Linked Data API

Show Search Form

Search Results

446893
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-01-21more like thismore than 2016-01-21
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Children: Maintenance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what monitoring his Department is undertaking to ensure that the level of service to the public is not negatively affected by the transfer of responsibilities from the Child Support Agency to the Child Maintenance Service. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 23656 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-29more like thismore than 2016-01-29
answer text <p>The government has introduced a new statutory Child Maintenance Service for parents who are unable to make a family-based arrangement. It will bring speedier processing of applications, simpler calculations and faster enforcement action for those that choose not to pay. This will help increase the number of payments reaching children on time and in full and will result in a better use of taxpayers’ money.</p><p>We are contacting parents 6 months before their CSA case closes to allow them the opportunity to access the support services available to them. They receive a reminder 1 month before their CSA case ends, and a confirmation once it has actually ended. We do not transfer cases automatically to the Child Maintenance Service. We close them in a way that minimises the risk of disruption to child maintenance payments.</p><p>Cases on the previous CSA schemes are being closed in an order determined by case characteristics. This includes the micro-management of the phases of case closure using our tried and tested pathfinder approach; sequencing and prioritising case closure to minimise disruption for clients.</p><p>The Department set out an evaluation strategy in December 2014 which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387584/child-maintenance-reforms-evaluation-strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387584/child-maintenance-reforms-evaluation-strategy.pdf</a></p><br /> <br /> <br />
answering member constituency Witham more like this
answering member printed Priti Patel more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-29T14:12:37.483Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-29T14:12:37.483Z
answering member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
427286
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-09more like thismore than 2015-11-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Females more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to mitigate the effects of provisions of the Pensions Act 1995 and the Pensions Act 2011 on women born in the 1950s. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 15639 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-20more like thismore than 2015-11-20
answer text <p>The Government will not be revisiting the State Pension age arrangements for women affected by the Pensions Act 1995 and Pensions Act 2011. These women will receive their State Pension either at the same age as men or earlier as we remove current gender timetable inequality.</p><br /><p>The equalisation of State Pension age was necessary to meet the UK’s obligations under EU law to eliminate gender inequalities in social security provision. The Pensions Act 1995 contained legislation to equalise women’s State Pension age and, since April 2010, women’s State Pension age has been gradually increasing. Following sharp increases in life expectancy projections, and therefore the increase in the number of people living longer in retirement, this timetable was accelerated by the Pensions Act 2011.</p><br /><p>A concession was made prior to the passing of the 2011 Act which reduced the delay that anyone would experience in claiming their State Pension, relative to the previous timetable, to 18 months. This concession benefited almost a quarter of a million women, who would otherwise have experienced delays of up to two years. A similar number of men also benefited from a reduced increase, and the concession was worth around £1 billion in total.</p>
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
grouped question UIN 15476 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-20T14:55:38.113Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-20T14:55:38.113Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
427288
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-09more like thismore than 2015-11-09
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Females more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the cumulative effect of the Pensions Act 1995 and the Pensions Act 2011 on women born in the 1950s. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 15659 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-20more like thismore than 2015-11-20
answer text <p>An overview of the evidence considered when developing the policy for equalisation of the State Pension age, is provided in the 1993 White Paper, ‘Equality in State Pension age’, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.</p><br /><p>Estimates of the effect of the increase in State Pension age in the Pensions Act 2011 are presented in the Pensions Act 2011 Impact Assessment, published in November 2011, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181462/pensions-bill-2011-ia-annexa.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181462/pensions-bill-2011-ia-annexa.pdf</a></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The latter assessment is a comparison of the impact of the Pensions Act 2011 timetable against the baseline of the 1995 Pensions Act timetable.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North Swindon more like this
answering member printed Justin Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-20T14:52:08.907Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-20T14:52:08.907Z
answering member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
62398
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-17more like thismore than 2014-06-17
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time to process a personal independence payment claim has been in each month since it was introduced. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 200972 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information you have requested is not currently available.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-23T14:48:52.9476141Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-23T14:48:52.9476141Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
62401
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-17more like thismore than 2014-06-17
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payment have been refused to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 200968 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The available data on the number of claims and decisions made up to 28 March 2014 has been published and is available from:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317425/pip-statistical-release-june-2014.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Between 8 April 2013 and 28 March 2014, 34,300 claims to personal independence payment had been disallowed.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>Figures do not include claims withdrawn prior to a decision.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-23T15:08:28.0453204Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-23T15:08:28.0453204Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
62402
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-17more like thismore than 2014-06-17
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Personal Independence Payment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been submitted for personal independence payment in each month since its introduction. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 200969 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-23more like thismore than 2014-06-23
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Further to the figures published on 5th June 2014. The table below shows how many claims have been submitted for Personal Independence Payment:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>New claims not made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>New claims made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All PIP New Claims</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-13</strong></p></td><td><p>3000</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>3100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-13</strong></p></td><td><p>4800</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>5000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-13</strong></p></td><td><p>23000</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>23800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-13</strong></p></td><td><p>34200</p></td><td><p>1500</p></td><td><p>35700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-13</strong></p></td><td><p>30600</p></td><td><p>1300</p></td><td><p>31900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-13</strong></p></td><td><p>33800</p></td><td><p>1300</p></td><td><p>35100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-13</strong></p></td><td><p>35600</p></td><td><p>1500</p></td><td><p>37100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-13</strong></p></td><td><p>33300</p></td><td><p>1400</p></td><td><p>34700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-13</strong></p></td><td><p>22000</p></td><td><p>1200</p></td><td><p>23200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-14</strong></p></td><td><p>38000</p></td><td><p>1600</p></td><td><p>39500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-14</strong></p></td><td><p>39000</p></td><td><p>1400</p></td><td><p>40400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-14</strong></p></td><td><p>37900</p></td><td><p>1500</p></td><td><p>39500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-13 – Mar 14</strong></p></td><td><p>335100</p></td><td><p>13900</p></td><td><p>349000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>· Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100, therefore totals may not sum due to rounding.</p><p>· Whether a claim is a ‘New claim made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People' has been determined at the point of registration.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-june-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-23T15:14:44.4407811Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-23T15:14:44.4407811Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
58433
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-05more like thismore than 2014-06-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Age: Discrimination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated relating to age discrimination in (i) the work place and (ii) Jobcentre Plus. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 199242 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department has not commissioned any research in the last two years specifically on age discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>(i) Previous research relating to age discrimination in the work place includes 'Attitudes to age in Britain 2010/11' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214361/ihr7.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214361/ihr7.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>and 'Second Survey on employers' policies, practices and preferences relating to age, 2010' – <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep682.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep682.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This research was commissioned by the Department as part of wider research into the removal of the Default Retirement Age, including ‘Default Retirement Age – employer qualitative research' –</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep672.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130128102031/http:/research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2009-2010/rrep672.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Default Retirement Age was abolished in 2011, meaning most people can now retire when the time is right for them. Employers can now only set a fixed retirement age where it can be objectively justified in their particular circumstances, but this is open to challenge at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 June we will be publishing ‘Fuller Working Lives – A Framework for Action'. The document outlines the business case for people to work longer at an individual, business, societal and economic level, and sets out a number of new actions the Department will be taking forward to promote fuller working lives.</p><p> </p><p>(ii) Relevant Departmental evaluations on this issue concerning Jobcentre Plus include 'How ready is Jobcentre Plus to help people in their 60s to find work?' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-ready-is-jobcentre-plus-to-help-people-in-their-60s-find-work-ihr11" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-ready-is-jobcentre-plus-to-help-people-in-their-60s-find-work-ihr11</a> .</p><p> </p><p>Also, where possible surveys of benefit claimants are broken down by age, for example 'The Jobcentre Plus Offer: Final evaluation report' – <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Steve Webb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-12T14:56:15.4765063Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-12T14:56:15.4765063Z
answering member
220
label Biography information for Steve Webb more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
58434
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-05more like thismore than 2014-06-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Pension Credit: Bolton more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Bolton North East constituency and (b) Bolton have received pension credit since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 199150 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-10more like thismore than 2014-06-10
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics on pension credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Steve Webb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-10T15:18:57.9425068Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-10T15:18:57.9425068Z
answering member
220
label Biography information for Steve Webb more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
46810
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-03more like thismore than 2014-04-03
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints about (a) staff behaviour, (b) contested sanction decisions and (c) telephone line waiting times have been made against Bolton Jobcentre Plus offices in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 195040 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Until July 2012, when a new process for handling and recording customer feedback was introduced, complaints were not formally categorised. It has therefore not been possible to accurately identify the requested data prior to that date. In addition, contested sanction decisions are subject to the appeals and reconsideration process and are not categorised as complaints. The information we are able to provide for Bolton Jobcentre is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Staff behaviour</p></td><td><p>Telephone line waiting times</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/07/2012 – 31/12/2012</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/01/2013 – 31/12/2013</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/01/14 – 31/03/14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> more like this
answering member constituency Wirral West more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
4084
label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this
46815
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-03more like thismore than 2014-04-03
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 remove filter
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of pension credit by eligible pensioners. more like this
tabling member constituency Bolton North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Crausby remove filter
uin 195042 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-07more like thismore than 2014-04-07
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are committed to ensuring pensioners receive the benefits they are entitled to.</p><p>DWP's National Partnerships Team works with over 4,400 customer representative organisations, both nationally and locally, to provide a wide range of advice and support for pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has also introduced a web-based Pension Credit toolkit at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p>Its purpose is to provide customer representative organisations with all the information needed in order to talk to pensioners about Pension Credit. In partnership with Age UK, local authorities and other groups, a structured campaign was undertaken to create awareness of the Toolkit amongst those who support our customers.</p><p> </p><p>DWP makes information available in various locations (for example, our website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits</a> and leaflets are available from our DWP Information Line on 0845 7313233) to ensure that people are aware of the benefits to which they may be entitled and how to claim them.</p><p> </p><p>We also have capacity through the Age Action Alliance to raise awareness of Pension Credit with its members which includes older people's forums and linked organisations from across the UK.</p>
answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate more like this
answering member printed Steve Webb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-07T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-07T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
220
label Biography information for Steve Webb more like this
tabling member
437
label Biography information for Sir David Crausby more like this