Universal Credit – Parliamentary Written Answer

Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when and where his Department plans to next introduce universal credit.  
Esther McVey: Universal credit is now available in 19 live sites across England, Scotland and Wales, and is continuing to roll out across the north-west of England. See link to the Press Notice published on 20 June 2014: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north-west-universal-credit-expansion  
In total 90 Jobcentres, or one in eight Jobcentres in Britain, will offer the service once the north-west expansion has been completed.

Mr Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of the risk register for the universal credit programme.  
Esther McVey: In line with standard practice, as the universal credit risk register includes details of a sensitive nature, the Department will not be putting the risk register into the public domain.