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1027720

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Official Residences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to recoup (a) rent, (b) service charges and (c) taxes from the unauthorised occupant of One Carlton Gardens for the period from 9 to 30 July.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	203293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>​On the occupancy of One Carlton Gardens from 9-31 July 2018 I refer the Honourable Member to the answers I gave on 24 July 2018 to Question 166108; 4 September 2018 to Question 167213; and on 10 September 2018 to Question 170256.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/01/2019 16:07:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390693

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned on the effect on local authority budgets of paying the new National Living Wage to external staff commissioned by local authorities to provide adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 7741 question first answered 21/07/2015 12:22:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390703

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of paying the National Living Wage for adult social care commissioned by local authorities over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 7738 question first answered 21/07/2015 12:22:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390930

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Workers: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the additional annual costs to councils of paying the National Living Wage to care workers employed by private firms to provide adult social care services for local authorities from April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 14:57:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1020385

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the commencement of universal credit in the Sheffield Woodhouse Jobcentre Plus area on 12 December 2018, if she will guarantee that new claims for that benefit will be paid before Christmas 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	199295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has extensive experience of paying claimants over holiday periods. We have also rolled out and paid Universal Credit to significant numbers of claimants over previous Christmas periods.</p><p> </p><p>All new claimants to Universal Credit have always been able to apply for a Universal Credit Advance in their first month if they need some financial support until the first regular payment of Universal Credit is made. This is up to 100% of the indicative award available and can be repaid over 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide an additional payment of 2 weeks of Housing Benefit to support claimants when they transition to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/12/2018 14:46:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1020386

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to create a universal credit service centre in Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	199296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Every Universal Credit claimant in Sheffield has a dedicated case manager based in the Universal Credit Service Centre in Makerfield.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to create a new Universal Credit Service Centre in Sheffield</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/12/2018 14:05:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1020387

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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: Sheffield
	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 waiting time is for an initial information-gathering interview at the Cavendish Court Job Centre Sheffield; and whether that waiting time has an effect on the time taken to pay universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	199297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Not all claimants will require any initial evidence interview at the start of their Universal Credit claim.</p><p> </p><p>If an interview is required, claimants will receive notification to book an interview via their online Universal Credit account at the start of their claim and are encouraged to make contact at the earliest opportunity. In addition, a further prompt will be sent after 7 days if no interview has been booked.</p><p> </p><p>Cavendish Court Jobcentre went live with Universal Credit full service on 7 November.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting period at Cavendish Court Jobcentre for initial interview (working days) was as follows:</p><p> </p><p>W/E 16/11 – 3 days</p><p>W/E 23/11 – 5 days</p><p>W/E 30/11 – 2 days</p><p> </p><p>For comparison, the average waiting period within the District of South Yorkshire for initial interview (working days) was as follows:</p><p> </p><p>W/E 16/11 – 3 days</p><p>W/E 23/11 – 3 days</p><p>W/E 30/11 – 2 days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We strive to deliver a quick and effective service to all claimants. Claimants have 30 days in which to make contact to book an initial interview. The closer the date of the initial interview is to the end of the 30 day period could potentially impact on the date a first payment is made. In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it is due to unresolved issues such as claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment or passing identity checks, satisfying the Habitual Residency Test, or having outstanding verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/12/2018 18:01:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1020388

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Jobcentres: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the total (a) cost of (i) redundancy payments, (ii) transfers for staff at the Eastern Avenue Jobcentre Plus site, (iii) travel for those staff and (iv) the alteration work required to the Cavendish Court site and (b) potential proceeds of the sale of the Eastern Avenue Jobcentre Plus site.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	199298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The business case for the merger of Eastern Avenue Jobcentre into Cavendish Court Jobcentre considered the estimated costs of redundancies, excess fares for staff and building work at Cavendish Court Jobcentre.</p><p> </p><p>DWP did not own Eastern Avenue Jobcentre and its future is a matter for the landlord.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/12/2018 14:34:50 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1045914

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Jobcentres: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional outreach work his Department is undertaking to help claimants as a result of the closure of Eastern Avenue Job Centre in Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	211101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>We will be reintroducing a Jobcentre outreach service at both Manor Library and Manor and Castle Development Trust in Sheffield. Work coaches will be based in Manor Library each Wednesday and Manor and Castle Development Trust each Tuesday. Staff from Cavendish Court Jobcentre have been identified for these roles and once each location has completed the necessary risk assessments we will agree a start date for the service. Customers will be notified of the services that will be available, which will include jobsfairs as well as benefits advice.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Sheffield City Council have agreed funding for a construction hub on the Manor to support regeneration. The Department is working with stakeholders to introduce a facility to train local people in construction with the first opportunity starting in February.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/01/2019 17:08:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1045916

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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	Jobcentres: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory (a) income support and (b) employment and support allowance interviews took place at the Cavendish Court Job Centre in Sheffield in the each of the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	211102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of mandatory Income Support and Employment and Support Allowance interviews at Cavendish Court Jobcentre in Sheffield in each of the last three months is shown below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Interview Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Interviews </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ESA Mandatory Interviews </strong></p></td><td><p>Oct-2018</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-2018</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dec-2018</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Interview Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Interviews </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>IS Mandatory Interviews</strong></p></td><td><p>Oct-2018</p></td><td><p>273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-2018</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dec-2018</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. The data should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/01/2019 17:19:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts