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418012

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 9 September 2015 to Question 8714, for what reason the contract to provide PIP assessments stipulates that Capita is not permitted to provide recording equipment for use during assessments; and which Minister in his Department signed off this decision.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	9725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Capita’s contract does not contain any stipulation that Capita is not permitted to provide recording equipment for use during assessments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 16:24:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

418034

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Disability Living Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working age disability living allowance recipients notified his Department of a change of circumstance and sought a reassessment under special rules for people with terminal illness in each year from 2005 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	9720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not collated and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 12:47:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

418035

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Disability Living Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working age people applied for and received disability living allowance, claiming under special rules for people with terminal illness, in each year from 2005 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	9721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The data requested is available through the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) data tabulation tool, which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 12:43:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

418046

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to exempt 18 to 21 year olds in supported accommodation who meet the specified accommodation definition under the Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Supported Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 from the withdrawal of housing support for this age group.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is determined to end youth unemployment, and support all young people into work. In order to prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 we will remove automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This measure ensures young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>However, we will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>People living in specified accommodation claiming Universal Credit do not receive the housing element, and instead receive support for their housing costs though Housing Benefit. The Government has no plans to change 18-21 year olds entitlement to Housing Benefit, so claimants in specified accommodation will continue to be supported with their housing costs and will be unaffected by this policy.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 16:30:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

417825

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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, what representations he has received from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on an investigation into welfare reforms since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	9424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Rules of Procedure of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provide that all documents and proceedings of the Committee relating to the conduct of an inquiry under the Optional Protocol are confidential. However, as the existence of an inquiry has already been made public by others, I can confirm that the Government has received representations from the Committee in connection with that. The nature, scope and timetable for the inquiry remain confidential.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 14:26:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

416254

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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: Archives
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 publish his Department's (a) assessment of performance, (b) efficiency opportunities (c) savings market conditions, and (d) security risk management as a result of the most recent strategic management review with Capita on the Document Management and Associated Services (document storage) contract currently held by Capita Filestores in Darlington.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	8442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There is a structured performance management framework incorporated into the document storage contract held with the contractor, which includes monitoring of performance, continuous improvement, market sector comparison, identification of efficiency opportunities and management of security and risk in line with both parties’ contractual obligations. However, the contract re-procurement process has commenced and the Invitation to Tender documentation issued to the market place. Publication of the latest strategic review output specifically relating to the contractor’s performance on the contract during a competitive process where competing suppliers would have access to this information would potentially put the contractor as the incumbent supplier at a commercial disadvantage. Therefore, this information is deemed commercially sensitive and will not be released.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 16:35:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

416265

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 7 July 2015 to Question 4556, for what reason no financial assessment of the saving or cost to the Exchequer from the transfer of existing disability living allowance claimants to personal independence payments has been made.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	8598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>An assessment of the financial impact of introducing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was published in the 2010 budget and subsequent fiscal events have updated the forecast spending on disability benefits. Additionally, there is an available impact assessment (published May 2012) examining the expenditure effects of introducing PIP for new adult claims and migrating existing adult DLA claimants, who satisfy the criteria for reassessment, to PIP, at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220176/dla-reform-wr2011-ia.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220176/dla-reform-wr2011-ia.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>To carry out new analysis would require substantial work which could only be carried out at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 15:09:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

416364

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Workplace Pensions: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of auto-enrolment on private sector pension saving.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	8900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Over 5.43 million workers have now been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by their employer, many for the first time. This has reversed the downwards trend seen in workplace pension participation rates since 2003.</p><p> </p><p>So far opt out has been around 10 per cent, which is significantly lower than the original DWP estimate of around 30 per cent. This has seen the programme opt out assumption being adjusted to 15 per cent overall for the lifetime of the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Automatic Enrolment will give around 10 million people the opportunity to save into a workplace pension - we expect to see 8 to 9 million people newly saving or saving more, generating £11 billion a year more in workplace pension saving by 2020.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 11:35:08 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

416388

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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: Young People
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 21 July 2015 to Question 7882, what steps his Department plans to take to identify and support vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	8793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is determined to end long term youth unemployment, and support all young people into work. In order to prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 we will remove automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This measure ensures young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>However, we will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p><p> </p><p>We have invited key stakeholders to engage with the Department on this policy and discuss the exemptions for vulnerable young people.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 12:52:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

416447

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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: Lone Parents
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 ensure that parents who share custody of a child are exempted from the under-occupancy penalty.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	9038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>With 1.7 million households on the social housing waiting list in England alone, 250,000 households living in overcrowded conditions, and around 820,000 spare bedrooms being paid for within the social sector it was important that something be done to address this and the housing benefit bill that was spiralling out of control.</p><p> </p><p>The removal of spare room subsidy was introduced in April 2013 for these reasons as well as to strengthen work incentives; encourage both mobility within the social sector and the better use of available social housing by social landlords. More importantly, this measure was required to bring about parity of treatment between private and social rented sectors tenants because it is only fair that housing benefit claimants living in the social sector should make the same considerations as private sector tenants about the affordability of their rent rather than relying upon the taxpayer to meet the costs of housing that may be too large for their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Providing blanket exemptions to the policy were not considered to be the most effective or affordable approach to targeting resources for those who are vulnerable. Nor was it considered right that the taxpayer should provide bedrooms in separate households for the same child where parents are separated especially as this could act as a disincentive to work.</p><p> </p><p>To mitigate the impact for those facing difficult situations money was added to the Discretionary Housing Payment scheme. For instance this financial year £60 million has been added specifically for this measure. This however forms only part of the overall funding of £125 million for 2015/16, and since April 2013, £470 million has been provided in DHP funding. This is a proportionate approach which is effective and provides local authorities, who administer Housing Benefit, with the right level of flexibility to ensure that those who are vulnerable receive the help they need, an approach that has also been upheld by the Courts.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2015 13:03:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan