Tag: Frank Field

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-10-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Children’s Society, The cost of being care free, published in June 2016, if he will take steps to provide additional protection for care leavers to reduce the number of benefits sanctions being applied to such people.

Damian Hinds

Our primary goal is to help care leavers get into work wherever possible and our interventions are tailored to achieve this. Care leavers aged between 18 and 21 have the opportunity to join the Work Programme from day one of their benefit claim, so that they receive tailored, locally-appropriate employment support at the earliest opportunity. We also provide additional support, over and above the standard Jobcentre Plus offer, to young claimants, including care leavers, aged 18-24. Work Coaches tailor interventions to the needs of the individual to address a variety of barriers to work, including improving job search skills, referral to skills and other work-related training such as Traineeships, Apprenticeships and work experience.

We have safeguards in place for care leavers along with other claimants who may be considered vulnerable. Work Coaches support all claimants with complex needs, or who require additional support, to ensure that they fully understand what they have been asked to do to enable them to access DWP benefits and use our services.

Care leavers, like all claimants, take ownership of planning how they will meet their requirements and ultimately secure employment. They will be supported by their Work Coach who will assist them in meeting their requirements through providing encouragement and direction, using a range of communication methods.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-27.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total on-flow and off-flow for tax credits was in the most recent (a) 12 and (b) 24 months for which data is available.

Damian Hinds

The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in each parliamentary constituency are diagnosed with ADHD.

Alistair Burt

That information is not available centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-11-25.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints about Concentrix HM Revenue and Customs received from tax credit claimants in the last financial year.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs received 159 complaints about Concentrix from tax credit customers during the last financial tax year.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in each parliamentary constituency will be affected by the new benefit cap from April 2016; and what the mean amount of benefit capped will be in each constituency.

Justin Tomlinson

We will confirm roll out plans after the Welfare Reform and Work Bill has received Royal Assent.

A breakdown by local authority of the estimated number of households potentially affected by the benefit cap will be provided to local authorities in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-01-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are being cared for primarily by their grandparents.

Edward Timpson

The Department does not collect information on the number of grandparents who provide care to their grandchildren.

The Department collects and publishes information about looked-after children who are placed in foster care with a relative or friend. At 31 March 2015, 7910 looked-after children were cared for in these arrangements.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-09.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount paid in child benefit to parents of children residing outside the UK who have died since a claim was set up in the last 10 years.

Mr David Gauke

The information requested is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will carry out an assessment of the effect of changes in funding for community pharmacies on patient safety.

Alistair Burt

The community pharmacy proposals for 2016/17 and beyond, on which we are consulting, are being considered in respect to the public sector equality duty, the family test and relevant duties of the Secretary of State under the National Health Service Act 2006. The latter includes the duty as to improvement in quality of services, such as the safety of services.

At this stage we would note that all pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies are regulated by the General Pharmaceutical Council, which protects, promotes and maintains the health, safety and wellbeing of members of the public by upholding standards and public trust in pharmacy. Also, under NHS pharmaceutical services, community pharmacies are required to meet clinical governance requirements, which encourage continuing quality improvement, including through risk management.

An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-03.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the public domain the complete set of submissions that were made to the Boundary Commission’s review of parliamentary constituency boundaries in the previous Parliament.

John Penrose

This is a matter for the independent Boundary Commissions.

All the representations that the Boundary Commissions for Scotland and Northern Ireland received at the boundary review in the previous Parliament are available on their websites, and the representations that the Boundary Commission for Wales received on its initial proposals and during the secondary consultation period at that review are available on its website. The Boundary Commission for England makes available on its website the representations received for the review ongoing at the time only.

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.