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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

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

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

679805

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	National Insurance: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EU migrants registered for national insurance numbers in Ashfield between (a) July and December 2015, (b) January and June 2016 and (c) July and December 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	62134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The available information on the number of foreign nationals registered for National Insurance numbers by geography, including parliamentary constituency and world area is published quarterly and can be found at:<br></p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p>The latest available information is up to September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2017 15:19:18 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

679085

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department's proposals to end disability benefit re-assessments for people who have severe lifelong conditions will include people who are blind.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>There is no condition based entitlement to Employment Support Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>We will be working over the coming months with medical professionals and other stakeholders to develop functional criteria that will help us identify those with the most severe health conditions or disabilities, for whom repeat work capability assessments can be stopped.</p><p> </p><p>Rather than a list of specific medical conditions, the criteria will be based on identifying claimants with the most severe health conditions or disabilities where it would be unreasonable to expect the individual to undertake any form or amount of work or work-related activity. This change will only apply to those placed in the Support Group and UC equivalent.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 31/01/2017 12:49:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

679086

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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: Staff
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 Written Statement of 26 January 2017, HCWS439, on welfare delivery, how many of the 2,500 work coaches who are expected to be in post by March 2018 will be located in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	61903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>There are currently around 11,000 work coaches across DWP in Wales, Scotland and England. By the end of March 2018 we plan to have around 2,500 more Work Coaches in Jobcentres in every nation and region of Great Britain. However, the final allocation of work coaches will be based on claimant activity and determined by need.</p><p> </p><p>The face to face support our work coaches offer at Jobcentres will continue to be a core part of the service we deliver.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 31/01/2017 16:55:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

679087

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
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: Computers
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 Written Statement of 26 January 2017, HCWS439, on welfare delivery, what percentage of claims made online for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) universal credit are made using computer equipment at a jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	61902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>Internet devices in Jobcentre Plus offices provide a safe and secure environment for claimants to search for work and access a variety of DWPs services, including making a claim to UC and JSA.</p><p> </p><p>Privacy of claimant’s information is our highest priority and Jobcentre Plus staff do not record specific data on use of Internet access devices at a local level.</p><p> </p><p>This information is not centrally captured as an information requirement within the department.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 31/01/2017 14:35:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier