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Findings from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Wealth and Asset survey show that overall, the average (median) amount of wealth held in pensions not yet in payment was £33,000 in 2010/12. There is no breakdown available to show wealth held in funds created due to Automatic Enrolment.

DWP’s annual official statistics on workplace pension participation found that in 2014, the annual total amount saved in workplace pensions by employees eligible for Automatic Enrolment was £80.3 billion, an increase of £6.6 billion from 2012.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-07-21"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-07-21T14:04:34.21Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

No actuarial calculations were carried out in relation to the payments that would be made by the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme. The tariff table, which sets out the rate of payment according to age at diagnosis, is based on an average of similar payments made under civil compensation.

The Impact Assessment published in March 2014 estimated that £93.7m would be paid out by the Scheme in the first year of its operation, and £412.4m would be paid out over the first 10 years.

Initial application volumes were lower than anticipated so the amount levied on the insurance industry for the period 2014/15 was £32m. It is too early to estimate what the application volumes will be over the next 10 years given volumes received to date. As this is a demand led scheme, the calculations for the levy are done afresh each year. An upturn in applications to the Scheme would result in a higher levy rate in future years.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-06-18"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-06-18T13:31:33.04Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Baroness Manzoor" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Employment: Autism" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the rate of full-time employment of adults with autism above the current level of 15 per cent." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Turnberg" ; parl:uin "HL1763" ; dcterms:date "2015-07-21"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The recent IFS report is positive about the Government’s new approach to tackling the root causes of poverty: they said that “focusing on a broad range of inputs into life chances and causes of poverty is sensible.” They also add that “family worklessness certainly is a sensible thing to track if one wants to reduce the prevalence of low living standards.”

This Government knows that work remains the best route out of poverty. Research shows that around three-quarters of poor children in families that move into full employment exit poverty. We are committed to supporting parents to move into work, increase their earnings, and keep more of what they earn. Universal Credit, our investment in childcare and the introduction of the National Living Wage will all play an important part.

The Government also recognises that improving skills and progression is the key to making work pay. That is why under this Government we intend to create three million more apprenticeships over the next five years, and to help people move on to better jobs by improving qualifications and providing additional support through Jobcentre Plus.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-07-30"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-07-30T13:27:22.41Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Disability Confident campaign makes the business case for recruiting and retaining more disabled people and aims to increase the number of employers taking positive action to be more disability confident. We are not able to measure the number of disabled people moving into employment as a direct result of it, but the campaign is an important contributor towards our commitment to halve the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-07-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-07-06T12:00:19.73Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Sheep Dipping" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by George Eustice, Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on 10 June (HC Deb, col 136WH), who published the 1991 Health and Safety Executive report of an inquiry into sheep dipping; and to whom it was distributed." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "The Countess of Mar" ; parl:uin "HL420" ; dcterms:date "2015-06-11"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Turnberg" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Workplace Pensions" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average sum held in the pension funds of people who were enrolled in a pension scheme as part of the auto-enrolment process." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Baroness Greengross" ; parl:uin "HL1497" ; dcterms:date "2015-07-15"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Baroness Altmann" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Baroness Greengross" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Welfare Assistance Schemes: Finance" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make the planned further £74 million of funding available to upper tier local authorities for local welfare assistance schemes in 2016–17." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Baroness King of Bow" ; parl:uin "HL1154" ; dcterms:date "2015-07-07"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Ahead of the introduction of the new State Pension in April 2016, we are specifically encouraging people to find out how they could increase their new State Pension, including through National Insurance credits. This includes encouraging people who are eligible but may not be claiming carer’s credits at the moment. We are working with the media, local authorities, the NHS, voluntary organisations and charities, including carers’ organisations to promote material, including fact sheets and videos, ensuring the right information and advice is available on carer’s credits.

The Department does not hold information that would allow us to identify individuals who might be eligible for the carer’s credit. We use a range of methods to signpost the carer’s credit to individuals who contact us about other benefits who might be potentially eligible, including when someone has claimed but is not entitled to Carer’s Allowance. Departmental officials promote the carer’s credit at carers’ events, including Carer’s Week, and amongst support organisations. Information on the credits is available on the government’s website GOV.UK and also on carers’ organisations websites.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-09-21"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "HL1932" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-09-21T14:47:53.413Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Future arrangements for all local authority funding are a matter for the next Spending Review period and Local Government Finance Settlement consultations, which are led by DCLG. The outcome of these discussions will be made clear at the appropriate time.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-07-21"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-07-21T16:13:16.84Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government is committed to ensuring greater transparency for pension savers.

From April this year, workplace schemes are required to report on the value delivered by costs and charges in their scheme for the first time. Building on this, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Financial Conduct Authority ran a joint Call for Evidence ‘Transaction Cost Disclosure: Improving Transparency in Workplace Pensions’, considering how transaction costs could be disclosed in a standardised way. This is the first phase of work required to meet duties under Section 44 of the Pensions Act 2014 to require transaction costs to be disclosed to members and others; and transaction costs and administration charges to be published. The Government is currently considering responses to the Call for Evidence.

Transparency is not just about costs and charges. Earlier this year the Government consulted on changes to the Occupational Pension Schemes Investment Regulations requiring trustees to report how they take financial and non-financial factors into account when investing, and their schemes stewardship policy. The Government is currently considering responses to the consultation.

The Government intends to consult on any secondary legislation required following these exercises later this year, and will consider what further proposals may be needed to ensure greater transparency for pension savers including consideration both of its duties under the Pensions Act 2014 and the remarks made in debates on 7 January.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-07-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-07-06T12:06:11.487Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Tyler" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "National Insurance Credits: Carers" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they propose to encourage up-take of Carer’s Credit by those who are caring for others for 20 hours or more per week and who do not qualify for Carer’s Allowance." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope" ; parl:uin "HL1931" ; dcterms:date "2015-09-07"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Poverty: Children" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies Living Standards, Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2015; and how they plan to respond to the findings that nearly 63 per cent of British children living in poverty are in working families." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Tyler" ; parl:uin "HL1667" ; dcterms:date "2015-07-20"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The 1991 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report presented the findings of a 1990 survey of sheep dipping and was published by HSE as an internal document in May 1991.

The report was discussed at a meeting of the then Health and Safety Commission’s Agricultural Industry Advisory Committee (AIAC) working group, Chemicals In Agriculture (ChemAg), on 10 July 1991. The ChemAg working group membership included HSE, the Confederation of British Industry, the Trades Union Congress and other industry organisations.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-06-18"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-06-18T13:32:17.067Z"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Lords" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Mesothelioma: Compensation" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with regard to the compensation payments awarded under the Mesothelioma Act 2014, what is their estimate of (1) the difference between the actuarial calculations on which they based their assumptions for payments of compensation and the payments now being made by insurance companies; and (2) how much such companies will save in each of the next 10 years compared with the original legislative assumptions." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Alton of Liverpool" ; parl:uin "HL380" ; dcterms:date "2015-06-10"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Harrison" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Baroness King of Bow" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Employment: Disability" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people they expect to find jobs as a result of the Disability Confident campaign." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Baroness Kennedy of Cradley" ; parl:uin "HL724" ; dcterms:date "2015-06-22"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope" . parl:answerText "

DWP produced an Autism action-plan in 2013 to support the improvement of service provision and increase work opportunities for people with autism.

DWP is a member of the Autism Programme Board and in response to the Think Autism strategy, we are working co-productively with a large number of stakeholders to implement a range of activities to support this remit - and ensure that staff are providing the best possible support to people with autism when looking for work.

Promoting the employment of people with autism is also being taken forward as part of the Disability Confident campaign.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-08-04"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-08-04T10:56:43.1Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for The Countess of Mar" . parl:answerText "

None.

Payment of Employment and Support Allowance is not one of the benefits that can “trigger” payment of Carer’s Allowance.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Baroness Altmann" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-09-21"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-09-21T14:48:05.87Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Pension Funds" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 7 January (HL Deb, col 432), when they plan to consult on improving transparency for pension savers regarding where their money is invested and how rights attached to it are being exercised; and when they plan to consider how secondary legislation could be used to ensure greater transparency for pension savers." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Lord Harrison" ; parl:uin "HL786" ; dcterms:date "2015-06-24"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "29" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Work and Pensions" ; parl:hansardHeading "Carer's Allowance" ; parl:houseId "2" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people receive Carer’s Allowance in relation to care for a recipient of Employment Support Allowance who is (1) in the support group, and (2) in the work-related activity group." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Baroness Manzoor" ; parl:uin "HL1959" ; dcterms:date "2015-09-07"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "109"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; .