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156441

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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
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, which Work Programme providers have achieved an excellent accreditation through the Merlin Standards since 2012.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The following Work Programme providers have been accredited as ‘Excellent’ under the Merlin Standard since 2012:</p><p> </p><p>Serco - May 2014</p><p>Avanta - May 2014</p><p>G4S - June 2014</p><p>Ingeus - June 2014</p><p>Learn Direct - June 2014</p><p>Maximus - June 2014</p><p>NCG - June 2014</p><p>Reed in Partnership – July 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/11/2014 14:35:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156442

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Jobcentre Plus key performance indicators in ensuring jobseekers secure sustainable employment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Current performance measures for DWP include the Off-flow rate, where work is a key destination. Sustained employment is a major focus of Universal Credit, and the Department is currently looking at ways to best reflect that in its performance indicators.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/11/2014 14:35:36 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156444

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Employment: Older People
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 his counterparts in other EU countries on the role of people aged over 50 in the EU labour market.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The UK was represented by DWP officials at an event held in Brussels on ‘delivering longer working lives and higher retirement ages’ organised by the EU and the OECD on 12-13 November. The focus of the event was around:</p><p> </p><p>i. The Review of present State of retirement affairs across EU 28 - new challenges for labour market and social policies from the early exit routes and the linking of pensionable ages to life expectancy;</p><p>ii. Identifying the conditions that encourage and enable people to work longer;</p><p>iii. Discussions on how older workers that experience problems to work longer can be accommodated.</p><p> </p><p>We need to maintain focus on delivering jobs and growth. Strong national ownership of the necessary structural reforms by Member States is vital to achieving this.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/11/2014 11:57:44 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156102

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerated so that the bulk of the migration will be complete by 2019, whether he is now confident that all migration will be complete by 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>In the WMS (link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit to all remaining jobcentres and local authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of universal credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is being implemented in a safe and secure manner using a test and learn approach and it is taking this approach that has allowed our plans to expand national roll out. We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress, securing long-term transformation of the welfare state and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should there be no change in the labour market outlook or the pace at which claims are migrated, the current business case assumes for planning purposes the bulk of this exercise will be complete by 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214800 214802 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156104

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerated so that the bulk of the migration will be complete by 2019, and by what date the bulk of the migration was due to have been completed prior to that acceleration.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>In the WMS (link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit to all remaining jobcentres and local authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of universal credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is being implemented in a safe and secure manner using a test and learn approach and it is taking this approach that has allowed our plans to expand national roll out. We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress, securing long-term transformation of the welfare state and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should there be no change in the labour market outlook or the pace at which claims are migrated, the current business case assumes for planning purposes the bulk of this exercise will be complete by 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214801 214802 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156105

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerated so that the bulk of the migration will be complete by 2019, in what respects that represents an acceleration compared to his previous plan.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>In the WMS (link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit to all remaining jobcentres and local authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of universal credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is being implemented in a safe and secure manner using a test and learn approach and it is taking this approach that has allowed our plans to expand national roll out. We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress, securing long-term transformation of the welfare state and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should there be no change in the labour market outlook or the pace at which claims are migrated, the current business case assumes for planning purposes the bulk of this exercise will be complete by 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214800 214801 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156106

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
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 discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills about links between Work Programme providers and recruitment agencies.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department has not discussed the links between Work Programme providers and recruitment agencies with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Work Programme providers have the freedom to develop innovative approaches to support those with significant and multiple barriers to work to help them find work and keep them in sustained employment. This could include where appropriate the participant using employment agencies.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/11/2014 17:55:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156108

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the recommendations in the independent review of jobseeker's allowance sanctions for claimants failing to take part in back-to-work schemes (a) have been implemented in full, (b) are being progressed and (c) have not yet been actioned.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>We have already published our response to the Oakley Report and a copy can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332137/jsa-sanctions-independent-review-government-response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332137/jsa-sanctions-independent-review-government-response.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have accepted all recommendations made by the Oakley Report and we have already implemented a number of improvements. Our response sets out a number of target completion dates for recommendations made by the Oakley Report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will look at the remaining recommendations and will keep the House informed on progress and implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/11/2014 17:14:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

155587

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were issued to Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in the past year; how many such sanctions were issued as a consequence of not participating in a training or employment scheme; and how many of those were a consequence of missing a single interview.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested in respect of Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions by reason, is published and can found in table 1.5 at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>This includes those who are sanctioned for the reason “Failure to attend or failure to participate in an Adviser interview without good reason”. However information on how many of those were as a consequence of missing a single interview is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 12:51:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

155591

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
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, pursuant to his statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 18, for what reasons the target in his press release of 24 May 2012 has been missed.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This is a fundamental Reform and we are determined to get it right.</p><p> </p><p>Our Focus has been the safe and controlled delivery of Universal Credit and we have achieved this.</p><p> </p><p>UC will be rolled out across the whole country in 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 17:09:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms