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89841

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new EU directives and regulations have been transposed into UK law by his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	207265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has transposed 44 EU directives since May 2010. This number comprises fully transposed directives which originated from the European Commission’s Directorate General Mobility and Transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has been tracking EU regulations since 08/07/2010. Since that date, 164 EU regulations in the Department for Transport’s area of responsibility have come into effect.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of all EU legislation, including full details of all EU regulations that came into force before 08/07/2010, can be found on the Commission’s website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://old.eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm" target="_blank">http://old.eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm</a> for older legislation and <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en" target="_blank">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en</a> for legislation since 1st April 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/09/2014 13:06:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

89843

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department monitors the number of employment and support allowance claims which are awaiting action by (a) a work capability assessment provider and (b) his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	207549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/09/2014 11:11:42 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

89844

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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, whether it is his Department's policy to permit jobseeker's allownce claimants who follow their advisor's instructions to attend a jobcentre course instead of signing on to be sanctioned or have their claim stopped because they did not sign on.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	207548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Where a Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant is required to participate in a Jobcentre course, they are given information, verbally and in writing, which includes details about the course itself, what they are required to do by way of participation, and whether they are still required to attend the Jobcentre and meet their benefit conditions whilst attending the course.</p><p> </p><p>There are some circumstances where DWP can excuse a person from the requirement to sign on, in order to enable them to participate in a course. This includes those claimants who are participating as a full-time student on an employment related course for a maximum of two weeks.</p><p> </p><p>However, in the majority of cases, claimants will be expected to sign on whilst participating in a course. Where conflicting appointments/course times arise, we make every effort to re-arrange claimants’ signing on arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>If the decision is that the claimant is to continue attending the Jobcentre and the claimant fails to do so, without having a good reason, their benefit may be sanctioned.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/09/2014 12:26:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

89845

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new EU directives and regulations have been transposed into UK law by his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	207267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Since 2010, 66 EU directives have been transposed and 49 direct-acting EU regulations have come into effect.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/09/2014 16:13:14 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

89846

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 and Support Allowance
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 people who have been moved to contribution-based employment and support allowance (ESA) from a combination of incapacity benefit and income support since ESA was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	207511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information as requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 04/09/2014 15:27:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

89849

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
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 with Parkinson's disease (a) have applied for personal independence payments (PIPs), (b) are receiving PIPs and (c) have been refused PIPs.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	207496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Available data does not provide the number of people with Parkinson's disease who have (a) applied for Personal Independence Payment (b) are receiving Personal Independence Payment (c) have been refused Personal Independence Payment. However, published statistics show that at February 2014 there were 2,831 people entitled to PIP for Neurological Conditions, which would include those who have Parkinson's disease.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/09/2014 14:26:48 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

89850

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has taken steps to inform people moving to contribution-based employment and support allowance that they may no longer be entitled to free dental care, eye care and prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	207507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>People entitled to contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance are not automatically exempt from health charges. However, people entitled to income-related Employment and Support Allowance are exempt from many health charges.</p><p>The entitlement criteria for certain passported benefits, including free dental care, eye care and prescriptions, are the responsibility of other government departments and the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 04/09/2014 14:56:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

89854

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to assist employment and support allowance claimants with medical costs including dental care, eye care and prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	207506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP is aware of the importance of these benefits and the vital support they provide to people on low incomes and how they are highly valued by the individuals that receive them. However, decisions on free dental care, eye care and prescriptions, including their eligibility criteria and verification, are the responsibility of the departments and devolved administrations who deliver them.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 04/09/2014 15:20:19 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

89855

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) individuals and (b) organisations on employment and support allowance and eligibility for free dental care, eye care and prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	207505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP is aware of the importance of these benefits and the vital support they provide to people on low incomes and how they are highly valued by the individuals that receive them. However, decisions on free dental care, eye care and prescriptions, including their eligibility criteria and verification, are the responsibility of the departments and devolved administrations who deliver them.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 04/09/2014 15:15:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

89858

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: Thirsk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current claimant rate is for jobseeker's allowance in Thirsk and Malton constituency.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	207427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 02/09/2014 15:46:23 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark attachment 1 file name PQ 207427.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering