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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent steps his Department has taken to assist single parents seeking employment during the economic downturn.

Asked by
Jim Cunningham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 June 2009
Reference
493 c542-3W; 270926
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the Government's guarantee of a job interview for every lone parent who is looking for work and ready for work is expected to take effect.

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c385W; 275892
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when work trials for lone parents were introduced; and how many lone parents have undertaken such trials to date.

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c385W; 275893
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost would be of paying a work-related activity premium of (a) £10, (b) £20 and (c) £30 per week to lone parents with children aged under 7 years in 2009-10.

Asked by
Terry Rooney (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 May 2009
Reference
492 c1206W; 270109
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of transferring all lone parents whose children are under seven years from income support to employment and support allowance would be in 2009-10.

Asked by
Terry Rooney (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 May 2009
Reference
492 c910W; 270357
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent steps have been taken to assist single parents in finding work.

Asked by
Jim Cunningham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 April 2009
Reference
491 c139-40W; 268057
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research his Department has undertaken into the reasons that lone parents do not take up voluntary progression to work support offered by Jobcentre Plus.

Asked by
Lynne Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 March 2009
Reference
489 c1210W;489 c1212W; 257316
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what his Department's target is for the number of visits to be made by compliance officers to lone parents who have been sanctioned for failing to attend a work-focused interview; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by
Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 March 2009
Reference
489 c543W;489 c545W; 255264
House
House of Commons

(3) if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's standard letter issued to lone parents claiming income support after they have failed to attend a work-focused interview and failed to show good cause.

Asked by
Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 March 2009
Reference
489 c543W;489 c545W; 255267
House
House of Commons

(2) how many and what proportion of lone parents under benefits sanctions for failing to attend a work-focused interview have been visited by a compliance officer in each month since such interviews became compulsory; and if he will make a statement

Asked by
Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 March 2009
Reference
489 c543W;489 c545W; 255265
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of lone parents with children aged (a) under three, (b) three to six and (c) over six years old will be moved from income support on to jobseeker's allowance; and when such moves will take...

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 March 2009
Reference
489 c38-9W; 255515
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents are claiming income support; and how many of those have a youngest child under (a) 12, (b) 10 and (c) seven years of age.

Asked by
John McDonnell (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 February 2009
Reference
487 c1984-5W; 252984
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what employment support through Jobcentre Plus has been available to lone parents with children under the age of 12 since the changes to the eligibility rules for income support came into effect in November 2008; what such support will be...

Asked by
Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 January 2009
Reference
487 c570-1W; 246547
House
House of Commons

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Member
Kitty Ussher (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
27 January 2009
Reference
487 c202
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the average income for a lone parent with a single child in their first year back into work if they worked on average (a) 16 hours, (b) 18 hours, (c) 20 hours, (d)...

Asked by
Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 January 2009
Reference
486 c1404-5W; 244144
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average sum to be lent under the Lone Parent Transition Loans in the next 12 months; what assessment he has made of the effect on this figure of changes to the eligibility rules...

Asked by
Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 January 2009
Reference
486 c1039W; 246907
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average income of a lone parent with a single child in receipt of income support was at the latest date for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 January 2009
Reference
486 c1024W; 244143
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 9 July 2008, Official Report, column 1685W, on lone parents: income support, what progress has been made towards developing a communications strategy to support the changes to the eligibility rules for income support coming...

Asked by
Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 December 2008
Reference
485 c217-8W; 241044
House
House of Commons
Lone parents have access to a comprehensive package of in-work and out-of-work support and advice via the new deal for lone parents, which has, to date helped more than 600,000 people into work nationally, including 560 in my hon. Friend's constituency.
Answered by
Kitty Ussher (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
24 November 2008
Reference
483 c479
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect on demand for child care services and on the availability of child care services of the Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008; what steps he has taken to assess...

Asked by
Lynne Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 November 2008
Reference
483 c1007-8W; 234625
House
House of Commons