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790198

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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: Social Media
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 his Department with responsibility for social media are employed on an (a) full and (b) part-time basis.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	113295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Social media plays an important role in both our communications and delivery and therefore responsibility is shared by several teams across the Department, including DWP Strategic Communications, DWP Digital Group and across the Jobcentre Plus network overseen by the Operational Excellence Division.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of people</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Communications</p></td><td><p>2 Full time, 1 Part time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP Digital Group</p></td><td><p>5 Full time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobcentre Plus Network</p></td><td><p>3 Full time and 1 Part time</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/11/2017 16:22:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

790204

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	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 his Department has to train staff about whether potentially vulnerable claimants should be placed in the all work requirements group.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	113360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Conditionality, i.e. allocation to the all work related requirements group, is driven by claimant circumstances as specified in legislation - whilst identification and appropriate handling for vulnerable claimants should be a part of interactions with all claimants, regardless of conditionality.</p><p> </p><p>All Work Coaches complete learning designed specifically for their role to support customers, whatever their needs. This learning combines the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to coach claimants effectively so that they are able to identify for themselves what they need to do to find work and how best to do it. Work Coaches are expected to identify and support vulnerable claimants, recognise and consider the impact of complex circumstances and adjust the requirements expected from claimants.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 16:35:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

790207

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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: Costs
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 data in the Royal London National Funeral Cost Index 2017 on the difference between average funeral costs and average Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (SFFEP) awards; what assessment he has made of trends in the difference between average funeral costs and average SFFEP awards; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	113162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments scheme and work towards improving it, while supporting the most vulnerable with their funeral expenses. As part of this work, my officials have worked extensively with representatives of the funeral industry and the Royal London is one of these. In the past ten years, the average Funeral Expenses Payment has increased in value by about 28% from £1,117 in 2006/07 to £1,427 in 2016/17 while inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index measure increased by around 26%.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/11/2017 16:13:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

790208

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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: Fees and Charges
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 it his Department's policy to raise the funeral director's fees element of the funeral fund in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	113185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments scheme comprises two elements. The first element covers the ‘necessary’ costs of arranging a funeral, which can include: the purchase of a grave; necessary burial or cremation fees; the cost of any medical references or the removal of active implanted medical devices for cremations; reasonable costs if a body has to be moved more than fifty miles; and travel costs for the applicant to arrange and attend the funeral. These ‘necessary’ costs are paid in full and there is no maximum contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The second element covers all other costs, including the funeral director’s fees. These other costs are subject to a maximum of £700. We have no plans at this time to review this component of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/11/2017 16:17:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

790214

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how and when claimants will be advised of changes to their benefits when universal credit full service is rolled out to different claimant groups.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	113203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Unless there is a relevant change of circumstance that would previously have prompted a new claim to another legacy benefit or Tax Credit, claimants will remain on their existing arrangements until we begin transferring claimants to Universal Credit from July 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 18:01:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

789184

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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	Universal Credit: Warrington North
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 universal credit claimants in Warrington North constituency have an advance payment agreement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Member to the answer given on 8 November 17 to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=50&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;dept=29&amp;uin=110869" target="_blank">110869</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 18:03:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

789186

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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	Food Banks: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people referred to foodbanks by Jobcentre Plus in the Halton and Cheshire West and Chester local authority areas in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	113017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus does not make direct referrals to food banks but has offered a signposting service since 2011 to those who have expressed an interest in using a foodbank. No data is held on the number using the signposting service in the Halton and Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 16:43:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

789191

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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	Unemployment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support job coaches are able to offer jobseekers with health conditions and disabilities in the event that those jobcentres are unable to access the Work and Health programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	113000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Work Coaches work closely with jobseekers to help them move towards employment and can offer a wide range of support tailored to the specific needs of customers, including those with health conditions and disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>There is a wide range of local and national contracted and non-contracted provision and support available to customers, and their Work Coach will refer them to the most appropriate support available locally.</p><p> </p><p>In areas where the Work and Health Programme has not yet rolled out, contracts for other provision have been extended to ensure we can continue to meet the on-going needs of customers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 16:40:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

789194

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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: Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans his Department has put in place to protect his Department's staff who are subject to TUPE transfer, in the event that Interserve the contractor for cleaning, messengerial and other support functions, is unable to fulfil its contract; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	112868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm contingency planning is a requirement for any major procurement and DWP is monitoring the situation. I can also advise that direct engagement between Interserve and the incumbent provider is under way regarding TUPE transfer to ensure the successful implementation and handover of service delivery.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/11/2017 16:19:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

789195

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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: Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department made of the financial sustainability of the company, Interserve, prior to awarding that company the contract for cleaning, messengerial and other support functions for his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	112867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I can confirm all companies bidding for departmental work under CCS frameworks are subject to a full and rigorous review of their financial capability. A financial assessment of Interserve was completed prior to awarding the DWP FM Contract.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/11/2017 16:46:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens