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60809

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
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 the Child Maintenance Options Service 0800 telephone number free to all callers, including mobile telephone users.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	199665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Calls to the Child Maintenance Options 0800 telephone number are free from BT land lines but customers may have to pay if they use another telephone company or a mobile, or if they are calling from abroad. We are currently finalising arrangements with the six major mobile network providers to make the numbers free to call from their networks.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, callers contacting the Child Maintenance Options service from a mobile telephone are informed by their network provider that they will be charged. Callers using mobile telephones can request the Options service to call them back, or alternatively use the online ‘live chat' facility or email service, available via the Child Maintenance Options website at www.cmoptions.org.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/06/2014 14:24:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

47112

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, columns 971-2W, on Remploy, what proportion of the £4.2 million spending has gone to Jobcentre Plus; and who the recipients are of the majority of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	195306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Of the £4.2 million spent on providing individual support to former Remploy disabled employees, up to the end of January 2014, £0.7m has been provided to Jobcentre Plus to fund Personal Case Workers, who provide personalised one-to-one help to find and keep employment. As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers have chosen to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

46651

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, why Remploy Employment Services is now called Remploy; and whether his Department will continue to fund employment services provided by Remploy.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	194877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Remploy has formally always existed as a single company, Remploy Ltd. Remploy Ltd managed the operation of its business through two different arms: Remploy Enterprise Businesses, the factories, and Remploy Employment Services. Following the completion of Remploy's commercial process to exit its factory businesses it has decided that there is no longer a need to differentiate between the businesses, and it is now using Remploy only, as previously.</p><p> </p><p>The Department agrees Remploy funding and performance targets, including Work Choice job outcome targets, on an annual basis. Remploy's performance targets for 2013-14 were published on 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 60WS, by written ministerial statement confirming publication of Remploy annual report and accounts 2013. Remploy performance targets and funding for 2014-15 will be published alongside the 2014 accounts later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

45712

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer 6 March 2014, Official Report, columns 971-2W, on Remploy, which businesses were sold; and whether profit from such sales has been passed back to HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	194184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The automotive, filters, healthcare, e-cycle and CCTV managed services were the five businesses that were sold as part of Remploy's commercial process.</p><p> </p><p>The overall cost of the exit of the factory businesses included profits from the sales of the businesses with total costs estimated to be below budget.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

45715

registered interest
date	27/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research has been undertaken on the prospects of former Remploy factory workers who were made redundant in (a) 2007-08 and (b) phases 1 and 2 of the 2012-13 factory closures.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	194186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is not able to assess the prospects of former Remploy factory workers made redundant as part of the 2008 modernisation plan as this plan agreed by the previous Government did not include tracking processes.</p><p> </p><p>Before implementing the Sayce recommendations, the Government considered the lessons from implementation of the modernisation plan changes. This is why it introduced the £8 million guaranteed People Help and Support Package (PHSP) providing help for up to 18 months to disabled former Remploy workers and is tracking the support that this is providing. As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers are choosing to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

45411

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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
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 extend the Welsh model of assistance offered to former Remploy employees setting up a business and not subject to TUPE provisions to England and Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	193917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government agreed to a transitional time limited wage subsidy, for all disabled workers that TUPE to a new employer as part of Remploy's commercial process, to support the ongoing employment of Remploy disabled workers.</p><p> </p><p>For all disabled former Remploy workers made redundant as a result of factory closures, the Government agreed that the best support to help them find a job was to put in place the £8 million guaranteed People Help and Support Package (PHSP) providing help for up to 18 months. As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers are choosing to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p><p> </p><p>The PHSP includes one to one support from a Personal Case Worker to identify suitable help to find work including access to advice and support to set up a business. This includes the Community Support Fund, which has provided financial support for former disabled Remploy workers to help them use existing skills and expertise to set up three new small businesses in Aberdeen, Stoke and Worksop. In addition, three other Community Support Fund projects are being used to set up small businesses in Birkenhead, Leeds and Newcastle.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 193870 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

45413

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department paid the majority of the support package for former Remploy workers to Job Centre Plus for a rapid response team; what that rapid response did to assist former Remploy employees; and what the outcome of that assistance was.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	193887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Rapid Response Service (RRS) was made available to all former affected Remploy employees and was funded separately to the £8 million People Help and Support Package (PHSP), which provides help all disabled former Remploy workers made redundant as a result of factory closures.</p><p> </p><p>RRS support was made available to all affected Remploy employees at the earliest opportunity following the announcement of a Remploy factory closure. Working with Remploy a range of support was agreed taking into account local circumstances and involved partner organisations where appropriate, for example the National Careers Service.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, RRS included on-site support and advice that helped with; providing information about being made redundant, identifying transferable skills, job options and training needs, learning new skills appropriate to the local labour market, job search skills and finding a new job, overcoming barriers to work and settling into a new job.</p><p> </p><p>Together, with the PHSP, as at 21 March this support has helped 716 former Remploy workers who are now in work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

45414

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the Community Support Fund for former Remploy employees was only accessible through a third party and what estimate he has made of how many eligible former Remploy employees did not make a claim because they were unable to do so themselves.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	193881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Community Support Fund (CSF) was co-produced with disabled people and ex -Remploy employees to determine exactly what type of support or project they wanted to take part in. A key driver for the CSF was to ensure ex -employees could keep in touch with former work colleagues; to help negate feelings of isolation. This social activity can only be achieved by offering opportunities for ex-employees to take part in group activities.</p><p> </p><p>Access to CSF was provided through Disabled People's User Led and Voluntary Sector Organisations who have the necessary skills to support these projects, providing vital peer support, personalised local services and actively working to increase participation in local community activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Community Support Fund (CSF) projects have provided opportunities for 1136 disabled ex-employees and 827 people have taken part in CSF activities at March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide an estimate of how many eligible former Remploy employees did not make a claim for CSF funding because they were unable to do so themselves.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

45415

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the three year wage subsidy for former Remploy disabled employees transferring to a new employer was not available for new businesses set up for the purpose of employing disabled people formerly employed by Remploy.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	193870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government agreed to a transitional time limited wage subsidy, for all disabled workers that TUPE to a new employer as part of Remploy's commercial process, to support the ongoing employment of Remploy disabled workers.</p><p> </p><p>For all disabled former Remploy workers made redundant as a result of factory closures, the Government agreed that the best support to help them find a job was to put in place the £8 million guaranteed People Help and Support Package (PHSP) providing help for up to 18 months. As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers are choosing to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p><p> </p><p>The PHSP includes one to one support from a Personal Case Worker to identify suitable help to find work including access to advice and support to set up a business. This includes the Community Support Fund, which has provided financial support for former disabled Remploy workers to help them use existing skills and expertise to set up three new small businesses in Aberdeen, Stoke and Worksop. In addition, three other Community Support Fund projects are being used to set up small businesses in Birkenhead, Leeds and Newcastle.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 193917 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

45419

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has agreed to provide in future years for former Remploy Employment Services; and until what year such funding will continue.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	193869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department agrees Remploy funding and performance targets, including Work Choice job outcome targets on an annual basis. Remploy's performance targets for 2013/14 were published in Hansard on 31 October 2013, column 60WS by Written Ministerial Statement confirming publication of Remploy Annual Report and Accounts 2013. Remploy performance targets and funding for 2014/15 will be published alongside the 2014 accounts later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce