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78112

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Unemployed People: Mental Illness
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 people out of work suffer from (a) mental health disorder and (b) depression; and what proportion of them have been treated with (i) anti depressants, (ii) talking therapies and (iii) mindfulness.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	205845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information on the proportion of people out of work with a mental health disorder or depression, nor the proportion treated with anti depressants, talking therapies and/or mindfulness.</p><p> </p><p>However, 11% of out-of-work adults report having “Depression, bad nerves or anxiety” or “Mental illness, phobia, panics and other nervous disorders”. This is against a reported 3% of those in-work (Annual Population Survey, April 2013 – March 2014, GB residents aged 16+).</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 21/07/2014 15:28:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

78113

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) mobile telephones, (b) tablet computers and (c) office furniture in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	206029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is a geographically-dispersed organisation employing around 90,000 staff across some 870 sites, delivering services directly to around 22 million customers.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on mobile phones was £111,074 in 2010/11; £85,353 in 2011/12; and £196,427 in 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on tablet computers in 2010/11 and 2011/12 was nil. For 2012/13 I refer to the reply to PQ 151349 given to the Rt Hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) on 16 April 2013, official report Col.288W.</p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130416/text/130416w0001.htm#1304171000035" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130416/text/130416w0001.htm#1304171000035</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department occupies the majority of its estate under a Private Finance Initiative known as the PRIME Contract. Under this contract, the Department leases back fully-serviced accommodation from its private sector partner Telereal Trillium. The Department pays an inclusive unitary price for the space occupied, which includes the provision of office furniture. For those buildings and furniture requirements outside the scope of the PFI contract, the Department’s spend in 2010-11 was £603,686; 2011-12 was £537,468 and 2012-13 was £548,227. The Department’s Estates rationalisation programme has saved some £60 million in 2011/12 and 2012/13.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 22/07/2014 16:08:46 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb previous answer version 11779 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

78114

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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: Brighton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where people from Brighton and Hove are being asked to travel to in order to have face-to-face personal independence payment (PIP) interviews; what assessment he has made of the range of challenges faced by people going for assessment for PIP payments who are asked to travel to another town for a face-to-face interview; if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of taxis for people from Brighton and Hove who cannot use public transport to get to PIP assessments up to 90 minutes away from their homes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	205786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There are currently two assessment centres situated in the BN21 and BN41 postcode area. A third assessment centre based in the BN3 postcode will be opening shortly.</p><p> </p><p>PIP assessment providers must ensure that claimants do not have to travel for more than 90 minutes by public transport (single journey) for a consultation. This limit is an absolute maximum and we expect that only a small minority of claimants will have to make a journey approaching this duration. In the exceptional circumstance where a claimant is unable to make a journey within 90 minutes via public transport the assessment provider will offer either a home visit or the ability to use a taxi.</p><p> </p><p>We are encouraging assessment providers to identify consultation venues that are as local and convenient as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Payment of claimant expenses including taxi fares is the responsibility of the PIP assessment provider, the Department does not meet these costs.</p><p> </p><p>This information is therefore not available within the Department.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 22/07/2014 11:09:12 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper previous answer version 11773 answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

78115

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) accommodation, (b) taxis or private cars and (c) alcoholic beverages in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	206030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is a geographically-dispersed organisation employing around 90,000 staff across some 870 sites, delivering services directly to around 22 million customers. The table below shows the expenditure on accommodation and taxis for the years in question. The average spend per head on accommodation for 2012-13 was in the region of £70.</p><p> </p><p>The expenditure on taxis includes reimbursement of the cost of actual fares to support our disabled staff travelling to and from their place of work.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>(a) Accommodation</p></td><td><p>(b) Taxi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£6,932,231</p></td><td><p>£1,539,581</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£5,281,218</p></td><td><p>£1,201,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£6,571,462</p></td><td><p>£1,288,034</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the years 2008/09 and 2009/10 the Department’s spend on hotels under the previous administration was £11,264,324 and £11,694,697 respectively. This has almost halved under this administration. Spend on taxis for the year 2009/2010 was £1,526,863.</p><p> </p><p>As the purchase of alcohol is exceptional, there is no separate finance code to identify this spend.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 22/07/2014 16:11:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb previous answer version 11784 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

78116

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Work Programme
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 takes to promote the use of IT facilities in public libraries by participants in the Work Programme for job search and preparation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	205781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Work Programme providers have flexibility to innovate and to design support that addresses the needs of individuals and the local labour market, rather than having to follow one size fits all processes. It is at the discretion of providers whether they choose to advise individuals to use any particular public facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:22:46 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

78117

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value is of duplicate supplier payments identified by his Department since 2010; and what proportion of such payments have since been recovered in each of the last two financial years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	205982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/07/2014 11:54:50 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

78118

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G4S Group</p></td><td><p>£81,433</p></td><td><p>£17,951,654</p></td><td><p>£32,123,087</p></td><td><p>£46,377,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serco Group PLC</p></td><td><p>£73,458,641</p></td><td><p>£29,569,238</p></td><td><p>£45,457,786</p></td><td><p>£58,823,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sodexo Ltd</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>£685</p></td><td><p>£2,895</p></td><td><p>£558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GEO Amey</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Group PLC</p></td><td><p>£57,821,217</p></td><td><p>£40,754,470</p></td><td><p>£42,255,394</p></td><td><p>£50,702,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Atos Origin UK Ltd</p></td><td><p>£150,589,213</p></td><td><p>£143,524,261</p></td><td><p>£146,857,967</p></td><td><p>£102,646,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitie Managed Services</p></td><td><p>£4,889</p></td><td><p>£859</p></td><td><p>£648</p></td><td><p>£20,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working Links</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£85,337,045</p></td><td><p>£54,253,693</p></td><td><p>£78,302,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Action for Employment</p></td><td><p>£175,360,690</p></td><td><p>£89,243,572</p></td><td><p>£75,616,533</p></td><td><p>£104,396,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MTC Amey</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GEO Group</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carillion</p></td><td><p>£923</p></td><td><p>NlL</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td><td><p>£11,339</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/07/2014 13:37:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

78119

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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, if he will make it his policy to publish the personal independence payment application form on his Department's website in an interactive form; what assessment he made of the difficulties claimants have in completing those forms in long hand; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	205815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Personal Independence Payment application form is normally completed by telephone although we are committed to providing an on-line PIP claim and the Department is working with disability representative organisations to develop a secure and accessible on-line service. More information about the Department's Digital Strategy launched in December 2012 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-digital-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-digital-strategy</a></p><p> </p><p>Once we have established the claimant has met basic entitlement conditions relating to age and residence, a form called ‘How your disability affects you’ and an information booklet will be issued by post. The claimant can use this form to describe in their own words how their health condition or disability affects their daily life using a combination of free text and tick boxes, and has one calendar month to return it. The 'How your disability affects you' questionnaire was tested with claimants who have a range of health conditions and impairments, to ensure it was easier to complete than the DLA claim form.</p><p> </p><p>These forms can be filled in with the support of friends, carers and family members. Claimants can approach support organisations to help them. Additional support is available through the DWP Visiting Service for claimants who are in vulnerable situations and do not have anyone to help them.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 22/07/2014 11:02:04 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper previous answer version 11776 answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

78219

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Jobseekers’ Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost is of processing a new claim for jobseekers' allowance; what the cost is of a jobseekers' allowance interview; and what the annual cost is of maintaining an existing claim for jobseekers' allowance.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	205883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Unit cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JSA Claims</p></td><td><p>£13.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JSA NJI Advice</p></td><td><p>£20.37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DWP does not carry information on the annual cost of maintaining an existing claim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/07/2014 16:51:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

78220

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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 the cost is of initiating payment of employment and support allowance (ESA) at the assessment rate; what the annual cost is of maintaining an existing claim for ESA; and what the cost is of closing a claim for ESA.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	205882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Operating Cost</p></td><td><p>Unit Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Claims</p></td><td><p>£21,639,678.74</p></td><td><p>£25.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESA Changes</p></td><td><p>£52,547,108.49</p></td><td><p>£10.89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The cost of initiating payment of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) at the assessment rate is provided in ESA Claims. We have provided the annual costs for 13/14 and the Unit Costs. The Unit Cost is the average cost of one ESA Claim through the process.</p><p> </p><p>The annual cost of maintaining an existing claim for ESA would be provided in ESA Changes. We have provided the annual cost for 13/14 and the unit costs. The Unit Cost is the average cost of one ESA change being made.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of closing an ESA Claim is included in the ESA Change costs and cannot be extracted separately.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 21/07/2014 15:43:20 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore