Sir Stephen Timms

3 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 12 of the report of the Social Security Advisory Committee on The Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015 No. 1362), published June 2015, what

3 Jul 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sugar: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 4468, what steps he has taken to include the import duties currently imposed on cane sugar coming into Europe among the matters he intend

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements will be placed on Government agencies in the legislation which is proposed to replace the Child Poverty Act 2010.

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will define new targets for child poverty.

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on the trials of support for in-work progression; and if he will make a statement.

2 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he now expects the number of claimants of universal credit to exceed (a) one per cent, (b) two per cent and (c) five per cent of all benefit claimants.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of families with children affected by the benefit cap have a child under (a) one year old, (b) two years old, (c) three years old and (d) four years old.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the households affected by the household benefit cap are in (a) social housing, (b) temporary and emergency accommodation and (c) private tenancies (i) in the UK and (ii) in each region of t

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of lone parents with children affected by the benefit cap have a child under (a) one year old, (b) two years old, (c) three years old and (d) four years old.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of families affected by the benefit cap placed in (a) temporary accommodation by a local authority and (b) other accommodation have moved into work.

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what employment support initiatives his Department plans to fund from savings arising from implementation of the Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015; and when he plans to commen

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential effect on the savings arising from implementing the Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 of removing housing costs fr

1 Jul 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the benefit cap on levels of homelessness in each year since its introduction.

1 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury

Universal Credit

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 4306, whether he plans that the child element of child tax credit will be the same as the child element of universal credit throughout the roll-out of universal credi

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit applicants have been asked to travel from Neston Job Centre to Ellesmere Port Job Centre to make their claim because IT systems at Neston did not fully support the delivery of

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres in each region (a) do and (b) do not enable clients to claim universal credit.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres in each region have had to ask applicants to travel to another jobcentre to make their universal credit claim due to problems with IT systems.

30 Jun 2015 · Department for Education

Education: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received from local authorities (a) in and (b) outside London on the effect on education services in their area of out of area placements for homeless families; and if she will make

29 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse in each of the next five years arising from the implementation of the Universal Credit (Waiting Days)(Amendment) Regulations 2015.

29 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Discretionary Housing Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will increase the amount of discretionary housing payment funding to local authorities after the reduction of the household benefit cap.

29 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has budgeted for IT consultancy support related to universal credit in each of the next five years.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications of the High Court ruling of June 2015 relating to delays in payment of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for his plans for implementing PIP.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a learning disability are currently claiming jobseeker's allowance.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payment assessments for people with a learning disability.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a learning disability are claiming employment and support allowance and are in the (a) work related activity and (b) support group.

26 Jun 2015 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Sugar: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his contribution of 9 June 2015, Official Report, column 1056, what progress he has made on raising the question of import duties imposed on cane sugar with his EU counterpart

25 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect of changing the household benefit cap on the ability of victims of domestic violence to find affordable accommodation after leaving a refuge; and if he will m

25 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the number of people who will be claiming universal credit when it is fully rolled out.

25 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle delays in carrying out work capability assessments for people with a learning disability.

25 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a learning disability are currently claiming jobseeker's allowance.