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222882

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the rate of unemployment among people aged (a) 16 to 24 and (b) 25 and above has been in each quarter since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 26/02/2015 14:24:46 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 224995 ONS 59.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Unemployment
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

223089

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what means are available to his Department to validate claimant earnings data used in Universal Credit calculations which do not require employees to contact their employer.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP uses earnings data received from HMRC’s PAYE Real Time Information system – much of which will have been received by HMRC in validated form from employers who use the Bacs payment system to corroborate their submissions against real payments.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/02/2015 17:51:19 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

222417

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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, how many notices of underpayment of national minimum wage were issued in respect of employers with (a) zero to nine, (b) 10 to 49, (c) 50 to 249 and (d) more than 250 employees in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and has increased the financial penalty percentage from 50% to 100% of the unpaid wages owed to workers, and the maximum penalty from £5,000 to £20,000. These new limits are now in force where arrears are identified in pay reference periods on or after 7 March 2014. The Government will also bring in primary legislation as soon as possible so that the maximum £20,000 penalty can apply to each underpaid worker.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRCV) do not keep data on numbers of employees in a format that would enable provision of the statistics requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/02/2015 16:47:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

222666

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Universal Credit: Greater Manchester
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 the Universal Credit IT system in Leigh, Greater Manchester, was out of action for three consecutive days in the first week of February 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Universal Credit IT core system was fully operational throughout February. In Leigh, however, there was a problem in non-UC IT which was remedied promptly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 27/02/2015 13:31:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

222667

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from local authorities in Tranche 1 for universal credit roll-out about his Department's implementation plans for universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave on 23 February 2015 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;uin=224389" target="_blank">UIN224389</a>,</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We expect to confirm delivery partnership agreements with all Local Authorities in Tranche 1 at the point they go-live with Universal Credit. A full list of local authorities included in Tranche 1 can be found here</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 224689 question first answered 27/02/2015 14:14:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

222668

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local authorities are in the Tranche 1 group for the roll out of universal credit; and how many such authorities have signed a delivery partnership agreement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave on 23 February 2015 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;uin=224389" target="_blank">UIN224389</a>,</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We expect to confirm delivery partnership agreements with all Local Authorities in Tranche 1 at the point they go-live with Universal Credit. A full list of local authorities included in Tranche 1 can be found here</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-national-expansion</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 224688 question first answered 27/02/2015 14:14:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

222669

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 imposed on employment and support allowance claimants in each month between January 2013 and June 2014; and how many such sanctions were imposed on claimants whose primary condition was (a) mental and behavioural disorders, (b) diseases of the nervous system, (c) diseases of the circulatory or respiratory system, (d) diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, (e) injury, poisoining and certain other consequences of external causes and (f) other.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) adverse sanction decisions is published at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested for primary condition of ESA adverse sanction decisions is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/02/2015 16:31:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

179693

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has is place for processing customer claims for (a) income support, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) employment and support allowance and (d) universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department currently uses a suite of measures to track and manage the timeliness of processing for the range of benefits it administers. These measures are supported by business information systems and used to help manage and improve performance. Going forward, the Department plans to retain these measurements for working age benefits and is developing a processing time measure for Universal Credit along similar lines.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/02/2015 13:08:42 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

179694

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of raising the participation age on the take up of apprenticeships by 16 to 19 year olds.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The latest participation data shows there was an increase in the proportion of 16-18 year olds taking an apprenticeship in 2013/14. The proportion of 16 year olds - the first cohort affected by the raising of the participation age (RPA) – was unchanged. Participation data for 2014/15 is not yet available</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are a number of factors that may affect the take up of apprenticeships, and no assessment has been made of the distinct impact of the introduction of RPA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/02/2015 14:46:55 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

179695

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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	Unemployment: Young People
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 effect of raising the participation age on the level of youth unemployment.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	224390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Raising the participation age was legislated for in 2008 with the aim of ensuring young people have the skills and qualifications they need to succeed in the workplace. The number of young people in work is increasing, up by over 100,000 in the last year and by over 125,000 since 2010. A higher participation age should help to cut youth unemployment in the short-term, as it means more young people are studying full-time, and in the longer term, by increasing the level of skills and qualifications of the workforce. Over the last year 16-17 year olds and 18-24 year olds have both seen significant falls in unemployment, with unemployment down both for those studying full-time and for those who have left full-time education. During 2014 overall youth unemployment recorded the largest annual fall on record and the youth claimant count has now fallen for 38 consecutive months.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/02/2015 17:18:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms