Tag: Rachel Reeves

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much new funding has been given to SMEs across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to develop their workforces since the publication of the Long-Term Economic Plan for Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire in February 2015.

Anna Soubry

The Leeds City Region Skills Service has, to date, supported 620 businesses, with 3,300 pieces of training completed and 1,595 more underway. The value of this support to SMEs is £2.12m.

In 2016/17 the Skills Service is expected to support skills diagnostics for 800 businesses, help 1,100 SMEs to offer apprenticeships and upskill 5,600 employees.

Grants between £500 and £50,000 are available to match business investments in workforce training.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rachel Reeves on 2016-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when new eligibility criteria for free school meals under universal credit will be (a) published and (b) implemented.

Mr Sam Gyimah

We will continue to ensure that children from the poorest families benefit from a free school meal. My Department is continuing to work closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to consider eligibility criteria for free school meals following the introduction of Universal Credit. In the meantime, any child in a family in receipt of Universal Credit will continue to be entitled to free school meals.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department’s staff are in receipt of support for private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.

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 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the IT system being developed by his Department for universal credit will be fully operating.

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.

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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