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680976

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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	Social Mobility Commission
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answers by Lord Henley on 24 January (HL Deb, cols 547–9), what responsibilities the Social Mobility Commission retains for the issue of child poverty since that issue was removed from its title and explicit remit by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL5101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>I have written to the Honourable Lady to clarify the response I gave on 24 January; a copy has been placed in the library.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/02/2017 16:12:50 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

680977

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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	Child Poverty Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Child Poverty Unit continues to exist as a separate identifiable unit since its transfer to the Department for Work and Pensions; if so, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff are employed in the Unit; and if not, how many FTE staff have responsibility for child poverty within the Department.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL5102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is leading cross-government work to develop our forthcoming green paper on social justice. This will set out the Government’s approach to tackling child poverty and disadvantage and involves a wide range of policy and analytical staff from a number of key Departments including the Department for Education, the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health. Many of these staff work flexibly, dependant on work flows, and as a result we are unable to provide an FTE figure.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/02/2017 17:48:05 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

679796

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of earnings is of the (a) highest and (b) lowest-paid employees of his Department, agencies and arms-length bodies; and what the median level of earnings is for such employees.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	61996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions currently employs circa 85,000 members of staff and pays all direct employees at least the statutory National Living Wage, regardless of age.</p><p>The Department and its agencies and arms length bodies publish salary information within their Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of highest, lowest and median pay has been provided below. Figures have been taken from the 2015/16 annual reports and accounts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Body</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dept. for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>£215,000 - £220,000</p></td><td><p>£15,530</p></td><td><p>£22,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td><td><p>£205,000</p></td><td><p>£18,250</p></td><td><p>£45,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td><td><p>£130,000 - £135,000</p></td><td><p>£17,980</p></td><td><p>£36,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Advisory Service</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Employment Savings Trust Corporation</p></td><td><p>£249,000</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td><td><p>£172,500</p></td><td><p>£18,544</p></td><td><p>£38,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Nuclear Regulation</p></td><td><p>£154,300</p></td><td><p>£18,569</p></td><td><p>£67,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Protection Fund</p></td><td><p>£565,000 - £570,000</p></td><td><p>£18,000</p></td><td><p>£49,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>BPDTS Ltd</em></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>To note:</em></p><ul><li>Pay relates to annualised salary data (basic pay, recurring allowances, non-consolidated performance-related pay and benefits in kind). It does not include severance payments, employer pension contributions and the cash equivalent transfer value of pensions.</li><li><em>Dept for work and Pensions Lowest Salary was £15,530 from 1 July 2015 to 30 March 2016 and uplifted to £15,785 to meet the National Living Wage introduced in April 2016.</em></li><li><em>National Employment Savings Trust Corporation</em><em> did not provide a median in their 2015/16 annual accounts.</em></li><li><em>BPDTS Ltd was incorporated at Companies House on 28 August 2016. The first 27 employees transferred into the company on 30 November 2016, with another 400 due at the end of March 2017. The company’s results will be consolidated into DWP’s accounts from 2016-17.</em></li></ul> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2017 17:07:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

679797

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Social Security Benefits: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support and advice on benefits his Department provides to help parents, children and carers who are affected by autism and Asperger's syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	62012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department provides financial assistance for families affected by autism and Asperger’s syndrome through Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance, Carer’s Allowance and the disability and carer premiums in the income-related benefits. Information on these benefits is available through <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DWP has implemented an autism/hidden impairment action-plan that focuses on three key objectives for improvement: autism and hidden impairment awareness training for Jobcentre Plus staff/managers; promotion of the autism/hidden impairment agenda to DWP Providers (Work Choice and Work Programme) and the promotion of the autism/hidden impairment agenda to employers through Disability Confident.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/02/2017 11:41:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

679798

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Jobcentres: Newton-le-Willows
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 which postcodes are covered by Newton-le-Willows Jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	62044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>Newton le Willows covers the WA12 postcode area. There are currently 213 JSA claimants, 105 ESA, 71 IS and 185 UC claimants on caseloads at this office.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/02/2017 15:58:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

679800

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Jobcentres: Newton-le-Willows
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 have accessed services at Newton-le-Willows Jobcentre in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	62043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide exact figures of people who have accessed services at Newton-le-Willows Jobcentre, as the extent to which they are required to attend will vary, depending upon the specific requirements of the benefit they receive. The purpose of the equality analysis is to help establish how many people are likely to be affected by the proposal.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/02/2017 16:02:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

679801

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Jobcentres: Newton-le-Willows
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff of his Department are employed at Newton-le-Willows Jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	62045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>At 31 December 2016 the Department for Work and Pensions employed four staff at Newton-le-Willows Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2017 15:25:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

679802

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Jobcentres: Port Glasgow
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 of relocating staff and resources from Port Glasgow Jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	62109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>We are not yet in a position to share an estimated figure due to commercial confidentiality pending completion of legal processes. We expect to make savings by merging the two offices through reduced running costs and making best use of both office space available and taxpayer’s money. Where we are proposing changes to our estate, staff 1-2-1’s are underway to assess impact on individuals and potential costs.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/02/2017 16:26:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

679803

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Jobcentres: Port Glasgow
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 confirm that no compulsory redundancies will result from the closure of Port Glasgow Jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	62110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>We do not anticipate any compulsory redundancies as a result of merging staff and services from Port Glasgow into Greenock Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/02/2017 11:44:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

679804

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
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	Jobcentres: Port Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria were used to select Port Glasgow Jobcentre for closure.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	62111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department has sought to merge together multiple sites in close proximity. Merging the staff and services from Port Glasgow into Greenock Jobcentre maximises use of space and offers good value for money. The merge would not be viable in reverse.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/02/2017 11:35:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan