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60569

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Poverty: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children living in poverty.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This Government remains committed to ending child poverty by 2020. Our approach, based on our published Evidence Review , is to tackle the root causes of child poverty, both now and in the future, by focussing on worklessness, low pay and raising educational attainment. This approach and the actions we propose to take are set out in full in our draft Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17. We will shortly publish the final version of the Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/06/2014 13:53:46 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

60570

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Atos Healthcare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the compliance of Atos Healthcare with the Human Rights Act 1998, particularly section 6, and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, particularly Article 3; if so, what is that assessment; and whether all staff of that organisation are fully briefed and supplied with copies of the Act and Convention.
tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
uin	HL159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not routinely assess Atos Healthcare's compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998 or the European Convention for Human Rights under its contracts with the Department. However, our contracts with Atos and all of our suppliers include obligations to comply with all legal requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 18/06/2014 14:40:52 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

60634

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Jobcentres: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) computers, (b) job-search stations and (c) telephones were available for jobseekers to use in Jobcentre Plus offices in the United Kingdom in each financial year since 2008-09; and whether these will be available in every Jobcentre Plus in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	199642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are changing the way we provide our service, moving from a telephone and Jobpoint based service to one which is making use of the latest technologies.From now until the end of October, we will be installing WIFI and new Web Access Devices across the Jobcentre network. This will enable claimants to access Universal Jobmatch and other job sites, as well as allowing them to apply directly for vacancies that they find.<br></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Equipment Available for Jobseekers to use in Jobcentres in </strong><strong>Great Britain</strong><strong>* from 2008 to 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>a) Computers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>b) Jobsearch stations</strong> (Jobpoints)</p></td><td><p><strong>c) telephones</strong> (Customer Access Phones)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6860</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6967</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6933</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6647</p></td><td><p>3790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>2176</p></td><td><p>6079</p></td><td><p>3730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>2411</p></td><td><p>6079</p></td><td><p>2384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>8307</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0**</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16***</strong></p></td><td><p>8307</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0**</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>All figures are as of financial year end</p><p> </p><p>*Figures for Northern Ireland not available.</p><p>**Assisted service available to vulnerable claimants who are unable to access DWP services without our help. The Assisted Service is face-to-face and includes use of a telephone for claimants who need support to resolve their enquiry. Support is tailored to the individual's needs.</p><p>***Estimated figures</p><p> </p><p>The figures for 2013-14 were provided by Operations to the Digital Jobcentre Project as part of an audit undertaken at the start of the Project and have not been properly checked and verified.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 13:20:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 1180 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

60641

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Children: Poverty
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 number of children in poverty in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each year until 2020.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	199577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>The Government does not produce forecasts of the number of children living in income poverty either locally or nationally. The number of children in poverty is dependent on a number of factors which cannot be reliably predicted, including the median income.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not believe it is possible to accurately project child poverty to 2020. Poverty projections are rarely accurate. For example, IFS projections in October 2011 suggested the number of children in relative poverty would fall by 100,000 in 2010/11, whereas in fact it fell by 300,000.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 16:37:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

60642

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Children: 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 effect of welfare reforms since May 2010 on levels of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	199576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the effect of welfare reforms on levels on child poverty. Given the large number of reforms and variables involved, the impact of welfare changes cannot be seen in isolation.</p><p>However, the guiding principles of all of this Government's welfare reforms are to get more people into work by making work pay.</p><p>A key component of the Welfare Reform is Universal Credit. Universal Credit is expected to improve work incentives by allowing individuals to keep more of their income as they move into work, and by introducing a smoother and more transparent reduction of benefits when they increase their earnings.</p><p>We estimate this new reform will lift around 300,000 children out of poverty.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 16:42:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

60700

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
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 changes to the time taken to review applications for deaf people during the three month suspension of the 30 hour rule in the access to work grant.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The 30 hour guidance will not be applied to new applicants during this suspension. Existing customers whose support has been changed as a result of the guidance can request a full review of their situation.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 14:18:22 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60701

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support will be available for deaf people whose support was reduced as a result of the 30 hour rule in the access to work grant.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Customers can request a full review of their Access to work claim at any time.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 14:34:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60702

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment he made before introducing the 30 hour rule in the criteria for the access to work grant; and what impact assessment is now being made.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	199582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Once the Access to Work review is completed a full impact assessment will be conducted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 14:47:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

60776

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Housing Benefit: Brent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in the London Borough of Brent are affected by the household benefit cap; what the composition of the households is; and what the length of time and amount capped by the household benefit cap is.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
uin	199793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The following information on number of households capped (latest data March 2014) is available by Local Authority at :</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Data is available on number of households capped (current and cumulative), amount capped, number of dependents and household type.</p><p> </p><p>Details on length of time capped is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 11:46:27 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather

60834

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Preston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Ministers in his Department have visited Preston since June 2010; on what date each such visit took place; what the purpose was of each such visit; and who those Ministers met on each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	199735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text The Department does not maintain a central record of all Ministerial visits and to gather this information would be to do so at disproportionate costs. answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 16/06/2014 11:33:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick