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44479

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments have been conducted of 16 and 17 year olds to establish whether they are estranged from their parents in order to determine eligibility for benefits; how many of those assessed (a) were and (b) were not accepted as estranged; how many such decisions were appealed; and how many such appeals were successful in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	193016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

44480

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on assessing whether 16 and 17 year olds were estranged from their parents in order to determine eligibility for benefits in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	193017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The information you require is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

44482

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date his Department's statutory consultation on the transfer of staff to the Single Fraud Investigation Service began; when that consultation is due to end; and which trades unions are being consulted.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	193046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP's legal advice states that Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) do not apply. As TUPE does not apply, there is no statutory consultation duty arising out of the TUPE provisions.</p><p>DWP wants to offer TUPE protections to local authority staff transferring to DWP and will affect the staff transfer by way of Section 38 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 (s38 ERA 1999). There is no statutory consultation requirement under s38 ERA 1999.</p><p> </p><p>In the absence of any statutory requirement, DWP have agreed a 6-week consultation period on the staff transfer scheme under s38 ERA 1999.</p><p>DWP started consultation on the transfer of staff on 3 March 2014 and is due to complete on 14 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>DWP formally engaged with LA Trade Unions as a stakeholder on 7th March 2014 by sending Unite, GMB and Unison trades unions copies of their letter to Local Authority Chief Executives inviting comments on the transfer of staff. Further engagement will be scheduled to agree consultation arrangements going forward.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

44483

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
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 and proportion of employers scheduled to join auto-enrolment in April 2014 that are on track to meet their deadlines.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	193166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has overall responsibility for monitoring compliance with the new employer duties and employers must register with TPR and state how they are meeting the duties. </p><p> </p><p>We expect around 15,900 medium employers (50-249) to stage between April and June 2014 (based on PAYE information as at 1 April 2012). </p><p> </p><p>Research published by The Pensions Regulator in February 2014 shows that most small to medium employers (91%) were confident that their organisation would have done everything it needed to by the deadline.</p><p> </p><p>The Pensions Regulator expects to publish further information on their Compliance and Enforcement work this summer.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

44484

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses that are due to automatically enrol their employees in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	193165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Pensions Regulator is focusing on educating and enabling employers of all sizes to ensure they are aware of automatic enrolment and understand what they have to do.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator has implemented an employer journey that consists of a series of letters and emails being sent to employers from 12 months prior to their staging date. As their staging date approaches each email informs the employer at what stage they should be at and also signposts employers to guidance and tools that have been provided by the Regulator. </p><p> </p><p>There is a suite of tools on the Regulator's website including an interactive planning tool to assist employers in getting ready, a staging date tool to find out your staging date, and detailed guides. They have also established a customer support centre for employers to discuss any questions they may have.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator is also working with intermediaries such as software developers, payroll bureaux and trade body groups to make sure they are able to provide suitable tools, guidance or support if employers require it. Recently an employer advertising campaign has been underway to raise awareness and guide employers to the regulator's website to help them in their preparations.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the initial roll out of automatic enrolment the Regulator has been assessing the impact of their communications and updating their products to ensure they meet the needs of the changing audience, from the UK's largest employers with thousands of workers, through to those with a small workforce. The Regulator's communications are developed following testing and research and are updated to meet the needs of the changing audience. </p><p> </p><p>Based on research by The Pensions Regulator, levels of employer awareness and understanding of their automatic enrolment duties are high and showing appropriate progress towards employers being able to comply with their duties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

44485

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
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 capacity of pension advisors and providers to support employers who are scheduled to establish workplace pensions through auto-enrolment in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	193167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government is aware of the capacity challenges facing the pensions industry. DWP is engaging regularly with pension providers to ascertain capacity as we move through the medium employer staging dates. </p><p> </p><p>We are confident that NEST will continue to accept all employers in accordance to their Public Service Obligations and will be able to overcome any challenges of employers going to them late.</p><p> </p><p>Automatic enrolment has been designed so that employers do not need to take advice in order to comply with their duties although we understand that many will choose to pay for advice. The Government engages regularly with intermediaries and believes that there is capacity and interest in the market to meet demand.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

44487

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
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 it his policy to allow applications to the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance by children under three years old who cannot travel without ventilators and similar large amounts of equipment.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	193155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer my hon. Friend to my answer to the hon. Member for Heywood and Middleton (Mr Dobbin) of 28 February 2014, <em>Official Report,</em> column 561W.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

44488

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that employers comply with their obligations under auto-enrolment.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	193199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has overall responsibility for enforcing compliance with the new employer duties and employers must register with TPR and state how they are meeting the duties. </p><p> </p><p>TPR's focus is on educating and enabling employers to meet their duties and establishing and maintaining a 'pro-compliance' culture. </p><p> </p><p>TPR writes to all employers 12 months before the date they are required to start enrolling workers, and on at least one other occasion (depending on employer size). TPR has also encouraged employers to start planning early (at least 12 months prior to their duties start date). It has provided tools and guidance to help employers plan and these are under constant review as the reforms roll out.</p><p> </p><p>Some employers will fail to comply because they have not understood or have not been able to comply. Where employers do not comply, TPR will consider the circumstances of each case and, where it is appropriate to do so, work with employers to get them compliant. TPR has a graduated approach to enforcement beginning with warnings leading to statutory notices then financial penalties. Criminal prosecution will only be used in the most serious cases.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

44489

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
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 have taken the new Habitual Residence Test since its launch in December 2013.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	193094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty