Written Question
Thursday 26th February 2015
Asked by:
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour (Co-op) - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2015 to Question 221729, how many former Incapacity Benefit claimants that were transferred to either jobseeker's allowance or employment and support allowance had participated in a Work Programme in (a) Edinburgh, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK up to September 2014; and how many of those have found work as a result of that programme.
Answered by Esther McVey
Information on the number of Work Programme referrals, attachments and job outcomes, by payment group can be found at:
http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html
Guidance for users can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance
Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research.htm
Written Question
Thursday 29th January 2015
Asked by:
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour (Co-op) - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work after being reassessed for employment and support allowance between October 2010 and March 2014 have found work as a result of the Work Programme in (a) Edinburgh, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
Answered by Esther McVey
The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Jan 2015
Personal Independence Payments
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Teresa Pearce) on securing the debate, which is certainly timely. Like other Members, I was impelled to come to the debate by the experience I have had in …..."Mark Lazarowicz - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Jan 2015
Personal Independence Payments
"Perhaps they are. If they are, perhaps they will hear from people on the doorsteps about some of the problems the Government’s policies are causing.
Like all Members here today, I have a fat file of cases, and if I were to read out all of them I would take …..."Mark Lazarowicz - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Jan 2015
Personal Independence Payments
"That is an interesting point, but all the parties want devolution, and we will have to live with the consequences. I welcome the devolution of large elements of the welfare system to Scotland. I think it will be better for Scotland, for those on benefits there, and for the UK, …..."Mark Lazarowicz - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Jan 2015
Personal Independence Payments
"I hear what the Minister says, and perhaps he will come to this later, but what about the situation that I described of people whose prognosis is more than six months but still relatively short, who will be hit badly when there are delays of much more than 16 weeks?..."Mark Lazarowicz - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Oct 2014
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (Disabled People)
"I, too, have several constituents who have expressed to me their anger at the statement by Lord Freud. They wanted me to raise those concerns in Parliament, so I am glad to have the opportunity to associate myself with the motion today. As time is limited, however, I will not …..."Mark Lazarowicz - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 28 Oct 2014
Personal Independence Payments
"I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate, and I am sure that we will continue to discuss this issue during the course of the day.
What can double or treble delays is the delay upon delay in the appeal procedure. I know of the case of someone …..."Mark Lazarowicz - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 1st September 2014
Asked by:
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour (Co-op) - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many current applications for funeral expenses from the Social Fund have been outstanding for longer than (a) 16 days, (b) 18 days and (c) 21 days.
Answered by Steve Webb
This information is not held in the format requested and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Written Question
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Asked by:
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour (Co-op) - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time is taken to process an application for funeral expenses from the Social Fund from the time an application is submitted to a decision being taken.
Answered by Steve Webb
The clearance time for Funeral Payments, as published in the 2012/13 Social Fund Annual report, is an average of 14.76 days, against a target of 16 days