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810648

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will carry out an assessment of the potential effect of the closure of Easterhouse Jobcentre on levels of poverty that area.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	120993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to assess poverty levels in connection with closures of individual sites such as Easterhouse and Parkhead Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>I would stress again that the office mergers are not about reducing services, but about taking the opportunity to stop spending money on empty space so we can spend more on supporting those in need. The face-to-face support our work coaches offer at jobcentres will continue to be a core part of the service we deliver.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>National statistics on the number of individuals in relative low income are set out in DWP’s annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication. Latest 3-year estimates for Scotland in 2013/14 - 2015/16 show the rate of individuals in low income households at 15% Before Housing Costs. The number and proportion of individuals in relative low income is not available at a local authority or constituency level because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this geography. Estimates to 2016/17 have been pre-announced to be published in March 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/01/2018 16:37:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810649

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the closure of Parkhead Jobcentre on levels of poverty in that area.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	120994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to assess poverty levels in connection with closures of individual sites such as Easterhouse and Parkhead Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>I would stress again that the office mergers are not about reducing services, but about taking the opportunity to stop spending money on empty space so we can spend more on supporting those in need. The face-to-face support our work coaches offer at jobcentres will continue to be a core part of the service we deliver.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>National statistics on the number of individuals in relative low income are set out in DWP’s annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication. Latest 3-year estimates for Scotland in 2013/14 - 2015/16 show the rate of individuals in low income households at 15% Before Housing Costs. The number and proportion of individuals in relative low income is not available at a local authority or constituency level because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this geography. Estimates to 2016/17 have been pre-announced to be published in March 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/01/2018 16:45:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810652

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will monitor trends in the level of sanction decisions at Shettleston Jobcentre for 12 months after the divestment of Bridgeton, Parkhead and Easterhouse Jobcentres.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	120997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department is continually monitoring sanction decisions across all Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics regarding this can be found on Gov.uk up to June 2017 -</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-sanctions-statistics-2017" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-sanctions-statistics-2017</strong></a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/01/2018 16:00:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810692

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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: Females
	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 24 October 2017 to Question 108665, and with reference to the Answer of 3 November 2017 to Question 109823, and the Answers of 21 December 2017 to Questions 120382 and 120384, what criteria his Department used to determine that the advertising campaign carried out to raise awareness of the new state pension age under the provisions of the 1995 Pensions Act was extensive.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	121037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Between 2001 and 2004 the Department ran a ‘pensions education’ communications campaign. The Department’s research report No 221, Public awareness of State Pension age Equalisation, published in 2004, referred to the campaign in question. It stated:</p><p> </p><p>This campaign included the following:</p><ul><li>advertising features in the press including information on the ‘equalisation of State Pension age’ (SPa);</li><li>a ‘Women’s Pensions Pack’ containing leaflets for women on pensions and the changes in women’s SPa is available from the Pensions Service;</li><li>direct mailings targeted specifically at women, highlighting that the SPa for women is changing;</li><li>the Department’s State Pension forecast letters and the accompanying leaflet showing the recipient’s SPa and explaining who is affected by the changes to the SPa for women;</li><li>The Pension Service website contains an interactive State Pension date/age calculator facility. This enables women and men to enter their date of birth and find out their own individual State Pension date and age.</li></ul><p> </p><p>It was on bases like these that we described the campaign as “extensive”.</p><p><em></em></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/01/2018 11:42:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810698

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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: Females
	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 21 December 2017 to Question 120384, if he will place in the Library copies of any financial records his Department holds in relation to the pensions education communications campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	121043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Pensions Education Campaign ran from 2001 to 2004. Due to the time elapsed, the Department no longer holds any financial records for this campaign, therefore has no records to place in the library relating to the campaign.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/01/2018 12:30:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810712

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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 Capability Assessment
	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 Answers of 21 December 2017 to Questions 119554, 119555 and 119556 and with reference to the paper entitled Work and Pensions Select Committee PIP and ESA Assessments inquiry: Supporting Statistics, published by his Department on 4 December 2017, what mechanisms are in place to improve the conduct of work capability assessments for people whose primary health condition is among those most likely to have a decision overturned at mandatory reconsideration.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	121057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>DWP monitor very closely the performance of the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) to make sure that the quality of the service they provide is as high as it should be. We are continually working with CHDA to further improve the quality of assessments for people with all types of health conditions and disabilities. CHDA conduct regular reviews of health care professionals’ assessments and provide one-to-one feedback to help them to continuously improve, additional coaching is provided if required and all healthcare professionals undertake an annual programme of continuing professional development.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 10/01/2018 16:29:18 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810656

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 115711, on Cabinet Office: staff, when he plans for the Europe unit to be fully staffed.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	121001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Following a recruitment campaign at the end of 2017, current vacancies within the Europe Unit are expected to be filled shortly, depending on normal HR and security clearance processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/01/2018 13:18:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden