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58304

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the number of employment and support allowance applicants who have been waiting to be given an assessment appointment for more than (a) three, (b) four, (c) five, (d) six and (e) seven months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	199153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199352 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:25:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58305

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the time between applications for employment and support allowance and an assessment appointment for people who applied in (a) September 2013, (b) October 2013, (c) November 2013, (d) December 2013, (e) January 2014, (f) February 2014, (g) March 2014 and (h) April 2014 in (i) Glasgow North West constituency, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Scotland and (iv) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	199352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 199153 question first answered 12/06/2014 15:25:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58306

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	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 the value of universal credit assets is; and what changes there were to this value.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The value of the Universal Credit assets is set out in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13. Ref HC20, published in December 2013 <strong>     </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/06/2014 10:56:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58307

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	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 steps he is taking to ensure that his Department is able to cross-check data on housing costs within the universal credit programme in order to counter fraud.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The universal credit system is already protected against fraud and error and security experts are involved at each stage of UC design. It is not in the public interest to disclose detailed plans or processes.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 16:25:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 520 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58308

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the useful life of IT assets listed in his Department's annual report and accounts; and whether these will be amortised over a five year period.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see below, the link to the DWP Annual Reports and Accounts for the financial year 2012/2013 which is the latest published information available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/06/2014 15:30:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58309

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	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 couple claims have been made for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>New claims for Universal Credit will be made available for couples for the first time, from this summer. <br></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/06/2014 16:43:13 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58310

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	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 full-time equivalent staff are employed by his Department to work exclusively on universal credit in (a) total, (b) communications, (c) IT development and (d) project delivery.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Current resourcing data shows the full time equivalent staff employed to work exclusively on Universal Credit. In total this is (a) 535.8 comprising of (b) 21 in Communications (c) 80.8 in IT Development and (d) 434 in Project Delivery.</p><p> </p><p>These figures exclude contractors.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 16:16:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 524 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58367

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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, how many claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Group are currently on the Work Programme; and how many such claimants had the period before they were fit for work assessed as (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	199390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of Work Programme Referrals and Attachments by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 - 31 December 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>ESA Prognosis Customer Group</p></td><td><p>Referrals</p></td><td><p>Attachments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All ESA WRAG</p></td><td><p>242,510</p></td><td><p>234,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory</p></td><td><p>10,470</p></td><td><p>9,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory</p></td><td><p>37,370</p></td><td><p>35,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary</p></td><td><p>1,970</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing<br></p></td><td><p>5,470</p></td><td><p>5,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory</p></td><td><p>98,290</p></td><td><p>96,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB</p></td><td><p>23,230</p></td><td><p>22,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m</p></td><td><p>42,710</p></td><td><p>40,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB</p></td><td><p>20,980</p></td><td><p>20,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Credit Only</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) Support Group</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) Support Group</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA (c) Support Group ExIB</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>     </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey grouped question UIN 199394 question first answered 16/06/2014 12:01:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 522 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

58368

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	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 staff will be employed in the specialist housing teams that will be established in univesral credit centres.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	199393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>A team exists to support current live service. This will expand as the rollout continues.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 16:20:29 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 525 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

58369

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Jobcentres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a jobcentre is permitted to require a jobseeker to attend a voluntary employment support project in receipt of no statutory funding without the consent of that project.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	199395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The role of the Jobcentre Plus Work Coach is to provide support and advise claimants of the best opportunities available to help them secure employment.</p><p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus can issue a Jobseeker's Direction to require JSA claimants to undertake activity they judge will help them back to work. However, before doing so, the Jobcentre Plus Work Coach will take into account the claimant's individual circumstances, as well as determining that the activity being required will help improve their employment prospects and they can reasonably be expected to undertake it.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/06/2014 13:41:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 523 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms