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92115

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date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that ethnic minority applicants for an apprenticeship are fairly treated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Apprentices are real jobs and as such, employers who wish to recruit an apprentice have to comply with the Equality Act 2010 and other legislation, as they would when recruiting any other employee. The legislation seeks to prevent unfair discrimination on a number of grounds including race.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Institute for Employment Studies carried out a review of ethnicity, gender and apprenticeships for the Skills Funding Agency in 2013. It explored employer practices for evidence of bias and made a number of recommendations many of which are being implemented.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has also recently established an apprenticeship equality advisory group to help increase apprenticeship diversity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/10/2014 13:42:11 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

92116

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) female, (b) disabled, (c) black and minority ethnic and (d) other people have started on a traineeship in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>We do not yet have final data on traineeship starts in the last 12 months (2013/14). The first release of this data will be in November 2014 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After November 2014 we plan to release characteristics data in a supplementary table to the Statistical First Release.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/10/2014 13:40:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91443

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of compliance by Israel with the human rights provisions of the EU-Israel Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The EU actively on promotes respect for human rights in Israel. Where there are concerns, these are raised at all levels through regular diplomatic engagement, and public statements, including the conclusions of numerous Foreign Affairs Councils.The EU is currently working with Israel on preparations for a further meeting of the EU-Israel informal working group on human rights.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/10/2014 14:00:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91576

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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 has been the median age of people (a) entering the Work Programme, (b) securing six months of employment through that programme and (c) completing two years on that programme and returning to their jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the table below.</p><p>The median age of people (a) referred to the Work Programme, (b) had a Job Outcome lasting 6 months or over and (c) completed the Work Programme and returned to Jobcentre Plus, Great Britain June 2011 - March 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Median Age</p><p>(years)</p></td></tr><tr><td>Referrals</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>Job Outcomes (lasting 6 months or over)</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Completed: Returned to Jobcentre Plus at 104 weeks</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>Completed: Returned to Jobcentre Plus post 104 weeks</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/10/2014 10:13:14 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91577

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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, how much his Department has spent on job outcome payments for Work Programme participants aged (a) 18 to 24, (b) 25 to 34, (c) 35 to 44, (d) 45 to 49, (e) 50 to 54, (f) 55 to 59 and (g) 60 and over since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Financial payments on the Work Programme are not segmented by participant age. The exception is 18 to 24 year old Jobseekers Allowance participants, which has its own payment group. The table below shows job outcome payments from the most recently published financial information for that group, covering the period from June 2011 to the 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Participants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Job Outcome payments </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JSA 18 to 24</p></td><td><p>£80,280,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/10/2014 13:13:56 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91578

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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, how much his Department has spent on job outcome payments for each Work Programme Payment Group since June 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Work Programme has revolutionised how we help the long-term unemployed into work. It is designed to be good value for the taxpayer because providers only get paid on the results they achieve when they get someone into a lasting job, usually at least six months (or 3 for the hardest to help). So far more than 330,000 long-term unemployed people have been helped to escape long-term unemployment thanks to the Work Programme, which has contributed to the largest annual drop in long-term unemployment since 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows job outcome payments from the most recently published financial information, covering the period from June 2011 to the 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Payment Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Job Outcome payments </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1) Jobseeker’s Allowance 18 to 24</p></td><td><p>£80,280,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2) Jobseeker’s Allowance 25 and over</p></td><td><p>£151,468,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3) Jobseeker’s Allowance early entrants</p></td><td><p>£74,377,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4) Jobseeker’s Allowance ex-Incapacity Benefit</p></td><td><p>£3,537,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5) Employment and Support Allowance volunteer</p></td><td><p>£3,254,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6) New Employment and Support Allowance claimant</p></td><td><p>£12,030,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7) New Employment and Support Allowance ex-Incapacity Benefit</p></td><td><p>£3,254,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8) Incapacity Benefit and Income Support</p></td><td><p>£521,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9) Jobseeker’s Allowance prison leavers</p></td><td><p>£3,068,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total payments</p></td><td><p>£331,789,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/10/2014 15:22:18 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91579

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 employment and support allowance claimants was in the (a) Support group and (b) Work Related Activity group in each quarter since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is published and available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 13/10/2014 08:43:05 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91279

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made following the recent reports of further illegal settlement building by the government of Israel in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that it deplores the Israeli Government's expropriation of 988 acres of land around the settlement of Etzion near Bethlehem. It is an ill-judged decision at a time when the priority should be to build on the ceasefire in Gaza. We believe it will do serious damage to Israel's standing in the international community and we strongly urge the government of Israel to reverse this decision.</p><p>Our Ambassador to Tel Aviv had a meeting with the Israeli Cabinet Secretary on 7 September, when he discussed the issue of settlements and the recent expropriation of land near Bethlehem.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:33:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91280

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations following the ceasefire for an easing of the blockades of Gaza; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2014 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Tel Aviv raised the issue of Gaza with the Israeli Cabinet Secretary on 7 September. They discussed Israel permitting the transfer of goods to the West Bank, and exports to Israel. He also discussed the issue of Gaza with political director at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 8 September 2014.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/10/2014 14:35:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

91331

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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a claimant refused Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) by a decision maker on the grounds that their health had improved by the time of the decision, having obtained sufficient points to receive ESA in an earlier Work Capability Assessment, should be paid ESA in arrears for the period of their ill health; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text An Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimant will be paid at the assessment rate until a determination is made about their eligibility for the benefit. DWP Decision Makers make the final decision and as such no claimant will have obtained any points before the Decision Maker awards points as appropriate against the work capability assessment descriptors. Where an ESA claimant’s health improves to the extent that they are no longer entitled to the benefit, ESA will be paid at the appropriate rate up until the date of change. This is not a payment of arrears but the continuing amount rightly due. ESA claimants are expected to notify the Department when their condition improves to the extent that they are likely to no longer be eligible for ESA. answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/09/2014 11:10:23 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms