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224788

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the amount (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>On 25 February the Government published on GOV.UK departmental spend data with SMEs, directly and through the supply chain, for 2013-4:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>This data shows that for 2013-14, 26.1% of government business went to SMEs, exceeding our aspiration of 25%.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 12:46:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224791

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on time on benefit of the application of full work conditionality to the employment and support allowance work-related activity group.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	226025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The department does not hold the information described so I cannot provide an assessment as ESA claimants are not subject to full conditionality.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants in the Work Related Activity Group are required to undertake work related activity, as a condition of continued entitlement to full payment of benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants in the Support Group are not expected to participate in work-related activity but can access support on a voluntary basis.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/03/2015 15:52:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

224793

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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 assessment he has made of the suitability of employment and support allowance for people with mild to moderate mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	226027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) provides support to people with a health condition or disability. Entitlement to ESA is based on an individual’s functional ability rather than the condition itself. People claiming ESA will undergo the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). The WCA is based on the premise that eligibility should not be based on a person’s condition, but rather on the way that condition limits their functional capability.</p><p> </p><p>We have strengthened our processes for assessing people with mental health conditions by:</p><p> </p><p>· Introducing Mental Function Champions who spread best practice amongst healthcare professionals in mental health, learning difficulties and cognitive impairment.</p><p>· Redesigning the ESA50 claimant questionnaire to make it clear that evidence from Support Workers, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Carers etc. is valuable particularly in mental health cases.</p><p>· Improving the training in mental health for decision makers and assessors.</p><p>· Accepting Dr Litchfield’s recommendations from the fifth Independent Review of the WCA relating to mental health.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 10/03/2015 12:34:48 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

224906

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP includes a provision in its contract terms requiring payment to contractors within thirty days of receipt of a valid claim. Where the contractor enters into a sub-contract for the purpose of performing its obligations under the contract, it must ensure that a provision is included in the sub-contract which requires payment to be made by the contractor to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding thirty days from the receipt of a valid claim.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 came into force on 26 February and contain a requirement for sub-contractors to include in any sub-contract which they in turn award, provisions having the same effect.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:42:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224907

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of suppliers to his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 12:41:18 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224908

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions publishes monthly ‘Prompt Payment’ statistics, stating what proportion of undisputed invoices are paid within 30 days, (contractual), 10 days and 5 days figures here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/procurement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/procurement</a> under the heading Prompt Payment to Suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:34:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224912

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of suppliers to his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid subcontractors within 30 days in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	226192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p>The publication of revised Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on 25 Feb has resulted in new legislation, which means that;</p><ul><li>everyone in the supply chain must comply with 30 day payment terms, including suppliers and sub-contractors;</li></ul><ul><li>public bodies must publish an annual late payment report, making their accountability more transparent.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:53:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224914

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
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	Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings Ministers of his Department had with (a) disability representative groups and (b) private sector organisations between July 2013 and February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Glenda Jackson
uin	226211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP Ministers meet regularly with external organisations in relation to the Department’s work and welfare reform. Details of meetings with external organisations up to and including March 2014 are published by the Cabinet Office as part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, and these details are available at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/82fd6446-aa45-4032-9eae-2524a66d8b6b" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/82fd6446-aa45-4032-9eae-2524a66d8b6b</a></p><p> </p><p>Information from the remainder of 2014 to February 2015 will be published by the Cabinet Office in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 12:16:26 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	175 label Biography information for Glenda Jackson