The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-01-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children in England have lived in overcrowded homes in each of the last five years.
Brandon Lewis
In 2013-14, an estimated 1.2 million children in England were living in overcrowded accommodation. Estimates for recent years from the English Housing Survey are shown in the attached table.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-01-14.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many changes in household circumstances have been processed relating to claimants (a) working tax credit and (b) child tax credit in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Mr David Gauke
The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on access to justice for people on low incomes of the Government’s proposals to (a) increase the small claims court threshold and (b) remove the right to general damages for soft tissue injuries.
Dominic Raab
The Government will consult on the detail of the new reforms in due course, including any necessary safeguards. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) proportion of vacancies listed on Universal Jobmatch that are within 20 miles of Birkenhead are unfilled and (b) wage levels those vacancies are listed at; and for how long those vacancies have been unfilled.
Priti Patel
The information requested is not available, as Universal Jobmatch is a self-service job posting and matching service. Outcomes of vacancies posted on the site are not monitored.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-02-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by when he expects the review into council tax support schemes to be published.
Mr Marcus Jones
The independent review of Local Council Tax Support schemes is set to complete and be published by the end of March 2016.
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.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 9 May 2016 to Question 36280, for what reasons work capability assessments have been cancelled.
Priti Patel
Work Capability Assessments can be cancelled for a wide variety of reasons linked to the need for matching the customer’s own requirements with the availability of all those parts necessary for an assessment to take place. Over half of all cancellations are customer instigated cancellations.
Where the cancellations are instigated by DWP we will rearrange the appointment at a convenient time for the customer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2016 to Question 41331, how many decisions taken on claims for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment have been taken to mandatory reconsideration in (i) Birkenhead and (ii) the UK in each of the past five years; and how many of those mandatory reconsiderations have been successful.
Justin Tomlinson
The data for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsiderations which have resulted in a decision being changed can be found at:
Employment and Support Allowance
Personal Independence Payment
The breakdown of data you have requested for Birkenhead can only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people working for his Department or its executive agencies on a (a) directly employed, (b) agency or (c) outsourced basis are paid less than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and how many of those people are employed on zero-hours contracts.
Mr John Hayes
My Department does not hold information on the earnings or contracts of staff where work is outsourced. The Department for Transport pays its directly employed and agency staff at least the Living Wage however, both in the central Department and its executive agencies.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government owns the Tranmere Tunnels.
Ben Gummer
Based on all evidence found, the Tranmere Tunnels were conveyed to the Ministry of Works in 1955 and we are to assume that no disposition occurred in the intervening years. The title now rests, through statutory devolution, with the Department for Communities and Local Government.