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690484

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Carers' Benefits
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 assess the merits of introducing a care costs payment for all carers, including those over state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	64222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is spending record amounts on supporting carers, including those in Scotland, through the benefit system. Carer’s Allowance itself provides a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to provide regular and substantial care for a severely disabled person.</p><p> </p><p>Means tested benefits such as Income Support and Pension Credit include additional amounts for carers and are available to low income carers of working age and over state pension age respectively. The additional amounts mean that lower-income carers can be better off than others who receive these benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Both Carer’s Allowance, and the additional amounts for carers, are paid in addition to the extra costs disability benefits (such as Attendance Allowance), which are designed to provide a contribution towards the extra costs that people with long-term health conditions and disabilities can face.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/02/2017 11:50:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

690487

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Jobcentres: Sheffield
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 10 February 2017 to Question 63189, what steps his Department plans to take for those employees at Eastern Avenue, Sheffield for whom a move would breach the mobility rule but who do not consent to a change.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	64246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department will not breach the mobility rules within employee’s contracts as part of proposals to relocate staff and services from the current Jobcentre at Eastern Avenue, Sheffield. If an employee were to move outside of their contractual mobility it would only be with their agreement. We expect all staff to be relocated to nearby offices. Individual meetings between local DWP managers and their staff began after the announcements on 26 January 2017 and this is an opportunity to discuss mobility or any other aspects of the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that DWP staff are our most valuable resource and we will continue to ensure that there is proper consultation with them and trade unions.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 12:25:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

690493

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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 Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to publish the social justice green paper before the 2017 Budget statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	64250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Our green paper on social justice will be published in due course. It will set out our approach to tackling child poverty and disadvantage.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 11:57:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

690497

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Unemployed People: Territorial Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance is given to Jobcentre Plus staff to encourage jobseekers to join the Territorial Army or Army Cadets.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	64091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>We recognise and encourage volunteering and unpaid work opportunities, such as the Territorial Army or Army Cadets, as an excellent way of preparing for work and improving the claimant's prospects of finding work. Work coaches are encouraged to discuss voluntary and unpaid work opportunities where appropriate with a claimant. However, guidance does not list individual organisations.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 16:20:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

690507

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Jobcentres: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date a Minister of his Department last visited a jobcentre in (a) Coventry South and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	64048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The date of the last ministerial visit to a jobcentre specifically in Coventry South could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The last ministerial visit to a jobcentre in the West Midlands was on the 2<sup>nd</sup> February 2017. The Minister for Employment, Damian Hinds MP, visited Solihull.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 16:06:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

690509

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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, if he will make an assessment into the potential merits of amending the Child Maintenance Services' (CMS) variation rules to (a) better reflect the financial capacity of a person to pay and (b) include categories of wealth which fall outside the CMS criteria.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	64052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Within the 2012 scheme of child maintenance, a broad spectrum of taxable income can be taken into account in the maintenance calculation as part of a variation.</p><p> </p><p>We believe all parents have a responsibility to financially contribute to their children’s upbringing and the best way we have of establishing a fair contribution is a calculation of their liability based on their income level.</p><p> </p><p>The definition of income within variations is designed to make the best use of additional sources of taxable income captured by self-assessment, referred to as ‘unearned income’. This includes income from property, savings and investments and other miscellaneous sources.</p><p> </p><p>Receiving ‘unearned income’ information directly from HM Revenue and Customs makes it more difficult for individuals to seek to minimise the amount of child maintenance they pay. A variation can also be considered if a receiving parent has evidence that a paying parent is diverting income.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to widen our variation categories further.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/02/2017 16:42:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

690510

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what criteria his Department's back-of-house administrative site at Annesley has been selected for closure.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	64039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Waterfront House Annesley is a relatively small processing office and does not fit with our long term strategic aim to have large multi-functional, digitally enabled processing offices. We have more processing capacity across our national network than we need and as a consequence, Waterfront House is no longer needed. The proposal is to rebalance the work to other locations across the national network.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to stress that this is a proposed closure: We will make a final decision informed by the consultation process with our colleagues.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 15:32:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

690511

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where staff based at his Department's back-of-house administrative site at Annesley will be relocated to after its planned closure.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	64040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is now consulting with colleagues in Waterfront House, Annesley. We are seeking to relocate, or offer alternative roles, to all employees affected by the proposed closure.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to stress that this is a proposed closure: we will make a final decision informed by the consultation process with our colleagues. We are not therefore in a position to confirm where staff currently based at Waterfront House, Annesley will be relocated to until the consultation process is concluded.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 12:19:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

690513

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Jobcentres: West Midlands
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 visit a jobcentre in (a) Coventry South and (b) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	64045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly visits DWP sites, including Jobcentres, in different parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 15:38:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

690515

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: Nottinghamshire
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 relocation of jobs from his Department's Annesley back-of-house site on the local economy.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	64030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>We have considered the wider impacts of the local economy when developing our proposals for the processing site at Annesley. The economic impact of employment is dispersed beyond the specific location of a workplace and the staff currently based at Annesley already live in the broader area around the site. While we expect the majority of these staff to be relocated, it is unlikely that a significant proportion of them will also move their place of residence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 22/02/2017 12:02:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero