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76251

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) minor, (b) serious and (c) fatal accidents at work have been reported in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	204539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>These statistics are published on the Health and Safety Executive website at <a title="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/regtab.xls" href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/regtab.xls" target="_blank">www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/regtab.xls</a> for the latest year, and <a title="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/reghist.xls" href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/reghist.xls" target="_blank">www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/regions/reghist.xls</a> for the previous five years.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/07/2014 16:08:48 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

76276

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Prisoners: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit to people in prison in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	204437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>While eligibility for Housing Benefit is assessed when a claim is made or in the event of a change of circumstances, information relating to whether or not a claimant is in prison is not retained in the administrative data for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit that is supplied to DWP for analysis.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/07/2014 13:53:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

76420

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	National Employment Savings Trust Scheme
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 people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who are enrolled in NEST and make additional payments by monthly direct debit.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	204519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The National Employment Savings Trust announced on 1 April 2014 that they have over a million members.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold any information about NEST scheme members.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/07/2014 16:24:29 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

76535

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female benefit claimants in (i) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK have been sanctioned in the last (A) six months and (B) 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	204521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available information as requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of individuals with an adverse benefit sanction applied in Great Britain, Scotland and Kilmarnock and Loudoun Parliamentary Constituency:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Kilmarnock and Loudoun</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Sanction applied July – December 2013</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>238,330</p></td><td><p>23,660</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>121,100</p></td><td><p>10,260</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Sanction applied January – December 2013</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>404,490</p></td><td><p>39,490</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>206,490</p></td><td><p>17,730</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: (JSA and ESA): DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p>Source (IS): Income Support Computer System</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>2. The number of benefit sanctions applied is the number of sanction or disallowance referrals where the decision was found against the claimant for those in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, or Income Support (Lone Parents).</p><p>3. Data is up to December 2013 which is the latest available.</p><p>4. Income Support Lone Parents receive a fixed sanction of 20% of the personal allowance rate of a single claimant [not aged less than 25] for each failure to attend/participate in a Work Focused Interview until 10 pence is left in payment. This sanction lasts until the individual attends and participates in a Work Focused Interview. In the case where there is more than one sanction in place the claimant need only attend/participate in one Work Focused Interview in order for all related sanctions to be removed from their benefit.</p><p>5. New sanctions rules came into force for JSA and ESA from 22 October 2012 and 3 December 2012. The number of JSA sanctions applied for the new regime is the number of low, intermediate, and high level referrals where the decision was found against the claimant. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jobseekers-allowance-overview-of-sanctions-rules</a></p><p>6. This information for JSA and ESA sanctions is published at:</p><p>7. <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 15/07/2014 16:38:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

76536

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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 Schemes: Young People
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 wage incentives claimed by employers who have recruited employees aged 16-24 through the Work Programme or Jobcentre Plus in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	204633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Wage Incentives are available for 18-24 year olds only. The latest available information for Youth Contract Wage Incentives was published in February 2014 and can be found at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283873/youth-contract-feb14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283873/youth-contract-feb14.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/07/2014 15:02:01 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

76537

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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 Experience: Young People
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 18 to 24 year olds who have started a work experience placement whilst claiming jobseeker's allowance (JSA) were not claiming JSA within six months of starting the placement.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	204628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department's early assessment of Work Experience's impact tracked over 3,000 19 to 24 year olds in terms of benefit receipt following a Work Experience placement between January and May 2011. After 21 weeks (5 months) 46 per cent of these were not claiming an out of work benefit.</p><p> </p><p>The published research can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222943/early_impacts_of_work_experience.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222943/early_impacts_of_work_experience.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/07/2014 14:49:44 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

76540

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	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 processes his Department has agreed to enable housing associations to be informed when tenants migrate to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	204415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Universal Credit is currently only available for new claims. Migration will be part of the future delivery plans which were announced in the written ministerial statement made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green, Iain Duncan Smith, Official Report, 5 December 2013, column. 65WS.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises the advantages of data sharing to help both landlords and the Department deliver their objectives and this will be considered as part of our overall test and learn approach.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/07/2014 15:10:15 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

76541

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the independent review of jobseeker's allowance sanctions being conducted by Matthew Oakley to be laid before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	204479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the reply I gave the Rt. Hon. Member for East Ham, Stephen Timms, Official Report, 7 July 2014, column 106W.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/07/2014 14:44:45 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

76542

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	National Employment Savings Trust Scheme: Kilmarnock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) males and (b) females in Kilmarnock and Loudoun are enrolled in the National Employment Savings Trust.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	204520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The National Employment Savings Trust announced on 1 April 2014 that they have over a million members.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold any information about NEST scheme members.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/07/2014 16:20:48 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

76543

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place between government departments on the promotion of Access to Work, including the Mental Health Support Service, to apprentices and skills providers, and to National Health Service staff.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Access to Work offers Mental Health Support Service from contracted provision delivered by Remploy. Remploy promotes that provision to employers, providers and the National Health Service. Access to Work has been extended to support people on Supported Internships, Traineeships and Work experience under the Youth Contract and has made information about Access to Work available to these providers through Department for Education and Department for Business, Innovation &amp; Skills.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/07/2014 14:34:55 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester