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169666

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the proportion of people whose defined contribution pension fund is in the ranges (1) £0 to £5,000, (2) £5,000 to £10,000, (3) £10,000 to £15,000, (4) £15,000 to £20,000, (5) £20,000 to £25,000, (6) £25,000 to £30,000, (7) £30,000 to £35,000, (8) £35,000 to £40,000, (9) £40,000 to £45,000, (10) £45,000 to £50,000, and (11) over £50,000.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL3653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Estimates of defined contribution wealth in the accumulation phase have been made by DWP using the Wealth and Assets survey (WAS). The analysis excludes individuals with zero DC wealth and includes all adults aged 16 and over.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Distribution of individuals with wealth in DC pensions not yet in payment, 2010/12</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DC Wealth in Accumulation phase</p></td><td><p>% of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £0 and £4,999</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £5,000 and £9,999</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £10,000 and £14,999</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £15,000 and £19,999</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £20,000 and £24,999</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £25,000 and £29,999</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £30,000 and £34,999</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £35,000 and £39,999</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £40,000 and £44,999</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>between £45,000 and £49,999</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>greater than £50,000</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP analysis of ONS WAS data from 2010-12 (Wave 3)</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/12/2014 17:40:23 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

169670

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	G4S
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether G4S was considered for the delivery of call centres dealing with enquiries associated with Universal Credit; if so, when such consideration ceased; and whether any payments were made to G4S in respect of any such work.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>G4S have not been considered for any aspect of the delivery for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The payments made to G4S in relation to delivery of the Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service, since the inception of the contract in September 2013 through to 31 October 2014, total £5.707m.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not publish financial information at provider level for Community Work Placements Programme because in conjunction with performance data it allows the calculation of unit prices which are commercially confidential. Release of this information would reduce the department's ability to gain best value for money in future procurement exercises.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that total payments to G4S Group are as follows:</p><p>2010/11 - £81,433</p><p>2011/12 - £17,947,271</p><p>2012/13 - £32,123,087</p><p>2013/14 - £46,377,724</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL3658 HL3659 HL3660 HL3661 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:37:48 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

169671

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	G4S
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether G4S was considered for any work other than call centres associated with Universal Credit; if so, when such consideration ceased; and whether any payments were made to G4S in respect of any such work.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>G4S have not been considered for any aspect of the delivery for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The payments made to G4S in relation to delivery of the Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service, since the inception of the contract in September 2013 through to 31 October 2014, total £5.707m.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not publish financial information at provider level for Community Work Placements Programme because in conjunction with performance data it allows the calculation of unit prices which are commercially confidential. Release of this information would reduce the department's ability to gain best value for money in future procurement exercises.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that total payments to G4S Group are as follows:</p><p>2010/11 - £81,433</p><p>2011/12 - £17,947,271</p><p>2012/13 - £32,123,087</p><p>2013/14 - £46,377,724</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL3657 HL3659 HL3660 HL3661 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:37:48 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

169672

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	G4S
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what payments have been made to G4S in respect of the Department for Work and Pensions Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>G4S have not been considered for any aspect of the delivery for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The payments made to G4S in relation to delivery of the Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service, since the inception of the contract in September 2013 through to 31 October 2014, total £5.707m.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not publish financial information at provider level for Community Work Placements Programme because in conjunction with performance data it allows the calculation of unit prices which are commercially confidential. Release of this information would reduce the department's ability to gain best value for money in future procurement exercises.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that total payments to G4S Group are as follows:</p><p>2010/11 - £81,433</p><p>2011/12 - £17,947,271</p><p>2012/13 - £32,123,087</p><p>2013/14 - £46,377,724</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL3657 HL3658 HL3660 HL3661 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:37:49 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

169673

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	G4S
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what payments have been made to G4S in respect of the Department for Work and Pensions Community Work Placements programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>G4S have not been considered for any aspect of the delivery for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The payments made to G4S in relation to delivery of the Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service, since the inception of the contract in September 2013 through to 31 October 2014, total £5.707m.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not publish financial information at provider level for Community Work Placements Programme because in conjunction with performance data it allows the calculation of unit prices which are commercially confidential. Release of this information would reduce the department's ability to gain best value for money in future procurement exercises.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that total payments to G4S Group are as follows:</p><p>2010/11 - £81,433</p><p>2011/12 - £17,947,271</p><p>2012/13 - £32,123,087</p><p>2013/14 - £46,377,724</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL3657 HL3658 HL3659 HL3661 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:37:49 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

169674

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	G4S
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what payments have been made to G4S by the Department for Work and Pensions in total in each of the years 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>G4S have not been considered for any aspect of the delivery for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The payments made to G4S in relation to delivery of the Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service, since the inception of the contract in September 2013 through to 31 October 2014, total £5.707m.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not publish financial information at provider level for Community Work Placements Programme because in conjunction with performance data it allows the calculation of unit prices which are commercially confidential. Release of this information would reduce the department's ability to gain best value for money in future procurement exercises.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that total payments to G4S Group are as follows:</p><p>2010/11 - £81,433</p><p>2011/12 - £17,947,271</p><p>2012/13 - £32,123,087</p><p>2013/14 - £46,377,724</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL3657 HL3658 HL3659 HL3660 question first answered 17/12/2014 17:37:48 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

169915

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Travel
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 has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Expenditure should be viewed in the context of the size of the DWP workforce. The Department is a geographically-dispersed organisation employing around 90,000 staff across some 870 sites, delivering services directly to around 22 million customers. The table below shows the expenditure on taxis, 1<sup>st</sup> class rail and business class air travel for the years in question.</p><p> </p><p>The average spend per head on a taxi for 2013-14 was in the region of £1.67. Expenditure on taxis includes journeys to enable disabled members of staff to travel to and from work and respresents contractual spend and it does not include taxis claimed through expenses, as this could only be provided at disproportionate costs to the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP introduced a restriction stopping staff travelling 1<sup>st</sup> class rail in 2011. Only DWP staff with disabilities are permitted to travel using 1<sup>st</sup> class rail, if there are no suitable standard class facilities available.</p><p> </p><p>The current DWP air travel policy only permits staff to book business class air tickets for single journeys greater than 2.5 hours in duration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Years (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Taxis (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Class Rail (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Business Class Air (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>13.3</p></td><td><p>0.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0.26</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>0.12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0.21</p></td><td><p>0.35</p></td><td><p>0.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.29</p></td><td><p>0.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0.16</p></td><td><p>0.14</p></td><td><p>0.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Data is not available for taxi travel before 2010.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 18/12/2014 12:50:38 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169917

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	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, if he will reform the Access to Work system so that packages of support can transfer from job to job with the individual.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	218382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>We have already reformed the scheme to enable easier transfers of support between different jobs and employers.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013 we introduced a fast-track assessment process so that individuals who already know their support requirements will move swiftly through their application.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time we also made it easier to transfer equipment so that individuals can move more easily between employers with their special aids and equipment.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 16/01/2015 12:18:52 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

169918

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	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, if he will increase funding for the Access to Work Workplace Mental Health Support Service to more than two per cent of the annual Access to Work budget.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	218381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work is a demand led scheme. The existing funding available to deliver the Mental Health Support Service means the service has capacity to help increasing numbers of people which is why we are currently working with stakeholders to raise awareness of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 18/12/2014 17:47:29 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

169919

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Social Security Benefits
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 received (a) housing benefit but not council tax benefit, (b) council tax benefit but not housing benefit and (c) housing benefit and council tax benefit in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	218404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information we have up to February 2013, by local authority area within each of the geographies requested, is published and available from Table 1of the publications found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-caseload-statistics--2</a></p><p> </p><p>Council Tax Benefit (CTB) was replaced in April 2013 by the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme and in England the Department for Communities and Local Government is now responsible for these statistics. The Scottish and Welsh Governments have similar responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/12/2014 12:37:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley