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1092697

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date	21/03/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean wait for a mandatory reconsideration after a personal independence payment assessment was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	235383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on median clearance times for PIP Mandatory Reconsiderations (MRs) is provided in the tables below.</p><p /><p><strong>Median Clearance Times, in Calendar Days, for PIP MRs, Normal Rules by Month of MR Clearance:</strong></p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Month of MR Clearance</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Median Calendar Days for MR to be Cleared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Barnsley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South Yorkshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-18</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-18</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: PIP Computer System</p><p> </p><p><strong>Median Clearance Times, in Calendar Days, for PIP MRs, Normal Rules by Financial Year of MR Clearance:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year of MR Clearance</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Median Calendar Days for MR to be Cleared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Barnsley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South Yorkshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<br> </strong><strong><em>(April18 - January19)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: PIP Computer System</p><p> </p><p>This data on PIP MR clearance times is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in outstanding PIP MR clearance times in recent months (it rose to 54 days in January 2019). Measures to reduce the number of outstanding MRs include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Age profiles of outstanding work are managed at a national level to ensure that cases which have been outstanding for longest are actioned first.</li><li>Resource levels dedicated to the clearance of MRs have been regularly reviewed with significant recruitment, training and redeployment undertaken to support reduced clearance times.</li></ul><p> </p><p>MR is a key element of the decision making process for both the Department and claimants, and whilst ensuring they make quality decisions, decision makers work hard to clear applications without delay. Gathering the right evidence is critical at the MR stage if decisions are not to go to appeal; and we are reviewing our processes to not only obtain this, but to do so whilst continuing to make decisions timeously.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 235382 question first answered 29/03/2019 12:48:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1092698

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean average wait for a mandatory reconsideration of a universal credit assessment was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	235384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on average clearance times for Universal Credit Mandatory Reconsiderations (MR) is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 235385 question first answered 29/03/2019 12:55:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1092703

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problem.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of what proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.</p><p>National street counts and intelligence driven estimates of people sleeping rough are conducted every year in autumn, but these do not take into account an individual’s support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>However, London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) data does collect self-reported information on people’s support needs. The most frequently reported support need amongst people seen rough sleeping across London in 2017/18 was mental health, with 50 per cent of those assessed during the period having a need in this area. Alcohol was the second most prevalent need, at 43 per cent, while 40 per cent of rough sleepers were assessed as having a support need relating to drugs. 15 per cent had all three support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>As part of a range of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care is running a rapid audit of health services in the 83 Rough Sleeping Initiative areas to understand levels health provision for people who sleep rough. It has also committed up to £2 million to test models of access to health services for people with co-occurring mental ill-health and substance misuse needs to understand if local services can be delivered more effectively. NHS England has committed to up to £30 million over the next five years to deliver targeted mental health services to rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 235273 235274 question first answered 28/03/2019 13:02:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092704

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of drug and alcohol treatment services for people sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of what proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.</p><p>National street counts and intelligence driven estimates of people sleeping rough are conducted every year in autumn, but these do not take into account an individual’s support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>However, London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) data does collect self-reported information on people’s support needs. The most frequently reported support need amongst people seen rough sleeping across London in 2017/18 was mental health, with 50 per cent of those assessed during the period having a need in this area. Alcohol was the second most prevalent need, at 43 per cent, while 40 per cent of rough sleepers were assessed as having a support need relating to drugs. 15 per cent had all three support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>As part of a range of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care is running a rapid audit of health services in the 83 Rough Sleeping Initiative areas to understand levels health provision for people who sleep rough. It has also committed up to £2 million to test models of access to health services for people with co-occurring mental ill-health and substance misuse needs to understand if local services can be delivered more effectively. NHS England has committed to up to £30 million over the next five years to deliver targeted mental health services to rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 235272 235274 question first answered 28/03/2019 13:02:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092705

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to improve access to drug and alcohol treatment services for people sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	235274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of what proportion of people sleeping rough have a co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.</p><p>National street counts and intelligence driven estimates of people sleeping rough are conducted every year in autumn, but these do not take into account an individual’s support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2018</a>.</p><p>However, London’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) data does collect self-reported information on people’s support needs. The most frequently reported support need amongst people seen rough sleeping across London in 2017/18 was mental health, with 50 per cent of those assessed during the period having a need in this area. Alcohol was the second most prevalent need, at 43 per cent, while 40 per cent of rough sleepers were assessed as having a support need relating to drugs. 15 per cent had all three support needs.</p><p>These figures can be found here: <a href="https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports" target="_blank">https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/chain-reports</a>.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period. In its first year, the Rough Sleeping Initiative provided over 1,750 new bed spaces and 500 staff.</p><p>As part of a range of commitments in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, which was published in August 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care is running a rapid audit of health services in the 83 Rough Sleeping Initiative areas to understand levels health provision for people who sleep rough. It has also committed up to £2 million to test models of access to health services for people with co-occurring mental ill-health and substance misuse needs to understand if local services can be delivered more effectively. NHS England has committed to up to £30 million over the next five years to deliver targeted mental health services to rough sleepers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 235272 235273 question first answered 28/03/2019 13:02:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1092710

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department provides financial support to schools for student counselling following incidents of a tragic nature.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	235325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Schools need to respond to tragic incidents, which vary widely in nature. The Department’s Mental Health and Behaviour guidance includes links to sources of information and support, including on bereavement and other traumatic events. This includes MindEd, which provides online advice and training on mental health for all professionals working with children and young people. Where children need more specialist support, it is important that other services work together with schools to provide the right support. The NHS Long Term Plan sets out how specialist mental health support will be increased including through to access crisis care 24 hours a day by 2023/24, and support for at least an additional 345,000 children and young people who will be able to access support via NHS funded mental health services, including mental health support teams linked to schools and colleges.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government does not routinely provide additional funding to schools to respond to specific incidents, it will look at whether adequate support is available in specific cases. In response to incidents in Manchester and at the Grenfell Tower the government provided funding to enable local authorities to provide additional support to schools, colleges and children affected. The planning of mental health support across education, health, local authorities and the voluntary sector is a critical element in the response to such major incidents, such as the terrorist events in Manchester and London.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/03/2019 12:55:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092713

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 are in youth detention facilities.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	235328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As of 1 February 2019 the population of the secure estate for children and young people, for under 18 year olds was 812. Statistics on Youth Custody population of the prison estate in England and Wales are regularly published and can be found at;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-custody-data</a></p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which as with any large scale recording system are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p><p>We are fundamentally reforming youth custody to ensure that the safety, welfare and rehabilitation of young people are prioritised across all aspects of the system. In addition, we increased frontline Youth Custody Service staff by over a third in 2018 and are completely changing our approach by investing in Secure Schools to put education at heart of youth custody.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons in Scotland and Northern Ireland are a devolved matter and responsibility lies with the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive respectively.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/03/2019 18:35:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092714

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people under the age of 18 were charged with common assault in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	235329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice will publish data related to prosecutions and court outcomes in 2018 on 16 May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is responsible for publishing data in relation to charges.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/03/2019 17:01:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092715

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Restraining Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many restraining orders were issued in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	235330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The total number of restraining orders issued at Magistrates Courts and Crown Courts in each of the last three years can be found in the table below. The Ministry of Justice will publish court outcome data for 2018 on 16 May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1. Number of restraining orders issued in England and Wales, 2015-2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23,057</p></td><td><p>25,293</p></td><td><p>21,207</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/03/2019 17:32:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1092718

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to his Department has been of personal independence payment appeals in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	235248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The cost of Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance hearings is included in the overall cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 28/03/2019 18:54:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew