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91214

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	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 make it his policy to release work programme provider performance data according to the age of participant.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	208688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Each Work Programme statistical release gives a breakdown of provider performance against published minimum performance levels by payment group. These groups are assigned by the age of the claimant and the benefit they are in receipt of at the time of referral to the programme.</p><p>Information on the Work Programme split by age and contract can be found on the tabulation tool which (as well as the statistical release information) can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-programme-statistics--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-programme-statistics--2</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/09/2014 13:35:28 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

91217

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	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 bring forward legislative proposals to allow early entry to the work programme for unemployed older people.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	208691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>Prior to referral to the Work Programme, Jobcentre work coaches offer a comprehensive range of support to individuals, including older jobseekers.</p><p>There are no plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow early entry to the work programme for unemployed older people nor do we have plans to introduce a new Work Programme payment group for older jobseekers.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 208694 question first answered 12/09/2014 13:53:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

91219

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	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 bring forward proposals for a new Work Programme payment group for older jobseekers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	208694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>Prior to referral to the Work Programme, Jobcentre work coaches offer a comprehensive range of support to individuals, including older jobseekers.</p><p>There are no plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow early entry to the work programme for unemployed older people nor do we have plans to introduce a new Work Programme payment group for older jobseekers.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 208691 question first answered 12/09/2014 13:53:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

91335

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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of local authority involvement in the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text The Department has commissioned external researchers to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Work Programme which includes surveys and qualitative research with providers, participants and DWP staff. The research asks providers some questions about their work with other agencies but it does not specifically ask about local authority involvement. answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 12/09/2014 11:43:25 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

90569

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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which recommendations made by the Work Programme Best Practice Group have been (a) fully implemented, (b) partially implemented and (c) not implemented; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>In October 2014 we will be publishing the full report of the Work Programme: Building Best Practice Group, and the Department’s responses to each recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/09/2014 12:06:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

90579

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	Work Programme
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 will take to ensure that evaluations of the Work Programme look at its performance for ethnic minority jobseekers.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>DWP commissioned a comprehensive evaluation of the Work Programme which was conducted by a consortium of external researchers led by the Institute for Employment Studies. This evaluation includes large scale surveys which include significant numbers of ethnic minority Work Programme participants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 08/09/2014 12:01:28 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

89847

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2014, Official Report, column 220W, on the Work Programme, what the cost is of paying a second attachment fee for persons transferred from Newcastle College to new providers; and what other additional costs his Department incurs as a result of that transfer.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	207491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>It is not possible to release financial data below the national level within the duration of the Work Programme, as this could put at risk some of the commercial in confidence elements of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 03/09/2014 16:44:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

79456

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	Work Programme
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 effectiveness of the market shift mechanism in the Work Programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	207025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>In order to drive good performance and thereby support as many people into sustained work as possible, the Department reviewed the market shares of Work Programme providers, based on performance delivered during the 12 months ending 31 March 2013, and adjusted shares accordingly from August 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is reviewing the performance of its Work Programme prime providers in the 12 months to the end of March 2014 and will advise the House where prevailing market shares are to change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/09/2014 15:10:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

78116

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Work Programme
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 takes to promote the use of IT facilities in public libraries by participants in the Work Programme for job search and preparation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	205781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Work Programme providers have flexibility to innovate and to design support that addresses the needs of individuals and the local labour market, rather than having to follow one size fits all processes. It is at the discretion of providers whether they choose to advise individuals to use any particular public facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 22/07/2014 15:22:46 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

77754

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has for officials to canvass customer feedback from Work Programme participants; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	205701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>DWP has commissioned a consortium of independent research organisations to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Work Programme, which includes research with participants. A report of findings from research in 2012 has been published. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-programme-evaluation-findings-from-the-first-phase-of-qualitative-research-on-programme-delivery-rr821" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-programme-evaluation-findings-from-the-first-phase-of-qualitative-research-on-programme-delivery-rr821</a></p><p> </p><p>A further report is currently planned for publication at the end of 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/07/2014 13:46:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms