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997717

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprentices are employed in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>As at the end of September 2018, 2,288 DWP employees are currently undertaking an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>To contextualise this figure with published Cabinet Office data:-</p><ul><li>In the period 31<sup>st</sup> April 2017 – 31<sup>st</sup> March 2018, DWP achieved a total of 1,309 apprenticeship starts</li><li>In the period 1<sup>st</sup> April 2018 – 30<sup>th</sup> September 2018, DWP achieved a total of 199 apprenticeship starts</li></ul><p>The balancing figure refers to colleagues that were already undertaking an apprenticeship prior to April 2017 when the apprenticeship levy was introduced.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/11/2018 10:17:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997739

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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, how many staff in her Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions pays all employees at least the statutory National Living Wage of £7.83 per hour, regardless of age.</p><p> </p><p>The Living Wage Foundation advocates employers paying an alternative hourly rate known as the Real Living Wage (RLW) or London Living Wage (LLW). The current Real Living Wage is £8.75.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the working hours calculation used by the Living Wage Foundation DWP paid no employees less than £8.75 per hour as at September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Please note this figure excludes employees on long term unpaid breaks, such as carer’s leave.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/11/2018 10:23:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997779

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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, how many staff in her Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions pays all employees at least the statutory National Living Wage of £7.83 per hour, regardless of age.</p><p> </p><p>The Living Wage Foundation advocates employers paying an alternative hourly rate known as the Real Living Wage (RLW) or London Living Wage (LLW). The current London Living Wage is £10.20.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the working hours calculation used by the Living Wage Foundation DWP paid 15,371 employees less than £10.20 per hour as at September 2018. However, of these, only 14 are in London.</p><p> </p><p>Please note this figure excludes employees on long term unpaid breaks, such as carer’s leave.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/11/2018 14:42:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

931030

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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 Case Examiner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from what acceptance date the Independent Case Examiner's Office is currently allocating complaints to an investigation case manager.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	157243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Case Examiner’s Office is currently allocating complaints to investigation case managers that were accepted for examination between March and May 2017. The time it takes to allocate complaints for investigation has been impacted by the on-going Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) complaints campaign.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/06/2018 16:44:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

931031

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints relating to women born in the 1950s who have been affected by changes in the state pension age have been through the full review process of the Independent Case Examiner's Office.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	157244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As at 26 June 2018, the Independent Case Examiner had fully reviewed and concluded 123 investigations into complaints from women born in the 1950s who were affected by changes in the State Pension retirement age.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/06/2018 16:44:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

931032

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints relating to women born in the 1950s who are affected by changes in state pension age are awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager at the Independent Case Examiner's Office.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	157245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>As at 26 June 2018, there were 2,035 complaints from women born in the 1950s who are affected by changes in State Pension age awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/06/2018 16:44:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

931033

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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, how many Child Maintenance Group complaints are awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager at the Independent Case Examiner's Office.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	157246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>As at 26 June 2018, the Independent Case Examiner’s Office had 274 Child Maintenance Group complaints awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager, this compares to the 1.2 million cases recorded on Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/07/2018 14:40:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

931034

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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 Case Examiner
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) disability, (b) pensions, (c) working age and (d) debt management complaints are awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager at the Independent Case Examiner's Office.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	157247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>As at 26 June 2018, the Independent Case Examiner’s Office had: (a) 84 Disability; (b) 62 Pensions; (c) 398 Working Age; and (d) 28 Debt Management complaints awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/07/2018 10:46:18 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

931035

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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 Case Examiner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of her Department's service providers' complaints are awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager at the Independent Case Examiner's Office.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	157248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>As at 26 June 2018, the Independent Case Examiner’s Office had 310 service provider complaints awaiting allocation to an investigation case manager.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/07/2018 10:57:31 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

897196

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2018 to Question 139040, what written correspondence has taken place between her Department and utility companies on the effect of the introduction of universal credit on levels of debt and arrears; and if she will place copies of that correspondence in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	141048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of levels of utility debt and arrears. We plan to publish research into Universal Credit and arrears later this year.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific written correspondence between DWP and utility companies on the effect of Universal Credit and levels of debt.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with utility companies and regularly attend a Utility Company Debt Group to update them on the latest information regarding Universal Credit, its rollout and any changes that may have taken place. These include discussions on deductions and arrears, as well as taking feedback for future improvements to the service we provide for them.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 141050 question first answered 09/05/2018 15:11:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden