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174485

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any people claiming universal credit are subject to in-work conditionality.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Universal Credit ensures that people are better off in work – and makes it pay for people to increase their earnings through more or better paid work.</p><p> </p><p>We will, for the first time, be supporting people in low-paid work to take active steps to increase their earnings.</p><p> </p><p>We first need to build the evidence on what can be effective in helping people to earn more. We are therefore committed to testing and learning what works, including the role and impact of conditionality.</p><p> </p><p>We will evaluate this through the first trial that will start in April 2015 to inform decisions on extending in-work conditionality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/01/2015 17:52:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 39878 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174487

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Welfare Assistance Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has prepared an equality statement on its decision to cease grant funding for local welfare provision from 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government consultation paper on local welfare provision, published in October, asked a series of questions about equalities impacts. We have been carefully considering these representations and the equality issues, alongside those on the broader draft Local Government Finance Settlement. The Government will publish an equalities statement alongside the final Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 22/01/2015 16:04:20 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174489

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Self-employed: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how much time per year self-employed workers spend on fulfilling regulatory health and safety obligations.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive has carried out a limited qualitative survey of self-employed workers. Only those self-employed individuals in occupations where we expect them to be exempt under proposals to exempt certain self employed persons from section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 responded.</p><p> </p><p>The best estimate is one hour per individual.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 22/01/2015 14:15:57 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174490

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Major Projects Authority to provide its next assessment of the universal credit project.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The responsibility for the frequency and timing of formal assessments of HM Government Programmes sits with the Major Projects Authority in Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 22/01/2015 12:17:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174491

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	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 19 January 2015 to Question 220704, how large the control group will be in the proposed randomised control trial for universal credit in work progression; for how long that trial is planned to run; how progression in the two groups will be measured; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Based upon current Universal Credit roll-out plans we expect the trial to run through to 2016 and involve at least 15,000 Universal Credit claimants, of which the control group will comprise approximately 5,000 claimants. We are currently finalising the trial design and evaluation strategy.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/01/2015 14:51:49 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173889

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2015 to Question 218249, how many complaints about non-payment of the minimum wage to HM Revenue and Customs have been made in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage very seriously. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should make a complaint to the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) review every complaint referred to them by the PWRH. We are unable to provide 2014/15 figures to date as we do not typically disclose results mid-way through a year; this is because the results have not been internally validated. Reference sources for complaints referred by the PWRH over the last five years are detailed below in the government evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013/14; Annex C; P75</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/393983/bis-15-25-national-minimum-wage-final-government-evidence-for-the-low-pay-commissions-2015-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/393983/bis-15-25-national-minimum-wage-final-government-evidence-for-the-low-pay-commissions-2015-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2012/13; Table D2; P66</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/273665/bis-14-533-national-minimum-wage-government-evidence-for-the-low-pay-commission-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/273665/bis-14-533-national-minimum-wage-government-evidence-for-the-low-pay-commission-2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2011/12; 2006 complaints. The LPC report this year made reference to all calls received by the PWRH, rather than NMW complaints.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2010/11 &amp; 2009/10; Table 6.3; P85</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32164/11-1264-national-minimum-wage-evidence-2011.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32164/11-1264-national-minimum-wage-evidence-2011.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note, HMRC do not publish management information based on complaints received, but by investigations completed. Some complaints may not lead to the commencement of an investigation which could be due to incomplete information being provided, or the worker subsequently withdrawing their complaint. Similarly, multiple complaints about the same employer are only recorded under one investigation. Additionally, HMRC collate and analyse data from various sources in order to identify those employers who are potentially more likely to be underpaying National Minimum Wage, so that they can undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:02:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173949

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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 plans he has to improve employment support for Work Programme participants claiming employment and support allowance who have a 12 month prognosis of a return to work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Work Programme performance is improving for Employment and Support Allowance claimants with a 12 month prognosis, but we do want it to do better. To this end we have asked all providers to come to us with a clear plan setting out the steps they are going to take to improve performance further.</p><p> </p><p>Of those completing a year on the programme, 1 in 10 ESA New Claimants have had at least three months in work since joining the scheme – this compares to 1 in 25 for the earliest cohorts.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/01/2015 16:16:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173361

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bitcoin: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the European Court of Justice in response to its consideration of the VAT treatment of bitcoin transactions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>No representations have been made to the EU Court of Justice regarding the VAT treatment of Bitcoin transactions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:55:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

172432

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff worked on national minimum wage enforcement in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	219989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those employed by HMRC undertaking work on NMW are detailed in the table below. Staff across HMRC contribute to enforcing NMW, including people who work in legal advice, debt management, technical support and criminal investigation amongst others, but HMRC does not record specific numbers of those staff involved beyond those identified below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold information on the issue date of Notices of Underpayment. Our management information for all NMW cases records investigation time taken until final closure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 219984 question first answered 30/01/2015 13:50:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

172433

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time between a national minimum wage infringement first being reported and the issue of the resulting Notice of Underpayment was in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	219984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously. HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. In addition, HMRC undertake targeted enforcement on employers across the United Kingdom who are more likely to be not paying NMW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those employed by HMRC undertaking work on NMW are detailed in the table below. Staff across HMRC contribute to enforcing NMW, including people who work in legal advice, debt management, technical support and criminal investigation amongst others, but HMRC does not record specific numbers of those staff involved beyond those identified below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Staff in Post</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not hold information on the issue date of Notices of Underpayment. Our management information for all NMW cases records investigation time taken until final closure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 219989 question first answered 30/01/2015 13:50:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms