The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2016-04-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) women, and (2) men, had jobs paid below £10,000 per annum in (a) 2013–14, and (b) 2014–15.
Lord Bridges of Headley
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2016-04-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) women, and (2) men, worked in part-time jobs in (a) 2013–14, and (b) 2014–15.
Lord Bridges of Headley
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2016-06-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil servants involved in the delivery of Universal Credit have left the Department for Works and Pensions in each of the last five years; how large is the team working on Universal Credit delivery; and how many people involved in the delivery team when it was originally created remain within the department.
Lord Freud
Universal Credit rollout started in April 2013. At the same time the Universal Credit Directorate was established within Operations, to deliver Universal Credit with 80 paid employees.
AT 31st March 2016, the Universal Credit Directorate consisted of 4,295 paid employees.
The numbers of Universal Credit Directorate employees who have left DWP since April 2013 are as follows:
|
Leaving Period |
Number of Employees who left DWP |
|
April 2013 to March 2014 |
5 |
|
April 2014 to March 2015 |
46 |
|
April 2015 to March 2016 |
357 |
Of the original 80 employees who were part of Universal Credit Directorate in April 2013, 67 are still employed by DWP.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2016-06-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many council tenants in receipt of Universal Credit were in rent arrears in (1) 2014, and (2) 2015; and how many are currently in arrears.
Lord Freud
The Department holds a range of information relating to Universal Credit and housing but do not hold the information you have requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2016-06-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the Universal Credit claimants currently in rent arrears did not have a record of being behind with their payments before moving to Universal Credit.
Lord Freud
The Department holds a range of information relating to Universal Credit and housing but do not hold the information you have requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2016-06-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to undertake a review of the impact of the policy by which Universal Credit is paid monthly in arrears.
Lord Freud
The payment arrangements for Universal Credit are designed to help reduce welfare dependency by mirroring the world of work, in which 75 per cent of employees are paid monthly. Appropriate budgeting support is available to ensure recipients are supported effectively.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2016-07-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who are classed as having a disability have been (1) deported, and (2) detained for immigration purposes, in each of the last 10 years.
Baroness Williams of Trafford
The information requested is not held by the department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2015-10-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) children, (2) kinship carers, and (3) victims of domestic violence, they estimate will be affected by limiting the child element of tax credits to the first two children.
Lord O’Neill of Gatley
This information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.