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48395

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of Capita on processing medical assessment reports for personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	196278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department's contract with Capita for the delivery of assessments for Personal Independence Payment includes a full set of service level agreements setting out the Department's expectations for service delivery. We are closely monitoring their progress against these and are taking action to drive up performance where this does not meet the required standards.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that, in many cases, it is taking longer than we would like for claimants to have their assessments with Capita. We are working closely with our supplier to speed up the process for claimants.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

48396

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the number of British pensioners resident abroad whose pensions have been frozen.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	196242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information as requested by nationality of State Pension recipient is not available.</p><p>However statistics on State Pensioners residing abroad by frozen and non frozen rate countries are available on the Department's website at:-</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html" target="_blank">http://83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48397

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, what representations he has received from charities and community organisations on the removal of warm phones from Jobcentre Plus offices.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has received a number of enquiries from charities and community organisations on the removal of Customer Access Phones. <br> <br> They have all been reassured that claimants will still have access to a telephone when necessary.<br> <br> Jobcentres provide face to face support for claimants. After the removal of Customer Access Phones, claimants who require access to a phone in connection with their benefit or job search will be given controlled access to a telephone in a Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48398

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, what the average caseload was for a Jobcentre Plus advisor in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 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 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48399

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Youth Contract in the 20 designated areas of high youth unemployment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has carried out an evaluation of the Youth Contract, to assess the effectiveness of the programme at a national level. The evaluation does not provide results for specific geographical locations, but the Youth Contract Official Statistics provides regional, Jobcentre Plus district, local authority and Parliamentary Constituency level data for work experience and sbwa.</p><p> </p><p>The information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Published evaluation reports</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222943/early_impacts_of_work_experience.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222943/early_impacts_of_work_experience.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-wage-incentive-wave-2-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-wage-incentive-wave-2-research</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-customers-experiences" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-customers-experiences</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-perceptions-of-work-experience-and-sector-based-work-academies-rr-842" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-perceptions-of-work-experience-and-sector-based-work-academies-rr-842</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-evaluation-of-the-youth-contract-wage-incentive-scheme-rr828" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-evaluation-of-the-youth-contract-wage-incentive-scheme-rr828</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-youth-contract-findings-from-research-with-jobcentre-plus-staff-in-five-case-study-districts-rr-833" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-youth-contract-findings-from-research-with-jobcentre-plus-staff-in-five-case-study-districts-rr-833</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Official Statistics</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/youth-contract-official-statistics-february-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48400

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, whether his Department is monitoring the progress and effect of the EU Youth Guarantee.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	196470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My Department takes part in a range of discussions at the EU level on issues relating to youth unemployment. <br> <br> The European Commission also continues to collect information from Member States in this respect. <br> <br> We believe that action is best taken at a national level because governments are best placed to know what measures are needed to address the particular situation in their country.<br> <br> This government introduced the youth contract, which is in addition to the support already on offer through the jobcentre. <br> <br> Latest statistics show that we are making real progress in tackling youth unemployment. Overall, youth unemployment in the UK is lower than most EU countries; it has fallen by 127 000 since peaking in 2011 and continues to fall. The Government remains focused on addressing this issue.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

48401

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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, how many job vacancies there are in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Hounslow and (c) Brentford and Isleworth constituency.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Mary Macleod
uin	196412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Headline figures on the number of unfilled vacancies at a point in time are published by the Office for National Statistics, based on a regular survey of employers. Latest figures, covering January-March 2014, show over 600,000 vacancies available in the UK economy at any one time. The sample size of the survey is, however, too small to allow information to be published below national level.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3927 label Biography information for Mary Macleod

48494

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to other government departments on implementing the Government's commitment to give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when considering new policy or legislation.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	903755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office's ‘Guide to Making Legislation', published in July 2013, states that officials in all Government Departments are expected to have regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) before starting the legislative process. A copy of the guidance is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210917/Guide_to_Making_Legislation_July_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210917/Guide_to_Making_Legislation_July_2013.pdf</a></p><p>It is for individual Departments to determine how best to comply with this commitment in practice. The Department for Education has offered advice to them in a variety of forms in our role of co-ordinating the forthcoming report to the UN Committee for the UK's fifth periodic review, which will set out the progress which has been made in implementing the UNCRC since the last review in 2008.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

48608

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of links between tobacco smuggling and organised crime.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	903701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Tobacco smuggling is a global, highly-profitable business, dominated by organised crime groups with the resources to continually adapt their methods in an attempt to evade UK controls. Border Force and HMRC are working collaboratively across Government and with overseas partners to disrupt tobacco smuggling and implement civil penalties and sanctions against criminals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

48899

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of how much the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent will be worth each year for a person earning £1 million a year.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	903727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave today to the hon. Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson).</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray