Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Self-employed

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were registered with HM Revenue and Customs as self-employed in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013; and how many of them reported net income (i) of zero and (ii) below the threshold for Nationa

11 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Self-employed

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) mean and (b) median age was of people who were registered as self-employed in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people referred to the Work Programme who fail to participate in mandated activity.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on correspondence with recipients of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on legal costs incurred appealing against decisions by the Information Commissioner requiring the release of information about the universal credit programme since 2011

10 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answers of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 603W, column 604W and column 605W on employment and support allowance, how many people who have been given a prognosis that (a) a r

10 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits: Self-employed

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who were classified as self-employed and who claimed Working Families Tax Credits (WFTC) in 2010 still claimed WFTC in 2013.

9 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assumptions about numbers returning to work underpin the benefit cost savings forecast for Help to Work in the Autumn Statement; and if he will make a statement.

9 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on Single Fraud Investigation Service; what plans he has for its roll out; and if he will make a statement.

9 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional costs and savings he expects from the introduction of the Single Fraud Investigation Service in each of the years from 2012 to 2018.

9 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of claimants of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance on Help to Work who will enter employment within (i) six months and (ii) 12

9 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Welfare Tax Credits

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people claimed working familes tax credit in each of the last 10 years.

5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people gaining work through the Work Programme have entered self-employment since the inception of that programme.

5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 had an estimated period before they were fit for work of (a) up to three months, (b) three to six mo

5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a jobcentre is permitted to require a jobseeker to attend a voluntary employment support project in receipt of no statutory funding without the consent of that project.

5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff will be employed in the specialist housing teams that will be established in univesral credit centres.

5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Group are currently on the Work Programme; and how many such claimants had the period before they were fit for work asses

Source: official written-questions record.