The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners at each establishment have risk indicators which have been identified after completion of a cell sharing risk assessment.
Andrew Selous
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on whether Passenger Service Performance by the TSGN has exceeded the Default Performance Level for any benchmark for any (a) three consecutive reporting periods, (b) four reporting periods within a period of 13 consecutive reporting periods or (c) any five reporting periods within a period of 26 consecutive reporting periods except in relation to any reporting periods falling within a no breach reporting period.
Claire Perry
The Department receives information on each franchised operators’ performance against respective benchmarks every four weeks. Delays and Peak Short formations have not exceeded the Default Performance level as defined in the Franchise Agreement. However, GTR exceeded the breach performance level for cancellations last year and the Secretary of State issued Govia Thameslink Railway with a Remedial Plan Notice requiring them to set out the measures they will take in order to improve performance. Subsequently, the Secretary of State has accepted the Remedial Plan that sets out the steps the operator is taking to improve their performance.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions his Department has put in place to improve rolling stock as part of the rail franchise package for the North West.
Andrew Jones
The new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises commenced on the 1st April. By the end of 2019, they will have introduced significant improvements in Rolling Stock.
The Northern franchise will deliver:-
This means that 30% of this expanded fleet will be new and will operate 2000 more services per week –a 12% increase. The additional trains will provide a 37% increase in morning peak capacity into the North’s 5 major cities by December 2019.
The TransPennine franchise will deliver:-
This means that 70% of fleet is new, the fleet size increases by two-thirds, provides 13million more seats, an 80% increase in morning peak seats by the end of 2019.
These delivery plans as bid by the two operators during the Invitation to Tender process have been contracted within the franchise agreements.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bernard Jenkin on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take in response to the rejection by the European Parliament of the competitive market exemption condition agreed by the Council of Ministers in 2014 as part of the Council’s General Approach to the Ports Regulation to ensure that the UK ports industry is fully protected from the effects of that regulation.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The European Parliament did not replicate the competitive market exemption (CME) provisions in the Council’s General Approach but negotiations on the EU port services Regulation are ongoing. I am committed to defending the UK’s ports and ensuring during the negotiations that the efficiency and competitiveness of our successful ports sector are safeguarded.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the top five reasons were for imposing sanctions on jobseeker’s allowance claimants in each year for which data is available.
Priti Patel
The available information for the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance sanction decisions, by referral reason, is published and can be found at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started—SuperWEB2.html
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions his Department has in place to ensure that sufferers of multiple sclerosis do not experience a decrease in benefit payments as a result of experiencing a temporary period of remission in their condition.
Priti Patel
The assessments for Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment have been designed to take full account of fluctuating conditions, including multiple sclerosis. Neither assessment is a snapshot; they give people with fluctuating conditions the opportunity to explain how their condition varies over time.
All assessments are carried out by qualified health professionals who have broad training in disability analysis and are required to fully explore and report any fluctuations in a claimant’s condition(s).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for reconsideration or appeal of a sanction decision were submitted in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
Priti Patel
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many care leavers aged 18 to 25 have had sanctions overturned or reduced on reconsideration or appeal in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
Priti Patel
The information requested in respect of care leavers is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Debbie Abrahams on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications from care leavers between the age of 18 and 25 were made for reconsideration or appeal of a sanction decision in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
Priti Patel
The information requested in respect of care leavers is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance were processed within (i) 10 days and (ii) 16 days in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
Priti Patel
The information requested is shown in the table below.
|
Mar 2015 |
Apr 2015 |
May 2015 |
Jun 2015 |
Jul 2015 |
Aug 2015 |
Sep 2015 |
Oct 2015 |
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
|
|
ESA claims processed in 16 days |
75,437 |
61,547 |
57,693 |
64,304 |
66,640 |
57,921 |
67,286 |
68,608 |
66,937 |
59,671 |
65,356 |
65,799 |
|
ESA % claims processed in 16 days |
94.3% |
94.0% |
93.6% |
94.2% |
94.2% |
94.2% |
94.0% |
93.5% |
94.0% |
93.0% |
94.0% |
93.8% |
|
ESA claims processed in 10 days |
71,039 |
57,797 |
54,564 |
60,980 |
63,350 |
54,751 |
63,448 |
64,874 |
63,172 |
56,129 |
62,445 |
61,682 |
|
ESA % claims processed in 10 days |
88.8% |
88.3% |
88.5% |
89.3% |
89.6% |
89.1% |
88.6% |
88.5% |
88.7% |
87.5% |
89.8% |
87.9% |
|
JSA claims processed in 16 days |
162,277 |
145,388 |
128,763 |
140,397 |
152,020 |
125,789 |
140,787 |
140,113 |
129,424 |
106,747 |
135,544 |
119,028 |
|
JSA % claims processed in 16 days |
96.9% |
97.1% |
97.7% |
97.9% |
97.7% |
97.7% |
97.6% |
96.9% |
97.6% |
97.8% |
98.0% |
95.5% |
|
JSA claims processed in 10 days |
152,973 |
137,019 |
122,136 |
132,386 |
142,162 |
118,331 |
130,165 |
130,794 |
122,034 |
100,038 |
125,329 |
102,447 |
|
JSA % claims processed in 10 days |
91.4% |
91.5% |
92.6% |
92.3% |
91.4% |
91.9% |
90.2% |
90.5% |
92.1% |
91.7% |
90.6% |
82.2% |
Source
Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool.