Asked by: Emma Reynolds (Labour - Wycombe)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth unemployment in areas with high levels of youth unemployment.
Answered by Damian Hinds
Since 2010 the youth claimant count has fallen in all regions, and only 5.7% of the youth population are unemployed and not in full-time education, a rate that is near record low. We are investing further in an intensive support regime for young people, equipping them with vital skills to not only find a job, but build capability to sustain work.
Asked by: Emma Reynolds (Labour - Wycombe)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2016 to Question 22115, why information on the number and value of cold weather payments has not been (a) collected and (b) made available for each constituency in each year since their introduction.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
We have provided the data at constituency level in the Social Fund Annual Report since 2011/12. Prior to this the information was only collected, and then published annually, at Met Office Weather Station level. To go back and recalculate the figures based on each constituency since the scheme began could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Emma Reynolds (Labour - Wycombe)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2016 to Question 22115, whether information on the number and value of cold weather payments is kept by local authority area; what data his Department keeps on cold weather payments; and what steps his Department has taken to keep Parliament updated about cold weather payments.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
Data relating to Cold Weather Payments is not recorded or stored by local authority area. Each UK postcode is linked to a weather station, so local authority areas could be split between 2 or more weather stations. The data is recorded and stored based on the weather stations and their linked postcodes.
My department publishes weekly estimates of the number of CWP payments made and estimated expenditure, these figures can be found here: (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2015-to-2016).
Full details of the number of triggers, the number of payments and the expenditure for every weather station for the whole Cold Weather Payment season is published annually in The Social Fund Annual Report.
Asked by: Emma Reynolds (Labour - Wycombe)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cold weather payments have been made in each constituency in each year since their introduction; and what the total value of such payments has been.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
Information on cold weather payments by constituencies is not available.
Asked by: Emma Reynolds (Labour - Wycombe)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of his Department's projects have received funding under the European Social Fund 2007 to 2013; what the location is of each such project; and how much each such project received.
Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
A detailed breakdown of all projects funded under the ESF 2007-13 programme, including location and how much each project received can be found on GOV.UK by clicking here.
The page provides a number of links – including a summary document showing funding for each CFO by region. Further down the page there are links which provide more detailed information by region, including specific detail on the funding of DWP projects.