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1125021

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits: Coventry
	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 number of people affected by administrative errors made by her Department which led to the overpayment of benefits in Coventry.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	251210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is focused on paying people their correct entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>Administrative errors are referred to as ‘official errors’ which have arisen from processing errors or delays by DWP or a Local Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A quality checking regime is in place and this is helping address official error.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics Fraud and Error 2018/19 published 9 May 2019, indicate that estimated losses from official error account for 0.4% of total benefit expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>Internal Management Information shows that 48k claimants with a CV postcode had an actual ‘official error’ overpayment in 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/05/2019 16:33:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1133239

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Employment: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in employment that live in poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	266657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>National statistics on the number of working-age adults, in a family with at least one adult in work, in low income can be calculated from figures published in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18 there were 2.9m working-age adults in absolute low income (before housing costs) in families with at least one adult in work. However, over 80% of these are from families where at least one adult is not in full-time employment. The majority of those in in-work poverty are in families with part-time work only, single earner couples, or are self-employed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 12:49:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1136941

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	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 plans the Government has in place to help people in receipt of universal credit with the cost of childcare over the summer holidays.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	273325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that childcare costs can affect parents’ decisions to both obtain and maintain employment and is committed to removing barriers that prevent parents moving into work.</p><p> </p><p>To overcome this barrier to employment, Universal Credit claimants are able to claim up to 85 per cent of their childcare costs, compared to 70 per cent on the legacy system. This can be worth up to £13,000 a year for families with two children.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the difficulty that some claimants might have in paying childcare costs over the summer holidays and have undertaken significant work to increase work coach awareness, understanding and promotion of both the Universal Credit childcare offer and the wider government childcare offer. This is to ensure that parents who are eligible for the 15 hours of free childcare for disadvantaged families with 2-year-old children, and 30 hours of free childcare for working families, take these up. These free childcare offers can be used in combination with Universal Credit support for childcare.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, budgeting advances are available for eligible claimants that can be used to cover the cost of paying additional upfront childcare costs or a deposit that might be needed during the school holidays.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/07/2019 13:43:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1139248

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) provision and (b) affordability of childcare for children of working parents in school summer holidays.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	277637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer to Question 273325, answered on 9 July 2019 -</p><p>The Government recognises that childcare costs can affect parents’ decisions to both obtain and maintain employment and is committed to removing barriers that prevent parents moving into work.</p><p>To overcome this barrier to employment, Universal Credit claimants are able to claim up to 85 per cent of their childcare costs, compared to 70 per cent on the legacy system. This can be worth up to £13,000 a year for families with two children.</p><p>We recognise the difficulty that some claimants might have in paying childcare costs over the summer holidays and have undertaken significant work to increase work coach awareness, understanding and promotion of both the Universal Credit childcare offer and the wider government childcare offer. This is to ensure that parents who are eligible for the 15 hours of free childcare for disadvantaged families with 2-year-old children, and 30 hours of free childcare for working families, take these up. These free childcare offers can be used in combination with Universal Credit support for childcare.</p><p>In addition to this, budgeting advances are available for eligible claimants that can be used to cover the cost of paying additional upfront childcare costs or a deposit that might be needed during the school holidays.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/07/2019 16:01:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1147855

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	Poverty: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of women and girls living below the poverty line.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	293446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>National Statistics on the number of children in relative and absolute low income are set out in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; (HBAI) publication.</p><p> </p><p>In the latest low income statistics, the number of women (including those of pension age) and female children below the poverty line decreased in three out of four measures compared to 2009/10. In 2017/18 there were 3.8 million women in absolute poverty before housings costs, down from 3.9 million in 2009/10. In 2017/18 there were 1.2 million female children in poverty in absolute poverty before housing costs, down from 1.3 million in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>The above information has been sourced from the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics using Stat-Xplore. Stat-Xplore can be accessed using: <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 use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/10/2019 12:58:16 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

658611

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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	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, how many benefit sanctions were imposed by his Department in each of the last six years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	57752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanction decisions in Great Britain is published and can be found 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: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2016 14:24:15 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

658612

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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	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, how many benefit sanctions were imposed and later lifted by his Department in each of the last six years; what average length of time it took to reverse a decision to impose a sanction; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	57753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The information requested on average length of time is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanction decisions in Great Britain is published and can be found 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: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2016 12:01:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

658622

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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	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, what recent assessment he has made of the rate of error in his Department's decisions on benefit sanctions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	57611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The latest available information on Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance sanctions, including the number of cancellations, Mandatory Reconsiderations and Appeals, 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: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/12/2016 16:08:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

686259

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are served by (a) Tile Hill and (b) Cofa Court jobcentres in Coventry; and how many such claimants are (i) disabled and (ii) women.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	63413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. However, such information that is available is in the tables and provides the stock of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit (required to seek work) claimants; the number of new claims to Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support from people who are attending (a) Tile Hill and (b) Cofa Court Jobcentres in Coventry.</p><p>Table (a) Tile Hill</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>The stock of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit claimants attending Tile Hill Jobcentre</p></td><td><p>The number of people making a new claim to Employment and Support Allowance and attending Tile Hill Jobentre</p></td><td><p>The number of people making a new claim to Income Support and attending Tile Hill Jobcentre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>November 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>82</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>405</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table (b) Cofa Court</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>The stock of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit claimants attending Cofa Court Jobcentre</p></td><td><p>The number of people making a new claim to Employment and Support Allowance and attending Cofa Court Jobentre</p></td><td><p>The number of people making a new claim to Income Support and attending Cofa Court Jobcentre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>November 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>370</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 16:01:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

686261

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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: Coventry
	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 using Tile Hill Jobcentre Plus in Coventry South have been informed in writing of the closure of that jobcentre.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	63414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>It is important to remember that the announcements made in relation to the Written Statement of 26 January 2017 are proposals at this stage and not final decisions. The proposal to merge staff and services from Tile Hill to Cofa Court Jobcentre is currently under public consultation and we will carefully consider any concerns raised during the process. Once a final decision is made, claimants will be informed at an appropriate time prior to any office move.</p><p> </p><p>Detail of current public consultations, including Tile Hill, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&amp;publication_filter_option=consultations&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=department-for-work-pensions&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&amp;publication_filter_option=consultations&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=department-for-work-pensions&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date</a>=</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 16:33:46 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

688073

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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: Young Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people on release from Young Offender Institutions have had their benefits sanctioned or suspended in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	63847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 16:02:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

690507

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	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: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date a Minister of his Department last visited a jobcentre in (a) Coventry South and (b) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	64048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The date of the last ministerial visit to a jobcentre specifically in Coventry South could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The last ministerial visit to a jobcentre in the West Midlands was on the 2<sup>nd</sup> February 2017. The Minister for Employment, Damian Hinds MP, visited Solihull.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 16:06:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

690513

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	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: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to visit a jobcentre in (a) Coventry South and (b) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	64045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly visits DWP sites, including Jobcentres, in different parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 15:38:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

693861

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	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	Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of rapes reported in order to claim child benefit for a third or subsequent child after April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	65297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>Child benefit will be unaffected by the changes limiting Universal Credit and Tax Credits to the first two children, and will continue to be paid in respect of all children.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 15:00:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

705584

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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: Closures
	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 on the effect of the proposed closure of Jobcentre Plus offices on disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	65668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We have received a number of questions from MPs, MSPs, AMs, customers and other representatives as well as from public consultations for sites that are outside of the criteria we have set. We are conducting public consultation on all proposals to close or move a Jobcentre outside of these criteria to help determine any impacts that additional travel will have on claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the development of our proposals, the Department has been mindful of its duties under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. Our continued focus on equality analysis will be important in helping to assess the needs of disabled people. Full equality analysis covering all sites where changes are proposed, will be carried out in due course to inform the final decision making process. This assessment will take into account feedback we have received for sites where we have undertaken public consultation and help establish the need for any alternative provision, such as outreach services.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 12:46:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

713579

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the universal credit minimum income floor on the agricultural sector workers whose income is seasonal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	68887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit supports gainful self-employment for claimants where it is the best possible route for them to become self-sufficient, and the Minimum Income Floor is designed to address flaws in the current system which allow self-employed claimants to receive full State support while declaring low or zero earnings. This situation is unsustainable and unfair on the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are aware that for the self-employed, including farmers, builders and many other seasonal businesses, their earnings often fluctuate from month to month.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/03/2017 16:01:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

750321

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on which date (a) he or (b) a Minister of his Department last visited Torrington Avenue Jobcentre Plus.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	3861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The date of the last Ministerial visit to the Torrington Jobcentre Plus could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, it can be confirmed that since May 2015, there have been no visits to the above Jobcentre Plus by the Secretary of State or his Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2017 10:59:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

750322

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on which date (a) he or (b) a Minister of his Department last visited Cofa Court Jobcentre Plus.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	3860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The date of the last Ministerial visit to the Cofa Court Jobcentre Plus could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, it can be confirmed that since May 2015, there have been no visits to the above Jobcentre Plus by the Secretary of State or his Ministers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2017 10:59:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

750909

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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: Closures
	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 potential effect of jobcentre closures on claimants who have difficulty using PCs and the Internet.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	4177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Increasingly, our customers access many of our services on-line. This includes claiming benefits, looking for jobs and keeping us informed of their efforts to find work.</p><p>The roll out of Universal Credit and our reforms of Jobcentre Plus have increased the number of interactions claimants now have with us online. For example, eight out of ten claims for Jobseeker’s Allowance are now made online and 99.6% of applicants for Universal Credit full service submitted their claim online, reflecting increased digital capability and accessibility. This allows the Department to tailor its service so that face-to-face contact can be focused on those who need extra support.</p><p><br>We are committed to retaining an accessible jobcentre network and continuing to serve customers in all areas and the face to face support our work coaches offer at jobcentres will continue to be a core part of the service we deliver. In order to be able to support customers in the most appropriate way, we have various means of interacting with them, including face to face, e-mail, telephone and by post.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2017 10:57:55 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

750910

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the additional caseload for Cofa Court Jobcentre in Coventry as a result of closure of the Torrington Avenue Jobcentre.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	4179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Changes to the DWP estate announced on 5 July are not intended to reduce the number of staff or level of service we deliver, they are about redesigning our estate in a way that provides value for the taxpayer while continuing to support to our claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst no specific estimate has been made of the additional caseload for Cofa Court Jobcentre as a result of these changes, the number of work coaches in jobcentres is set to increase in all areas which will offset any increases.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/07/2017 10:58:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

754237

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for roll-out of universal credit in Coventry.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	6241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Universal Credit full service is due to rollout in Coventry in April 2018.</p><p> </p><p>A full rollout schedule has been published and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628958/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628958/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/09/2017 11:07:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

765382

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of alternatives to closing Tilehead Jobcentre; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	105501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Coventry Tile Hill Jobcentre is currently 42% underutilised therefore significant savings can be made by merging and maximising space at Coventry Cofa Court Jobcentre. It is better value for money to merge two jobcentres in close proximity, creating bigger and multi-skilled teams.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally the IT infrastructure is already in place and the Cofa Court office can import staff and services from Tile Hill, making best use of taxpayers money.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/10/2017 14:49:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

774119

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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: Coventry South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent work coaches who will be based at Cofa Court Jobcentre when universal credit is rolled out in Coventry South constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	108767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit is available to all new claims from single jobseekers across Great Britain and couples and families in some jobcentre areas. As at August 2017 there were around 12,500 work coaches across the jobcentre network and working across all benefits. The number of work coaches will change in line with demand and we expect there to be more in every nation and region by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The number of work coaches and the size of their caseload will vary as it is dependent on a number of factors, including the level of customer support required and the needs of the local labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The digital service continues to develop iteratively, with claimants able to increasingly self-serve and interact digitally with their work coach and case manager.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 107132 question first answered 26/10/2017 11:00:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 17469 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

802135

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the effect on jobcentre staff of outsourcing jobcentre telephony work to Capita
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	117822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>No representations have been received. The delivery of the scripted New Claim service by Capita allows Jobcentre staff to focus on helping customers into work.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/12/2017 12:08:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

802642

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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: Coventry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to visit the Cofa Court Jobcentre in Coventry in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	118192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no confirmed plans to visit Cofa Court Jobcentre in Coventry in 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/12/2017 12:33:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham