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227324

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	227551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department publishes details of all staff engaged off payroll in its Annual Report and Accounts and the information requested can be found at the following links:</p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323953/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2013-2014.PDF" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2013-2014</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2012-2013</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214340/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-2012.pdf" target="_blank">DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2011-2012</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 16:31:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227955

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which approved new applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their phones and tablets.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	227971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>All applications on DWP phones and tablets are preloaded and secure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:00:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

225715

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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 assessment he has made of trends in the number of people ceasing to claim benefits.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Robathan
	uin	907930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The number of people claiming one of the main out of work benefits has fallen by over 900,000 since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>This is the lowest level for a quarter of a century.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/03/2015 17:40:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan

224060

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	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	Preston
	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 26 February 2015 to Question 224791, what topics he discussed with staff during his visit to Preston Benefit Centre on 11 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	225638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Further to my previous response, discussions took place between DWP staff and Secretary of State as he toured the office, no details are held regarding content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/03/2015 12:58:03 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

226403

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2015
	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	Food Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what responsibilities Jobcentre Plus advisers have to provide further help or information to claimants who present as being unable to afford sufficient food for them or their family.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	226984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Jobcentre Advisers ensure claimants are provided with welfare support which includes provision for hardship or an advance of benefit where required.</p><p> </p><p>Where another organisation could be able to offer support to claimants, then Jobcentre Advisers are able to signpost claimants to their services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/03/2015 17:56:04 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228239

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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 the average duration is to date spent claiming jobseeker's allowance by people who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after being on the Work Programme for two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information as requested 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 23/03/2015 16:33:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228245

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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: North West
	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 have been assessed by the Work Programme in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West to date.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	228054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information requested for Work Programme referrals and attachments, by various geographies, is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 09:51:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228247

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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: Blackpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of recipients of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme in (a) Blackpool South constituency and (b) Blackpool local authority area moved into sustained employment in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013, (iii) 2014 and (iv) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	228267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information showing the number of Work Programme Referrals, Job Outcomes and Sustainment Payments, up to December 2014, by various geographies can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 17:12:59 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

224911

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance
	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 publish the information his Department holds on how many people received jobseeker's allowance (JSA) hardship payments in each year from March 2012 to date; and how many JSA claimants (a) were sanctioned and (b) received hardship payments in each parliamentary constituency or the nearest proxy for constituencies in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Mr Michael Meacher
	uin	226228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>(a) The information requested for the number of JSA sanctions by Parliamentary constituency is published and available 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> </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><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(b) The latest published information on hardship awards covers the 12 month period from April 2011 to March 2012 can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222972/hardship_adhoc_2011_2012.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222972/hardship_adhoc_2011_2012.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 06/03/2015 14:15:31 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	454 label Biography information for Mr Michael Meacher

226789

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	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	Young People: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support his Department provides to 18 and 19 year olds in employment who have never attended college or university.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	227221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>18 and 19 year olds who are working fewer than 16 hours per week may be entitled to out of work benefits. In areas where Universal Credit has been rolled out, 18 and 19 year olds who are on a low income or out of work may be entitled to claim Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 18/03/2015 12:58:06 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy