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225866

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date	09/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222161, if he will make an assessment of the link between the further boost to UK GDP and wage rises; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The recent oil price fall will have a positive impact on UK GDP, which grew faster last year than in any other major advanced economy. In the long run the growth in real wages is determined by productivity. At Autumn Statement the OBR forecast productivity to rise in every year to 2019, alongside sustained growth in average earnings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/03/2015 08:54:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

225936

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1(M): Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to start the feasibility study into widening the A1(M) between junctions six and eight.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Initial work to define the scope of the A1 East of England Strategic Study will start in late March 2015 and an engagement strategy for stakeholders is being developed to commence in early summer.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 12/03/2015 12:38:14 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

225941

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Older Workers: Hertfordshire
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 Fuller Working Lives: a framework for action, published in June 2014, what steps his Department has taken to implement the commitments contained in that framework in Hertfordshire.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since June 2014 this Government has implemented a number of initiatives to support older workers in Hertfordshire.</p><p> </p><p>All Jobcentre Work Coaches are trained to support all customers including those aged over 50 and are aware of the help available within their area. Indeed, customers over the age of 50 have been recognised in the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy as a group in need of specialist support.</p><p> </p><p>On the 18 June 2014 an ‘Experience Counts’ Jobs fair for older workers was delivered in partnership with Oaklands College. A variety of employers and providers from different sectors and over 200 older workers attended the event.</p><p> </p><p>Other local partnership initiatives include</p><p> </p><p>- Working with Harlow College who deliver a course for customers aged 50 and over (Optimum) that focuses on employability, IT and transferable skills for this age group;</p><p>- sector based work academies are available to all candidates including 50+;</p><p>- work experience for 50+ candidates;</p><p>- Customers aged over 50 can access all courses delivered at West Herts College;</p><p>- Working in partnership with North Herts College who deliver ‘Get that Job’: a four day course for 50+ customers in Stevenage and Letchworth;</p><p>- Specific Group information sessions, tailored for those aged over 50;</p><p>- Customers aged over 50 can access all courses delivered at West Herts College;</p><p>- <em>“Anything is Possible” </em>is a 3 day course followed by 3 months of employment support exclusively for 50 plus. Its aim is to build a positive attitude and confidence;</p><p>- Working in partnership with EUREKA, Oaklands College and Progression 2, a 5 week course has been developed and delivered to long term unemployed who are mainly in the 50+ group;</p><p>- Working in partnership with Community Action Dacorum, which provides customers over 50 with a digital and social media skill set and profile.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As regards wider achievement since the publication of Fuller Working Lives – A Framework for Action, I refer my hon.Member to the answer I gave on 27 February 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;uin=225231" target="_blank">225231.</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/03/2015 13:03:39 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

225942

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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 Schemes: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department is providing to people in Hertfordshire with mental health problems to return to work.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>At Jobcentre level, all our Work Coaches are trained to support customers with mental health conditions and are aware of the specialist help available within their area. They also support those individuals with complex needs to overcome any barriers which may be preventing them from returning to the workplace.</p><p>Jobcentre Plus offers a range of support to people with mental health conditions including: Mental Health and Wellbeing Partnership Managers; Disability Employment Advisers; and Work Psychologists. In January 2014, we launched an enhanced product in Jobcentres, the toolkit <em>Employment and Wellbeing</em>, which offers practical support to work coaches to help them advise claimants affected by mental health problems.</p><p>In Hertfordshire we are working with a number of stakeholders that provide services to people with Mental Health conditions. This work has included: securing funding at two of our Jobcentres for Herts Mind Network to support customers with mental health conditions; and Watford and West Herts College designing a course called ‘Moving Forward’ to support Employment and Support Allowance claimants with mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/03/2015 11:43:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

226057

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what his planned timetable is for introducing English Votes for English Laws.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>on 16 December 2014, the Government published 'the Implications of Devolution for England' covering proposals on decentralisation within England and proposals on English Votes for English Laws. There is no agreed Government position on the timetable for the introduction of English Votes for English Laws.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 12/03/2015 12:57:07 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald