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Mrs. May:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2010 to the hon. Member for South Dorset, Official Report, column 258W, on the Future Jobs Fund, of the
jobs announced to date for which it is possible to ascertain the location, how many are expected to be created in each local authority area; [317646]
(2) how many of the jobs announced to date are expected to be created in each constituency. [317647]
Jim Knight: Data on the Future Jobs Fund are not collected by local authority or by constituency, and as such the data of how many jobs are to be created in each are not available.
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobs in (a) the arts and (b) the media have been created under the Future Jobs Fund since its inception. [318595]
Mr. Bradshaw: I have been asked to reply.
My Department is working closely with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and we have created more than 6,500 job opportunities in the culture and sports sectors under the Future Jobs Fund.
Incapacity Benefit
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate her Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of current claimants of incapacity benefit who are not required to meet any conditions in order to continue to receive the benefit. [317945]
Jonathan Shaw: All recipients of incapacity benefits must meet the conditions of entitlement in order to qualify for benefit.
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of off-flows from incapacity benefit have been due to claimants moving into work in each year since 1997. [317946]
Jonathan Shaw: The information requested is not available.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the qualifying criteria are for industrial injuries disablement benefit for those with osteoarthritis of the knee. [318242]
Jonathan Shaw: In order to be entitled to industrial injuries disablement benefit (IIDB) in respect of osteoarthritis of the knee a person must satisfy criteria based on occupation and the level of disablement caused by the disease.
The occupational criteria are as follows:
Underground work as a coal miner up to the end of 1985.
If the work was after 1985, a person must have worked underground in one of the following occupations:
face worker working on a non-mechanised coal face; or
development worker; or
face-salvage worker; or
conveyor belt cleaner; or
conveyor belt attendant.
In total at least 10 years must be spent in the occupation. Pre- and post-1985 periods of employment in the relevant occupation can count towards the 10 year total.
If a person satisfies the occupational criteria the case is referred to medical services for advice on the level of disablement. For IIDB purposes, disablement is assessed by making a comparison with a person of the same age and sex whose physical and mental condition is normal. In each case, advice on the assessment of disablement and the likely duration is given by a doctor specially trained in industrial injuries disablement matters.
John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by what means the proportion of disablement is determined for former miners making a claim for industrial injuries disablement benefit in respect of osteoarthritis of the knee. [318259]
Jonathan Shaw: The level of disablement for all customers who claim industrial injuries disablement benefit in respect of diseases and accidents caused by occupation is assessed as a percentage up to 100 per cent. The percentage determines the level of payment.
The customer will normally be asked to attend a medical examination carried out by a trained health care professional appointed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who will provide the decision-maker with advice on the level of disablement in each case, taking account of all the evidence available and comparing the customers condition as a result of the effects of the prescribed disease or accident with that of a normal healthy person of the same age and sex.
Jobcentre Plus: Expenditure
Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much Jobcentre Plus in each region has spent on (a) redundancies and (b) recruitment in each month since January 2009; and if she will make a statement. [300692]
Jim Knight: The information is not available in the format requested.
Jobseeker's Allowance
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been identified through the Labour Market System as being unemployed for 22 out of 24 months in the latest period for which figures are available. [317628]
Jim Knight: The information from the Labour Market System is not currently available.
We are not able to provide alternative information for all current claimants from the jobseeker's allowance databases (rather than the Labour Market System) because this would involve complex data linking and analysis and would be possible only at a disproportionate cost.
New Deal for Lone Parents
Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many young people aged between 16 and 24 years old in (a) Chesterfield, (b) Derbyshire and (c) England have taken part in the New Deal for Lone Parents in each month since January 2005. [318768]
Jim Knight [holding answer 25 February 2010]: The information is in the following yearly table:
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