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Written questions

Sir Stephen Timms

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Flexible Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received of false benefit off-flow claims from jobcentres involving misuse of the Flexible Support Fund; and if he will make a statement.

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people claiming employment and support allowance are classified as BME.

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014, Official Report, column 522, what the evidential basis is for his statement that there has been very little movement of more than about five miles from people'

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on making receipt of universal credit by claimants in work subject to conditions; and if he will make a statement.

4 Nov 2014 · Department for Education

Schools: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the CBI on careers provision in English schools; and if she will make a statement.

3 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in the number of people being injured or made ill at work; and if he will make a statement.

3 Nov 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what way his Department participates in the Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme.

3 Nov 2014 · Cabinet Office

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion 16 to 17 year olds in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were BME.

3 Nov 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the company registration number is of (a) Master Distribution Limited, Essex and (b) Zoom Limited, Havant, named for non-payment of the national minimum wage in his Department's press

31 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Unemployment: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of those aged 16 to 24 who are unemployed are BME.

31 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Unemployment: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of unemployed people are BME.

31 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of those claiming jobseeker's allowance are BME.

31 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions are in place to protect whistleblowers in (a) Jobcentre Plus and (b) Work Programme providers.

31 Oct 2014 · Department for Education

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of young people not in education, employment or training are BME.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people aged between 18 and 21 claiming jobseeker's allowance who have skills levels below Level 2.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of applications for jobseeker's allowance used the rapid reclaim provisions in each month since May 2010.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects all new applications to be for universal credit instead of for existing benefits and credits.

30 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2014 to Question 211627, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of a link between the reduction in asbestos licence holders and changes in asbestos removal ac

30 Oct 2014 · Cabinet Office

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18 to 21 year olds are claiming jobseeker's allowance in each English region; and what proportion of all 18 to 21 year olds in each region this represents.

29 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects Jobcentre Plus to deploy an IT solution for the calculation of universal credit for those other than single people; and if he will make a statement.

29 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit applications can be processed on average manually by an adviser in a day.

29 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to inform residential training colleges for disabled people whether their funding will be extended beyond August 2015.

29 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Iranian authorities on the imprisonment of Maryam Naghash Zargaran.

27 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what priority the Government gives to the human rights situation in Iran as a factor in the development of bilateral relations with that country and in the potential re-opening of embassi

27 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran under the Rouhani administration; and what the implications of that assessmen

27 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian government about the case of the imprisoned Christian pastor, Farshid Fathi.

27 Oct 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Iranian government about the persecution of Christians, Bahá'ís and other religious minorities in that country.

27 Oct 2014 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sugar

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the prospects of the Government seeking a more advantageous arrangement for cane sugar refiners in its negotiations with the EU.

24 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in benefit payments; and if he will make a statement.

24 Oct 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Older Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Mid-life Career Review Project.

Source: official written-questions record.