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46705

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence his Department has collected on public perception of health and safety regulation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	195116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I have been asked to respond as Minister with responsibilty for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>Reviews of health and safety regulation carried out for the Government by Lord Young and by Professor Ragnar Löfstedt, and endorsed in HSE's recent triennial review, found a near universal agreement that the UK legal framework is fit for purpose. However, there does exist some misunderstanding about what H&amp;S legislation actually requires.</p><p> </p><p>Partly in response to this, the Health and Safety Executive's Myth Busters Challenge Panel allows the public to challenge decisions and policies ascribed to health and safety if they believe them to be incorrect.</p><p>To date the Panel has considered over 270 cases. Details can be found at http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46814

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of former jobseeker's allowance claimants moving into work from the Work Programme in the Merseyside, Halton, Cumbria and Lancashire contract area started work on (a) a full-time, (b) a part-time, (c) a zero hours and (d) an apprenticeship contract.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	195069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that most job opportunities being created in the recovery are full-time and permanent. The number of people in work has risen by more than 450,000 in the last year. Within this full-time employment has risen by 430,000 and part-time employment by 29,000, while the number of people in temporary jobs has fallen, meaning the vast majority of the rise is full-time and permanent jobs.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

46815

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up of pension credit by eligible pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	195042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are committed to ensuring pensioners receive the benefits they are entitled to.</p><p>DWP's National Partnerships Team works with over 4,400 customer representative organisations, both nationally and locally, to provide a wide range of advice and support for pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has also introduced a web-based Pension Credit toolkit at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p>Its purpose is to provide customer representative organisations with all the information needed in order to talk to pensioners about Pension Credit. In partnership with Age UK, local authorities and other groups, a structured campaign was undertaken to create awareness of the Toolkit amongst those who support our customers.</p><p> </p><p>DWP makes information available in various locations (for example, our website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits</a> and leaflets are available from our DWP Information Line on 0845 7313233) to ensure that people are aware of the benefits to which they may be entitled and how to claim them.</p><p> </p><p>We also have capacity through the Age Action Alliance to raise awareness of Pension Credit with its members which includes older people's forums and linked organisations from across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

46816

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where each Jobcentre Plus office is in Scotland; when each office opened; and how many people have used each such office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	195163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>There are 94 Jobcentres in Scotland. A full list of these Jobcentres is provided at Annex 1.</p><p> </p><p>We do not keep a record of when each office opened, so I am unable to supply you with this information.</p><p> </p><p>There are no official statistics kept which would provide you with the number of people who have used each office in each year since 2010. Many people, some of whom are already employed, use the jobpoints or Intranet Access Devices in our Jobcentres but may not make a claim to benefit or register unemployed. It would therefore be impossible to provide you with the total number of people using the Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Annex 1</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>List of Jobcentres in </strong><strong>Scotland</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>East &amp; South </strong><strong>East Scotland</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Alloa JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bathgate JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broxburn JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cowdenbeath JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cupar JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dalkeith JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dunfermline JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EdinburghCity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eyemouth JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Galashiels JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glenrothes JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grangemouth JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawick JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>High Riggs JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkcaldy JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leith JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leven JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Livingston JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Musselburgh JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penicuik JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Andrews</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westerhailes JC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Glasgow, Lanarkshire &amp; </strong><strong>East Dunbartonshire</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Airdrie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anniesland JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bellshill JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgeton JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambuslang JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Castlemilk JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbernauld JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drumchapel JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kilbride JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Easterhouse JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Govan JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hamilton JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkintilloch JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lanark JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Langside JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laurieston JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maryhill JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newlands JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parkhead JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partick JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherglen JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shettleston JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Springburn JC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>North of </strong><strong>Scotland</strong><strong> District</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Aberdeen JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arbroath JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banff JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blairgowrie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dingwall JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dundee City JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elgin JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forfar JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forres JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fort William JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraserburgh JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Invergordon JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverness JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkwall JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lerwick JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montrose JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterhead JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portree JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stornoway JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wick JC</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>West of Scotland District</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Alexandria JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annan JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ayr JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barrhead JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Campbeltown JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clydebank JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumnock JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumbarton JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dumfries JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dunoon JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Girvan JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenock JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helensburgh JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irvine JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Johnstone JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilbirnie JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oban JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Port Glasgow JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renfrew JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rothesay JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saltcoats JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stranraer JC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

46962

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
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 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 318W on the Personal Independence Payment, what assumptions have been made by his Department while preparing the budget for the Personal Independence Payment scheme; and what estimate he has made of the number of people who will receive the (a) enhanced and (b) standard rate mobility component of the personal independence payment in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	195171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The latest forecasts of benefit expenditure on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) were published on the 27th of March 2014 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2014</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The expenditure estimates are determined by the migration timetable for reassessment and the distribution of new awards between the different rates, including nil awards. The other key input is the monetary value of the standard and enhanced rate of each component of PIP, which are set at the equivalent DLA rates.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below shows estimates of the number of people aged 16-64 who will be eligible for the standard and enhanced rate of mobility of Personal Independence Payment in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17. These estimates are consistent with Autumn Statement 2013 forecasts. They will be updated in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Personal </strong><strong>Independence</strong><strong> Payment caseload, aged 16-64</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Standard rate of mobility</strong></p></td><td><p>120,000</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td><td><p>430,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Enhanced rate of mobility</strong></p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td><td><p>390,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DWP modelling. Estimates are annual averages and have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

46964

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time for applicants for the personal independence payment (PIP) in each region of the UK is between submission of the PIP2 form and the date of receipt of the first payment after an assessment from each assessment provider.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	195169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for <strong>Liverpool</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>West Derby</strong><strong>,</strong> official report, 5 March, column 850W.</p><p> </p><p>In order to manage the gap between Personal Independence Payment go-live and the first release of Official Statistics in Spring 2014, we are assessing whether we can release some further information. If the quality assurance of this information shows that it is sufficiently robust and reliable then we will publish it via ad-hoc statistical releases.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 195168 195170 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

46965

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time for applicants for the personal independence payment (PIP) in each region of the UK is between submission of the DS1500 form and the date of receipt of the first payment after an assessment by each assessment provider.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	195170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for <strong>Liverpool</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>West Derby</strong><strong>,</strong> official report, 5 March, column 850W.</p><p> </p><p>In order to manage the gap between Personal Independence Payment go-live and the first release of Official Statistics in Spring 2014, we are assessing whether we can release some further information. If the quality assurance of this information shows that it is sufficiently robust and reliable then we will publish it via ad-hoc statistical releases.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 195168 195169 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

46966

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time for applicants for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in each region of the UK is between submission of the PIP2 form and the date of the face-to-face PIP assessment from each assessment provider.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	195168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the hon Member for <strong>Liverpool</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>West Derby</strong><strong>,</strong> official report, 5 March, column 850W.</p><p> </p><p>In order to manage the gap between Personal Independence Payment go-live and the first release of Official Statistics in Spring 2014, we are assessing whether we can release some further information. If the quality assurance of this information shows that it is sufficiently robust and reliable then we will publish it via ad-hoc statistical releases.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 195169 195170 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

46968

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
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 receipt of jobseeker's allowance were sanctioned for failing to complete their job search evidence form for the week of 25 December 2013 to 1 January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
uin	195208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>Published data on sanctions is currently available up to 30th September 2013, with the next scheduled release in May 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants are expected to do all that is reasonable within full time working hours in any week to look for work and this is not restricted to specific days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

46969

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent social and employment programmes financed through the European Social Fund; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	195267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The European Social Fund supports a range of activities to help unemployed and disadvantaged people improve their employment prospects and skills. These activities expand or enhance the support provided by national and local programmes. Recent activities are being evaluated by a number of research studies and a cohort survey of participants. Reports on these will be published during 2014 and 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms