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968430

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Inflatables: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the safety standard of inflatables at funfairs.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	170953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Health and Safety at Work Act applies to the supply, hire and use of inflatables for commercial purposes. The Act is enforced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or by Local Authorities, depending upon where the inflatable is being used.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation is supported by guidance published by HSE (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/entertainment/fairgrounds/inflatables.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/entertainment/fairgrounds/inflatables.htm</a>) which sets out the steps that should be taken by operators to control the risks of operating and using this equipment; and by an annual inspection scheme for inflatables run by the industry’s two inspection bodies, the Pertexa Inflatable Play Accreditation (PIPA) and the Amusement Device Inspection Procedures Scheme (ADIPS).</p><p> </p><p>Following two recent and tragic incidents in which children died, HSE is reviewing these arrangements to ensure that the high standard of safety for children using bouncy castles and similar play equipment is maintained. This work will encompass small businesses operating inflatables and inflatables used at funfairs.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 170724 question first answered 13/09/2018 14:05:28 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

969028

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people flowed off Employment and Support Allowance whose date of death was at the same time, and who had a Work Capability Assessment decision of fit for work between March 2014 and February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	171381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/09/2018 16:04:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

969088

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has carried out an impact assessment on the effect of the change to the state pension age for women born in the 1950s on their families and dependents.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	171396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Successive Governments have taken care to give proper consideration to the impact of the proposals made in the Pensions Acts of 1995, 2007 and 2011, which each made changes to the State Pension age that affected women born in the 1950s. The exact form of the assessments has changed over time as the requirements on Government to carry out standardised impact assessments have changed.</p><p>The Pensions Act 1995 legislated to equalise men and women’s SPa at 65, over a 10 year period between 2010 and 2020. Standardised impact assessments had not been introduced at the time, but an overview of the options and evidence considered when developing the policy is provided in the 1993 white paper ‘Equality in State Pension age’. (See attached)</p><p>The Pensions Act 2007 legislated to introduce a timetable for the increase of SPa to 66, 67 and 68, so that these rises took place by 2026, 2036 and 2046.</p><p>The impact assessment for the Pensions Act 2007 can be found here: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121204130650/http:/www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pensions-bill-ria.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121204130650/http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pensions-bill-ria.pdf</a></p><p>The Pensions Act 2011 brought forward the equalisation of the male and female State Pension age at 65 by 18 months, so that it takes place by November 2018 rather than April 2020. It also brought forward the increase from 65 to 66 by five and a half years, so that it takes place by October 2020 rather than March 2026.</p><p>The impact assessment for the Pensions Act 2011 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181462/pensions-bill-2011-ia-annexa.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181462/pensions-bill-2011-ia-annexa.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/09/2018 09:53:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

969112

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the criteria is for placing a person in the Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work category without attending a work capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	171353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) advises DWP Decision Makers on whether a claimant has limited capability for work. CHDA can make its assessments based on scrutiny of available written information, including a questionnaire that the claimant is asked to complete, giving details of how their health condition or disability impacts on their day-to-day activities.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants are only asked attend a Work Capability Assessment where CHDA finds the available written information is inconclusive and is unable to advise, based on that evidence, how the claimant’s condition may impact upon their capability for work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2018 13:44:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

969113

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has held with the Ministry of Justice on waiting times for social security tribunal hearings.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	171354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>I have met with the relevant Minister at the Ministry of Justice twice since March, where appeals clearance times was discussed. We are working closely with Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service to both reduce the volume of cases going to appeal, and reduce the length of time it takes for appeals to be heard.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/09/2018 13:46:01 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

969116

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will lower the 40 per cent debt recovery level for people in receipt of universal credit that have children.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	171355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department recognises the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt. However, there are no current plans to lower the maximum deduction rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department always considers individual circumstances when applying debt repayment thresholds and seeks to recover debt without creating undue hardship. If a claimant is in financial difficulty as a result of the level of deductions, where it relates to benefit debt, a Social Fund loan or rent arrears, they can request that a reduction be considered. If a claimant is having difficulty repaying a benefit overpayment, they can request a reconsideration of the amount that is being taken where it can be shown that it would have an impact on any dependent children. Any reduction will be based on the individual circumstances of the claimant rather than the amount of the overpayment, which helps to ensure that a sustainable repayment plan based on affordability is put in place.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2018 11:55:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

969132

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being when formulating policy; and what policies her Department has introduced to improve national well-being in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	171307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The services provided by the Department make a positive difference to citizens’ well-being. The Department does this by helping more people into work, providing a simplified benefits system that is easier to access for those who need it most, delivering support to disabled people and providing security in later life.</p><p>The Department has used similar measures to the ONS personal well-being estimates, such as data from the Understanding Society survey which influenced the Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families policy paper. This paper published a number of indicators, including poor parental mental health, which measures the proportion of children living with at least one parent reporting symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. DWP has subsequently introduced the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme to address and measure parental conflict, as evidence shows poor relationships between parents can damage children’s outcomes, including their well-being.</p><p>In addition, within the programme of trials being delivered by the joint DWP/DHSC Work and Health Unit, well-being outcomes are being collected alongside employment and health outcomes to appraise the success of the trials and influence future policy development.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/09/2018 12:31:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

969151

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Service Requests for (a) a new child maintenance scheme claim, (b) a change of circumstances, (c) a variation request, (d) chasing arrears, and (e) undertaking enforcement action remain outstanding in the 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme computer system.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	171426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>As at the end of August 2018 the following CMS case SRs remained outstanding;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>8,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change of Circumstances</p></td><td><p>89,518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Variations</p></td><td><p>4,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrears</p></td><td><p>38,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enforcement</p></td><td><p>36,975</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2018 13:49:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

969152

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hours the Child Maintenance System has been (a) unavailable to staff and (b) working with reduced performance in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	171427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>We record all incidents where the 2012 Child Maintenance Service has not been available for staff. Over the last six months, this has been:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minutes lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hours Lost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Availability</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>1230</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>97.73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>100.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>1.72</p></td><td><p>99.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>99.93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>99.91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>99.62%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Although we manage periods of reduced performance as incidents, there is no formal measure for degraded service as these may impact sub-sets of system users differently.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2018 11:55:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

969153

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many processing hours for Child Maintenance service requests were lost as a result of (a) technical and (b) IT faults in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	171428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>We record all incidents where the 2012 Child Maintenance System has not been available to staff but we are unable to analyse this data by technical and IT faults. On average over the last six months, the hours lost have been 4.37 hours per month.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2018 12:06:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon