Emily Thornberry

7 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) social and (b) affordable housing tenants in receipt of housing benefit who have paid rents in excess of local housing allowance rates in each of the last

7 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Written Questions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to Questions 16853 and 16938, tabled on 18 November 2015 for answer on 23 November 2015.

7 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Treasury: Written Questions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to Questions 17623, 17624, 17625, 17626 and 17627, tabled on 25 November 2015 for answer on 30 November 2015.

2 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints from workers were received by HM Revenue and Customs on non-compliance with minimum wage legislation in 2014-15.

2 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many completed inspections were carried out by HM Revenue and Customs as part of its duty to enforce minimum wage legislation in 2014-15.

2 Dec 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2015 to Question 16850, how many (a) Notices of Underpayment and (b) financial penalties were issued to employers by HM Revenue and Customs for non-compliance with minimum wage l

2 Dec 2015 · Attorney General

Fraud

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2015 to Question 16871, how many full-time equivalent staff worked in the Specialist Fraud Division in each of the last six years.

2 Dec 2015 · Attorney General

Fraud

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2015 to Question 16871, what the budget allocated to the Specialist Fraud Division was in each of the last six years.

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance were terminated as a result of a disallowance which followed a sanction in the most recent month for which figures

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Working Tax Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who stopped claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in the most recent month for which figures are available subsequently made a new claim for working

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance made in the most recent month for which figures are available were made by a person who

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of lone parents in receipt of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support moved into work after successfully applying for a vacancy advertised on Universal Jobmatch in

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of vacancies in each region and nation of the UK which were advertised on Universal Jobmatch in the most recent month for which figures are available were for part-time jobs

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken since 2012 to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of the work-preparation requirements which have applied to single parents who are in receipt of income sup

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of vacancies advertised on Universal Jobmatch in the last three months which offered flexible working arrangements for lone parents.

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what statutory provision exists to ensure that the claimant commitments of universal credit claimants with dependent children include adequate protections for the wellbeing of the children.

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancies: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of vacancies in each region and nation of the UK which were advertised on Universal Jobmatch were advertised as paying the National Minimum Wage in the most recent month for

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people stopped claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in the most recent month for which figures are available; and what proportion of such people ended the

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Benefits Rules: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to bring into force section 31 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009.

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local housing allowance rates were subject to the overall caps rates for the relevant property size in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many local housing allowance rates were set (a) at the 30th percentile, (b) within five per cent of the 30th percentile, (c) between five per cent and 10 per cent of the 30th percentile and (d) more

1 Dec 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2015 to Question 16958, when the process of quality assuring his Department's data on universal credit will be complete; and when he will set out which statistics o

25 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Finance

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total budget allocated to HM Revenue and Customs' (a) National Minimum Wage Risk Unit, (b) National Minimum Wage compliance teams and (c) Criminal Investigations Directorate was in each of the last six years

25 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were referred by HM Revenue and Customs' National Minimum Wage Risk Unit to National Minimum Wage compliance teams in each of the last six years.

25 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed within HM Revenue and Customs' (a) National Minimum Wage Risk Unit, (b) National Minimum Wage compliance teams and (c) Criminal Investigations Directorate in each of

25 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints from (a) employees and (b) third parties were received by HM Revenue and Customs' National Minimum Wage Risk Unit in each of the last six years.

25 Nov 2015 · HM Treasury

Minimum Wage

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations were carried out by HM Revenue and Customs National Minimum Wage compliance officers in each of the last six years.

23 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Help to Work Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department has set for referral to (a) Community Work Placements and (b) Daily Work Search Review once a claimant has joined the Help to Work scheme.

23 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people referred to the Work Programme since 2011 who had no classable qualifications at the time of their referral achieved a job outcome at any stage during their time o

23 Nov 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people referred to Help to Work scheme since April 2014 have left the scheme after a job outcome fee was paid to the relevant provider.