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175659

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many explosions of manhole covers there have been since 2000; in how many such cases people were injured; how many explosions have occurred twice in the same location; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	221975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>HSE collect statistics on injuries through the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations but not on explosions of manhole covers. Since 2000 there was one injury reported where the incident involved an explosion lifting a manhole cover.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HSE are working with utility providers to understand how and why incidents like this occur.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 16:49:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

175821

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Unemployment: Young People
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 oral Answer to the hon. Member for Easington of 26 January 2015 to Question 907220, what the evidential basis was for the statement that according to figures from the International Labour Organisation, youth unemployment is down on the quarter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The statement was in reply to a question about long-term youth unemployment. The latest figures show the number of young people aged 16-24 unemployed for a year or more fell by 3,000 in the latest quarter.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 29/01/2015 14:28:07 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

175822

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recruitment and employment agencies his Department has used to source staff in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	222098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of recruitment and employment agencies used to source staff in each year since 2010-11 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of agencies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014- January 2015</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 11:11:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

175823

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	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, how many improvement notices were issued to oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea by the Health and Safety Executive in the period from 1 January 2014 to date; and in how many such cases the company has yet to comply with the improvement notice.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	221934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2014<ins class="ministerial">, in relation to oil and gas extraction operations in the North Sea,</ins> <del class="ministerial">HSE has served 64</del><ins class="ministerial">36</ins> Improvement Notices <ins class="ministerial">have been served.</ins><del class="ministerial">relating to oil and gas extraction on the UK Continental Shelf.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Of these, </ins><del class="ministerial">The period for compliance has expired for 40</del><ins class="ministerial">21</ins><del class="ministerial"> of these</del> notices <del class="ministerial">and all</del> have been complied with. <ins class="ministerial">10 have not yet expired, and five</ins><del class="ministerial">Four</del> notices are subject to appeal and so are suspended until the appeal process is complete.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 29/01/2015 14:32:34 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2015 17:43:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper previous answer version 41785 answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

175824

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Jobcentres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job centres there were on 1 January (a) 2010 and (b) 2015; and how many job centres have closed since 1 January 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>On 1<sup>st</sup> January 2010, there were 781 Jobcentres. On 1<sup>st</sup> January 2015, there were 714 Jobcentres.</p><p>21 Jobcentres have been co-located with Local Authorities in close proximity to their previous locations. These co-locations have been welcomed by the Local Authorities and other stakeholders like the Citizen Advice Bureaux.</p><p>During the same period there has been a reduction of over 51% in the number claiming Jobseekers Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 29/01/2015 17:23:13 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

175825

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Jobcentres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of maintaining the Jobcentre Plus estate in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions occupies the majority of its estate under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) known as the PRIME Contract. This is in place until 31st March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Under this PFI, which was set up in 1998, the Department leases back fully serviced accommodation from its private sector partner Telereal Trillium (TT). The Department pays an inclusive unitary price for the space occupied and this includes the cost for maintenance plus all other Facilities Management services, undertaken by TT. The unitary price cannot be broken down into individual elements; however the total cost of running the Job Centre estate for 2013/14 was £389m.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 29/01/2015 17:30:47 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

175826

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training has been given to staff working in universal credit service centres on dealing with the housing benefit component of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We provide housing guidance on Universal Credit, including the housing element to all staff. In addition we have specialist teams in place within our Service Centres to support the housing element aspects of Universal Credit. Staff on secondment from local authorities, with experience of administering housing benefit, are working within these teams, and provide further support.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 29/01/2015 17:09:02 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

175827

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Jobcentre Plus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on rent for the Jobcentre Plus estate in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions occupies the majority of its estate under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) known as the PRIME Contract. This is in place until 31<sup>st</sup> March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Under this PFI, which was set up in 1998, the Department leases back fully serviced accommodation from its private sector partner Telereal Trillium. The Department pays an inclusive unitary price for the space occupied which includes the total cost of the rent and 13 Facilities Management services. The 'Property Component’ element which covers rent and building management charges (as an all-inclusive cost) was £104m for 2013/14.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 29/01/2015 17:36:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms