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47333

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions the Government has had with the government of Russia on the failure of certain Russian companies to fulfil their obligations in relation to pension payments to UK citizens following those companies acquiring the assets of UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	195639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The responsibility for the oversight of work-based pensions in the UK rests with the Pensions Regulator which was set up under the Pensions Act 2004. Parliament gave the Pensions Regulator operational independence, which means that Ministers are not involved in decisions to exercise its powers or able to intervene in its casework. It would therefore not be appropriate for Ministers to comment on any individual pension scheme. Where it appears that scheme abandonment has taken place, it is a matter for the Regulator to establish whether the legal tests in relation to its ‘anti-avoidance' powers, including the power to issue contribution notices, are met.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

47364

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that jobs advertised on Universal Jobmatch do not breach his Department's terms and conditions.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	195431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The vast majority of employers offer genuine vacancies for jobseekers to apply for - however, we don't hesitate to take action against anyone who tries to break the rules. Where we identify vacancies that may not comply with our terms and conditions we suspend the vacancy, investigate and remove if appropriate. If the employer is unable to provide assurance of compliance with terms and conditions, their account will also be suspended.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

47365

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 minimum income per annum required during an individual's working life to prevent the need to claim means-tested benefits in retirement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
uin	195426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The single-tier pension will be set above the level of the Standard Minimum Guarantee for a single person. This means that for people reaching State Pension age from April 2016 onwards, anyone who has built up 35 qualifying years through National Insurance contributions and credits should have an income above the level of the basic means test, regardless of how much they earned during their working life.</p><p> </p><p>Some pensioners will still require means-tested support, and at a given level of retirement income an individual's eligibility will depend on a number of factors. These include the level and nature of their housing costs, whether they are single or in a couple, whether they have additional needs associated with caring or severe disability and whether they reached State Pension age before or after the introduction of the single-tier pension.</p><p> </p><p>Whether or not a particular salary level in working life would lead to an income in retirement that is high enough to avoid eligibility for any means-tested benefits will also depend on the choices an individual makes, including how much of their income to save for retirement.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

47366

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision is made by Jobcentre Plus for victims of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Jobcentre Plus directly supports domestic violence victims in a number of ways. The Jobseekers Allowance domestic violence (JSA DV) easement helps victims of actual or threatened domestic violence by allowing a break from job seeking activity. This helps to give claimants the opportunity to begin to stabilise their lives and those of their families. The Destitute Domestic Violence Concession ensures migrant spouse victims of domestic violence who have been granted leave to remain outside the immigration rules are able to access eligible income-related benefits.</p><p> </p><p>As well as these initiatives our operational staff signpost domestic violence victims to local support organisations. Partnership working opportunities with local voluntary and community support groups is continually being developed at a local level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

47368

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 10 February 2014, Official Report, columns 518-9W, on the Work Programme, for what reason the change in the definition of Payment Group 6 referred to in the memorandum was made.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The change in the definition of Payment Group 6 was made to allow more people to gain access to the tailored support provided by the Work Programme.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

47369

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much personal budget his Department allocated to each Remploy worker.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	195642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Personal budgets are an important part of the £8 million People Help and Support Package (PHSP) which was not available for those affected by the 2008 Modernisation Plan. Personal budgets provide additional support where other sources of funding are unavailable. We originally budgeted £4 million for personal budgets but all of the PHSP support, including personal budgets, is allocated based on individual need and there is no specific allocation of funding for each former Remploy disabled employee.</p><p> </p><p>Up to the end of March 2014, DWP has spent in total £4.9 million on providing individual support including £0.4 million on personal budgets. We expect all the original £8 million PHSP funding budget to be utilised by the time the last PHSP period is completed.</p><p> </p><p>As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers have chosen to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 195643 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

47370

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the funding available for Remploy worker personal budgets has been allocated and used by individuals.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	195643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Personal budgets are an important part of the £8 million People Help and Support Package (PHSP) which was not available for those affected by the 2008 Modernisation Plan. Personal budgets provide additional support where other sources of funding are unavailable. We originally budgeted £4 million for personal budgets but all of the PHSP support, including personal budgets, is allocated based on individual need and there is no specific allocation of funding for each former Remploy disabled employee.</p><p> </p><p>Up to the end of March 2014, DWP has spent in total £4.9 million on providing individual support including £0.4 million on personal budgets. We expect all the original £8 million PHSP funding budget to be utilised by the time the last PHSP period is completed.</p><p> </p><p>As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers have chosen to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 195642 question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

47371

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
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 and proportion of personal independence payment claimants in Ochil and South Perthshire constituency who waited for more than six months for a home medical assessment.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Gordon Banks
uin	195607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to provide the data for personal independence payment home assessments in the Ochil and South Perthshire constituency.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1589 label Biography information for Gordon Banks

47372

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which suppliers his Department has contracted for the delivery of his Sorting Out Separation Web Application; and how much was awarded under each contract.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	195621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Current contracts</p><p> </p><p>Memset Ltd to provide Hosting services. The amount awarded was £10,990.83 (ex VAT) - contract expires 1st September 2014</p><p> </p><p>Lightmaker UK Ltd to provide Maintenance and Development services. The amount awarded was £97,500 (ex VAT) - contract expires 31 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Expired contracts</p><p> </p><p>Centre for Separated Families to develop logic for a Self Diagnostic Tool and the contract amount awarded was £19,630 (ex VAT) - contract expired 5th July 2013</p><p> </p><p>Lightmaker UK Ltd to provide interactive content services and the amount awarded was £99,625 (ex VAT) - contract expired 15th January 2013</p><p> </p><p>Bullet Ltd to provide Syndication/Promotion services and the amount awarded was £99,160 (ex VAT) - contract expired 31 October 2013</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

47373

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	195565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In the last financial year 2013-14 DWP used the services of Capita Resourcing Limited and Capita Business Services to provide temporary workers. The amounts paid in agency fees were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Capita Resourcing Limited £9,517,163<strong> </strong></p><p>Capita Business Services £1,108,082</p><p> </p><p>Both Capita Resourcing Ltd and Capita Business Services provided a managed service to DWP to provide interim personnel and specialist contractors. The figures represent the total fee paid to Capita including the fees paid by Capita to the workers.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie