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227963

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	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 his Department's performance in meeting its targets on the length of time for decisions to be made on the payment of the under-occupancy by (a) vulnerable and disabled and (b) other people.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	227746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 March 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-03-11/227213" target="_blank">227213</a>.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 19/03/2015 12:08:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

227956

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area had their housing allowance abated because of the under-occupancy penalty in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
	uin	227994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested by local authority and parliamentary constituency in Great Britain is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/03/2015 11:19:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

227961

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Health and Safety Executive
	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 16 March 2015 to Question 226915, on which dates in the last 12 months the Minister for Welfare Reform met officials of the Health and Safety Executive; and what issues were discussed at each meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Meg Munn
	uin	227851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not disclose details of meetings between Ministers and Officials.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 227852 228247 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:54:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

227962

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Health and Safety Executive
	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 16 March 2015 to Question 226915, on which dates in the last 12 months the Minister for Disabled People met officials of the Health and Safety Executive; and what issues were discussed at each meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Meg Munn
	uin	227852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not disclose details of meetings between Ministers and Officials.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 227851 228247 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:54:48 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

227955

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which approved new applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their phones and tablets.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	227971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>All applications on DWP phones and tablets are preloaded and secure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:00:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227957

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who have committed benefit fraud whose cases were not prosecuted in court (a) have repaid, (b) are repaying, (c) are in arrears with repayments of and (d) have been subsequently prosecuted for breaching their agreement to repay those benefits and any financial penalties in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	227946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This information is not readily accessible within the time available.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/03/2015 17:55:06 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

227959

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Mesothelioma: Compensation
	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 potential merits of extending compensation to children who have been exposed to asbestos as a result of contact with parents who have mesothelioma.
	tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
	tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
	uin	227876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Children exposed to asbestos from their parents can already receive compensation in their own right if they are suffering from Diffuse Mesothelioma under Part 4: Lump Sum Payments: Mesothelioma etc., of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/03/2015 14:41:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

227958

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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 and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving employment and support allowance in the support group are aged (a) 50 and over and (b) 55 and over.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	227879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics on the age of claimant by Phase of the Employment and Support Allowance claim are published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </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> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2015 09:35:12 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

227985

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase employment opportunities for young people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, in the light of research from the House of Commons Library showing an increase in long-term unemployment for young people from those backgrounds.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
	uin	HL5800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds in employment is at a near record high, with unemployment rates falling across all ethnic groups. Latest figures show that there are 129,000 more people from BME backgrounds in work compared to the same time last year, with the total number, at a near record high of more than 3 million. The employment rate has also risen by 0.7 percentage points over the last year. Unemployment has fallen for all ethnic minorities and is down by 2 percentage points (88,000) over the last year and down by 2.9 percentage points (103,000) since 2011.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The youth claimant count is at its lowest level since the 1970s. Work Coaches offer all claimants tailored support from day one of their claim. Under the Youth Contract, we are providing additional funding and Jobcentre Plus support for those who are still facing barriers to work including young people from Black and Ethnic Minority groups. We provide work experience and sector based work academy placements to give young people training and experience to help them to get into work. DWP employment programmes such as the Work Programme, Youth Contract and Mandatory Employment Programmes have been designed for all long-term claimants and are tailor made for the individual.</p><p> </p><p>One of the Government’s strategies for increasing ethnic minority employment and participation in the labour market is based around mainstreaming opportunity through locally delivered flexible provision. In addition, in October 2014 we introduced an intensive 3 month support package for 18-19 year olds from Day 1 of their claim in areas of high youth unemployment and the 8 highest concentrated areas of young claimants from Black and Ethnic Minority groups. This additional support will run until the end of March 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 25/03/2015 14:21:43 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4290 label Biography information for Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon