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225098

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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 Schemes: Bristol
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 found employment through (a) the Work Programme, (b) the Youth Contract and (c) an apprenticeship in (i) City of Bristol and (ii) Bristol North West constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	226398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested for part (a), the number of people placed into employment from the Work Programme, is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The information we do have shows the number of Work Programme Job Outcomes, by various geographies and this can be found at:</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>Guidance for users can be found at:</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><p>The data requested for (b) and (c) is not available. The latest published information on Youth Contract starts and apprenticeship starts can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-contract-starts-and-payments-april-2012-to-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-contract-starts-and-payments-april-2012-to-november-2014</a> and</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/03/2015 17:13:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

225268

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	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 estimate his Department has made of the amount of Child Support Agency arrears owing in cases with a current liability that will be (a) written off in full, (b) written off in part, (c) re-valued to take account of a previous interim maintenance assessment and (d) transferred to the Child Maintenance Service for collection as a result of the 2015 to 2018 phased closure of such cases.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	226432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>We cannot predict how many parents with care will agree to have their child maintenance arrears written off during the case closure process; however all will be given the opportunity to do so. No estimates have been published for the amount of Child Support Agency arrears that will be (a) written off in full, (b) written off in part, (c) re-valued to take account of a previous interim maintenance assessment, or (d) transferred to the Child Maintenance Service for collection.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 226386 question first answered 10/03/2015 12:21:53 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225269

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the results of the controlled approach to implementation of the power contained in the Child Support Management of Payments and Arrears (Amendment) Regulations 2012 allowing part payment of child maintenance arrears in full and final satisfaction of a debt where both parents consent; and if he will assess the merits of his Department adopting a pro-active rather than reactive approach to use of that power in suitable cases.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	226444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department continues to consider the merits of adopting a proactive approach to part payment of child maintenance arrears. However the immediate priority is to ensure the smooth running of the 2012 child maintenance scheme so that children benefit from regular ongoing maintenance payments and we will continue to do all we can to collect historic Child Support Agency arrears.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:24:45 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225270

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	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 steps his Department has taken to reduce mental health stigma and discrimination as a result of signing up to the Time to Change Pledge.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
uin	226342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP is actively committed to creating an environment where open conversations around mental health are encouraged in order to tackle the associated stigma and discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>Activities undertaken since signing the Time to Change pledge in February 2014 include:</p><p> </p><p>1) the introduction of training, including Unconscious Bias and Mental Health Awareness;</p><p> </p><p>2) staff communications from the DWP Champion for Disability, Wellbeing and Work Life Balance;</p><p> </p><p>3) development of comprehensive support and guidance for all staff through on-going work with external partners such as Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Providers and Business Disability Forum.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:34:25 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow

225271

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals (a) have been reassessed by Atos for personal independence payments (PIPs) in place of disability living allowance, (b) are now in receipt of PIP and (c) did not qualify for PIP in each area of (i) Suffolk, (ii) England and (iii) Wales since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	226358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Decisions on claims to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are made by Departmental Decision Makers and are based on all the evidence presented by the claimant, evidence from health care professionals and advice received by the independent Assessment Providers following an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The available information on registrations, clearances and awards for claims to PIP by claimants in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, at parliamentary constituency, local authority and regional level, have been published in the data tables accompanying the latest, quarterly statistical release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2014</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of claimants currently in receipt of PIP, by a range of regional breakdowns, has been published and can be found at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>. Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a>.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 11/03/2015 14:43:41 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

225272

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	State Retirement 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 were affected by the changes to the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme which allow for time bringing up children to be included as a full qualifying year for the State Pension.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	226373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The state pension reforms under the Pensions Act 2007, affecting those reaching state pension age from 6 April 2010, included the introduction of a single contribution condition of 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits for a full basic state pension and the replacement of the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme with a new system of National Insurance credits for parents and carers and earlier years of Home Responsibilities Protection were converted into qualifying years.</p><p> </p><p>These measures were primarily designed to improve the basic pension entitlements of women. The effects of the relaxation of the contribution conditions and the changes to Home Responsibilities Protection are complex. It has not been practicable to disaggregate the combined effects.</p><p> </p><p>However, information on the numbers of women resident in Great Britain receiving the full basic State Pension for the years 2009/10 to 2013/14 can be found in Table 1 of the Ad Hoc statistical release published to support the review of the Pensions Act 2007 which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398701/statistical-analysis-review-pensions-act-2007.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398701/statistical-analysis-review-pensions-act-2007.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Equivalent information in relation to men is not readily available. <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:00:31 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

225273

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	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 estimate his Department has made of the likely proportion of parents with care with child maintenance arrears whose CSA cases will be closed as part of the scheduled case closure process who will opt to have their child maintenance arrears (a) written off as part of the shutdown and (b) transferred to the child maintenance service for future collection.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	226386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We cannot predict how many parents with care will agree to have their child maintenance arrears written off during the case closure process; however all will be given the opportunity to do so. No estimates have been published for the amount of Child Support Agency arrears that will be (a) written off in full, (b) written off in part, (c) re-valued to take account of a previous interim maintenance assessment, or (d) transferred to the Child Maintenance Service for collection.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 226432 question first answered 10/03/2015 12:21:53 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225274

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department next plans to release statistics on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	226388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The next release of the Child Maintenance Service Experimental Statistics on the 2012 Scheme is announced on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/child-maintenance-service-2012-experimental-statistics-february-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/child-maintenance-service-2012-experimental-statistics-february-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:33:47 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225275

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents with care who have child maintenance arrears but who are not receiving ongoing maintenance through the Child Support Agency have been contacted by his Department since the Child Support Management of Payments and Arrears (Amendment) Regulations 2012 came into effect to be asked whether they wish the Agency to continue pursuing those arrears.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	226389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of cases that have been contacted by the Department regarding the pursuit of arrears is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:28:12 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225277

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment: Warrington
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 Warrington have (a) applied for a personal independence payment (PIP) and (b) been unsuccessful in their application for a PIP since the introduction of the PIP scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	226421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The available information on registrations, clearances and awards for claims to Personal Independence Payment, at parliamentary constituency level, have been published in the data tables accompanying the latest, quarterly statistical release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 09/03/2015 17:21:27 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones