I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given on 2 April 2014 Official Report, col 651W.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jenny Willott"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cardiff Central"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jenny Willott"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49600/answer/previousversion/9266", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1497", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jenny Willott"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cardiff Central"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jenny Willott"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-09T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "31"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Women and Equalities"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Women and Equalities"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-05-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what recent progress he has made on the appointment of a business champion for older workers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Timms"} ], "uin" : "197649"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49480", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49480/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Universal Credit is being developed and delivered across the UK. As expected with a programme of this size, some travel is needed to ensure effective delivery of the programme. DWP has clear policies on travel and accommodation expenses to ensure costs are minimised<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> It is not possible, on the grounds of disproportionate cost, to separate out this expenditure between DWP staff and contractors working on the Universal Credit project.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49481/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department has developed a clearly defined compliance monitoring regime which commits to an appropriate level of checking for each of the 40 Work Programme contract package areas. <\/p> <\/p> Table 1 provides the Budgeting Loan expenditure in each region of Great Britain in the financial years from 2008/09 to 2013/14.<\/p> <\/p> Information regarding annual expenditure for Social Fund schemes in Northern Ireland is a matter for Northern Ireland office and is not included in the figures below. Figures are therefore given for Great Britain and not the United Kingdom.<\/p> <\/p> Table 1: Budgeting Loan expenditure by region between 2008/09 and 2013/14<\/strong><\/p> Budgeting Loan Expenditure per Region (£ million)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2008/09<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2009/10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England<\/p><\/td> 28.4<\/p><\/td> 30.3<\/p><\/td> 27.9<\/p><\/td> 29.1<\/p><\/td> 30.0<\/p><\/td> 27.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 30.4<\/p><\/td> 34.8<\/p><\/td> 33.1<\/p><\/td> 33.2<\/p><\/td> 34.2<\/p><\/td> 30.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 64.0<\/p><\/td> 64.9<\/p><\/td> 58.9<\/p><\/td> 57.5<\/p><\/td> 54.0<\/p><\/td> 47.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 31.2<\/p><\/td> 34.3<\/p><\/td> 31.9<\/p><\/td> 32.6<\/p><\/td> 33.8<\/p><\/td> 31.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 69.6<\/p><\/td> 72.4<\/p><\/td> 65.1<\/p><\/td> 65.3<\/p><\/td> 69.0<\/p><\/td> 62.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland<\/p><\/td> 49.0<\/p><\/td> 51.9<\/p><\/td> 48.5<\/p><\/td> 48.3<\/p><\/td> 49.2<\/p><\/td> 44.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 36.3<\/p><\/td> 38.1<\/p><\/td> 36.6<\/p><\/td> 37.1<\/p><\/td> 37.7<\/p><\/td> 33.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 24.6<\/p><\/td> 27.1<\/p><\/td> 23.9<\/p><\/td> 23.5<\/p><\/td> 23.3<\/p><\/td> 21.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales<\/p><\/td> 28.7<\/p><\/td> 30.8<\/p><\/td> 27.9<\/p><\/td> 27.8<\/p><\/td> 28.3<\/p><\/td> 26.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 49.1<\/p><\/td> 53.1<\/p><\/td> 49.3<\/p><\/td> 48.5<\/p><\/td> 48.7<\/p><\/td> 45.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber<\/p><\/td> 43.5<\/p><\/td> 44.4<\/p><\/td> 43.0<\/p><\/td> 44.6<\/p><\/td> 47.1<\/p><\/td> 44.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 454.9<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 482.3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 445.9<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 447.5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 455.3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 416.3<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes<\/p> 1. The information provided is (internal)Management Information. Our preference is to answer all Parliamentary Questions using Official / National Statistics but in this case we only have Management Information available. It is not quality assured to the same extent as Official / National statistics, nor does it include the same depth of information. For example the MI does not include expenditure on applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.<\/p> <\/p> 2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000. Figures may not sum due to rounding.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Statement of 17 March 2014, Official Report, columns 53-4WS, on the Higgins Review, whether the review of connections from HS2 to the Continent announced in that statement will assure the provision of (a) a segregated double track link and (b) any other dedicated railway link between HS1 and HS2.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The compliance management team work closely with Work Programme performance managers to ensure clear factual information is available for consideration as part of monthly Contract Performance Reviews with providers.<\/p>"}
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