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Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of unallocated departmental spending in (a) 200506, (b) 200607, and (c) 200708; and if he will make a statement. [213262]
Maria Eagle: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 2 February 2005, Official Report, column 910W.
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what categories of information are available under Freedom of Information legislation that have not been provided in written parliamentary answers by his Department in the last three years. [207820]
Maria Eagle: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Constitutional Affairs on 24 January 2005, Official Report, column 140W.
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Health and Safety Commission and Executive spent on inspecting local authorities in the most recent year for which figures are available. [211942]
Jane Kennedy: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is the body through which the Health and Safety Commission's (HSC) delivers its enforcement responsibilities. For 200304, which is the most recent year for which figures are available, HSE spent 1 £0.9 million on inspecting local authorities; and £1.1 million on other regulatory activities targeted at enforcing and improving health and safety standards in local authorities.
Mr. Ronnie Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Blyth Valley are claiming (a) disability living allowance and (b) incapacity benefit. [214205]
Maria Eagle: As at 31 August 2004 there were 6,100 people claiming incapacity benefits and 5,000 people in receipt of disability living allowance in the Blyth Valley parliamentary constituency.
1.Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 2.Incapacity benefits includes incapacity benefit, severe disability allowance, and incapacity benefit credits-only cases.
IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. data.
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the reasons for the growth in the number of credits-only incapacity benefit recipients; and if he will commission research into this area. [214512]
Maria Eagle: The main reason for the growth in the number of incapacity benefit credits-only claimants is that new claims continue to exceed off flows.
The Department is commissioning research into the routes onto incapacity benefit which will include credits-only customers.
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the overall level of expenditure was on (a) incapacity benefit and (b) severe disablement allowance in each year from 199798 to 200506, at current prices. [214517]
Maria Eagle:
The information is in the tables.
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Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the cost of removing the means test from the Independent Living Fund; and if he will make a statement. [213477]
Maria Eagle: No estimate has been made of the cost of removing the means test from the Independent Living Fund. Insufficient data are held to make such an estimate reliable.
Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been spent on the production of in-house magazines in the Department in each year since 1997. [213634]
Maria Eagle: The Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001 from the former Department of Social Security, and parts of the former Department for Education and Employment including the Employment Service. Information on costs prior to 200203 is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The Department for Work and Pensions produces more than one in-house magazine. The total amounts spent on the production of in-house magazines by all parts of the Department are in the table.
£ | |
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200203 | 1,387,588 |
200304 | 1,165,171 |
200405 | 546,413 |
Hywel Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what Welsh language requirements there are on Medical Services Ltd. in respect of services that they provide to the Department. [213247]
Maria Eagle: Medical Services are contractually obliged to ensure that all services provided to customers in Wales are available in both Welsh and English languages.
Mr. Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have been assisted into work in Easington constituency under the New Deal since 1997. [214455]
Jane Kennedy: The available information is in the table.
Programme | Individuals into work |
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New Deal for Young People | 1,250 |
New Deal 25 plus | 380 |
New Deal for Lone Parents | 750 |
New Deal 50 plus | 130 |
Total | 2,510 |
Mr. Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have benefited from the New Deal in North Durham since its inception. [214683]
Jane Kennedy: The available information is in the table.
Ms Dari Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have started each of the New Deal for Employment programmes in (a) Stockton and (b) Stockton, South; and how many have entered work as a result. [214721]
Jane Kennedy: The available information is in the table.
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living in the Greater London area have gained work through the New Deal for Lone Parents. [215165]
Jane Kennedy: The available information is that 28,820 people in the London Jobcentre Plus region have gained work through the New Deal for Lone Parents since the start of the programme in October 1998.
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