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443816

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency arrangements his Department has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	21957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the reply given by the Prime Minister on 14 January 2016</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-11/21952/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-11/21952/</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/01/2016 17:31:21 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

448767

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has prepared for government departments on implementing the Family Test.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	24858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>In October 2014, the Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Government officials on how the Test should be applied when formulating policy. Produced in collaboration with third sector partners from the Relationship Alliance, the guidance outlines the basis for the Family Test and provides policy officials with information on how the Test can be applied.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/02/2016 16:54:44 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

622567

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	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 Mobility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it remains the Government's policy to publish a life chances strategy.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	50880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member for Barnsley Central, Dan Jarvis on 17 October [47998].</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/11/2016 16:00:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

644004

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	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	Jobcentres: Older 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 older people champions are employed in job centres.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	54707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>We have seven older claimant champions across the jobcentre network, one operating in each of the GB regions. These were introduced in April 2015 to increase awareness among Work Coaches of the barriers faced by older claimants. The Champions work collaboratively with 34 District Leads, along with other colleagues, to raise the profile of older claimants at an operational level, highlight the benefits of employing older people and provide advice and best practice to share nationally.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 54708 question first answered 29/11/2016 16:03:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

644005

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	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	Jobcentres: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the role is of older people champions in job centres.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	54708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>We have seven older claimant champions across the jobcentre network, one operating in each of the GB regions. These were introduced in April 2015 to increase awareness among Work Coaches of the barriers faced by older claimants. The Champions work collaboratively with 34 District Leads, along with other colleagues, to raise the profile of older claimants at an operational level, highlight the benefits of employing older people and provide advice and best practice to share nationally.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 54707 question first answered 29/11/2016 16:03:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

714683

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2017
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions of 27 March 2017, Official Report, column 16, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of that alternative proposed by the Work and Pensions Committee to permit a defined group of women who have been affected by state pension age changes to take early retirement, from a specified age, on an actuarially neutral basis; what the costs in that estimate of (a) means-tested benefits, (b) national insurance contributions, (c) changes to working patterns and taxation, (d) unfunded public sector pensions schemes, (e) bus passes, (f) winter fuel payments, (g) other non-means-tested benefits and (h) setting up, operating and communicating that alternative were; and what estimate his Department has made of the likely take-up of that alternative and the effect of that take-up on its estimated costs.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	69604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department has made no estimate of the cost of permitting a defined group of women to take early retirement on an actuarially neutral basis, nor has it estimated possible take-up levels of any such scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Actuary submitted evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on early access to State Pension in April last year, including indicative estimates of potential costs should such a scheme be in operation. The evidence submitted by the Government Actuary can be found at the Work and Pensions Select Committee website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/early-drawing-pension-15-16/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/early-drawing-pension-15-16/</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/04/2017 14:27:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

797887

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	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
	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 application of universal credit criteria for those housed in temporary accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	116794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>We have listened to concerns from Local Authorities and have announced that from April 2018 any new claims for Universal Credit for Claimants in Temporary Accommodation will have their housing costs met through Housing Benefit. This includes all temporary accommodation, not just Emergency Temporary Accommodation. Existing claimants in Temporary Accommodation on Universal Credit will also move to Housing Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>This measure is expected to help Local Authorities, who currently see a significant funding shortage when they are placing people into Temporary and emergency accommodation in Universal Credit Full Service areas.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/12/2017 15:11:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

804276

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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	Universal Credit: Polygamy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes to benefit entitlement for partners in polygamous partnerships has resulted from the introduction of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	118475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Universal Credit does not recognise polygamous marriages. In Universal Credit, a person who is not party to the earliest existing marriage has to claim as a single person on the basis of their own circumstances, as opposed to being treated as part of a couple. This is a simpler approach that is easier to administer and avoids complexity within the structure of the benefit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/12/2017 14:38:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

443818

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what contingency arrangements the Government Equalities Office has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	21944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>We refer the Right Hon. MP to the response submitted by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/01/2016 17:39:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

447442

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Civil Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil partnerships have been (a) conducted, (b) terminated and (c) converted to marriage status since such partnerships were established.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	24071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Based on the latest publicly available data from the Office of National Statistics, since the Civil Partnership Act came into force in December 2005, the total number of civil partnerships formed in England and Wales up to the end of 2014 is 62,621.</p><br /><p>From January 2007 to December 2014, there were 4,527 civil partnerships dissolutions in England and Wales.</p><br /><p>A total of 7,732 couples chose to convert their existing civil partnership into a marriage in the six months between 10 December 2014 and 30 June 2015 in England and Wales.</p><br /><p>This information is available from the Office of National Statistics: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Civil+Partnerships" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/taxonomy/index.html?nscl=Civil+Partnerships</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/01/2016 13:49:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton