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174488

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date	19/01/2015
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	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what basis the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélemy, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia are excluded from his calculations for the purposes of establishing the average mean winter temperature for France in connection with winter fuel payments.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	221255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The French Government and European Union law makes a distinction between the <em>pays et territoires d’outre-mer</em> (PTOM) and the <em>départements d’outre mer (DOMs). </em>The PTOM include Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélémy, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia. These territories benefit from association with the EU but community law does not generally apply. With the exception of Saint- Barthélémy they have their own social protection schemes and are legally and financially autonomous. UK Winter Fuel Payments are not paid to residents in the PTOMs.</p><p> </p><p>The French Government treats its DOMs as integral parts of the French State and they are subject to the application of EU social security co-ordination regulations. Winter Fuel Payments are payable to residents in the DOMs, however this will end from September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 22/01/2015 12:35:10 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

174490

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the Major Projects Authority to provide its next assessment of the universal credit project.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The responsibility for the frequency and timing of formal assessments of HM Government Programmes sits with the Major Projects Authority in Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 22/01/2015 12:17:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174255

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to pilot different approaches to the use of sanctions in in work conditionality for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to do this.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2015 15:53:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174256

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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, what representations he has received from the Trussell Trust about the adequacy of his Department's hardship payments scheme since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2015 15:48:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174257

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to pilot approaches to in work conditionality in which the conditionality will be applied by staff other than Jobcentre Plus staff; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The first of the large-scale Randomised Controlled Trials testing in work conditionality will, subject to securing the necessary piloting Regulations, start in April 2015 and be delivered by Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches. No other pilots have yet been planned.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2015 15:32:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174258

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects in work conditionality to be applied to all appropriate claimants of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Large Scale Randomised Control Trials will start in April 2015. We will draw from the findings to make decisions regarding the introduction of in-work conditionality to all claimants.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2015 15:58:49 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174259

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 7.12 of the Explanatory Memorandum to the Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme Amendment Regulations 2015, if he will place in the Library a copy of the strategy for testing alternative approaches to universal credit in work conditionality.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	221122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Universal Credit at Work document published in October 2014 sets out the broad strategy to encourage progression of earnings once in work. We will use future publications to provide further information as the strategy is developed.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/01/2015 16:06:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

174260

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the shared accommodation rate reflects the real cost of renting shared accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	221129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Currently, increases to Local Housing Allowance rates are limited to one per cent. However, in areas where there have been the greatest divergences, we are increasing rates by up to 4 per cent subject to the funding available. In 2014/15, this meant that 56 out of the 192 Shared Accommodation Rates were increased by 4 per cent. In 2015/16, we will be increasing 63 out of the 192 Shared Accommodation Rates by 4 per cent.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/01/2015 15:21:43 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

174261

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	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 letters giving one month's notice of case closure have been sent to Child Support Agency clients.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	221087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Up to and including 11 January 2015, 7,521 reminder letters have been sent to clients, giving one month’s notice of case closure.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/01/2015 14:42:08 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

174262

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	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 six months' notice warning letters of case closure have been sent to Child Support Agency customers in each month since 30 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	221086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table attached below shows the monthly distribution of first contact notice of closure letters, issued to parents six months prior to case closure. It also shows the cumulative totals that have been sent in each month since 30 June 2014, when the case closure process started with a low volume pathfinder approach before ramping to full volumes from September 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Notifications Issued in Month</p></td><td><p>Cumulative Number of Notifications Issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>19,092</p></td><td><p>22,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>45,903</p></td><td><p>68,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>55,193</p></td><td><p>124,078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>67,978</p></td><td><p>192,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>50,508</p></td><td><p>242,564</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 21/01/2015 14:33:51 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman