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Written questions

Sir Stephen Timms

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people qualified to be social workers in children's services in each year since 2010.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2016 to Question 23063, on universal credit, if he will ensure that each notification will also state the claimant's expected change in entitlement.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many BDUK funded (a) ducts and (b) poles are currently being accessed by communications providers other than BT.

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the state aid approval in relation to BDUK requires BT to provide Wholesale Open Access to other communication providers for ducts and poles built with BDUK funding which are (i) over one

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) ducts and (b) poles have been built with BDUK funding which are (i) more than one km in length and cost more than £50,000 to build and (ii) less than one km in length and cost less t

2 Feb 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to how many (a) ducts and (b) poles built with BDUK funding BT is (i) obliged and (ii) not obliged to give Wholesale Open Access to other communication providers under the terms of the BDUK state

1 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23991, whether calls to make a claim for benefit are free for all (a) pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, (b) monthly contract mobile telephones and (c

1 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following changes to universal credit taking effect in April 2016, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the number of children in poverty of the introduction of universal credit.

1 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants his Department estimates will have moved on to universal credit by the end of 2017.

1 Feb 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the finding in the annual report to Parliament of the Lord Chief Justice, dated 16 January 2016, that the UK's system of justice has become unaffordable to m

28 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether unsuccessful universal credit applicants have access to a telephone helpline to allow them to query the decision not to allow them that benefit.

28 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has, when removing housing benefit entitlement from young people, to protect the entitlement of those who are (a) leaving care, (b) pregnant, or (c) have dependent children.

28 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre Plus: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus advisers were employed in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014 and (f) 2015.

28 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer 27 January 2016 to Question 23759, whether there is scope for the Work Coach to pass on details of the claimant's universal credit application to their local authority in order to

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances the housing element of advance payments of universal credit can be paid directly to a landlord.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2016 to Question 23063, on universal credit, when his Department plans to provide that notification to claimants.

27 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) kilometres of duct and (b) poles have been installed with financial support from BDUK.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2016 to Question 22791, what criteria are used by Work Coaches to assess a claimant's financial capability.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Newham

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many units of housing he expects to be built in the London borough of Newham in each year to 2020.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband Delivery UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in which BDUK contract areas (a) new duct and (b) poles installed by BT with funding from BDUK have been made available for use by other communications providers.

26 Jan 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadband Delivery UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) kilometres of new duct and (b) poles installed by BT with funding from BDUK have been made available for use by other communications providers.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the case for a free telephone number for those using a pay-as-you-go mobile telephone to resolve administrative errors with benefit payments.

25 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Rents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the implementation of universal credit on the level of rent arrears in council homes.

22 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants will be informed of the change in their support on the fifth birthday of their youngest child; and if he will make a statement.

22 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps Jobcentre Plus staff are taking to ensure that universal credit applicants are aware that council tax reduction should be claimed separately to universal credit.

22 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that all residual legacy benefit caseloads will move onto universal credit by 2021 as forecast in the policy costings of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.

22 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are expected to be affected by the changes to the income thresholds in tax credits and work allowances in universal credit in each year from 2015-16 to 2020-21.

21 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Proof of Identity: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to enable claimants to identify themselves online if they are unable to use the Verify system developed by the Cabinet Office.

21 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the new technology required to deliver universal credit has been completed to date.

21 Jan 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to his Department's helpline in 2015 related to universal credit; and what proportion such calls were of the total number of calls.

Source: official written-questions record.