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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I congratulate my right hon. Friend on protecting the winter fuel payment, but although hundreds of thousands of letters are dropping through people’s letterboxes, figures also show that those who are retired are disproportionately less likely to switch their energy supplier. Will he commit to work with colleagues in the …..."
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Written Question
Winter Fuel Payments: Expenditure
Friday 4th December 2015

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much it cost his Department to send out winter fuel allowance payments in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The information is not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportional cost.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given the Government’s ambition to have all benefit claims online by the end of this Parliament, will the Minister update the House on what discussions he has had with internet service providers to ensure that those on low incomes can get online?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Secretary of State take the opportunity to congratulate with me people working in Jobcentre Plus in Rossendale and Darwen who have been involved in the roll-out of universal credit? Having spoken to them and to some of their clients, I can say that universal credit seems to be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Rossendale jobcentre, which has just signed up nearly 45 people to its work experience programme, including me and my office? The first young person to come through my office on work experience, Liam, has just secured a job because of that …..."
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Written Question
Jobseeker's Allowance
Thursday 17th July 2014

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to move vulnerable people without the capability for work from jobseeker's allowance onto a more permanent form of benefit.

Answered by Esther McVey

It is already the case that people who have limited capability for work receive Employment and Support Allowance rather than Jobseeker's Allowance. However, we should not see this as a permanent form of benefit as it is our policy that nobody should be written off.

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Wednesday 9th April 2014

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people normally resident in Rossendale and Darwen constituency were prosecuted for offences relating to fraudulent claims for jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years.

Answered by Esther McVey

The information requested is not readily available because the data is not collated in a format for Rossendale and Darwen Constituency only. This information could only be provided by examining individual investigation files which would incur disproportionate cost.

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Wednesday 9th April 2014

Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment vacancies were advertised in Jobcentre Plus offices in (i) Rossendale and (ii) Darwen in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answered by Esther McVey

We do not advertise in jobcentres, all vacancies are now advertised on Universal Jobmatch System, which was introduced in November 2012. The system does not provide data at jobcentre level, as all vacancies notified to the system are available to all users.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2013
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

"On that point, I was approached by a member of Manchester constabulary in my advice surgery recently. He said, “How can you justify putting out-of-work benefits up by 5.2% last year, when I have had a pay freeze and I risk my life every day?” Is that not the nub …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2013
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I am sorry to drag him back to the Bill, but what would he say to the police officer in my constituency—the right hon. Gentleman heard my earlier intervention—who said, “Is it fair that people out of work have seen their …..."
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