Sir Stephen Timms

17 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the recommendations in the independent review of jobseeker's allowance sanctions for claimants failing to take part in back-to-work schemes (a) have been implemented in full, (b) are being p

17 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills about links between Work Programme providers and recruitment agencies.

17 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerat

17 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerat

17 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerat

11 Nov 2014 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on digitising government services.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Disqualification

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.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

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.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

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.

11 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification

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

10 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Newcastle College Group

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.

10 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme

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.

10 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

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.

10 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Risk Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what risk assessments employers taking on apprentices are required to undertake.

7 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming universal credit have an income less than £330 a month inclusive of their universal credit payment.

7 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each London local authority have been capped by (a) less than £50, (b) between £50 and £100, (c) £100 to £150, (d) £150 to £200, (e) £200 to £250, (f) £250 to £300, (g) £300 to £3

7 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people engaged in the work experience scheme have had their benefit stopped as a result of not participating in each month since January 2011.

7 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Sector-based Work Academy Programme

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.

7 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

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.

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 18WS, on universal credit, when the last claim for legacy benefits or tax credits will be accepted.

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) were referred by jobcentres to, and (b) have participated in, his Department's work experience scheme in each year since 2011.

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many specialist disability organisations were participating as sub-contractors in the Work Programme (a) when Work Programme contracts were first issued, (b) when the first stocktake was taken and (

6 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) been referred to and (b) participated in the community work placement scheme to date.

6 Nov 2014 · Cabinet Office

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2014 to Question 211402, if he will place in the Library a copy of the conclusions of the 16-24 review.

5 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212414, by which means universal credit is calculated in cases where a claimant's circumstances change, so that the existing IT system does not have

5 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his contribution of 3 November 2014, Official Report, column 522, on welfare reform (economy), what estimate he has made of the proportion of those affected by the benefit cap who have (a) m

5 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Work Capability Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is possible for an unemployed person refused employment and support allowance because a work capability assessment found them fit for work to be refused jobseeker's allowance on the grounds o

5 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people left jobseeker's allowance because they reached the state pension age in each of the last 10 years.

5 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobclubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to volunteer-led job clubs.

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Education

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increasing number of 16 to 18 year olds whose destinations are unknown in her Department's statistics on 16 to 18 year olds not in education, employment or tr