Lord Freud: The information you requested is in the table below: Cash Terms 2012-13 prices 1997-98 2,395 3,329 1998-99 2,452 3,362 1999-00 2,511 3,373 2000-01 2,575 3,445 2001-02 2,686 3,529 2002-03 2,834 3,628 2003-04 3,223 4,042 2004-05 3,557 4,336 2005-06 3,774 4,509 2006-07 3,941 4,557 2007-08 4,027 4,552 2008-09 4,234 4,647 2009-10 4,698...
Lord Freud: ...table below: Cash Terms 2012-13 prices 1997-98 3.5% 0.9% 1998-99 2.4% 1.0% 1999-00 2.4% 0.3% 2000-01 2.5% 2.1% 2001-02 4.3% 2.4% 2002-03 5.5% 2.8% 2003-04 13.7% 11.4% 2004-05 10.4% 7.3% 2005-06 6.1% 4.0% 2006-07 4.4% 1.1% 2007-08 2.2% -0.1% 2008-09 5.2% 2.1% 2009-10 10.9% 9.0% 2010-11 4.8% 2.1% These figures are consistent with...
Lord Freud: There have been three mailings to over 350,000 employers to promote the youth contract and three products created for local marketing to employers by Jobcentre Plus. I will place copies of all products in the Library.
Lord Freud: The youth contract, worth almost £1 billion, was introduced in April 2012 and will provide nearly half a million new opportunities to young unemployed people over the next three years. The youth contract builds on existing support available through Jobcentre Plus and the Work Programme, enabling young unemployed people to look for work, gain work experience and skills, and find real, lasting...
Lord Freud: The youth contract, including wage incentives, went live in April 2012. From this point any young person attached to the Work Programme could be placed into work with a wage incentive being offered to the employer. In most cases, wage incentives are paid after a young person has been in work continuously for 26 weeks. We will pay small employers a proportion of the wage incentive after eight...
Lord Freud: ...data for each of the categories requested from April 2004. There is no information available that would provide definitive reasons for the increase in national insurance registrations in 2010-11. NINo Registrations to Adult Overseas Nationals entering the UK (Thousands): Time Series-Financial Year of Registration Date by World Area of Origin. 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08...
Lord Freud: It is important to note that it is not always possible to make direct comparisons with pension scheme funding regimes in other countries. The UK system allows flexibility where it most matters-on the actual payments that go into the scheme. It is important to maintain the integrity of the UK pension funding regime and that employers are able to respond to the pressures created by the economic...
Lord Freud: The department regularly publishes official statistics on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). The latest publication was released on 24 July 2012 and can be found on the departmental website here: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/workingage/index.php?page=esa _wca. Table 1a in the publication gives the outcomes (including fit for work decisions) of...
Lord Freud: The department carried out an extensive consultation with a significant number of employers about the design and delivery of the new wage incentive. This included engagement with large and smaller employers, employer representative bodies and Work Programme providers. While we did not specifically consult with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in this instance, the department is keen to...
Lord Freud: Workplace exposure limits (WELs) are British occupational exposure limits set to help protect the health of workers. There is a WEL for tri-cresylphosphate (TCP) of 0.1 mg/m3 long term exposure limit and 0.3mg/m3 short term exposure limit. Mono-orthocresylphosphate (MOCO) and di-orthocresylphosphate (DOCP) do not have WELs. The WEL for tri-cresylphosphate (TCP) does not apply to them.
Lord Freud: Data on the annual turnover of Atos Healthcare professionals (general practitioners, nurses and physiotherapists) are commercial in confidence. They cannot be released as release of the information would prejudice the interests of Atos Healthcare and the department's future dealings with Atos Healthcare or other service providers.
Lord Freud: ...statistics release in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. We do not directly monitor whether benefits intended for children are used to improve well-being. However, the 2010 Child Poverty Strategy includes a suite of indicators which ensures that Government monitors not just the income children’s families receive, but also the outcomes achieved for children in...
Lord Freud: The information is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics. We will consider whether it is feasible to produce the statistics requested within the disproportionate cost limit, and if so, will issue them in an official statistics release in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Lord Freud: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority for the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation including the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended). However, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for regulating the occupational health and safety of crew members pursuant to the Civil Aviation (Working...
Lord Freud: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority for the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation including the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended). However, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for regulating the occupational health and safety of crew members pursuant to the Civil Aviation (Working...
Lord Freud: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority responsible for enforcing the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) for aircrew on board aircraft, on the ground before or after flight, and in flight. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) also has responsibility for the health and safety of aircrew...
Lord Freud: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does not have enforcement responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended). However, CAA is given occupational health and safety enforcement responsibilities under the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004. CAA regulatory responsibilities require that crew...
Lord Freud: Universal credit will be a predominantly digital service, however there remains a need for physical evidence to be verified and in some circumstances that will be done by post. Our current thinking is to provide claimants with a secure freepost address to send in requested evidence.
Lord Freud: Through the Jobcentre Plus IT-based Knowledge Hub, Jobcentre Plus advisers have access to a range of products and guidance about the help and support available to young people through the Youth Contract. This includes printable fact sheets and marketing material for issue to employers and claimants. I will arrange for copies of the information available to advisers to be placed in the Library...
Lord Freud: The department has specified in Work Programme guidance that providers are responsible for notifying employers of the claims process. Once an expected start date has been confirmed providers should complete and send the wage incentive claim form to the employer. It is in the interest of providers to ensure that this process is completed in order to claim a job outcome payments.