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169620

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Housing Benefit
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216814, whether he plans to implement a further IT solution to ensure that local authorities have the information needed to suspend housing benefit only in cases where it is so appropriate.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As reported in my last statement, the current system is working to specification; but we will continue to monitor the situation and take appropriate action if required.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 15/12/2014 16:20:02 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169621

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria he used to determine that the threshold at which a change in income can lead to an adjustment in child maintenance payments should be set at 25 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	218234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>In determining the level of threshold the criteria considered were: to set a threshold which offered a stable maintenance liability to provide greater certainty to both parents whilst also remaining fair in dealing with unexpected and major changes in circumstances; and, to also set the threshold at a level which supports operational efficiency and secures the right balance between recalculating maintenance and collection and enforcement activity.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/12/2014 12:43:46 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

169044

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Older Workers
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 working in his Department are over 65 years old; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>DWP employs 91,272 staff of which 1531 of them are aged 65 and over. (data supplied as at 30 September 2014)</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/12/2014 13:21:12 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169045

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Disabled Staff
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 with a disability work in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>To build a world class Civil Service we need to recruit and retain the very best Civil Servants, on merit, irrespective of who they are and any visible or non-visible disability or difference.</p><p> </p><p>As at 30 September 14, DWP has 5404 disabled employees which represents 6.9% of the total workforce<em>. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>This data is based on the number of employees who have chosen to individually record their disability status on the departmental HR system. Any such declaration is voluntary and confidential. Within DWP, 85.9% of employees have chosen to declare their disability status.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/12/2014 14:51:17 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169046

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants have received an (a) second, (b) third and (c) fourth sanction in each quarter since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	217897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Sanctions only occur as a last resort, where supportive and co-operative work has failed to encourage the claimant to engage. The vast majority of claimants do not get sanctioned and of those who are sanctioned most receive just one sanction during their claim.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information we have on the number of individuals receiving more than one sanction is published at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 15/12/2014 12:56:58 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

169047

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Funeral Payments: Motherwell and Wishaw
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 for funeral payments were awarded by his Department in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in each of the last three years; and what the average such award was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Roy
uin	217930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>DWP does not hold data on Funeral Payments at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/12/2014 12:20:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	626 label Biography information for Mr Frank Roy

169048

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
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 plans to take to ensure that women who have less than the 10 years' National Insurance Contributions required to qualify for a state pension will be informed of their options before introduction of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	217989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We have launched a multi-channel campaign to help people understand the reforms to the state pension system, as well as actions people may be able to take to increase their State Pension. The campaign is testing the effectiveness of our communications channels and messages for reaching our priority audiences. The campaign has involved press, radio and online advertisements, and an enhanced package of online information at GOV.UK. We have also teamed up with YouTube to launch ‘PensionTube’, an online hub bringing together pensions-related content from the video sharing service, making it easier for people to find information both from the Government and trusted independent sources.</p><p> </p><p>One of the changes we are making is the introduction of the Minimum Qualifying Period, which means that people will normally need to have 10 qualifying years of National Insurance prior to reaching State Pension age in order to receive any State Pension. The introduction of the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme in 1978, the subsequent conversion of those years to qualifying years of National Insurance credits and the replacement of that scheme with credits for parents and carers in 2010 have protected National Insurance records, particularly women’s. National Insurance credits can also be awarded in other circumstances and are for the most part awarded automatically with certain benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Those who still have gaps in their National Insurance record may be able to increase their state pension by making voluntary National Insurance contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of the Minimum Qualifying Period is expected to affect a small minority of women in the UK. Indeed, by the 2030s, we expect that around 80 per cent of women reaching State Pension age will get the full rate of the new State Pension.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/12/2014 13:06:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

168723

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Furniture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many desks are in his Department's main building; how many such desks are (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department; and what the cost is per desk of leasing.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	217707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are 2125 desks in the Department’s main building.</p><p> </p><p>(a) The Department does not own any of these desks.</p><p> </p><p>(b) Since 1998 the Department for Work and Pensions occupies the majority of its accommodation under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) known as the PRIME Contract.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of this PFI, the Department leases back fully serviced accommodation from its private sector partner Telereal Trillium. We pay an all-inclusive unitary price, known as the Facility Price (FP), for all our furniture (including desks), fixtures, equipment and FM services.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to break FP down into individual items.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/12/2014 16:50:06 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

168724

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are taken to allow people to request and verify the information held on them by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	217732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>DWP has well published processes for customers to request access to the information that the Department holds about them; on its web pages, in its Privacy Statement that is available on-line and in hard copy, and in its published reports. Requests may be handled as business as usual or as a Subject Access Request in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Regardless of the manner of the request and response the customer will receive the full record of their personal information relating to their request.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP has a duty to ensure that its customer records are fully maintained, up to date and accurate, and will routinely amend records from information that it has received in the normal course of its customer engagement or following a specific request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/12/2014 12:12:15 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

168725

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Personal Records: Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data held by his Department is used for validation of registered voters on the electoral roll; and what steps are taken to allow people to (a) ask for and (b) verify such records.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	217733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The data used for validation of registered voters on the electoral role is; name, National Insurance number, address and date of birth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DWP has well published processes for customers to request access to the information that the Department holds about them; on its web pages, in its Privacy Statement that is available on-line and in hard copy, and in published reports. Requests may be handled as business as usual or as a Subject Access Request in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If the citizen is a DWP customer in receipt of a DWP maintained Social Security benefit they can update their personal details by contacting the relevant benefit area to inform them of their change of circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If the citizen is employed and not in receipt of any DWP maintained Social Security benefit then they should make a request to HMRC to update their details via completion of an on-line form which can be found at <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/report-changes/individual/family.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/report-changes/individual/family.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/12/2014 12:15:46 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah