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Incapacity Benefit
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many and what proportion of incapacity benefit claims ended in each quarter of each of the last 12 years (a) because the claimant (i) died, (ii) returned to work and (iii) was moved on to each different type of benefit and (b) for another reason; [291278]
(2) how many and what proportion of incapacity benefit claimants who had left the benefit since the introduction of employment and support allowance did so because the claimant (a) is now deceased, (b) has returned to work and (c) has moved onto another benefit, broken down by benefit type, up to the end of February 2009. [291282]
Jonathan Shaw [holding answer 16 September 2009]: The information requested is not available.
Incapacity Benefit: Perth
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed incapacity benefit in Perth and North Perthshire constituency in each of the last three years. [289517]
Jonathan Shaw: The available information is provided in the following table:
| Incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance claimants in Perth and North Perthshire constituency for quarters ending November 2006 to November 2008 | |
| November | Number |
| Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Figures excluded employment and support allowance introduced in October 2008 for new claimants. 3. Data are published at: www.nomisweb.co.uk Source: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. | |
Jobcentre Plus
Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobs were advertised in Jobcentre Plus offices in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month of the last five years. [289195]
Jim Knight: The available information has been placed in the Library.
Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many jobs advertised in Jobcentre Plus offices were sourced through recruitment agencies in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month of the last five years; [289470]
(2) how many people have found employment from jobs advertised in Jobcentre Plus which are sourced from recruitment agencies in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district in each month of the last five years. [289471]
Jim Knight: The information is not available.
Jobcentre Plus: Buildings
Mr. Leech: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many job centres are located in buildings which are not owned by the Government. [289268]
Jim Knight: There are 741 Jobcentre Plus offices open to the public that are in buildings not owned by the Government. These premises are supplied to Jobcentre Plus by our Estate Services Provider, Telereal Trillium, under the PRIME contract arrangements.
Jobcentre Plus: Complaints
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008, how many formal complaints of each type were received by Jobcentre Plus in each region in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 on the latest date for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. [290825]
Jim Knight [holding answer 9 September 2009]: 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.
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2008, how many formal complaints of each type were received by Jobcentre Plus in each region in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 on the latest date for which figures are available. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
Jobcentre Plus operates a three-tiered feedback process in response to issues raised by customers:
level 1 is feedback received at a specific Jobcentre Plus Office responded to by the Site Manager;
level 2 is feedback received by the District Manager or feedback not resolved at level 1;
level 3 is feedback received direct by the Chief Executive, particularly correspondence from MPs, or feedback not resolved at level 2.
The information requested is shown in the following tables.
| Level 1 and 2 complaints received by Jobcentre Plus | ||
| Jobcentre Plus r egion | 2008 - 09 | 2009 - 10 |
| Level 3 complaints received by Jobcentre Plus | ||
| Jobcentre Plus region | 2008 - 09 | 2009 - 10 |
The figures for 2009/10 are up to the end of July.
Jobcentre Plus: Pay
Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of (a) Jobcentre Plus staff in each district and (b) Pension Service staff received bonuses in each month of (i) 2009-10 to date, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2007-08. [286640]
Jim Knight: The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Jobcentre Plus: Training
Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether she has recently changed the number of hours of training for (a) personal advisers, (b) decision makers, (c) disability benefit advisers and (d) specialist lone parents advisers who are (i) new employees and (ii) existing Jobcentre Plus employees; and if she will make a statement. [289504]
Jim Knight: 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.
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking whether she has recently changed the number of hours of training for (a) personal advisers, (b) decision makers, (c) disability benefit advisers and (d) specialist lone parents advisers who are (i) new employees and (ii) existing Jobcentre Plus employees; and if she will make a statement. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
The total hours of learning and product sets for advisers, decision makers, disability benefit advisers and specialist lone parent advisers has not changed.
However, to support the current high volume of new recruits taking up these roles, we have prioritised the learning programme that they undertake.
New recruits will initially complete prioritised learning products to enable them to take up their positions. This prioritised routeway does not replace the full standard learning product set as the remaining products are completed once the individual has taken up post, within a timeframe determined by their local managers. By way of illustration, a newly recruited adviser will complete 130 hours of prioritised learning prior to taking up post and the remaining 85 hours of learning subsequently.
Existing Jobcentre Plus employees would again initially complete priority learning to enable them to move into an adviser role but the hours of training on priority products would be reduced dependant upon their existing skills and knowledge. Similarly, the remaining learning products are completed within a timeframe determined by local managers.
Jobseeker's Allowance
Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) individuals and (b) couples with a dependant child were in receipt of (i) income-based and (ii) contribution-based jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 10 years. [290848]
Helen Goodman [holding answer 9 September 2009]: Information is not available for the requested breakdown.
Jobseeker's Allowance: Lone Parents
Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents under the age of 18 were in receipt of income-based jobseeker's allowance in each of the last 10 years. [290863]
Helen Goodman [holding answer 9 September 2009]: The information is not available in the format requested. However, almost all lone parents under the age of 18 on benefits claim income support rather than jobseeker's allowance as they are not required to be available for work.
Members: Correspondence
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to reply to the letter of 8 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Ms C Sudbury. [290235]
Jim Knight: A reply was sent to my right hon. Friend on 4 August 2009.
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to reply to the letter of 17 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on Mr. J Hopkinson. [290238]
Jim Knight: A reply was sent to my right hon. Friend on 11 August 2009.
Mr. Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to reply to the letter of 28 July 2009 from the hon. Member for Walsall North concerning a constituent. [291089]
Jonathan Shaw [holding answer 14 September 2009]: A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 27 August 2009.
National Insurance Contributions: Young People
Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the number of people aged under 25 years old who have not paid sufficient national insurance contributions to obtain full benefits; and if she will make a statement. [289765]
Jim Knight: The information requested is not available.
New Deal Schemes: Contracts
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which sub-contractors have non contracts for phase one of the Flexible New Deal; how many such sub-contractors are third sector organisations; and if she will make a statement. [290900]
Jim Knight [holding answer 9 September 2009]: A total of 14 prime contractors were awarded the FND Phase 1 contracts. Additionally about 150 organisations will become sub-contractors for FND1 and we expect of these approximately 40 percent of the total to be third sector organisations. These have not yet been finalised and numbers may be subject to change between now and when the contract go live, when DWP will have full visibility of the sub-contractors.
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