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445866

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) employees and (b) employers have taken advantage of savings to National Insurance contributions from salary sacrifice schemes for occupational pensions in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	23085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>Department for Work and Pensions has published estimates on salary sacrifice available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-pension-provision-survey-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-pension-provision-survey-2013</a> Estimates are not available for the number of active members who take advantage of these schemes or the loss to the National Insurance Fund.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 23083 question first answered 22/01/2016 14:11:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

446083

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
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 he has met with representatives of the Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss feedback they have received from universal credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	23028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>Senior officials regularly meet with representatives from Citizens Advice to discuss Universal Credit on behalf of the Secretary of State.</p><p>Citizens Advice staff are also actively engaged with the Universal Credit programme to feed their claimant insight into work on Universal Credit claimant orientation.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/01/2016 10:50:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

446085

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
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: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is provided to universal credit claimants who do not have (a) online access or (b) the capability to apply online.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	23058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>For those Universal Credit claimants who do not have online access, computers and free Wi-Fi are available through DWP and their delivery partners. Where claimants have limited, or no, capability to apply on-line, ‘assisted digital’ support is available alongside telephone and face to face support.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/01/2016 13:47:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

446091

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
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: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a universal credit applicant who does not receive the housing part in their first payment due to lack of evidence provided in their application will receive a backdated payment upon receipt of the correct document.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	23084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>Once all the relevant information is received, a backdated payment of the housing element can be made.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/01/2016 13:44:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445459

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Affordable Housing: Stratford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the housing on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is affordable.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	22854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>There is outline planning permission for approximately 6,800 homes on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The target is for 31 per cent of these homes to be affordable, which means over 2,100 affordable homes across the entire site.</p><p>The exact percentage of affordable homes delivered will depend on the market conditions as each scheme comes to market.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/01/2016 16:49:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445615

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Stratford Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 5 November 2015, Official Report, column 1834, what steps he has taken to exploit the opportunities arising from future international services at Stratford International Station, once Crossrail arrives at that station.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	22895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>Crossrail services will serve Stratford domestic station, rather than the Stratford International station which is operated by HS1 Ltd. The Department for Transport has no powers to specify that an international operator – whether current or future – must stop at Stratford International station.</p><br /><p>It is possible that an international operator may be able to produce a positive business case for using Stratford International station with the arrival of Crossrail. If this is the case, that operator would need to discuss their proposal with, amongst others, HS1 Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/01/2016 15:00:45 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445622

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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: Debts
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 take steps to ensure that applicants for universal credit are made aware of appropriate debt advice services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	22791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>At the initial meeting, Work Coaches will assess the claimant’s financial capabilities and determine if there is a need for Personal Budgeting Support. If there is, then the claimant can be referred to a range of services including the Money Advice Service. Any claimant identified as being vulnerable and needing an Alternative Payment Arrangement during the course of their claim will be referred for appropriate support.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/01/2016 12:39:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445058

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Stratford Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the maximum number is of (a) trains and (b) international trains which are able to stop at Stratford International station in each hour.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	22617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold detailed information on the network capability and capacity of the stations on the HS1 network. HS1 Ltd, as the infrastructure manager, is responsible for producing the timetable for the line of route, within the technical and operational capability of the network. HS1 Ltd can be contacted at:</p><p>HS1 Ltd</p><p>12<sup>th</sup> Floor, One Euston Square</p><p>40 Melton Street</p><p>London</p><p>NW1 2FD</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/01/2016 16:13:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445077

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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 Answers of 11 January 2015 to Questions 21337 and 21336, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the vast majority of existing universal credit claimants will see no change in entitlement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	22516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The latest statistics indicate that the majority of existing Universal Credit claimants are not yet in work.</p><p>As such they will not see a change in entitlement as a result of the April 2016 changes.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/01/2016 16:20:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 39989 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

445078

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many potential overlapping payments between those processed through the universal credit live service and those processed for housing benefit have been identified in the East London Jobcentre Plus district since 2013.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	22641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not retain statistics to identify the information requested, however we have safeguards in place to ensure an effective transition in these instances to avoid overlapping benefits.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 19/01/2016 14:43:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms