Tag: Stephen Timms

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Statement of 17 March 2014, Official Report, columns 53-4WS, on the Higgins Review, what progress has been made on the review of connections from HS2 to the Continent announced in that Statement.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Secretary of State has asked HS2 Ltd and Network Rail to consider how to improve connections between the rail network and the continent, in a way that could be implemented once the initial stages of HS2 are complete. The report will explore options that will stand the test of time and will be completed before the end of next year. The remit of the work is being considered and will be finalised shortly.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of employment and support allowance referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 had an estimated period before they were fit for work of (a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months and (d) over 12 months.

Esther McVey

The information we have in respect of both referrals and attachments, by prognosis group, are given in the table below:

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

ESA Prognosis Customer Group	Referrals	Attachments
All ESA WRAG	242,510	234,210
ESA (c) WRAG Mandatory	10,470	9,990
ESA (c) WRAG Voluntary	1,060	1,040
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Mandatory	37,370	35,560
ESA (IR) WRAG 12Mth Voluntary	1,970	1,900
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6Mth Existing	5,470	5,230
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory	98,290	96,100
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary	750	730
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Mandatory ExIB	23,230	22,590
ESA (IR) WRAG 3/6 Mth Voluntary ExIB	210	210
ESA Mandatory (IR) WRAG 12m	42,710	40,840
ESA (IR) WRAG 12m Mandatory EXIB	20,980	20,040
ESA Credit Only	230	210
ESA (IR) Support Group	360	350
ESA (c) Support Group	100	100
ESA (IR) Support Group ExIB	100	100
ESA (c) Support Group ExIB	100	90

     

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseekers excluded from the claimant count because their benefit has been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement.

Esther McVey

No-one is excluded from the claimant count simply due to their benefit being sanctioned.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Written Statement of 17 March 2014, Official Report, columns 53-4WS, on the Higgins Review, whether the review of connections from HS2 to the Continent announced in that statement will take account of potential demand for domestic services between HS2 and HS1; and what assessment he has made of the likely level of such demand.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Secretary of State has asked HS2 Ltd and Network Rail to consider how to improve connections between the rail network and the continent, in a way that could be implemented once the initial stages of HS2 are complete. The report will explore options that will stand the test of time and will be completed before the end of next year. The remit of the work is being considered and will be finalised shortly.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people gaining work through the Work Programme have entered self-employment since the inception of that programme.

Esther McVey

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