Written questions
753 written questions tabled, most recent first.
2 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many payments to universal credit claimants have been made direct to a landlord (a) in total and (b) in each local authority area to date.
2 Sep 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants (a) in total and (b) in each local authority area have a housing cost element in their payment.
14 Jul 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 universal claimants who will be self-employed once universal credit is fully rolled out.
2 Jul 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprenticeships his Department and its agencies employed in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014; and how many he expects to employ in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
2 Jul 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how of his Department's contracts were awarded to small and medium sized enterprises in (a) direct procurement spend and (b) indirect procurement spend in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013;
2 Jul 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of his Department's contracts were awarded to small and medium- sized enterprises in (a) direct procurement spend and (b) indirect procurement spend in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 an
2 Jul 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of his Department's procurement expenditure was awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (a) direct procurement and (b) indirect procurement spend in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2
2 Jul 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the universal credit system will accept claims from those who are self-employed.
1 Jul 2014 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average value of tax credits were paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last 10 years.
25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the IT system developed by his Department for universal credit will be fully operating; and when this system will start to be decommissioned to make way for the digital solution developed by the Ca
25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 174W, on universal credit, whether he has approved the Department for Work and Pensions' business case for the implementation of universal
25 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the IT system being developed by his Department for universal credit will be fully operating.
24 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which (a) areas and (b) jobcentre plus offices universal credit will be available to couples in (i) June, (ii) July and (iii) August 2014.
18 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the business case for the universal credit programme.
13 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of those who are (a) out-of-work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years are tax credit claimants.
10 Jun 2014 · Home Office
HM Passport Office
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current total remuneration package is for the Chief Executive of HM Passport Office.
10 Jun 2014 · Cabinet Office
Social Security Benefits
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the exclusion of universal credit claimants on the overall claimant count for data published in (a) February, (b) March, (c) April and (d) May 2014.
10 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of tax credits paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years.
6 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people he expects to be claiming universal credit by the end of (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017 and (e) 2018.
6 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues about the risk of fraud in the universal credit system.
6 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the change category of spending in his Department's quarterly summary of spending data.
6 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to include an automated system for cross-checking data within the universal credit system.
6 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the risk of fraud in (a) the pathfinders for universal credit and (b) the roll out of the universal credit system.
5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed by his Department to work exclusively on universal credit in (a) total, (b) communications, (c) IT development and (d) project delivery.
5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many couple claims have been made for universal credit.
5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the useful life of IT assets listed in his Department's annual report and accounts; and whether these will be amortised over a five year period.
5 Jun 2014 · 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 his Department is able to cross-check data on housing costs within the universal credit programme in order to counter fraud.
5 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of universal credit assets is; and what changes there were to this value.
4 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of tax credit claimants were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years.
4 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury
Welfare Tax Credits
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of the average claim for tax credit made by people who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years.
Source: official written-questions record.