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1035251

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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: Christmas Bonus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the financial saving to the public purse as a result of removing the Christmas £10 bonus from universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	205411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made an estimate. As outlined in the answer to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2018-12-18/HL12406/" target="_blank">HL12406</a> on 7 January 2019, the income-related working age benefits that Universal Credit replaces were not treated as a qualifying benefit for Christmas Bonuses and therefore the payment of Universal Credit does not directly produce entitlement to a Christmas Bonus.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/01/2019 18:00:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1035144

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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: Sutton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to roll-out universal credit managed migration in Sutton as a pilot.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	205073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently working with key stakeholders to determine the approach to a managed migration pilot. We will be starting with very small numbers initially, and as a result will be able to track and support claimants through the process effectively to ensure that those moving onto Universal Credit do so easily and successfully.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/01/2019 18:02:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1035214

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend in the next three months on publicity in relation to the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	205397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a duty to inform citizens and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise on the steps they may need to take to prepare for EU Exit.</p><p>We have developed a cross-departmental public information campaign to help achieve this. Over the coming weeks, we will be using a range of channels to direct UK citizens, businesses, EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU to a dedicated area on GOV.UK at Gov.uk/euexit.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the costs associated with this campaign will be released in due course as part of normal data transparency releases.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2019 16:36:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1035272

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department (a) has spent and (b) plans to spend in the next three months on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	205374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a duty to inform citizens and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise on the steps they may need to take to prepare for EU Exit.</p><p>We have developed a cross-departmental public information campaign to help achieve this. Over the coming weeks, we will be using a range of channels to direct UK citizens, businesses, EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU to a dedicated area on GOV.UK at Gov.uk/euexit.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the costs associated with this campaign will be released in due course as part of normal data transparency releases.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2019 16:31:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1035322

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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	Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has plans to publish a response to the ILO Brown Report on ending violence and harassment in the world of work.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	205356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government supports the adoption of an ILO Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work and is negotiating to achieve a convention which is ratifiable by as large a number of the ILO’s membership as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Given the UK is engaged in on-going negotiation on the content of the convention, we have no plans to publish our response to the ILO Brown Report. In March, the ILO will publish its Blue Report, which will reflect the responses received.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2019 15:52:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1035262

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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: Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many offenders sentenced in 2018 received a benefits sanction within the previous six months of their sentencing.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	205284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst Department for Work and Pensions systems do not currently collate data to identify an (ex)offender in a way that allows robust reporting, DWP is committed to gathering better data to support claimants with complex needs and has prioritised this as part of the wider work programme for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 205285 205287 question first answered 11/01/2019 10:10:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1035263

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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: Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many offenders received a benefits sanction within six months of the end of their sentence in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	205285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst Department for Work and Pensions systems do not currently collate data to identify an (ex)offender in a way that allows robust reporting, DWP is committed to gathering better data to support claimants with complex needs and has prioritised this as part of the wider work programme for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 205284 205287 question first answered 11/01/2019 10:10:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1035265

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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: Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prisoners released in 2018 applied for welfare support (a) within seven days and (b) after seven days of their release.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	205287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst Department for Work and Pensions systems do not currently collate data to identify an (ex)offender in a way that allows robust reporting, DWP is committed to gathering better data to support claimants with complex needs and has prioritised this as part of the wider work programme for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 205284 205285 question first answered 11/01/2019 10:10:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1035104

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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, if she will ensure that claimants who have been migrated to universal credit are provided with a detailed explanation of the legal basis for the deductions made to their benefits.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	205228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit claimants receive a breakdown of how their award is calculated, including any deductions, in their monthly statement. These deductions which can include recovery of advances or overpayments, third party deductions, certain other benefit payments and other income such as occupational pension income are input in accordance with social security legislation (this list is not exhaustive).</p><p> </p><p>If required we can provide an explanation by telephone, face to face, through the claimant’s online journal or by letter. A claimant can also ask for a reconsideration, or in some circumstances (if a debt deduction) can have an affordability discussion with debt management about the deductions from their award, and ultimately appeal to HM Courts and Tribunals Service if they are not satisfied with the outcome. However, not all deductions can be reduced or amended due to the legislation that is set in place (i.e. court fines, utility deductions, Child Maintenance Group).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/02/2019 11:02:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1035201

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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: 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, if he will reduce the number of weeks required for a claimant to be in receipt of universal credit in order to be eligible for support for mortgage interest payments.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	205254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Working age claimants will need to claim for a period 39 weeks before Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans can be paid. It is reasonable to expect that homeowners should make arrangements by working together with their lenders to meet their housing costs during short terms of unemployment and sickness. We provide support to claimants in explaining their circumstances to their lenders, enabling them to understand that the individual is qualifying for SMI.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/01/2019 10:17:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris