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76638

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Pension Funds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total value of United Kingdom pension funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>All information is published within the TPR Corporate Plan 2014-2017, on page 18.</p><p><a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/corporate-plan-2014-2017.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/corporate-plan-2014-2017.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This table shows the total assets held within pension funds governed by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), broken down by the four main types of private work-based pension products where TPR's powers apply.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/07/2014 12:34:43 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

76653

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Sick Leave: Stress
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 cost to the economy of days lost owing to stress in (a) manual and (b) non-manual jobs in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	204965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information on the cost to the economy of days lost owing to stress.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 15:31:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

76947

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
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 in receipt of housing benefit have moved to smaller properties since the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty in (a) 2014 to date and (b) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	204813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested as to how many people have moved to smaller properties is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However this week the Department will be publishing a statistical analysis of changes in numbers subject to a reduction in Housing Benefit award as a result of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/07/2014 15:48:36 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

76948

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by his Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	204806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information that is available is provided in the following table, which includes details of items that were reported as lost or stolen:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mobile telephones</p></td><td><p>Blackberry devices</p></td><td><p>Laptop computers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014*</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*to 30 June 2014</p><p>The Department takes its statutory responsibilities to protect data and assets extremely seriously; however the above figures need to be viewed in the context of the number of users given that as at 31 March 2014, the Department employed over 88,000 staff.</p><p>The Department requires all portable devices to be encrypted, so as to protect the data contained on that media.</p><p>Where items have been stolen, necessary investigations are conducted, involving the police as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 16:20:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

76950

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Social Security Benefits: Motor Neurone Disease
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 classify motor neurone disease as a terminal illness which qualifies for a fast-track assessment for welfare claims.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	204826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Claims to attendance allowance, disability living allowance, employment and support allowance, incapacity benefit and personal independence payment from people who are terminally ill, as defined in law, are fast tracked. Claimants are considered to be terminally ill if they have a progressive disease as a result of which they are not expected to live longer than six months. Motor neurone disease is considered to be a progressive disease.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 15:26:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

76951

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Morecambe
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 estimate how much money his Department has spent in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	204782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available information is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Further benefit expenditure data can be found at the following URL:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Benefit expenditure in Morecambe and Lunesdale,</p><p>£ million, 2014/15 Prices</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Excluding Housing Benefit</p></td><td><p>229.7</p></td><td><p>232.8</p></td><td><p>242.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Including Housing Benefit</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>265.5</p></td><td><p>275.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP Statistical and Accounting data.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.</p><p>2. The last period for which a full year of expenditure by parliamentary constituency is available is 2012/13. Figures for 2013/14 will be published later in the year.</p><p>3. For 2011/12 and 2012/13, figures include expenditure for the following benefits: Attendance Allowance, Bereavement benefits, Carer's Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, Incapacity benefit, Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Pension Credit, Severe Disablement Allowance, State Pension, Winter Fuel Payments. This covers approximately 94% of all DWP benefit expenditure; information on the remaining benefits is not available at constituency level.</p><p>4. For 2010/11, Housing Benefit is only available by local authority so it is excluded; these figures therefore cover around 80% of all DWP benefit expenditure.</p><p>5. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Budget, and published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299805/GDP_Deflators_Qtrly_National_Accounts_March_2014_update.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299805/GDP_Deflators_Qtrly_National_Accounts_March_2014_update.xls</a></p><p>6. Information on the cost of administering the benefits by parliamentary constituency is not collated centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 16:01:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

76954

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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 has spent on (a) accommodation, (b) taxis or private cars and (c) alcoholic beverages in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	204861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions incurred expenditure in the following categories in the financial year 2013/14:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>Accommodation/Hotels</p></td><td><p>£7,645,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B</p></td><td><p>Taxis</p></td><td><p>£1,312,894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>Alcoholic beverages</p></td><td><p>Not available. Please see below note</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>c) The provision of alcoholic drinks at public expense may be provided only in exceptional circumstances with the express, prior, written permission of specific named senior civil servants. As the purchase of alcohol is exceptional, there is no separate finance code to identify this spend and therefore this information can only be provided at disproportionate costs to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 16:42:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

76955

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Ministers: Official Cars
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many journeys Ministers of his Department have made using the Government Car Service; and how many such journeys were for the transportation of a red box.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	204948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/07/2014 14:34:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

76956

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which claimants will be exempt from participating in the supervised jobsearch pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	204988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Guidance for Jobcentre Plus staff will say that the following claimants will not be suitable for the supervised jobsearch pilots.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Universal Credit claimants</li><li>New style JSA claimants</li><li>JSA Credits only claimants</li><li>Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) claimants</li><li>Postal claimants</li><li>Claimants with Special Customer Records (these are held clerically so would present problems in contract management/ tracking for the purposes of the evaluation)</li><li>Pregnant claimants, who have already produced a MATB1 to the Jobcentre (these will be within 11 weeks of their due date, so will not have time to complete the provision)</li><li>Anyone currently not required to meet Actively Seeking Employment requirements</li><li>Those attending Work Choice/ Residential Training Centres</li><li>18 year olds Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs, eligible for Work Programme at 3 months, would need to be identified for Supervised Jobsearch at day one – work coaches would not have sufficient information)</li><li>Ex-offenders (eligible for Work Programme from day one)</li><li>Claimants who are participating in voluntary work and part-time workers (as there are resource implications too large for the pilot, given small number)</li><li>Claimants for whom travelling to the Supervised Jobsearch provider premises would be outside their daily travel to work time (90 minutes each way unless restrictions have been agreed)</li></ul> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/07/2014 14:52:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

76957

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2014, Official Report, column 110W, on personal independence payment, what the average clearance times were for claims from terminally ill people at (a) 31 January 2014 and (b) 30 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	204989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on clearance times are intended for future publication and the Department's analysts are currently considering what information will be included in the release.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 15:28:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg