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Members: Correspondence

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for North Norfolk of 23 June 2006 on behalf of his constituent Barbara Randle, passed from the Department for Education and Skills to his Department for response. [124657]

Beverley Hughes: I have been asked to reply.

I responded to the hon. Member on 16 March.

New Deal for Young People

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have graduated from the New Deal for Young People to the New Deal 25 plus without having left the New Deal for Young People or jobseekers' allowance between their 18th and 25th birthdays. [126207]

Mr. Jim Murphy [holding answer 8 March 2007]: The number of people who are recorded as moving directly from New Deal for Young People (NDYP) to New Deal 25 plus without having left NDYP or jobseeker's allowance between their 18 and 25 birthdays is nil.

Pension Credit: Tamworth

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many residents in each electoral ward in Tamworth constituency receive pension credit. [128338]

James Purnell: The information is in the following table.

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Pension credit recipients in Tamworth constituency—August 2006
Ward names	Household recipients
Bourne Vale	50
Fazeley	275
Little Aston	50
Mease and Tame	125
Shenstone	120
Stonnall	45
Amington	280
Belgrave	265
Bolehill	430
Castle	525
Glascote	315
Mercian	425
Spital	390
Stonydelph	235
Trinity	250
Wilnecote	235
Tamworth constituency	4,020
Notes: 1. The number of households in receipt are rounded to a multiple of five. Totals may not sum to area totals. 2. Household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a household. 3. Wards are based on 2003 ward boundaries. Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data

Personal Accounts Delivery Authority: Public Appointments

Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total cost has been of the human resources consultancy work being performed for his Department in the search for the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority. [125457]

Mrs. McGuire: The contract for the recruitment of the chairman and chief executive for the proposed Personal Accounts Delivery Authority was procured through the Cabinet Office framework for services of this type: this framework was let upon the principles of fair and open competition.

The Department considers the exact cost of the recruitment agency to be commercial in confidence on the basis that this would harm the competitive position of the successful bidder in future public sector bids were their market competitors to understand their costs for this contract.

The information is therefore withheld under Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information exemption category 13—Third party's commercial confidences.

Social Security Benefits: Disabled People

Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received income support on grounds of incapacity in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [127243]

Mrs. McGuire: The available information is in the following table.

The number of people receiving income support on the grounds of incapacity in Great Britain; each August 2004 to 2006.
2004	1,215,130
2005	1,198,040
2006	1,196,690
Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: DWP Information Directorate, Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent data.

Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who receive incapacity benefit are also in receipt of (a) income support, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax benefit. [127244]

Mrs. McGuire: The most recent available information for each benefit is in the following tables.
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The number of incapacity benefit claimants in Great Britain who are in receipt of income support: August 2006.
Incapacity benefit with income support	1,025,750
Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Incapacity benefit figures include credits only cases. Source: DWP Information Directorate, Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent data.

Housing benefit and council tax benefit recipients also t also in receipt of incapacity benefit: Great Britain May 2003
Housing benefit	396,000
Council tax benefit	498,000
Notes: 1. Caseloads are rounded to the nearest thousand. 2. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 3. Housing Benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases. 4. Council Tax Benefit figures exclude any second adult rebate cases. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual 1 per cent sample, taken in May 2003.

Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were in receipt of severe disablement allowance in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [127245]

Mrs. McGuire: The available information is in the following table.

The number of severe disablement allowance claimants in Great Britain; each August 2004 to 2006.
2004	302,730
2005	289,590
2006	277,020
Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: DWP Information Directorate, Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent data.

Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who receive severe disablement allowance also receive (a) income support, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax benefit. [127246]

Mrs. McGuire: The most recent available information for each benefit is in the following tables:

The number of severe disablement allowance claimants in Great Britain who are in receipt of income support: August 2006.
Severe disablement allowance with income support	170,950
Notes: 1.Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: DWP Information Directorate, Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent data.

Housing benefit and council tax benefit recipients also in receipt of severe disablement allowance: Great Britain, May 2003
Housing benefit	112,000
Council tax benefit	97,000
Notes: 1. Caseloads are rounded to the nearest thousand. 2. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 3. Housing benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases. 4. Council tax benefit figures exclude any second adult rebate cases. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System, Annual 1 per cent. sample, taken in May 2003.

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Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of lone parents were (a) in employment and (b) on out of work benefits in each quarter since 1992. [128547]

Mr. Jim Murphy [holding answer 19 March 2007]: The available information is in the tables.

Lone parents in employment in Great Britain; spring quarters 1992 to 2006
Quarter	Lone parent employment rate (percentage)	Number in employment
Spring 1992	40.7	488,000
Spring 1993	40.8	511,000
Spring 1994	41.8	572,000
Spring 1995	42.3	626,000
Spring 1 996	44.1	688,000
Spring 1997	45.3	696,000
Spring 1998	46.6	764,000
Spring 1999	48.4	806,000
Spring 2000	51.2	832,000
Spring 2001	51.5	859,000
Spring 2002	53.3	923,000
Spring 2003	53.1	923,000
Spring 2004	54.3	972,000
Spring 2005	56.6	1,014,000
Spring 2006	56.6	1,008,000
Source: Labour Force Survey Spring Quarters 1992-2006

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Lone parents on out-of-work benefits in Great Britain: each quarter, May 1995 to August 2006
	Number
1995
May	1,117,500
August	1,131,100
November	1,126,800
1996
February	1,128,300
May	1,130,400
August	1,134,000
November	1,112,000
1997
February	1,114,900
May	1,110,400
August	1,110,100
November	1,078,400
1998
February	1,070,200
May	1,061,100
August	1,057,100
November	1,039,800
1999
February	1,045,400
May	1,043,300
August	1,050,700
November	1,038,400
2000
February	1,029,900
May	1,022,500
August	1,026,200
November	1,007,700
2001
February	1,010,300
May	1,005,200
August	1,011,100
November	983,500
2002
February	980,600
May	979,000
August	986,400
November	967,500
2003
February	965,400
May	978,100
August	993,400
November	965,500
2004
February	970,300
May	963,600
August	963,500
November	945,800
2005
February	949,000
May	940,800
August	944,600
November	931,800
2006
February	934,600
May	934,500
August	897,900
Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 2. “Out-of-work benefits” includes income support, job seeker’s allowance, incapacity benefit and severe disability allowance. Source: 5 per cent. DWP administrative data

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