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386815

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work capability assessments have found the claimant to be fit for work in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The available information in respect of work capability assessments since 2008 is published, and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/07/2015 08:53:38 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

385519

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	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: Torbay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support claimants of benefits find employment in Torbay.
	tabling member constituency	Torbay
	tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>Jobcentre Plus work coaches are delivering a personalised service to best meet the needs of the claimant and the local labour market. The flexible model of support available through the Jobcentre Plus offer includes, Sector Based Work Academies, New Enterprise Allowance, Work Experience and access to skills provision.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the Work Programme offers tailored support to those people who are at risk of becoming long-term unemployed.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/07/2015 09:56:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

387634

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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: Living Wage
	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 29 June 2015 to Question 2647, how many of the outsourced staff working for his Department's contractors and their service partners who are paid at or below the Living Wage are paid (a) the Living Wage and (b) less than the Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All outsourced staff in our London locations are paid the Living Wage. We hope to replicate this across the country.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:24:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

387635

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Industrial Health and Safety: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Between the 07 July and 31 August 2014 the Health and Safety Executive consulted on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (General Duties of self-employed persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015. The published responses to this consultation can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273-responses.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/consult/condocs/cd273-responses.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 09:42:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387134

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	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 the households affected by the household benefit cap are in (a) social housing, (b) temporary and emergency accommodation and (c) private tenancies (i) in the UK and (ii) in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap that are in (a) social housing and (c) private tenancies in (i) the UK and (ii) in each region in the UK can be found on Stat-Xplore, the Department’s online interactive tabulation tool, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Data on the number of households affected by the benefit cap in (b) temporary and emergency accommodation is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 08:58:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387631

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Budgeting Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were made for budgeting loans in each month from June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 shows the number of Budgeting Loan applications received monthly by the Department for Work and Pensions between June 2014 and May 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Budgeting Loan Applications, June 2014 to May 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications<br> Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>107,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>111,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>85,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>107,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>140,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>151,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>108,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>78,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>81,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>92,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>100,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>89,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>· All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:23:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387633

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2015
	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	Budgeting Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for budgeting loans were approved in each month from June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Table 1 shows the number of Budgeting Loan awards made monthly by the Department for Work and Pensions between June 2014 and May 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Budgeting Loan Awards, June 2014 to May 2015</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial<br> Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>79,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>92,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>63,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>74,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>109,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>112,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>116,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>52,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>65,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>77,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>76,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>74,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>· These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>· These figures do not include awards made after review, reconsideration or appeal following an initial refusal.</p><p> </p><p>· These figures should not be compared directly with the number of applications received by the Department in these months. Some applications are withdrawn before a decision is made. In addition, cases take an average of 7 working days to be processed so an application and corresponding award may be recorded in different months.</p><p> </p><p>· All figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:16:52 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

386800

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Income Support: Lone Parents
	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 estimate the number of income support lone parent claimants who have a subsequent child by the same father.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/07/2015 08:47:00 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386804

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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
	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 (a) in the UK and (b) resident in overseas countries over the age of 100 received the state pension; and how many such people lived in each such overseas country.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 16:27:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

387486

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Preston
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments applicants in Preston had to travel to medical assessments in (a) Preston, (b) South Ribble, (c) Chorley, (d) other local authorities in Lancashire, (e) Merseyside and (f) Greater Manchester in 2014; which venues each such applicant attended; and how many such applicants attended each such venue.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available at local authority level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/07/2015 09:46:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick