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176194

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	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 former incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work after being reassessed for employment and support allowance between October 2010 and March 2014 have found work as a result of the Work Programme in (a) Airdrie and Shotts constituency, (b) North Lanarkshire, (c) Scotland, (d) the UK, (e) Engand, (f) Wales and (g) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	222319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As of September 2014, the Work Programme has helped 368,000 long term unemployed people into lasting work. Many more people have started work but not reached the six month point yet. Industry published figures for the same period, show almost 640,000 have found work.</p><p> </p><p>The information we do have shows the number of Work Programme Referrals and Job Outcomes, by payment group and this can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</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><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/02/2015 14:12:39 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

176195

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus there were in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	222298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Pension Credit is for people who are present and habitually resident in Great Britain. However, Pension Credit may be payable for periods of temporary absence from Great Britain not exceeding 13 weeks, or for the duration of medical treatment received abroad under the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Latest available statistics for Winter Fuel Payments in the European Economic Area and Switzerland are published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payments-by-eea-country" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payments-by-eea-country</a></p><p> </p><p>Available statistics for Christmas bonus payments overseas are shown in the table (thousands):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All (GB and overseas)</p></td><td><p>Overseas*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>15,468</p></td><td><p>481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>15,586</p></td><td><p>472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>15,547</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>15,466</p></td><td><p>442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15,370</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Overseas figures are for those not in GB. To get a Christmas bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, any European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland during the qualifying week.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/02/2015 11:32:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

176196

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on how many families with children in Poplar and Limehouse constituency are in debt to their energy companies.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	222299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on how many families are in debt with their energy companies.</p><p>Ofgem closely monitors domestic energy suppliers’ performance and publishes information in relation to debt owed by domestic electricity and gas accounts holders in Great Britain, but they do not publish data relating to families with children or constituency areas. At the end of 2013, latest data available, 1.5 million domestic electricity account holders and 1.4 million domestic gas account holders were in debt to their energy supplier Ofgem’s Domestic Suppliers’ Social Obligations: 2013 Annual Report:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/92186/annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/92186/annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 15:29:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock attachment 1 file name annualreport2013finalforpublication.pdf title Domestic Suppliers Social Obligations: 2013 Report
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

176197

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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, how much benefit expenditure was withdrawn through sanctions in each month since May 2010; how many claimants have had benefits withdrawn through sanctions in each of those months; and what the average amount withdrawn through sanctions from a claimant was in each of those months.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	222148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As previously replied and reiterated in the Debate on the matter, the Department doesn’t make an estimate of the amount of benefit that would have been withheld as a result of benefit sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 12:11:19 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

176198

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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 Health
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 oral Answer of 26 January 2015, Official Report, column 547, on mental health (employment opportunities), what each innovative approach to employment support for those with mental health problems is; where each pilot is taking place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Based on the recommendations put forward in the Psychological Wellbeing and Work report, last year we took forward three small scale feasibility pilots to explore the most promising and evidence-based approaches to supporting claimants with mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p>The pilots were:</p><p> </p><p>1) Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Durham &amp; Tees Valley; Surrey &amp; Sussex; Midland Shires; and Black Country Jobcentre Plus districts</p><p> </p><p>2) Group work based on peer support in Thames Valley and Gloucestershire &amp; West of England Jobcentre Plus districts; and</p><p> </p><p>3) Telephone based employment and psychological support in North East Yorkshire &amp; Humber; and South Yorkshire Jobcentre Plus districts</p><p> </p><p>We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 15:27:38 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176199

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Attendance Allowance
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 is taking to ensure that people who qualify for attendance allowance are made aware of the scheme and of their eligibility for it.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	222151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The department is committed to encouraging older people to take up the benefits they are entitled to and goes to considerable lengths to publicise benefits. Information is available from the department's offices; advice agencies, including local authorities; and leaflets are available from various locations, including post offices and doctors' surgeries. Information about all benefits and how these may be claimed is readily available on the GOV.UK website, or through the DWP Information Line.</p><p>Additionally, the department’s National Partnerships Team works with customer representative organisations, both nationally and locally, to provide a wide range of advice and support for older people. Over 300 of these partner organisations operate as an Alternative Office, taking and verifying Attendance Allowance claims on behalf of the Secretary of State. And for those unable to access services through other channels, a visiting service is available to help with information and claims.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 12:00:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

176200

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Job Creation: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 oral Answer of 26 January 2015, Official Report, column 550, on job creation (Yorkshire), what the evidential basis is for the statement that of the jobs created in Shipley and Yorkshire, 80 per cent are full-time and 75 per cent are managerial and professional.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Using data from the Annual Population Survey, comparing the average level of employment in the year to September 2014 with average level in the year to June 2010, full-time employment accounted for nearly 80 per cent of total employment growth in Yorkshire and managerial, professional and associate professional jobs accounted for 75 per cent of the growth in employment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 10:53:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176368

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Economic Growth: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support economic growth in coastal communities.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	907348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>On 26 January, the Government announced £46 million of funding to 67 projects around England and Scotland’s coast. All of these will make a big contribution to supporting growth and jobs in these areas. In total, the Coastal Communities Fund is now supporting 211 projects across the UK with a value of £116 million and is forecast to support nearly 12,400 new jobs, and provide over 6,000 apprenticeships and training places.</p><p>In addition to the Coastal Communities Fund, many other Government programmes also support growth in coastal areas. For example, over £500 million was committed through Growth Deals in July 2014 for projects to improve the economic competitiveness of coastal areas, and a number of successful Enterprise Zones are encouraging investment in coastal locations.</p><p>The Government remains committed to supporting growth in all areas of the country, including coastal communities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/02/2015 17:37:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

176935

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent comparative assessment his Department has made of the supply of and demand for affordable housing in (a) Bristol and (b) the South West region.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	907351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department has made no centralised comparative assessment. Local planning authorities are responsible for assessing and providing for affordable housing needs. 1,950 new affordable homes have been provided in Bristol since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 02/02/2015 17:32:55 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

176936

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the use of neighbourhood plans to ensure development is in accordance with the wishes of local residents.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	907343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Over 1,300 communities in England have started neighbourhood planning, giving them the power to shape development and growth in their area. Once in force, neighbourhood plans form part of the statutory development plan. Planning applications must be determined in accordance with the development plan, unless other material considerations indicate otherwise.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 02/02/2015 17:34:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald