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758859

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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, what support the Government is offering to women affected by the Pensions Acts of 1995 and 2011 to stay in work to a later age; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	9305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work. The number of older women in work is now at a record high: there are around 1 million more women aged 50+ in work than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Government has reformed legislation to create the right framework to support Fuller Working Lives. We have removed the Default Retirement Age, meaning it is now unlawful to dismiss someone just because they reach age 65.</p><p>We have also extended the right to request flexible working beyond those with caring needs, meaning people can discuss with their employers options for allowing choice about how and when they retire. And we have introduced pensions freedoms, to allow people aged 55 and over greater freedom and choice in how and when they access their pension savings.</p><p> </p><p>On 2 February 2017 we published Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach, which aims to increase the retention, retraining and recruitment of older workers by bringing about a change in the perceptions &amp; attitudes of employers, and to challenge views of working in later life and retirement amongst individuals. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We have also appointed a Business Champion for Older Workers, Andy Briggs, supported by a team of employers at Business In The Community, to support employers in retaining, retraining and recruiting older workers. In February 2017, the team launched a target to gain one million more older people in work by 2022, asking employers to commit to a pledge to publish their workforce data by age. Their report setting out their achievements to date was published on 07 September 2017 and can be viewed at <a href="https://age.bitc.org.uk/issues/BusinessChampion/govreport" target="_blank">https://age.bitc.org.uk/issues/BusinessChampion/govreport</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/09/2017 13:31:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

758866

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Workplace Pensions: LGBT People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the effect of the Walker v Innospec Limited case on pensions liabilities.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	9315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is assessing what the full implications of the judgment will be. Once this is complete the effect on pensions liabilities overall can then be estimated. Individual pension schemes will also need to assess the implications of the judgment for their particular schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/09/2017 13:33:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

758867

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Cycle to Work Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the Government's Cycle to Work scheme for his Department's employees.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	9389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions already makes provision for our employees through an advance of salary to purchase a bicycle and safety equipment and retailer discounts, which are available via our employee discount scheme.</p><p>We are currently working with a supplier with the intention of implementing a DWP Cycle to Work scheme by the end of this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/09/2017 15:35:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

758872

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 assessment his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of universal credit claimants who were paid (i) monthly and (ii) weekly prior to claiming the benefit.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	9413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Our evidence suggests that around 70% of people in employment on low incomes are paid monthly or 4 weekly. The Universal Credit monthly assessment period and payment structure therefore mirrors the world of work while providing the flexibility to adjust when claimants move in and out of work regularly. An assessment period of less than a month would not work for anyone who is monthly paid. In contrast, an assessment period of a month means the system can adjust to weekly fortnightly or four-weekly payments.</p><p> </p><p>As of 13 July 2017 there are 570,000 claimants on the Universal Credit caseload of which 220,000 (39%) are in employment. We do not have quality assured data on the payment cycles of universal credit claimants who are in work, or for those who were in work before they claimed, and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 9414 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:05:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

758879

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 assessment his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who claim universal credit as in-work support and who are paid (i) monthly and (ii) weekly.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	9414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Our evidence suggests that around 70% of people in employment on low incomes are paid monthly or 4 weekly. The Universal Credit monthly assessment period and payment structure therefore mirrors the world of work while providing the flexibility to adjust when claimants move in and out of work regularly. An assessment period of less than a month would not work for anyone who is monthly paid. In contrast, an assessment period of a month means the system can adjust to weekly fortnightly or four-weekly payments.</p><p> </p><p>As of 13 July 2017 there are 570,000 claimants on the Universal Credit caseload of which 220,000 (39%) are in employment. We do not have quality assured data on the payment cycles of universal credit claimants who are in work, or for those who were in work before they claimed, and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 9413 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:05:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

758881

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 evidence his Department has that (a) under the full service and (b) under the live service universal credit (i) moves people into work more quickly and (ii) supports people to stay in work longer than the previous system; and if he will set out the timescale over which that evidence was collected.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	9534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We will be publishing further research on the employment impacts of Universal Credit shortly.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/09/2017 09:48:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

758889

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 estimate he has made of the number of tax credit recipients who are (a) lone parents with dependent children, (b) married or co-habiting couples with dependent children and (c) married or co-habiting couples with no dependent children who will receive universal credit by the completion of full service roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	9615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We estimate that the following numbers of Tax Credit recipient families will receive Universal Credit by the completion of Full Service roll-out:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(a) lone parents with dependent children</p></td><td><p>2,100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) married or co-habiting couples with dependent children</p></td><td><p>1,600,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) married or co-habiting couples with no dependent children</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that these estimates do not take account of all Tax Credit recipients because of the differences in eligibility and take-up between Tax Credits and Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/09/2017 09:47:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

757391

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	National Insurance Contributions
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 introduce provisions relating to Class 3 national insurance credits in the National Insurance Contributions Bill.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	8487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to introduce a Class 3 National Insurance credit for volunteers.</p><p> </p><p>However on 6 September, a Call For Evidence was published on the Full-Time Social Action Review which will develop recommendations on how to support full time volunteering.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how to submit evidence are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643612/Full_Time_Social_Action_Review_-_Call_for_Evidence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643612/Full_Time_Social_Action_Review_-_Call_for_Evidence.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The review will consider what the voluntary sector, industry and, if needed, government can do to support full-time volunteering.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 8437 8438 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:02:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

757842

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether HM Revenue and Customs has sufficient staff to handle each and every complaint relating to personal independence payments within 15 days.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The DWP target for clearing complaints for claims in relation to Personal Independence Payment is 95% within 15 days. Year-to-Date, from April 2017, the DWP is achieving 96%. A number of complaints are complex and require advice and guidance from, for example, legal colleagues, and such cases can take longer than 15 days. The DWP therefore considers that the teams handling complaints for Personal Independence Payment are sufficiently staffed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 13:26:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757843

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on including a person's estimated retirement date on annual tax summaries.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	8888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues including the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is developing a range of means of communications for ensuring people know their State Pension age. The ‘Check your State Pension’ service currently provides everyone with personal information on their forecast amount and when they will reach State Pension age. This service is already part of the online Personal Tax Account service.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/09/2017 16:51:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson