Sir Stephen Timms

23 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Home Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of (a) employment and support allowance, (b) housing benfit, (c) income support and (d) jobseeker's allowance received a home visit in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012 and

20 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he expects the Health and Work Service to start operations.

20 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the additional annual cost of introducing a taper on (a) an occupational pension and (b) other unearned income into universal credit set at 95 per cent.

20 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

New Enterprise Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on the new enterprise allowance in each year since the scheme began.

20 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

New Enterprise Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance have been admitted to the new enterprise allowance scheme in each year since that scheme began.

20 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

New Enterprise Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many start up loans have been approved by his Department for participants on the new enterprise allowance scheme in each year since that scheme began.

19 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to merge the two IT systems being developed by his Department to deliver universal credit; and if he will make a statement.

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent assisting people with the costs of (a) travel to interview and (b) clothing for interviews or to commence work in each year since 2005.

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of partners in small businesses who will apply for universal credit; and what steps such people need to take to establish their monthly income in order to do so.

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people started to receive universal credit in March 2014.

18 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming universal credit were (a) unemployed and (b) self-employed in the most recent period for which information is available.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of employment opportunities resulting from the Commonwealth Games; and if he will make a statement.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials have acted as Senior Responsible Officer for the Universal Credit project since 2010.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he expects EU funding allocated to the Youth Guarantee to be drawn down in the UK.

17 Jun 2014 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of homes in the UK served by fibre to the home broadband services.

16 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme: Older Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve support for people over 50 provided through the Work Programme.

16 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many youth contract wage incentives he estimates will be taken up by April 2015.

16 Jun 2014 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of (a) Farshid Fathi, (b) Behnam Irani, (c) Silas Rabbani, (d) Amin Khaki, (e) Saeed Abedini and (f) other pastors and deacons imprisoned in Iran being beaten

16 Jun 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 jobseekers excluded from the claimant count because their benefit has been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement.

16 Jun 2014 · Cabinet Office

Unemployment: Older People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people over 50 had been out of work for over a year in each year since 1994.

13 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what scope there is for amending an individual's claimant commitment after it has first been drawn up.

13 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what scope there is for a Work Programme prime provider or sub-contractor to propose variations to the claimant commitment agreed with a jobseeker who subsequently embarks on the Work Programme; and if

13 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16 year olds claimed employment and support allowance in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.

13 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16 year olds claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.

13 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made in developing local support services for Universal Credit claimants; and if he will make a statement.

12 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to investigate whistleblowers' allegations of impropriety relating to employment support contracts.

12 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department taks to investigate allegations from a whistleblower of impropriety in a Work Choice contract.

12 Jun 2014 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of 17 year olds staying in education (a) before and (b) after the raising of the participation age.

12 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Self-employed

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are registered as self-employed in each region and constituent part of the UK.

11 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

New Enterprise Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received the New Enterprise Allowance since its commencement; and how many such people have subsequently (a) returned to jobseeker's allowance and (b) registered with HM Revenue and