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100009

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Unemployed People: Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance is given to help young people on benefits with the travel costs associated with attending job interviews.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>All Jobcentre Plus District Managers have access to the Flexible Support Fund, that they can use to supplement mainstream services and to tailor support to the needs of individuals and the local area. A proportion of this fund will be spent by their Work Services Teams on discretionary awards to individual claimants, which could include helping with travel costs to attend job interviews.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 23/10/2014 15:06:09 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

57665

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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: York
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 (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area were claiming jobseeker's allowance per Jobcentre Plus vacancy in each year since May 2007.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Headline figures on the number of unfilled vacancies at a point in time are published by the Office for National Statistics, based on a regular survey of employers. The sample size of the survey is, however, too small to allow information to be published below national level.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre vancancies are just a part of total recruitment, missing jobs available in the wider labour market beyond the local constituency or authority, and those coming up through other recruitment channels or filled by direct approaches to employers or word of mouth. A snapshot of unfilled vacancies also misses the regular turnover of new vacancies that come up as existing opportunities are filled. Information on the number of unfilled vacancies held locally by Jobcentre Plus was collected until 2012 and the available information is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseeker's Allowance caseload and unfilled Jobcentre Plus vacancies</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York Central</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York local authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May in each year</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td><td><p>JSA claimants</p></td><td><p>Live unfilled vacancies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1,338</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>1,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>931</p></td><td><p>1,808</p></td><td><p>1,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,571</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>3,739</p></td><td><p>1,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>3,737</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,432</p></td><td><p>663</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>1,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,497</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>3,421</p></td><td><p>1,377</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /> <p>The latest claimant count figures show the number of JSA claimants in York Central and York local authority has fallen to 1,345 and 1,790 respectively in May 2014.</p><p /> <p /> <p>Universal Jobmatch has replaced the previous Jobcentre Plus system of taking vacancies. Equivalent statistical information on vacancies available through the new service is not currently available. The ONS data shows that nationally there are well over 600,000 vacancies available at any one time. Vacancies available locally through Universal Jobmatch can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch</a> . Inputting a postcode, town or place in the appropriate box returns vacancies within a 20 mile radius. This can be further refined as necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/06/2014 15:29:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57682

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace capability assessments have been passed from his Department to Atos for processing in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	198555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159</p><p> </p><p>For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.</p><p> </p><p>The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.</p><p>There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.</p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a). UK</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305</p><p> </p><p>b). Scotland</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326</p><p> </p><p>c). West Lothian Local Authority Area</p><p>The information requested is not available</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198556 198557 198558 198559 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

57683

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace capability assessments have been processed by Atos within 35 working days to date.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	198556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159</p><p> </p><p>For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.</p><p> </p><p>The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.</p><p>There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.</p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a). UK</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305</p><p> </p><p>b). Scotland</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326</p><p> </p><p>c). West Lothian Local Authority Area</p><p>The information requested is not available</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198555 198557 198558 198559 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

57684

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current actual average clearance time is for a workplace capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	198557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159</p><p> </p><p>For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.</p><p> </p><p>The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.</p><p>There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.</p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a). UK</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305</p><p> </p><p>b). Scotland</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326</p><p> </p><p>c). West Lothian Local Authority Area</p><p>The information requested is not available</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198555 198556 198558 198559 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

57685

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what penalties his Department is able to levy on workplace capability assessment providers who miss targets.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	198558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159</p><p> </p><p>For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.</p><p> </p><p>The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.</p><p>There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.</p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a). UK</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305</p><p> </p><p>b). Scotland</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326</p><p> </p><p>c). West Lothian Local Authority Area</p><p>The information requested is not available</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198555 198556 198557 198559 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

57686

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace capability assessments have been submitted to Atos, processed and returned within 35 working days in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) West Lothian local authority area in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	198559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Work Capability Assessment referrals to Atos Healthcare in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 1,553,839</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,742,593</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 1,495,159</p><p> </p><p>For the period October 2008 to May 2014, there have been 3,431,528 Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment cases processed by Atos Healthcare within 35 days.</p><p> </p><p>The latest (April 2014) national Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) is 118.9 days.</p><p>There are a range of financial remedies available within the Medical Services contract to address service level failure. However this is a matter of commercial in confidence between the Department of Work and Pensions and its supplier Atos Healthcare.</p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Allowance cases that were referred to Atos Healthcare processed and returned within 35 days in each of the last three years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a). UK</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 767,674</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 1,073,987</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 249,305</p><p> </p><p>b). Scotland</p><p>01/06/2011 to 31/05/2012 – 97,951</p><p>01/06/2012 to 31/05/2013 – 133,923</p><p>01/06/2013 to 31/05/2014 – 58,326</p><p> </p><p>c). West Lothian Local Authority Area</p><p>The information requested is not available</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198555 198556 198557 198558 question first answered 11/06/2014 16:54:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

57705

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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
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 spent on housing benefit in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	198592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is in the table below. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Table: Housing Benefit spending between 2008/09 and 2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury St Edmunds constituency</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>145.5</p></td><td><p>169.1</p></td><td><p>183.3</p></td><td><p>192.9</p></td><td><p>204.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England &amp; Wales</p></td><td><p>15,711.7</p></td><td><p>18,433.4</p></td><td><p>19,766.4</p></td><td><p>21,092.5</p></td><td><p>22,104.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Mid-year statistical data and Local authority subsidy returns.</p><p> </p><p>The figure for England and Wales in 2012/13 is slightly different from that previously published due to inclusion of updated information from some local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 10/06/2014 15:47:13 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

57734

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Community Work Placement providers schemes (a) were operating by 28 April 2014, (b) were operating no later than 2 June 2014 and (c) are yet to commence; for what reasons any providers have breached of the 2 June 2014 commencement deadline; at what capacity the scheme is currently running; and when he estimates that the scheme will be fully operational (i) in Brighton and Hove Local Authority Area and (ii) nationally.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Community Work Placements are being introduced in a phased approach from 28 May 2014 to 09 June 2014. Brighton and Hove started on 9 June 2014 and is taking placements as planned.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 11/06/2014 10:50:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

57736

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West of 21 March 2012, Official Report, column 705W on Atos Healthcare, on how many occasions a Jobcentre Plus decision-maker did not follow the advice of an Atos-approved healthcare professional when making a decision on the eligibility for employment and support allowance in each month since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
uin	198542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The number of occasions where the JCP decision maker's final decision was different to the advice given by the Atos healthcare professional – May 2010 to June 2013</p><p> </p><p>Month JCP decision differs from Atos recommendation</p><p> </p><p>May-10 900</p><p>Jun-10 900</p><p>Jul-10 1,100</p><p>Aug-10 1,200</p><p>Sep-10 1,200</p><p>Oct-10 1,900</p><p>Nov-10 2,600</p><p>Dec-10 2,300</p><p>Jan-11 2,700</p><p>Feb-11 3,100</p><p>Mar-11 3,700</p><p>Apr-11 2,800</p><p>May-11 3,100</p><p>Jun-11 2,800</p><p>Jul-11 2,100</p><p>Aug-11 1,900</p><p>Sep-11 1,600</p><p>Oct-11 1,400</p><p>Nov-11 1,500</p><p>Dec-11 1,200</p><p>Jan-12 1,800</p><p>Feb-12 2,300</p><p>Mar-12 2,700</p><p>Apr-12 2,300</p><p>May-12 2,600</p><p>Jun-12 2,700</p><p>Jul-12 3,200</p><p>Aug-12 3,200</p><p>Sep-12 3,800</p><p>Oct-12 4,600</p><p>Nov-12 4,700</p><p>Dec-12 3,700</p><p>Jan-13 4,800</p><p>Feb-13 4,400</p><p>Mar-13 4,000</p><p>Apr-13 4,100</p><p>May-13 4,900</p><p>Jun-13 5,300</p><p> </p><p>Data sources:</p><p>DWP's benefit administration datasets covering new claims (starting from 27 October 2008); Atos Healthcare's face to face assessment, ESA85 data and limited capability for work questionnaire, ESA50 data; and HMCTS's appeals caseload data.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. These figures do not include work capability assessments completed on incapacity benefit (IB) reassessment claims.</p><p>2. The table includes initial assessments only and the figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 16:59:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore