Direct case would not accrue liability on the CSA computer Systems, due to money being paid directly between parents.</p><p>2) Total Liabilities is the sum of the quarterly amounts of money charged as regular maintenance (excluding any technical adjustments).</p><p>3) Regular maintenance collected is the amount of money paid via the collection service excluding technical adjustments. This figure is derived by summing the quarterly figures together. It is possible that some of the maintenance not collected in one of the quarters might be collected in the next quarter as arrears; however this will not be included in the regular maintenance figures.</p><p>4) Total credits are the sum of the quarterly amounts of money paid, including technical adjustments and contributions towards arrears, via the collection service.</p><p>5) The difference in regular maintenance at the end of the year is the amount of liability not collected on time within each quarter.</p><p>6) The difference in credits at the end of the year is the amount of liability not collected. This is the total amount of liability accrued minus regular maintenance collected, technical adjustments and payments towards arrears.</p><p>7) Quarterly figures are published in the Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-march-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-march-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/07/2015 13:26:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

390870

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	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 his Department is taking to ensure self-employed people claiming child maintenance declare their income in full.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	7694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>For the 2012 scheme, income data is sought directly from HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 1993 and 2003 schemes self-employed earners are asked to provide HMRC’s Tax Calculation Notice as evidence of their income. If this cannot be provided, income data can be requested directly from HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Should any client believe issues of tax fraud exist, we will signpost them appropriately to HMRC or the Financial Investigation Unit, run by the Child Maintenance Group.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/07/2015 13:31:30 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

390871

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	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 his Department is taking to improve the collection of child maintenance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	7695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Children have better outcomes when parents work together following a separation. As part of the child maintenance reforms introduced in 2012, everyone wishing to make an application to the statutory scheme is required to contact the Child Maintenance Options Service, which will provide information on the full range of options available to separating parents including where to find support to make their own, effective family based arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Those parents who choose to use the 2012 scheme will benefit from a faster and simpler way of working out maintenance, with information on earnings collected direct from HMRC, and a self-service portal to enable parents to track payments.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of non-compliance the Department has a wide range of effective powers to collect child maintenance, including taking deductions direct from earnings and bank accounts. Those who persistently fail to pay may be committed to prison.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published figures are continuing to increase and are, at present, showing 88% of cases on the 1993 and 2003 schemes and 88% of case groups on the 2012 scheme contributing towards their current maintenance liability, their highest position to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 23/07/2015 10:57:24 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

390874

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Scottish households will be affected by a reduction in the benefit cap to £20,000 per year.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	7706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. A link to the impact assessment is included.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/07/2015 15:45:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

390875

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Pensions: Self-employed
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 self-employed people made regular pension contributions in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	7655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP’s Family Resources Survey (FRS) collects information on the income and circumstances of private households in the United Kingdom. Findings from this survey (2010/11 to 2013/14) have reported the following proportions of self-employed individuals participating in some form of pension provision for each of the years asked:</p><p> </p><p>a) 2010/11 – 21%</p><p>b) 2011/12 – 20%</p><p>c) 2012/13 – 18%</p><p>d) 2013/14 – 17%</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/07/2015 16:13:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

390878

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Local Government: Pensions
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 to increase the £30,000 threshold for the Local Government Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	7546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Defined benefit pension arrangements offer a high level of security and, in some cases, very valuable guarantees. Therefore it is important that individuals carefully consider the implications of giving these guarantees up before proceeding with a decision to transfer out to access their benefits flexibly.</p><p> </p><p>The independent financial advice £30,000 threshold applies to transfers out of all funded defined benefit schemes, including public sector schemes such as the Local Government Pension Scheme. The Government has no plans to create a separate threshold for funded public sector schemes.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/07/2015 11:29:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy