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155587

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions were issued to Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in the past year; how many such sanctions were issued as a consequence of not participating in a training or employment scheme; and how many of those were a consequence of missing a single interview.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested in respect of Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions by reason, is published and can found in table 1.5 at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>This includes those who are sanctioned for the reason “Failure to attend or failure to participate in an Adviser interview without good reason”. However information on how many of those were as a consequence of missing a single interview is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 12:51:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

155591

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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, pursuant to his statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 18, for what reasons the target in his press release of 24 May 2012 has been missed.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This is a fundamental Reform and we are determined to get it right.</p><p> </p><p>Our Focus has been the safe and controlled delivery of Universal Credit and we have achieved this.</p><p> </p><p>UC will be rolled out across the whole country in 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 17:09:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

155592

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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, pursuant to his statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 18, when he expects legacy benefits to be closed to new claims.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave him on 11 November 2014, <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons&amp;dept=29&amp;uin=213752" target="_blank">UIN213752</a>.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 11:56:34 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

155614

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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: Disqualification
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 sanctions regime for claimants of employment and support allowance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p><br>We know sanctions are effective in encouraging claimants to comply with requirements designed to support them and improve their chances of finding or preparing for work. DWP research[1] suggests that 61% of ESA claimants say they are more likely to follow the rules due to the threat of a sanction. In any month less than 1% of eligible ESA claimants are sanctioned, the vast majority do comply and take up the support on offer.</p><p>However, we are not complacent and continue to monitor the sanctions system. We have accepted all of Matthew Oakley’s recommendations and have already made a number of improvements. We will continue to keep the sanctions system under review and any improvements will be across all benefits.</p><p>[1] The Jobcentre Plus Offer: Final Evaluation Report <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261656/rrep852.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/11/2014 17:28:30 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

147414

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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: Risk Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what risk assessments employers taking on apprentices are required to undertake.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not direct employers to undertake risk assessments for the recruitment of apprentices. Employers are required to follow their own employment practices in the same way as they would for the recruitment of any other employee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/11/2014 14:58:10 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

147662

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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 Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many organisations which have provided work placements for the Community Work Placement scheme have since withdrawn from that scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Community Work Placements are part of Help to Work. They help long-term unemployed people gain work experience which increases their confidence, helps them to gain vital skills and crucially, improves their chances of getting a job.</p><p> </p><p>DWP contracts with prime providers. The prime providers source the community work placements. All placements must be of benefit to the community and must not be used to replace existing roles or fill vacancies for paid employment.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

147663

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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 many sanction recommendations have been made for every 1000 jobseeker referrals made by each Work Programme provider.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Work Programme data on sanctions at the level asked for is not held.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data held on Work Programme sanctions shows how many referrals and adverse decisions were made in numbers, and as a percentage, for every Parliamentary Constituency, Jobcentre Plus area or Local Authority area.This can be found on the DWP internet site through the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=tabtool" target="_blank">http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=tabtool</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 12:19:09 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

147664

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Newcastle College Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what total incentive payment he expects to make to Newcastle College Group in respect of its Work Programme performance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Incentive payments for Work Programme providers are calculated on year four performance. Year four has not concluded, therefore incentive payments have not been assessed for any provider.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 12:07:21 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

143429

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
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 Schemes
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 referred to mandatory work activity in each month since May 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The latest Official Statistics on mandatory programmes from May 2011 to February 2014, including the number of referrals to Mandatory Work Activity, are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pre-work-programme-and-get-britain-working#mandatory-programmes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pre-work-programme-and-get-britain-working#mandatory-programmes</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The next release in the series will be published on 20 November 2014, containing statistics up to and including August 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 12:23:10 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

143430

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
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	Sector-based Work Academy Programme
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 engaged in the sector-based work academy placements have had their benefit stopped as a result of not participating in each month since August 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	213882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The available information as requested is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Number of individuals with a Jobseeker’s Allowance sanction applied for failing to participate in Sector-Based Work Academy Placements, in each month: Great Britain, August 2011 to March 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-12</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: </strong>DWP Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics Database.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.</p><p>2. Information for this sanction reason is only available from August 2011 and the latest data available is up to 31 March 2014.</p><p>3. The table above shows the number of adverse sanction decisions made for the referral reason: Refusal or failure to comply with a sector-based work academy placement without good reason (SBWAP).</p><p>4. An adverse decision is a decision to apply a sanction i.e. a decision found against the claimant so a sanction is applied.</p><p>5. Sector based work academies are made up of three components: pre-employment training; a work experience placement; and a guaranteed job interview. Claimants voluntarily choose to participate. Once they start a placement, jobseekers are required to complete the pre-employment training and guaranteed job interview.</p><p>6. In Feb 2012 the DWP announced that Sanctions will no longer be applied to the benefits of those who do not start or who leave the work experience component of a sector based work academy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/11/2014 17:37:33 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms