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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

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

58371

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	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 people gaining work through the Work Programme have entered self-employment since the inception of that programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	199396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/06/2014 10:48:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

58384

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	Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans
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 potential effect of a Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived on deprived communities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	199263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government is currently considering the best use of the money. It is therefore too early to assess what impact it might have.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/06/2014 11:47:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58413

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	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, how many people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK have received support through the Access to Work scheme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see figures for the last full three financial years for which data is avaiable:</p><p>Numbers helped by Access to Work support in Scotland:</p><p>2010/11: 2,800</p><p>2011/12: 2,510</p><p>2012/13: 2,500</p><p> </p><p>Numbers helped by Access to Work support in Great Britain:</p><p>2010/11: 35,820</p><p>2011/12: 30,780</p><p>2012/13: 31,500</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 11:15:10 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58414

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	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 funding has been provided to disabled people in Scotland and the UK through the Access to Work scheme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see figures for the last full three financial years for which data is available</p><p>Access to Work programme spend in Scotland:</p><p>2010/11: £6.5m</p><p>2011/12: £6.0m</p><p>2012/13: £5.9m</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work programme spend in Great Britain:</p><p>2010/11: £105.5m</p><p>2011/12: £98.3m</p><p>2012/13: £99.0m</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 10:40:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58415

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	Access to Work Programme: Scotland
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 has taken to promote the Access to Work scheme to disabled people in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Access to Work is a valued and succesful national programme that makes a real difference to the working lives of disabled people throughout the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has actively marketed Access to Work to raise awareness of the programme through a national marketing campaign lasting throughout 2013. This included activity to further strengthen our partnerships with key stakeholders and organisations, developing marketing materials, attending key events and digital marketing. The campaign involved a wide range of communications activities, including press releases, presentations at disability and employer events, articles in disability publications and engagement in direct marketing to large employers. It also included use of digital media, paid advertising links in popular search engines, magazine adverts and awareness training for Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisors.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work also featued in the launch of the Department's Disability Confident campaign in July 2013 and at subsequent local events, including Glasgow on 4 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has worked closely with the Public Health division of the Scottish Government to raise awareness of Access to Work with health professionals. This included sharing information on the NHS Scotland's Knowledge Network and the Health and Employability Delivery Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 11:00:22 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58434

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	Pension Credit: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Bolton North East constituency and (b) Bolton have received pension credit since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	199150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on pension credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/06/2014 15:18:57 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

58448

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	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 assessment he has made of the potential effects of removing dedicated funding for local welfare assistance; and if he will review the current local welfare assistance arrangements introduced in 2013 before any such change is made.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	199275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In the next spending round period, from April 2015, central government will continue to provide support to local authorities through general funds, as part of the coalition Government's commitment to reducing ring-fencing and ending top-down Whitehall control.</p><p> </p><p>It was always the intention that 2014-15 would be the last year of separate funding for local welfare provision from the Department for Work and Pensions. Councils will continue to provide support to those in their community who face financial difficulties or who find themselves in unavoidable circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>In contrast to a centralised grant system that was poorly targeted, councils can now choose how to best support local welfare needs within their areas. As this is an administrative change only no assessment has been made of the effects. However we are carrying out a review of the current arrangements, working with the Local Government Association and the Department for Communities and Local Government. Once completed it is our intention to place a copy of the findings in the House Library. <br></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/06/2014 11:23:55 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey