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443344

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Universal Credit: Eligibility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to notify universal credit claimants of the changes to their entitlement taking effect from April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	21590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>We will notify all claimants who we expect to be directly affected by the change, offering tailored support depending on the claimant’s circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/01/2016 17:32:43 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

443335

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Preston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many men born in November 1954 resident in Preston parliamentary constituency have been notified of changes in the age at which they will receive the State Pension; and on what date his Department contacted those men with that information.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	21515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not have the information requested at this level.</p><br /><p>I can confirm that in February 2012, 375,000 letters explaining the State Pension age changes were sent to men and women (across Great Britain and Overseas), with a date of birth in the range 06/10/1954 to 05/04/1955.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/01/2016 10:20:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

443334

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Universal Credit: Repayments
	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 15 December 2015 to Question 20339, what the repayment requirements are for universal credit advance payments; and whether interest is charged on those payments.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	21532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>Universal Credit (UC) Advance Payments of benefit are recovered from the UC award over a period of six months. In exceptional circumstances recovery can be deferred for up to 3 months.</p><br /><p>No interest is charged on advance payments of benefit.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/01/2016 17:31:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

443336

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Local Housing Allowance: Supported Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely change in the total cost of housing benefit as a result of the introduction of capping of housing benefit for tenants in supported housing at the local rate of local housing allowance in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	21490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The overall change in the total cost of Housing Benefit from the introduction of the Local Housing Allowance caps into the Social Rented Sector is available on the GOV.UK website and can be accessed using the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480565/SRAS2015_policy_costings_amended_page_25.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480565/SRAS2015_policy_costings_amended_page_25.pdf</a> (Page 35).</p><br /><p>However, the Department does not hold in the information required to provide the change in the total cost of Housing Benefit for supported housing.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/01/2016 14:38:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

443340

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	AWE: Safety Measures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the investigation conducted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation into the operability and availability of fire detection systems at the Atomic Weapons Establishment has been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	21559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The investigation conducted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) into the operability and availability of fire detection systems at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) was completed in August 2014.</p><br /><p>The investigation was instigated after AWE reported two events to ONR during February 2014 related to fire alarm and detection system failures, one concerning a facility at the Aldermaston site and the other a facility at the Burghfield site. Investigations of these events by AWE uncovered a configuration issue with a system in a third facility.</p><br /><p>ONR’s investigation identified concerns regarding the competency of the maintainers, the delivery and recording of the maintenance and the configuration of the fire alarm and detection systems with regard to their required safety function.</p><br /><p>ONR subsequently wrote to AWE requesting an improvement programme to address these matters, and has since been monitoring AWE’s progress against a comprehensive improvement programme agreed between ONR and AWE. AWE advised ONR in October 2015 that the improvement programme had been completed. This was confirmed by ONR following an intervention in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/01/2016 14:44:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443343

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Universal Credit: Housing Benefit
	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 20 November 2015 to Question 16608, how many potential overlapping payments between the Universal Credit Live Service and housing benefit have been identified since April 2013.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	21589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/01/2016 16:22:26 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

443326

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on the effects of reductions in universal credit work allowance on (a) incentives to work and (b) the number of hours worked.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	21429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The impact of the work allowance change cannot be considered in isolation – it is part of a broader package of measures announced at the Summer Budget, such as the increase to the personal tax allowance and introduction of the national living wage, which strengthens incentives to find work and better paid jobs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 21430 21431 21432 21433 question first answered 13/01/2016 16:59:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

443327

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Universal Credit: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on the effects of reductions in the universal credit work allowance on carers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	21431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The impact of the work allowance change cannot be considered in isolation – it is part of a broader package of measures announced at the Summer Budget, such as the increase to the personal tax allowance and introduction of the national living wage, which strengthens incentives to find work and better paid jobs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 21429 21430 21432 21433 question first answered 13/01/2016 16:59:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

443328

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on the effects of reductions in the universal credit work allowance on employees of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	21432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The impact of the work allowance change cannot be considered in isolation – it is part of a broader package of measures announced at the Summer Budget, such as the increase to the personal tax allowance and introduction of the national living wage, which strengthens incentives to find work and better paid jobs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 21429 21430 21431 21433 question first answered 13/01/2016 16:59:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

443329

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	Universal Credit: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on the effects of reductions in universal credit work allowance on workers under the age of 25.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	21430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The impact of the work allowance change cannot be considered in isolation – it is part of a broader package of measures announced at the Summer Budget, such as the increase to the personal tax allowance and introduction of the national living wage, which strengthens incentives to find work and better paid jobs.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 21429 21431 21432 21433 question first answered 13/01/2016 16:59:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens