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165886

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Post Office Card Account: Scotland
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 each Scottish parliamentary constituency use Post Office card accounts.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	215846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on the 16 October 2014 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2014-10-16&amp;answered-to=2014-10-16&amp;dept=29&amp;uin=210281" target="_blank">210281</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 01/12/2014 12:32:03 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

165960

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Marriage Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to support husbands and wives with relationship problems to enable families to stay together.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	215885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This Government attaches a high priority to supporting couple relationships and committed a dedicated fund of £30 million for relationship support over the Spending Review period (2011-2015).</p><p> </p><p>We are funding a range of services through a number of expert providers to deliver relationship support provision, including preventative support targeted at couples at risk of family breakdown; activities to encourage the take-up of relationship support; and counselling for couples who may be experiencing difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced a Family Test which will mean that all new relevant domestic policies will need to be assessed for their impact on the family.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/12/2014 11:49:44 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

166061

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area in Scotland are subject to benefit cap.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	215862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The latest data, showing households capped as at August 2014, can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:30:51 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

166062

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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 and Support Allowance
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 number of people in England who had been waiting more than 90 days to be assessed for employment and support allowance in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	215905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>Number of initial Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claims where the assessment was completed by length of assessment period and month completed, England, Apr 13 - Mar 14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Month completed</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Length of assessment period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>91 days and under</p></td><td><p>Over 91 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>21,800</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>16,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>19,200</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>13,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>20,900</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>15,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Work and Pensions benefit administration dataset.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>The period cohorts allocate ESA claims to the calendar month that the assessment was completed. March 2014 is the latest data available.</li><li>Those still waiting for an assessment to be completed are not included in the figures above.</li><li>In approximately of 10% of claims the length of the assessment period is unknown due to missing or incomplete information.</li><li>The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions. It related to new ESA claims only; Incapacity Benefit (IB) claims reassessments are not included.</li><li>As the Official Statistics on ESA and the Work Capability Assessments do not focus on benefit durations, the underlying data used to provide the information has not been quality assured to the same level, and should be treated with caution.</li></ol> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/01/2015 14:25:51 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

166063

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available for people with a mental illness at work.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	215903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people who develop a mental health condition while at work. Support can be provided by our innovative Access to Work Mental Health Support Service, which offers support to individuals with a mental health condition who are absent from work or finding work difficult, and their employer.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be launching Fit for Work to support people off sick for four weeks or more to help them return to work, including many with a mental health condition. To ensure timely access to treatment, we are also introducing maximum waiting times for accessing talking therapies.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 01/12/2014 12:44:06 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

166064

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Work Programme: Kilmarnock
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) were eligible for and (b) participated in the Work Programme in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in each month since October 2012.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	215865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>In response to the first part of the question, statistics on the number of people who were eligible for the Work Programme are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on those referred to the Work Programme, by parliamentary constituency, is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:35:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

166065

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Social Security Benefits: Kilmarnock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much benefit was withheld from claimants in benefit sanctions in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	215866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not estimate the amount of benefit withheld as a result of benefit sanctions. Sanctions are designed to ensure claimants comply with their requirements in order to move off benefits and into work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no benchmarks or targets for sanctions referrals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:42:34 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

166066

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what external organisations he has consulted on access to universal credit for jobseekers coming from within the European Economic Area.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	215822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010, the department and Social Security Advisory Committee have consulted widely about Universal Credit, the results of which are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/11/2014 14:31:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

166067

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when non-UK citizens in pathfinder areas will be able to claim universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	215823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Universal Credit Gateway Conditions will continue to include a criterion that the claimant must be a British citizen who has continuously lived in the UK for the last two years</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/12/2014 16:53:39 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 30742 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

166068

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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, whether an Access to Work claimant has to be paying class 2 national insurance contributions in order to qualify for the scheme as a self-employed person.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	215832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In order to be eligible for funding through the Access to Work programme customers must satisfy certain eligibility criteria. One of these criteria is that they are employed or self employed. For Access to Work purposes, self-employment is defined as:</p><p>• operating a business either alone or in partnership, or working for an employer on a self-employed contractual basis;</p><p>• operating a franchised business on a self-employed basis;</p><p>• paying Class II or class IV National Insurance contributions.</p><p>• If the applicant is over retirement age (and therefore no longer liable to pay National Insurance) AtW staff will seek to determine that the person is self-employed by requesting a business plan approved by a bank or other financial authority.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 28/11/2014 14:48:36 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman