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692067

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Recruitment
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 operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of his Department have unspent convictions.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	64483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Ban the box encourages employers to remove the tick box asking about criminal convictions on application forms. The application form template used by Civil Service Resourcing for DWP recruitment does not ask about criminal convictions.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the external recruitment process, successful candidates for DWP vacancies are required to undertake a pre-employment check which includes a Basic Criminal record check via Disclosure Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>The check only highlights convictions which are classed as unspent.</p><p> </p><p>If the check highlights an unspent conviction, a decision is made by the business in consultation with their HR Business Partner (HRBP) on whether to offer the candidate a post. If a post is offered, the pre-employment checks will simply be recorded as having been passed, or if a decision is made not to offer a post, the pre-employment checks will be recorded as being failed. It should be noted that the pre-employment checks can also be failed for a number of other reasons. The reason for the pre-employment check fail is not recorded.</p><p> </p><p>As a result DWP, is unable to provide figures for the number of former prisoners that are currently employed within the department.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/02/2017 17:34:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

692070

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	64454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>As an employer DWP are committed to equality and valuing diversity in our workforce. DWP policies, guidance and procedures continually raise awareness to assure that any new policies or policy changes do not discriminate unfairly against claimants/customers, employees or external partners under the protected characteristics outlined in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>The Equality Act 2010 is embedded into DWP processes and policies, however, the information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/02/2017 17:27:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

692073

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on the effect of the Local Housing Allowance cap in (a) Coventry South constituency and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	64522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>There is no record of any representations being received from Coventry South constituency on the effect of Local Housing Allowance Caps in the past twelve months.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have however received a variety of correspondence from different organisations and constituents regarding the effect of the Local Housing Allowance caps from different parts of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2017 16:34:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

692075

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Uber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on (a) Uber for Business and (b) other Uber transactions since 28 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	64386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/02/2017 16:37:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

692078

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total (a) number and (b) value of Government contracts that have been contracted out by his Department was in each year since 2010; what the value of pro bono costs was in each such year; and what estimate he has made of the number of work days contracted out in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	64409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, all Government contracts awarded with a value of over £10,000 can be found online at Contracts Finder <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2017 16:40:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

692080

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Funeral Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to take steps to tackle funeral poverty among bereaved parents.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	64628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the period following a death will have emotional, social and financial impacts for the bereaved and people may need to draw on a wide range of support at that difficult time.</p><p> </p><p>It is for that reason that the Department for Work and Pensions operates the Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments scheme, which makes a significant contribution towards a funeral, for families claiming eligible benefits.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2017 16:49:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

690481

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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 (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in his Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	64180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Civil Service is committed to being a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of background- with the aim of becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK</p><p> </p><p>Whilst it is encouraging to see a positive trajectory in terms of diversity representation in the Civil Service, we recognise that there is more to do. That is why in March 2016 the Government published its refreshed Talent Action Plan for the Civil Service, identifying actions to support our staff, increase diversity in the Civil Service and deliver the best possible public services.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics provide information on pay for the whole of the Civil Service, using data gathered from departments as of 31st March 2016. The latest set of data can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/02/2017 17:56:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

690508

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many security passes to access his Department have been issued to employees of (a) Serco, (b) Capita, (c) Atos, (d) Concentrix and (e) G4S over the last year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	64044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>All security passes allowing access to the Department are issued locally and controlled by each office.</p><p> </p><p>Centrally held records are not kept and the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/02/2017 16:49:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

690509

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Children: Maintenance
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 make an assessment into the potential merits of amending the Child Maintenance Services' (CMS) variation rules to (a) better reflect the financial capacity of a person to pay and (b) include categories of wealth which fall outside the CMS criteria.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	64052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Within the 2012 scheme of child maintenance, a broad spectrum of taxable income can be taken into account in the maintenance calculation as part of a variation.</p><p> </p><p>We believe all parents have a responsibility to financially contribute to their children’s upbringing and the best way we have of establishing a fair contribution is a calculation of their liability based on their income level.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of income within variations is designed to make the best use of additional sources of taxable income captured by self-assessment, referred to as ‘unearned income’. This includes income from property, savings and investments and other miscellaneous sources.</p><p> </p><p>Receiving ‘unearned income’ information directly from HM Revenue and Customs makes it more difficult for individuals to seek to minimise the amount of child maintenance they pay. A variation can also be considered if a receiving parent has evidence that a paying parent is diverting income.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to widen our variation categories further.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/02/2017 16:42:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

688069

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
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	Bereavement Payment: Food Poverty
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 potential effect of changes to bereavement payments on food poverty in (a) rural areas and (b) Hemsworth constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The new Bereavement Support Payment will provide targeted financial support at the time when it is needed most without affecting access to benefits that contribute towards everyday living costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/02/2017 15:49:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett