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101220

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many private finance initiative projects his Department contracted for in each year from 1997 to 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is published on the link below. The data can be filtered by procuring authority and then by date of financial close in order to determine how many PFI projects were contracted by Department in a specific year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/11/2014 16:11:13 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

101221

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Employment: Males
	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 1 September 2014 to Question 206874, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Men's Sheds movement on (a) increasing confidence and volunteering, (b) reducing isolation and mental ill health and (c) improving job readiness for the unemployed.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The “Men’s Sheds movement”, which began in Australia, aims to improve the health and wellbeing of men through providing inclusive environments where members can share tools, resources, skills and engage in personal and community projects. The Department has no plans to carry out any formal assessment of the effectiveness of the Men’s Sheds movement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/11/2014 16:48:48 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101222

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Heating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department makes available to ensure that people with (a) Parkinson's and (b) other progressive conditions are able to adequetely heat their home; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>People with Parkinson’s and other progressive conditions receive general financial provision towards costs, including heating, through Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>Additional help is available to those entitled to income-related benefits - such as Employment and Support Allowance - through the support component and additional disability premiums.</p><p> </p><p>Help is also available through Cold Weather Payments, and this winter, over 2 million low income households will receive a bill rebate through the Warm Home Discount Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Winter Fuel Payments also provide assurance to older people, who may suffer the worst impacts of a progressive condition, so that they can keep warm during the winter months.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/11/2014 15:49:15 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

101223

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Universal Credit: Barrow in Furness
	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 Barrow and Furness constituency he expects to have transferred to universal credit by 1 January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by my Rt. Hon. Friend, Iain Duncan Smith on of Monday 13th October 2014.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP are not setting targets for numbers in receipt of Universal Credit at various points in time. Final numbers will vary according to a number of factors such as the economic circumstances over time and behavioural change of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:54:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

101231

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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, how many people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing received an award for (a) communication support at interview, (b) special aids and equipment and (c) a support worker in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of awards each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,230</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Mean average spend each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>£6,600</p></td><td><p>£7,300</p></td><td><p>£7,900</p></td><td><p>£7,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Access to Work database (DiSC3)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Award volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. Average amounts are rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>2. The spend figures quoted in this response are from the Access to Work computer system (DiSC3), which we generally use for requests of detailed disaggregating (regions, disabilities etc) of spend such as this, rather than total spend. For total spend we normally use an accounting system which provides precise total amounts of actual spend in a year. The accounting system cannot produce the same detailed disaggregating of spend as the Access to Work computer system.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 212124 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:02:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

101232

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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 the average value of Access to Work awards provided to people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing for (a) communication support at interview, (b) special aids and equipment and (c) a support worker in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is in the tables below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of awards each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,230</p></td><td><p>4,470</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Mean average spend each financial year for people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Element type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Support at Interview</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Aids and Equipment</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,300</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support Worker</p></td><td><p>£6,600</p></td><td><p>£7,300</p></td><td><p>£7,900</p></td><td><p>£7,600</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Access to Work database (DiSC3)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Award volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. Average amounts are rounded to the nearest £100.</p><p> </p><p>2. The spend figures quoted in this response are from the Access to Work computer system (DiSC3), which we generally use for requests of detailed disaggregating (regions, disabilities etc) of spend such as this, rather than total spend. For total spend we normally use an accounting system which provides precise total amounts of actual spend in a year. The accounting system cannot produce the same detailed disaggregating of spend as the Access to Work computer system.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 212123 question first answered 03/11/2014 16:02:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

101233

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Workplace 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 who had no prior pension savings have been enrolled under automatic enrolment into workplace pension schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Fareham
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information published by The Pensions Regulator shows that over 4.7 million eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension. It is not possible to identify how many of these jobholders had no prior pension savings.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/11/2014 15:37:32 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

101234

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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, how many people whose primary medical condition was classified as difficulty in hearing sought reconsideration of their case from (a) a regional Access to Work manager, (b) a senior operational manager, (c) a national AtW delivery manager, (d) a customer services director responsible for AtW and (e) an independent case examiner in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This data was not historically recorded and we are therefore unable to provide the information that you have requested. The Access to Work reconsideration process has now changed but guidance is yet to be updated. We no longer have 5 stages of reconsideration.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:41:27 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

101235

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Workplace Pensions
	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 people enrolled under automatic workplace pension schemes have chosen to opt out after (a) six, (b) nine and (c) 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Fareham
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Findings from qualitative research with large employers show the overall opt out rate was around 9 per cent. Most individual employers had an opt out rate between 5 and 15 per cent. Opt out is only possible within the opt out window which is one month after being automatically enrolled.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/11/2014 15:39:46 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

101236

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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, how many users of the Access to Work scheme with each primary medical condition received reductions to their support package after a review of their support in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	212122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work carries out reviews periodically for all customers, the frequency of these varies from case to case. This information is not recorded and we are therefore unable to provide the data that you have requested.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 03/11/2014 17:44:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green