Tag: Stephen Timms

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 345W, on employment and support allowance (ESA), how many work programme job outcome payments there were in each ESA prognosis customer group in Great Britain between 1 June 2011 and 31 December 2013.

Esther McVey

The information held in respect of job outcomes by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) prognosis group, is given in the table below:

Number of Work Programme Job Outcomes by ESA prognosis Customer Groups, Great Britain: 1 June 2011 – 31 December 2013:

ESA Prognosis Customer Group	Job Outcomes
All ESA WRAG	11,900
ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory	810
ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary	240
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory	1,060
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary	170
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Stock	370
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory	7,750
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary	120
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB	560
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB	20
ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m	650
ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB	140
ESA Credit Only	40
ESA (IR) Support Group	50
ESA (c) Support Group	20
ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB	10
ESA (c) Support Group ExIB	20

In addition to the 296,000 jobseekers where the Work Programme provider has claimed a Job Outcome payment, there are a further 26,000 people who we have identified, who have spent at least six months in work (or three for the hardest to help), but where the provider has not claimed a Job Outcome.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-01-13.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the European Court of Justice in response to its consideration of the VAT treatment of bitcoin transactions; and if he will make a statement.

Mr David Gauke

No representations have been made to the EU Court of Justice regarding the VAT treatment of Bitcoin transactions.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-07-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus workclub schemes are in operation; and how many such clubs were established in each year since 2010.

Esther McVey

The information is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-26.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people currently claiming jobseeker’s allowance are aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20, (f) 21, (g) 22, (h) 23, (i) 24 and (j) 25 years.

Mr Nick Hurd

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 Stephen Timms on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons his Department and the Skills Funding Agency have not agreed a data sharing protocol with the Work Programme contractors delivering the Skills Support for Work Programme participants in employment project in partnership with Newham College of Further Education.

Esther McVey

The department has established an information sharing protocol enabling relevant data to be shared by Work Programme providers with all Skills Support for Work Programme providers. This involves providers first obtaining the participants’ consent, so their information can be shared.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-07-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Youth Contract wage incentive payments made since April 2012 have related to work activity of (a) over 30 hours’ duration and (b) between 16 to 29 hours’ duration per week.

Esther McVey

The information is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, columns 345-6W, on employment and support allowance, how many claimants in the WRAG with a prognosis of two years or more who made (a) a new claim – initial assessment and (b) a new claim – repeat assessment were judged that return to work was unlikely in the longer term.

Mike Penning

The figures requested are the same as those referred to in the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, columns 345-6W, on employment and support allowance. A prognosis of two years or more is defined as unlikely in the longer term.

The prognoses available to the healthcare professional are:

– 3 months

– 6 months

– 12 months

– 18 months

– Within 2 years

– In the longer term

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from Jobcentre Plus staff, working on Universal Credit in jobcentres where it has been rolled out, about technical and communications problems associated with Universal Credit.

Mr Mark Harper

The Department routinely seeks and receives insight from Work Coaches and other front-line staff on all aspects of DWP operations.

We use this feedback to ensure our services are operating at an optimal level.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-07-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseekers were supported through the Flexible Support Fund in 2013; and what proportion of such were (a) men, (b) under 25 years old and (c) over 50 years old.

Esther McVey

The information requested is not readily available and there would be a disproportionate cost to collate this information.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-25.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, columns 600-601W, on the self-employed, what proportion of the working age population in each region are classed as individuals with self-employment sources.

Mr David Gauke

As provided in my answer on 17^th June 2014, estimates of the numbers of individuals with self employment sources for each region of the UK in the year 2011-12 are provided in the table below.

Region	Number of Self-employed (thousands)
North East	158
North West and Merseyside	497
Yorkshire and the Humber	402
East Midlands	352
West Midlands	418
East of England	556
London	883
South East	844
South West	559
Wales	240
Scotland	368
Northern Ireland	177
Address abroad	34
All UK	5,490

These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for 2011-12 which is the latest year available.

Estimates of the UK population by country, region and age are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Information at country level is published at the following address:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-318453

Information for each region within England is published at the following address:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-335242

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