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389742

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which groups will be exempted from the Government's proposed abolition of housing benefit for 18 to 21 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	7148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 7129 question first answered 20/07/2015 12:59:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

389744

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Government's proposed reductions in housing benefit for 18 to 21 year olds on youth homelessness organisations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	7129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 7148 question first answered 20/07/2015 12:59:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

389752

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Discretionary Housing Payments
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 discretionary housing payments in each local authority in each of the last four years; and what proportion of those applications was approved in each such authority.
tabling member constituency	Westminster North
tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
uin	6955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information about the number of applications for discretionary housing payments received by each local authority. Details concerning local authorities use of Discretionary Housing Payments can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-financial-year-201415" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/use-of-discretionary-housing-payments-financial-year-201415</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 15:58:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

389953

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Offshore Industry: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the compliance with health and safety legislation of safety-critical maintenance work on offshore oil and gas installations in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Health and Safety Executive examines standards of maintenance as a core element of all its offshore inspections. Inspectors take enforcement action in line with HSE’s Enforcement Policy Statement where risks are not controlled so far as reasonably practicable.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2015 15:00:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

389954

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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: Aberdeen
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 13 July 2015 to Question 6306, what the reasons are for his decision not to publish his Department's guidance on answering parliamentary questions.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	7037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It is not usual practice to place internal departmental guidance in the House of Commons library but I have now placed a copy of said guidance in the Library.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 13:48:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

389955

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the circumstances in which a young person aged under 21 will be entitled to support in future with housing costs.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>To prevent young people slipping straight into a life on benefits, from April 2017 the Government will remove the automatic entitlement to housing support for new claims in Universal Credit from 18-21 year olds who are out of work. This will ensure young people in the benefits system face the same choices as young people who work and who may not be able to afford to leave home.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that vulnerable young people who are in need of support for their housing needs continue to receive it. Government will consider the impact in line with our legal obligations as part of that process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 13:25:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389956

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Mortgages: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when a claimant who has received a loan for mortgage interest will be expected to commence repayment of that loan.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government will set out the detail of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 12:46:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389957

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Government proposes in Clause 1 of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill that the full employment reporting obligation will be repealed at the dissolution of the present Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	7034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The duty to report on progress towards full employment demonstrates this Government’s commitment to full employment. The duty to report is a commitment by this Government over this Parliament, and it reflects the fact there is no intention to bind future governments to report on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/07/2015 14:22:49 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

389958

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Medical Examinations
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 make an assessment of the availability of doctor's appointments for employment and support allowance assessments in (a) the UK, (b) Wales and (c) Caerphilly County Borough area.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	7160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Claimants attending Employment and Support Allowance assessments are seen by a Healthcare Professional who may be a fully qualified occupational therapist, physiotherapist, nurse, or doctor. Certain medical conditions however, have been designated as requiring a doctor’s assessment, for example: stroke, head-injury, multiple-sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophy and, spina bifida.</p><p> </p><p>The Centre for Health and Disability Assessments is able to provide doctors to assess designated doctor-only cases in all parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/07/2015 16:17:08 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

389959

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Jobcentre Plus programmes in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	7161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total spend on Employment programmes for each of the last three years as published in the Departments Annual Report and Accounts is as follows</p><p>12/13 £802m, 13/14 £1,043m, 14/15 £946m.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/07/2015 14:58:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans