Tag: Rachel Reeves

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with local enterprise partnerships in Yorkshire about the creation of new enterprise zones.

James Wharton

In 2015 we ran a competitive bidding round that provided an opportunity for Local Enterprise Partnerships to submit bids for a new round of Enterprise Zones.

All Local Enterprise Partnerships within Yorkshire successfully submitted bids for new Zones or extensions to existing ones. We announced two new Enterprise Zones in November, in Leeds and York, and at Budget we announced an extension to the existing Sheffield Enterprise Zone that is subject to local approval.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2016 to Question 38024, how many visits to the Pensions Wise website were by consumers seeking pensions advice for personal use.

Justin Tomlinson

Pension Wise is a free and impartial guidance service which helps people aged 50 and over understand what they can do with their defined contribution pension pot(s). The service does not offer regulated financial advice.

The Pension Wise service is aimed at members of the public. To the end of May 2016, Pension Wise has had over 2.6 million visits to the website since launch. It does not hold information that distinguishes between visitors to its website.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent by her Department on private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in the last financial year.

Rory Stewart

This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost to the taxpayer.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 13 of his Department’s impact assessment of universal credit, published in December 2012, what his latest estimate is of the potential increase in social security payments arising from the introduction of universal credit due to changes in entitlement rules and increased take-up.

Mr Mark Harper

I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave her on 9 February 2015, UIN223271- 223274.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) number, (b) value and (c) proportion is of incorrect payments made to claimants of universal credit since the scheme was introduced.

Steve Webb

This information is not readily available for publication and to quality assure this management information to Office for National Statistics quality standards, would incur disproportionate costs.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 174W, on universal credit, whether he has approved the Department for Work and Pensions’ business case for the implementation of universal credit.

Esther McVey

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has approved the UC Strategic Outline Business Case plans for the remainder of this Parliament (2014-15) as per the Ministerial announcement (5th December 2013, Official Report, column 65WS) —link to WMS:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65ws

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the IT system developed by his Department for universal credit will be fully operating; and when this system will start to be decommissioned to make way for the digital solution developed by the Cabinet Office.

Esther McVey

As part of the wider transformation in the development of digital services, the Department will further develop the work completed jointly with the Government Digital Service to test and implement an enhanced digital service. This enhanced digital service will integrate work and benefits activity allowing us to deliver the full scope of Universal Credit for all claimant types.

Our single target operating model sets out how we will transform our approach and ways of working to ultimately make the Universal Credit service fully available online. Where it is both practical and operationally sensible to do so, we will integrate together the enhanced digital service with the existing Universal Credit service.

We expect an early version of the digital service to be introduced to a limited number of claimants and staff by the end of 2014.