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Mr Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to ensure that receipt of benefits for those able to work is conditional on their willingness to work. [1958]
Chris Grayling:
The Government have announced its plans for radical reforms of the welfare to work system and the implementation of the new Work programme. The integrated package of support provided by the Work programme will ensure that entitlement to benefit
for those who are able to work will continue to be contingent on claimant's efforts to actively seek work.
Our determination to implement a tougher approach will ensure that where claimants refuse to engage with the support offered, or turn down reasonable offers of work, then effective sanctions will be applied. We will legislate if necessary.
Mr Bacon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been spent on the independent living fund in financial year (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 to date. [3759]
Maria Miller: The available information is in the table.
Independent living fund expenditure broken down by admin and payments to users | ||
£ million | ||
2009-10 | 2010-11( 2) | |
(1) Figures are for Great Britain. (2) Figures are for the first two months of 2010-11. Source: Independent living fund |
Damian Collins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in the Shepway district were in receipt of (a) disability living allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) incapacity benefit and income support paid on incapacity grounds in each year since 1997; and how many such people were in receipt of employment support allowance in each year since the allowance was introduced. [3757]
Chris Grayling: The information requested is as follows:
Miss Begg: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to implement the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities; and what progress his Department has made in removing its reservation to the convention concerning legal capacity. [3570]
Maria Miller: This Government are committed to the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, and to using it as a driver to achieve equality for disabled people.
The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) is co-ordinating implementation, monitoring and reporting across Government and the Devolved Administrations to ensure they are aware of the need to take the convention into account in developing policies-and that they involve disabled people and their organisations in doing so. The ODI itself is engaging with disabled people and their organisations to raise awareness, and to learn about their expectations of the convention.
The ODI is also working with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Scottish Human Rights Commission, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, which have been designated as the independent framework that will promote the convention and monitor how the UK and Devolved Administrations implement it.
In respect of the reservation entered on Article 12.4, the Department of Work and Pensions has made good progress in developing a review process for benefit appointees-a group affected by Article 12.4 of the convention. This is a major undertaking because there are close to 900,000 DWP customers with appointees.
Mr Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people aged (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 19 years and over have (i) started and (ii) completed a (A) level 2, (B) level 3 and (C) level 4 apprenticeship in each of the last five years. [3450]
Mr Hayes: Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts by level and age in England for 2004-05 to 2008-09, the latest year for which full year data are available.
Table 2 shows the number of apprenticeship framework achievements by level and age in England for 2004-05 to 2008-09, the latest year for which full year data are available.
Table 1: Apprenticeship programme starts by level and age, 2004-05 to 2008-09 | |||||||||
Apprenticeships (Level 2) | Advanced apprenticeships (Level 3) | Higher level apprenticeships (Level 4) | |||||||
16-18 | 19 and over | Total | 16-18 | 19 and over | Total | 16-18 | 19 and over | Total | |
Source: Individualised Learner Record |
Table 2: Apprenticeship framework achievements by level and age, 2004-05 to 2008-09 | |||||||||
Apprenticeships (Level 2) | Advanced Apprenticeships (Level 3) | Higher Level Apprenticeships (Level 4) | |||||||
16-18 | 19 and over | Total | 16-18 | 19 and over | Total | 16-18 | 19 and over | Total | |
Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. 2. '-' Indicates a base figure of less than 50. 3. Figures are based on age at start of programme. Figures for the 16-18 age category includes a small number of learners aged under 16 years. Source: Individualised Learner Record |
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