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417212

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been contacted on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs by Concentrix; and for what purpose they were so contacted.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs’ contract with SYNNEX-Concentrix UK Limited provides additional capacity to review and correct tax credit claims that are potentially based on incorrect information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full details of the contractual arrangements can be found at <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/09/2015 14:53:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

417368

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make the provision of turn-up-and-go facilities to be a requirement in the next award of franchises for (a) South Eastern railways and (b) South Western railways.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>All licensed train operators are required to establish and comply with a Disabled Person’s Protection Policy which sets out the level of services and facilities available to disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility, how to arrange staff assistance, and how to get help if things do go wrong.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Train operators and Network Rail recently committed to a minimum six month formal trial of Turn Up and Go in London at a limited number of stations, which launched on 11th May 2015. Once complete, we look forward to the formal assessment of this trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/09/2015 14:39:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

417385

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason his Department invented quotes by non-existent jobseekers in its recent leaflet on benefit sanctions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The examples in the ESA sanctions factsheet were used for illustrative purposes to help people understand how the benefit system works. They were based on conversations our staff have had with claimants, however they have now been removed to avoid confusion.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 10/09/2015 14:34:53 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

390479

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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, how many households are affected by the household benefit cap; and how many such people are in (a) social rented housing, (b) private rented housing and (c) temporary accommodation (i) nationally and (ii) in each region.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap and the number of these households that are in (a) social rented housing and (b) private rented housing (i) nationally and (ii) in each region can be found on Stat-Xplore, the Department’s online interactive tabulation tool, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap in (c) temporary accommodation is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 15:39:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

390491

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether families with disabled children born after 6 April 2017 will continue to receive both the child element of child tax credit and the new disability element on account of that child, irrespective of how many other children are in the household.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>As announced at Summer Budget, families will no longer be able to claim additional support through Child Tax Credit for third or subsequent children in a family where the child is born after April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Support through the disabled child element and severely disabled child element in Child Tax Credit will be maintained for children born after April 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/07/2015 13:51:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

390493

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
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 in receipt of housing benefit aged between 18 and 21 are studying (a) full-time and (b) part-time in further education.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information requested regarding how many people in receipt of housing benefit aged between 18 and 21 are studying (a) full-time and (b) part-time in further education is not held.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 15:32:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

390494

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Expenditure
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 an increase in rents on housing benefit spending.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The package of measures announced in this month’s Budget should limit the scope for rent growth to increase Housing Benefit expenditure, particularly in the private rental sector where most Local Housing Allowance rates will be frozen for the next four years.</p><p> </p><p>Local Housing Allowance rates are set within Broad Rental Market Areas. These are determined by rent officers and intend to reflect the areas in which people live and access local services. In areas where rents rise rapidly there should be no presumption that Housing Benefit will always pick up the bill.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:37:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

390497

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Industrial Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consultation he plans on the role of employers and insurers in providing support to people who suffer from industrial injuries in the workplace; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In line with the information provided in the Summer Budget Report, the government will report at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 12:50:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389750

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Social Rented Housing: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of households in social housing (a) in London and (b) in each local authority area in London have an annual income above £40,000.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>According to the English Housing Survey in 2011 there were 43,000 households in social housing in London with an annual income of above £40,000. This represents 6% of all households in social housing in London.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold this information for local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/07/2015 16:08:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389755

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of households in social housing have an annual income above £30,000 in (a) England, (b) England outside London, (c) each region of England outside London and (d) each local authority outside London.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>According to the English Housing Survey in 2011 there were 349,000 households in social housing in England with an annual income of above £30,000 in 2011. This represents 9% of all households in social housing in England.</p><p> </p><p>According to the English Housing Survey in there were 250,000 households in social housing in England outside London with an annual income of above £30,000 in 2011. This represents 8% of all households in social housing in England outside London.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the number and proportion of households in social housing with an annual income of above £30,000 in 2011 for each region of England excluding London:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>31,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>26,000</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>28,000</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>44,000</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>59,000</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>27,000</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We do not hold this information for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/07/2015 15:53:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms