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224175

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with Work Programme providers on the development of their workforce.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	225762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Work Programme providers are contractually committed to raising standards and they are expected to build and maintain a culture of improvement through continuous self-assessment and planning for improvement.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the self-assessment providers must ensure their staff develop skills and expertise to meet the needs of participants. The Department’s Performance Manager’s will discuss staffing issues with providers as part of their regular performance management meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Work Programme Building Best Practice Group report (published 18 December 2014), recommended that the department continued to support the Institute of Employability Professionals ‘what works’ workshops, in which front-line advisers from different providers meet and share knowledge and best practice in supporting claimant groups. The Department fully accepted this recommendation and will continue to promote these workshops.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/03/2015 16:15:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

224220

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Work Programme
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 through the Work Programme on (a) attachment payments, (b) job outcome and (c) sustainment payments in Contract Package Areas 12 and 13 since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	225765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information cannot be released for publication, as public knowledge of individual contract payments at contract package level would impact on the Department’s ability to negotiate competitive prices in future contract periods and risk some of the Commercial in confidence elements of the Department’s Contracts.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/03/2015 15:37:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

224221

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
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	Work Programme
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 were referred to the Work Programme by Jobcentre Plus but not subsequently attached to the programme in each month since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	225764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information we have, on the number of Work Programme referrals by current Work Programme status, in each month since June 2011, is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/03/2015 13:59:31 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

223710

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Work Programme
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 through the Work Programme on (a) attachment, (b) job outcome and (c) sustainment payments for people aged (i) up to 24, (ii) 25 to 49 and (iii) 50 years and over since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	225364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/03/2015 17:47:03 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

223400

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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	Work Programme
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 extent of partnership working between work programme providers and local NHS and public health bodies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	225220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Work Programme providers have flexibility to innovate and to design support that addresses the needs of individuals and the local labour market and they are responsible for promoting the programme to ensure effective engagement with key stakeholders, including local partners such as public health bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Providers will develop a plan that takes into account a participant’s physical or mental health issues in order to help them to achieve their specific job goals. Many providers provide health and well-being support, either in house or through specialist sub-contractors. <br> <br></p><p>If the Work Programme prime provider cannot help a participant directly, we expect them to engage with local specialist organisations and work with a broad range of subcontractors to deliver the tailored support that can help people into work. This may include organisations that are part of the voluntary and community sector or are public health bodies with local NHS Trusts forming part of the supply chain in some areas.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently exploring ways in which we can build on the success of the current programme in the design of future contracts, including through ensuring effective partnership working with other government departments, and at the local level. We will be engaging with stakeholders as this work progresses.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP is also taking forward a number of voluntary pilots based on the recommendations in the Psychological Wellbeing and Work Report; one of the pilots will offer integrated employment and psychological support to people with mental health problems who are in or out of work who do not engage with face-to-face services or who prefer online transactions. These Psychological Wellbeing and Work pilots will contribute to a better evidence base for action and will inform our thinking about next steps, not only for Government, but for all who have a role to play, including employers, commissioners, service providers and individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/02/2015 14:04:34 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

179360

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department and the Skills Funding Agency have not agreed a data sharing protocol with the Work Programme contractors delivering the Skills Support for Work Programme participants in employment project in partnership with Newham College of Further Education.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The department has established an information sharing protocol enabling relevant data to be shared by Work Programme providers with all Skills Support for Work Programme providers. This involves providers first obtaining the participants’ consent, so their information can be shared.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/02/2015 11:00:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

179067

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
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	Work Programme
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 9 February 2015 to Question 223098, what the value is of overpayments recovered from Work Programme providers since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The overpayments recovered from Work Programme providers since June 2011 to 31<sup>st</sup> January 2015 is £30m, which is less than 2% of total expenditure on the programme.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/02/2015 11:05:24 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

177593

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Programme participants have entered Payment Group One since June 2011; and how many of those participants were identified as being not in employment, education or training before entering the programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In response to the first part of the question, this information is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Of those Payment Group One participants who have entered the Work Programme since June 2011, over 88,000 have moved into long term work as of September 2014. In total the Work Programme has helped 368,000 long term unemployed people into lasting work.</p><p> </p><p>Information is not available regarding the number of Payment Group One participants which were identified as not in employment, education or training before entering the Work Programme.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/02/2015 16:28:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

177594

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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	Work Programme
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 has taken to reclaim overpayments from Work Programme providers since June 2011; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department samples and validates paid outcomes on the Work Programme independently from providers and has made appropriate recoveries over the lifetime of the programme, where overpayments have occurred.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/02/2015 18:00:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

177608

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received in favour of allowing work programme participants to claim the new enterprise allowance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	223153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Employment Related Services Association provided written evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee in its Inquiry in May 2013 that Work Programme Participants should have access to the New Enterprise Allowance.</p><p>Work Programme Providers already have the flexibility to provide effective, tailored support to help claimants in to work. As part of this flexibility, they already can - and do - provide self-employment support for participants.</p><p>To allow Work Programme participants to also take part in the New Enterprise Allowance scheme would result in paying two providers for one job outcome. Clearly we have a duty to tax payers to ensure that public money is used wisely and it would not be right for us to pay to support people to participate in these two programmes at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/02/2015 16:33:08 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms