Category: Speeches

Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-05.

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 assessed as (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.

Esther McVey

The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:

Number of Work Programme Referrals and Attachments by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 – 31 December 2013

ESA Prognosis Customer Group	Referrals	Attachments
All ESA WRAG	242,510	234,210
ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory	10,470	9,990
ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary	1,060	1,040
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory	37,370	35,560
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary	1,970	1,900
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing	5,470	5,230
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory	98,290	96,100
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary	750	730
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB	23,230	22,590
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB	210	210
ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m	42,710	40,840
ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB	20,980	20,040
ESA Credit Only	230	210
ESA (IR) Support Group	360	350
ESA (c) Support Group	100	100
ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB	100	100
ESA (c) Support Group ExIB	100	90

01/11/2022

Andrea Leadsom – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrea Leadsom on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce the findings of the Green Paper on improving the safety and reducing risks to young drivers.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The safety of young people on our roads is very important to us. Too many young people die, too often; we are wrestling with how to make things safer, while not unduly restricting the freedom of our young people. We want young people to be able to get to work and training, to education and to leisure activities, and we want them to do so safely. We are finding this a difficult balance, with passionate voices on both sides.

On 27 January 2014, we held a meeting with the insurance industry and agreed the Department would commission new research into how telematics can change the behaviour and attitudes of learner drivers. We look forward to insurance companies sharing their data so that we can undertake this research.

We are also in the process of undertaking some focus groups with parents, young people and employers to get a better understanding of the issues from their perspective.

01/11/2022
Mark Williams – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital day beds were taken because of delayed discharge relating to inaccessible housing available for disabled outpatients in (a) 2013-14 and (b) May 2014.

Norman Lamb

This data is not collected centrally.

01/11/2022
Teresa Pearce – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Teresa Pearce on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the three year wage subsidy for former Remploy disabled employees transferring to a new employer was not available for new businesses set up for the purpose of employing disabled people formerly employed by Remploy.

Mike Penning

The Government agreed to a transitional time limited wage subsidy, for all disabled workers that TUPE to a new employer as part of Remploy’s commercial process, to support the ongoing employment of Remploy disabled workers.

For all disabled former Remploy workers made redundant as a result of factory closures, the Government agreed that the best support to help them find a job was to put in place the £8 million guaranteed People Help and Support Package (PHSP) providing help for up to 18 months. As at 21 March 2014, 1,513 disabled former Remploy workers are choosing to work with our Personal Case Workers to find another job and 716 are in work.

The PHSP includes one to one support from a Personal Case Worker to identify suitable help to find work including access to advice and support to set up a business. This includes the Community Support Fund, which has provided financial support for former disabled Remploy workers to help them use existing skills and expertise to set up three new small businesses in Aberdeen, Stoke and Worksop. In addition, three other Community Support Fund projects are being used to set up small businesses in Birkenhead, Leeds and Newcastle.

01/11/2022
David Simpson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage primary school children to become active and involved in local sports organisations.

Mrs Helen Grant

Over 17,500 schools are voluntarily taking part in the Sainsbury’s School Games—over 70% of all schools in England—including approximately 13,000 primary schools. Participating schools can choose from sports formats developed by 31 National Governing bodies for sport. Schools are supported by 450 School Games organisers across the country, who are connecting School Games to community sports clubs to help ensure activity is sustained beyond school.

In addition, through the primary PE and sport premium, we are investing over £450 million across government (up to and including the academic year 2015/16) to improve physical education and sport in primary schools. Heads are free to choose how they use the funding to secure the greatest impact, which may include working with local sports organisations and/or increasing pupils’ participation in the School Games.

01/11/2022
Mr Frank Field – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Frank Field on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2014, Official Report, column 233W, on vacancies: internet, what additional checks and safeguards for jobseekers have been introduced in each year since the launch of Universal Jobmatch.

Esther McVey

Since Universal Jobmatch was launched in November 2012, we have introduced additional checks on all new vacancies placed by new employer accounts.

01/11/2022
Fiona Bruce – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Bruce on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were performed for foetal abnormality in each of the last five years which were reported to a foetal abnormality register but were not notified through the submission of an HSA4 abortion notification form to the Chief Medical Officer.

Jane Ellison

Results from a matching exercise undertaken on the 2011 and 2012 data between the abortion notification forms and NDSCR records were published on 23 May 2014 entitled Matching Department of Health abortion notifications and data from the National Down’s Syndrome Cytogenetic Register and recommendations for improving notification compliance. No matching exercise was undertaken for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. A copy of the report has been placed in the Library. It is also available at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/under-reporting-of-abortions-for-fetal-abnormalities

01/11/2022
Pete Wishart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pete Wishart on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussion she has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on transitional arrangements to cover the potential gap between the UK Government opting out of EU justice measures and negotiating its re-entry into specific measures.

Karen Bradley

The Government is clear that there is no need for there to be an operational gap after 1 December, and is negotiating on that basis. Other Member States support the UK position and are keen for this process to be concluded as swiftly as possible to provide certainty for all involved.

The Government has engaged with the Devolved Administrations throughout this process at Ministerial and official level. The Immigration and Security Minister (James Brokenshire) visited Edinburgh last year, where he met the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill, representatives from the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland and the Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC. I plan to visit Edinburgh to discuss this matter further later this year.

01/11/2022
David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to receive the Sentencing Council’s review of sentencing guidelines for death by drink-driving; and what discussions he has had with that body on its progress on that programme of work.

Jeremy Wright

The Government announced on 12 May that it intends to carry out a review of the offences and penalties available for a range of driving offences, including causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs. Any changes to the law arising from this review will need to be considered by the independent Sentencing Council when setting new guidelines. For that reason the Sentencing Council has decided to suspend its consideration of driving offence guidelines until after the conclusion of the Government review.

01/11/2022
Lord Storey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2014-03-26.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many former unaccompanied children who have exhausted their appeal rights have been served with removal directions in each of the last five years, and to date in 2014.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

For the purpose of answering this question, ‘unaccompanied children’ has been interpreted as unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

The following table gives data on the number of removal directions (RD) set for formerunaccompanied asylum seeking children who have exhausted their appeal rights from 2009 to 2013.

Year Removal Direction was set

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

Individuals with Removal Direction set

29

82

188

146

158

603

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Year Removal Direction was set	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Total
Individuals with Removal Direction set	29	82	188	146	158	603