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93459

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	Workplace Pensions
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 have been enrolled under automatic enrolment into workplace pensions scheme since the inception of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	210625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 9 October 2014 showed that more than 33,660 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 4.75 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 11:45:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

91329

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of (a) capital cost and (b) maintenance and upgrading costs of a new IT system which would be required by the Northern Ireland Assembly's Department of Social Development to administer welfare-related matters in the event of Northern Ireland not proceeding with the current UK-wide welfare reform programme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	208781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Northern Ireland is responsible for its own social security, pensions and child support systems. The Northern Ireland and Great Britain systems have traditionally operated in tandem in what is effectively a United Kingdom wide system. The information technology infrastructure that supports these systems covers the whole of the United Kingdom with a proportionate share of the cost being paid by Northern Ireland. Currently the total cost of running the information technology infrastructure and new developments is around £1bn per annum of which £16m is met by Northern Ireland.</p><p>Should Northern Ireland decide not to mirror the welfare reform measures in Great Britain, it would be a matter for the Executive to determine and fund the IT systems needed as a result of their decision.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 13/10/2014 11:14:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

90571

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions his Department has had discussions with the Social Development Department in Northern Ireland on the implementation of the welfare reforms in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	208058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>Northern Ireland is responsible for its own social security, pensions and child support systems. Therefore, the enactment and implementation of the welfare reforms in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive. However, I can confirm that my officials and I continue to work closely with the Social Development Department.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 09/09/2014 14:56:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

90389

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Welfare State: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made in the implementation of his overall welfare reforms in the last six months; and what progress he expects to be made in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	207879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>This government has made significant progress in implementing the most far-reaching programme of welfare reforms for a generation. We have</p><ul><li>Launched Universal Credit, the biggest change to the welfare system in a generation, in April 2013. Currently operating in 38 areas. It will be available in 90 - or one in eight - of the country's jobcentres by the end of the year.</li></ul><ul><li>Rolled out the household <strong>Benefit Cap</strong>, which ensures families don't receive more benefits than the average family earns. In total, more than 42,000 households had their benefits capped by March 2014. Almost 6,000 households who've had their benefits capped have moved into work. The policy is expected to save £110m in 2014/15.</li></ul><ul><li>Returned fairness to housing benefit by <strong>stopping paying housing benefit for spare rooms</strong>. The policy is already saving taxpayers over £1m a day.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Auto enrolled 3.6million people into a workplace pension</strong> - saving for the first time or saving more for retirement.</li></ul><ul><li>Launched the <strong>Child Maintenance Service</strong> to replace the failing Child Support Agency, introducing it first in December 2012 for parents of four or more children, in July 2013 for parents of two or more children, and since November 2013 to all separated parents.</li></ul><ul><li>Brought how claimants find work into the 21st century by launching <strong>Universal Jobmatch</strong>, rather than just leaving jobseekers to manage with old-fashioned job boards and vacancy printouts.</li></ul><ul><li>Implemented the <strong>Work Programme</strong> - the biggest single payment by results employment programme Britain has ever seen - which has helped around 300,000 long-term unemployed off benefits and into sustained work - more than previous schemes.</li></ul><ul><li>Introduced the <strong>Claimant Commitment</strong> in all British jobcentres, spelling out what we expect from jobseekers when they search for work, resetting the relationship between benefit claimants and Jobcentre Plus help.</li></ul><ul><li>Started the phased introduction of <strong>Personal Independence Payment</strong> on time and on budget in April last year.</li></ul><ul><li>Rolled out the biggest ever campaign to help disabled people into work - <strong>Disability Confident</strong> - breaking down barriers and boosting employers confidence and dispelling myths.</li></ul><p>We are implementing these major reforms in a careful and gradual way, testing and learning as we move forward. This is the right approach. All this while we've cut DWP costs by £2 billion a year compared to 2009-10. In total, our welfare reforms are set to save £50 billion over this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 09/09/2014 11:39:58 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper previous answer version 18528 answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

64852

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
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, if he will provide an estimate of how many people were in receipt of universal credit on 1 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The official Universal Credit statistics covering the period up to 31st May 2014 will be published on 13th August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/07/2014 15:39:57 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

61311

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress is being made in ensuring that all eligible employees have been offered automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme with minimum employer contributions.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	200197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>So far automatic enrolment has been a stunning success. The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 12 June 2014 showed that more than 15,000 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 3.6 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p><p> </p><p>Around 99 per cent of employers who have completed registration have done so without the need for the Pensions Regulator to use their statutory powers. Employers have understood that providing a workplace pension and helping their workers plan for retirement is the now the norm.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary findings from the 2013 Employers' Pension Provision survey show that around 90 per cent of automatically enrolled workers have remained members of a pension scheme.This early success has led the Government to revise down its opt out predictions. Instead of the anticipated 30 per cent opt out rate the Government now expects only 15 per cent of individuals will opt out once automatic enrolment is fully rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 15:35:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell