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421194

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific guidance and advice his Department will be issuing to pensioners on the change in the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme from a benefit to an interest-bearing loan.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department will be ensure that impartial advice is provided to all claimants, including pensioners, on taking out a loan. This will ensure that all claimants are able to make informed decisions about taking a SMI loan.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2015 13:03:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421196

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on housing benefit between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Housing Benefit expenditure information is available in our Benefit Expenditure tables which can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2015 12:58:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421197

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners will lose money as a result of changing the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme from a benefit to an interest-bearing loan; and what the average annual loss will be for such pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text All SMI claimants, including pensioners, will continue to receive the same level of support as now towards their mortgage interest when it becomes a loan. As a result no claimants, including pensioners, will receive less in SMI payments than they would now. answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2015 12:50:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421198

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what processes and procedures are in place when benefit claimants report having suicidal thoughts.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) takes seriously any declarations of intention to attempt suicide or self harm that are made by its customers. There is a clear, detailed action plan that staff must follow if a customer declares an intention to kill or harm themselves. DWP also provides guidance to help its staff deal with these incidents. The policy, procedures and guidance are reviewed regularly to ensure that they continue to meet their objectives and to identify areas for improvement.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/10/2015 13:07:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421199

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
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 length of time is that pensioners currently in receipt of the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme have been claiming that benefit.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>A reliable estimate is not available. Consistent data on SMI claims has only been collected since 1996 and durations of claims starting before then cannot be calculated.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/10/2015 13:11:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421200

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
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 level of administration fees and interest charges to pensioners under the Support for Mortgage Interest loan scheme.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The interest rate charged on the loans will be tied to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecast for gilts rates, so that the interest reflects the government cost of borrowing.</p><p>The rate will be updated every 6 months and is forecast to be 2.9% in 2018/19. (OBR forecast Budget 2015).</p><p>The fees charged will reflect the forecast average cost of administering the loans scheme. Until a provider has been appointed it is not possible to state what those fees might be.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2015 14:47:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421201

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will respond to the Work and Pensions Committee Report on Benefit sanctions beyond the Oakley review, Fifth Report of Session 2014-15, HC 814.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 July 2015 to Question<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-24/3938/" target="_blank">3938</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/10/2015 15:13:45 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421204

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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: Pensioners
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 pensioners who will not be exempt from the size criteria of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/10/2015 12:33:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

421206

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Job Satisfaction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the morale of his Department's staff.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	11774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The morale of the Department’s staff is not measured although the related concept of Employee Engagement is measured regularly through the Department’s annual People Survey.</p><p>The People Survey is conducted in the Autumn every year and we are currently in the middle of completing this year’s survey.</p><p>Results will be available and made accessible to the public through the Gov.uk website in mid-November.</p><p>Last year’s results can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/397958/dwp-people-survey-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/397958/dwp-people-survey-2014.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/10/2015 13:07:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

349393

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Employment: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on creating a duty to report on progress towards full employment.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Owen Smith
uin	1689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The new statutory duty will require the Secretary of State to publish an annual report on progress towards full employment. This duty will not impact on existing responsibilities of the Welsh Government to develop and deliver employment related policies. We will be engaging with the Devolved Administrations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 15/06/2015 13:57:25 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith