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389365

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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	Support for Mortgage Interest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the interest and repayment requirements for loans under the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme; in what circumstances such loans will be payable; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	6690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government will set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 10:54:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389387

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: South Yorkshire
	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) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire have claimed the enhanced disability premium component of employment support allowance in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
	uin	6848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/07/2015 13:32:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

389364

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in receipt of carers allowance do not live with the person they are caring for.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	6689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 10:48:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389373

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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 Rented Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with (a) his ministerial colleagues and (b) officials in the Department for Communities and Local Government on the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on social landlords' ability to finance construction of new homes for social rent.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	6711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Departmental Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Ministerial colleagues and officials from across Government, including from the Department for Communities and Local Government, about current and planned policies where there is a joint interest.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 14:59:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

389382

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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	Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is provided for staff (a) working for and (b) contracted by his Department on dealing with clients who are or may be suicidal; and if he will place a copy of such guidance in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	6804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions takes seriously any declarations of intention to attempt suicide or self harm that are made by its customers. There is a clear, detailed action plan that staff and contractors must follow if a customer declares an intention to kill or harm him or herself. DWP also provides guidance to help deal with these incidents.</p><p> </p><p>I have arranged for a copy of DWP’s guidance “Managing Customer Declarations of Intention to Attempt Suicide or Self Harm” to be put in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 16:18:21 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

389393

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Medical Examinations
	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 number of priority employment and support allowance cases in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Caerphilly County Borough.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	6826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Cases are not generally given priority over any other except where the claimant is terminally ill.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 10:35:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

389389

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of employment and support allowance assessment waiting times in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	6824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Centre for Health and Disability Assessments is working closely with the Department to achieve all its performance requirements and progress is being made on reducing the volume of outstanding cases and reducing the time people have to wait for an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/07/2015 16:42:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

389333

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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	Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has given to staff working for, or contracted by, his Department on dealing with people who have a history of suicide attempts; and if he will place a copy of such guidance in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	6598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP provides a range of guidance to enable staff to develop the skills required to support a range of customers and claimants and to respect their needs. This approach aims to ensure that staff are equipped to deal with a diverse set of circumstances.</p><p><br> DWP’s guidance “Managing Customer Declarations of Intention to Attempt Suicide or Self Harm” provides a clear detailed action plan for staff and contractors to follow if a customer declares an intention to kill or harm him or herself.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 16:07:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

389330

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Chronic Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has given to staff working for his Department on dealing with claimants with chronic, incurable diseases.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	6596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP provides comprehensive guidance to identify and support claimants who may be vulnerable for a variety of reasons including those who may be vulnerable because of the nature of their physical or sensory impairments.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/07/2015 14:42:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

389405

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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	Jobcentres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget was for Jobcentre Plus between 2005 and 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	6831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus ceased to be an Executive Agency of the Department for Work and Pensions from October 2011 consequently no budget was allocated from 2012/13. Audited information on the administrative budget and spend by category can be found in the Jobcentre Plus annual report and accounts for the years between 2005/06 and 2010/11, ‎ the last years these accounts were lodged.</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102205834/http:/www.dwp.gov.uk/about-dwp/customer-delivery/jobcentre-plus/publications-jobcentre-plus/" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130102205834/http://www.dwp.gov.uk/about-dwp/customer-delivery/jobcentre-plus/publications-jobcentre-plus/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobcentre-plus-annual-report-and-accounts-2005-to-2006" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobcentre-plus-annual-report-and-accounts-2005-to-2006</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/07/2015 16:58:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans