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Hotels

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many nights he has spent in hotels on official business in the last 12 months. [240830]

Jonathan Shaw: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has spent a total of seven nights in hotels in the last 12 months paid for by the Department.

Housing Benefit

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on how many occasions since the local housing allowance was introduced tenants have made legal or other representations to be classed as vulnerable in order to have their allowance paid direct to their landlord. [242945]

Kitty Ussher [holding answer 11 December 2008]: This information is not available.

Housing Benefit: Kent

Dr. Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many calendar days on average each local authority in Kent took to process (a) new housing benefit claims and (b) housing benefit claims submitted by existing recipients as a result of a change in circumstances in each of the last five years. [241781]

Kitty Ussher: The available information is in the following tables.

Average days to process new housing benefit claims: Kent local authorities
Local authority 20003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Ashford

49

44

36

33

27

Canterbury

36

41

38

23

17

Dartford

38

45

30

27

23

Dover

56

41

63

42

23

Gravesham

48

30

27

51

32

Maidstone

26

25

18

13

11

Medway

65

45

34

30

34

Sevenoaks

64

38

50

32

34

Shepway

47

63

66

52

24

Swale

159

90

36

33

21

Thanet

54

35

45

25

21

Tonbridge and Malling

25

25

24

34

36

Tunbridge Wells

23

25

25

25

19

Notes: 1. Housing benefit claim processing times are measured in calendar days from the day a claim is received to the date a decision is made. 2. Housing benefit claim processing performance data is supplied to DWP by local authorities and is un-audited. Source: Local Authority Management Information returns to DWP.

Average days to process housing benefit changes of circumstances: Kent local authorities
Local authority 20003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Ashford

13

9

11

10

5

Canterbury

8

8

20

20

15

Dartford

14

16

10

9

12

Dover

25

12

22

16

8

Gravesham

18

15

12

41

11

Maidstone

11

7

5

4

4

Medway

23

13

14

10

7

Sevenoaks

25

10

18

7

5

Shepway

12

24

43

29

15

Swale

119

64

17

15

7

Thanet

8

5

10

7

8

Tonbridge and Malling

3

3

6

13

10

Tunbridge Wells

7

6

5

4

5

Notes: 1. Housing benefit change of circumstances processing times are measured in calendar days from the day a change is notified to the date a decision is made. 2. Housing benefit change of circumstances processing performance data is supplied to DWP by local authorities and is un-audited. Source: Local Authority Management Information returns to DWP.

Housing Benefit: North West

Mark Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many housing benefit claimants there are in (a) the North West, (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council area and (c) Cheadle constituency. [242533]


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Kitty Ussher [holding answer 11 December 2008]: As at August 2007, the most recent available information, there were 518,600 housing benefit recipients in the north-west. At the same date there were 14,000 housing benefit recipients in Stockport metropolitan borough council area. Housing benefit information is not available at constituency level.

Income Support

Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what modelling his Department has carried out of different economic and labour market conditions in assessing the potential effect of changes in eligibility for income support on (a) lone parents and (b) people
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claiming employment support allowance; and if he will make a statement. [241002]

Mr. McNulty: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave on 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1977W.

Jobcentre Plus

Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the headquarters address is of each Jobcentre Plus district. [242053]

Mr. McNulty [holding answer 10 December 2008]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.

Letter from Mel Groves:

East Midlands
District Address

Lincolnshire and Rutland District Office

Crown House, Danesgate, Lincoln LN2 1LJ

Nottinghamshire District Office

25 Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3BZ

Leicestershire District Office

2A New Walk, Leicester LE1 6TF


East of England
District Address

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire District Office

Office of the District Manager, St Albans Jobcentre, Beauver House, 6 Bricket Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 3JU

Cambridgeshire and Suffolk District Office

Office of the District Manager, Ipswich Jobcentre, St Felix House, Silent Street, Ipswich IP1 1TF

Essex District Office

Office of the District Manager, Chelmsford Jobcentre, Government Buildings, Beeches Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM12RT

Norfolk District Office

Office of the District Manager, Norwich Jobcentre, Kiln House, Pottergate, Norwich NR2 1BZ


London
District Address

Central London District Office

1st floor, 26-46 Lisson Grove, Marylebone, London NW1 6TZ

City and East District Office

60 Commercial Road, Stepney, London E1 1LP

Lambeth Southwark and Wandsworth District Office

206-210 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4DE

North and North East London District Office

Crown House, 30 Main Road, Romford, Essex RM1 3HH

West London District Office

2nd floor, Glen House, 22 Glenthorne Road, London W6 0PP

South London District Office

Unicorn House, 2nd Floor, 28 Elmfield Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1NX

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