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100263

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Motherwell and Wishaw
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 Motherwell and Wishaw constituency have been in receipt of employment and support allowance payments for more than one year.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Roy
uin	211267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Motherwell and Wishaw parliamentary Constituency, with a duration of 1 year or more: As at February 2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell and Wishaw</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: DWP, 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest ten;</li><li>Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) These constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament.</li><li>This information is published at: <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></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 16:25:28 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy

100281

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	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, how many claimants rejected for eligibility for employment and support allowance and who were declared fit for work by a private assessment firm subsequently died of a pre-existing condition (a) within a week, (b) one to two weeks and (c) three to four weeks after the fit-for-work declaration to date.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note, however, that Atos Healthcare do not make decisions about entitlement for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) following a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). All eligibility decisions are taken by a DWP Decision Maker who will consider all of the available evidence, including information provided by the claimant (e.g. the ESA50 form), the Atos healthcare professional’s report and any available additional medical evidence.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 15:49:06 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

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

100598

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what progress he has made on plans for changes to the devolution settlement in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	905596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has set out the timetable for further devolution to Scotland to be considered. Much work is also underway to ensure we have a balanced devolution settlement - fair to people in all parts of the United Kingdom.</p><p>For Scotland, we are implementing the Scotland Act 2012, we have published a Command Paper on the parties' proposals for further devolution and Lord Smith of Kelvin is overseeing the cross-party process to take forward the devolution commitments for Scotland. For Wales, the Wales Bill is progressing through Parliament and the Secretary of State has met the Welsh Leaders of the political parties in Westminster and there will be further discussions with them and with political leaders in the Assembly in the coming weeks. In England, work continues to devolve more powers from Whitehall to our cities and regions and the Government is examining the various constitutional issues that arise from further devolution, including the so-called West Lothian Question. For Northern Ireland, work continues to ensure that the devolved institutions function effectively.</p><p>The House, and others, will be kept updated and have the chance to contribute to these important discussions.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 23/10/2014 15:49:14 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

99775

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	NHS: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of including the National Health Service in the negative list of exclusion for negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment partnership.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	211053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will not change the fact that it is up to UK Government alone to decide how UK public services, including the NHS, are run. The UK has insisted on maintaining the same safeguards for the NHS in TTIP as it has in all recent trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This position was confirmed by the European Commission</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/10/2014 17:00:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24061 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

99782

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have premises in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 23/10/2014 15:49:08 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211119 ONS 357.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - SME's
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99783

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on mutualising Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>We have not supported any Job Centre to become a public service mutual. You can find the full list of public service mutuals at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/start-a-public-service-mutual-the-process" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/start-a-public-service-mutual-the-process</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 23/10/2014 15:47:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

99784

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Enterprises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which social enterprise incubators outside London his Department supports.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	211134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has supported 10 incubators through its £10M Social Incubator Fund.</p><p>The incubators cover all areas of England, with six of the incubators located outside of London.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Incubator </strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Geographical focus</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>Social Incubator North</td><td><p>North of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Incubator East</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEEDbed</p></td><td><p>South West of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dotforge</p></td><td><p>North of England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young Academy</p></td><td><p>London, Nottingham and Derby</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solve</p></td><td><p>London and Birmingham / Black Country</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The other four incubators (Wayra UnLtd, Bethnal Green Ventures, Big Issue Invest's Corporate Social Venturing and Health Social Innovators’ Fund) are based in London but have a national focus.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 23/10/2014 15:48:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

99793

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will consult with Natural England on plans set out in the Birmingham City Council Development Plan and in particular to build on green belt land in Sutton Coldfield.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	211131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government has revoked the previous administration’s top-down undemocratic Regional Strategies. It is for local councils in conjunction with their communities to determine what development is appropriate and where in bringing forward their Local Plans. Legislation specifically requires that councils consult Natural England in doing so.</p><p> </p><p>Through its planning policy this Government has maintained strong protections against inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and made absolutely clear that councils can only amend their Green Belt boundaries in exceptional circumstances, through the Local Plan.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has recently published new planning guidance reaffirming how councils should use their Local Plan drawing on protections in the National Planning Policy Framework, to safeguard their local area against urban sprawl. We have also made clear that the single issue of unmet demand is unlikely to outweigh harm to the Green Belt and other harm necessary to grant permission for inappropriate development. Unlike the Labour’s discredited Regional Strategies, we have been very clear that there are no central diktats demanding that councils rip up the Green Belt.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2014 16:45:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 24026 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

99805

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to persuade more businesses to offer apprenticeships to 16 to 18 year olds.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	211057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Apprenticeship reforms are putting employers in the lead of designing apprenticeships, making it more attractive for them to offer more in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across this parliament we have already supported over 500,000 new apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds. Building on the success of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers, we are providing an additional £170 million to fund over 100,000 incentive payments of £1,500 to employers taking on a young person aged 16-24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/10/2014 15:58:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey