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62836

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Maternity 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 women received maternity allowance in the last year for which figures are available; what the average length of time they received it for was; and what the total cost to the public purse was.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	201534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information we have for the number receiving Maternity Allowance and the average duration is published each quarter and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/maternity-allowance-quarterly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The cost to the public purse for Great Britain in 2012/13 was £395 million in nominal terms consistent with expenditure tables published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/06/2014 13:04:47 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

62998

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the date of the oldest outstanding claim for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance at each jobcentre plus office in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	201448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 16:58:16 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

62999

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants had uninterrupted work records of (a) two years and (b) five years at the start of their claim.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	201447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 14:40:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

63001

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to merge the two IT systems being developed by his Department to deliver universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	201459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>There is one single plan for a Universal Credit on-line service. The current live service is already offering more online services than ever before, with stronger work incentives to get people back into work, and this week we started its expansion across the North West of England. The enhanced digital system is an extension of the current online services and will integrate work and benefits activity, making best use of technology.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 15:56:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

63002

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 813-4W, on social security benefits, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the community work placement and mandatory intervention regime schemes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	201488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The costs of Help to Work, which includes community work placement and the mandatory intervention regime, is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£190 million</p></td><td><p>£230 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information is publicly available at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 14:32:50 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

63004

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2014, Official Report, columns 813-4W, on social security benefits, what estimate he has made of the annual savings from the fewer days on benefits for participants in the community work placement and mandatory intervention regime schemes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	201493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The estimated benefit savings from Help to Work, which includes community work placement and the mandatory intervention regime, is £25 million in 2013-14, £130 million in 2014-15 and £140 million in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£25 million</p></td><td><p>£130 million</p></td><td><p>£140 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This information is publicly available at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/06/2014 14:23:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

63006

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Independent Living Fund
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 how many Independent Living Fund recipients will have to give up work as a result of the Fund's closure.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The potential implications of closing the Independent Living Fund are set out clearly in the Equality Analysis that was published on 6 March alongside the Written Ministerial Statement announcing the closure.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 201578 question first answered 24/06/2014 15:34:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

63008

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Independent Living Fund: Birmingham
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 (a) how many disabled people in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency will be affected by the closure of the Independent Living Fund and (b) how many of their personal assistants will lose their jobs because of the Fund's closure.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>a) The Independent Living Fund records data by post code or local authority rather than by constituency and therefore, does not hold the information in the format requested. As of March 2014 there are 283 ILF recipients the area covered by Birmingham City Council.</p><p> </p><p>The ILF publishes data by local authority quarterly via GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-living-fund-user-profile-analysis-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-living-fund-user-profile-analysis-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>b) The potential implications of closing the Independent Living Fund are set out clearly in the Equality Analysis that was published on 6 March alongside the Written Ministerial Statement announcing the closure.</p><p>As previously announced in the 2013 Spending Review, local authorities and the devolved administrations will be fully funded to meet their additional responsibilities towards former ILF users in 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/06/2014 15:39:48 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

63009

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Independent Living Fund
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 proportion of Independent Living Fund recipients who will have their care and support budget (a) maintained and (b) decreased when the Fund closes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The potential implications of closing the Independent Living Fund are set out clearly in the Equality Analysis that was published on 6 March alongside the Written Ministerial Statement announcing the closure.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 201579 question first answered 24/06/2014 15:34:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

63010

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Independent Living Fund
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 to the NHS of the closure of the Independent Living Fund.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The ILF currently makes direct cash payment. These are not intended to pay for healthcare or to replace services already provided by the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/06/2014 15:44:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff