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1175535

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants' personal independence payments have been stopped as a result of a claimant being unable to attend an assessment in (a) Glasgow South West constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	11547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Award Review and Change of Circumstances clearances can be found in the published data tables “Data tables: PIP experimental statistics on planned award review and change of circumstance registrations and clearances to October 2019” available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>This data is broken by type of clearance including claims that were disallowed due to failing to attend an assessment and is broken down by various geographical areas, including region and parliamentary constituency within Great Britain. This data can be found in Tables 2B (i), 2B (ii), 2C (i) and 2C (ii) of the published statistics above.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that whilst we hold data on the number of Award Reviews disallowed for failing to attend an assessment, we do not hold recorded data on the reason that a claimant failed to attend an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is only responsible for benefits in Great Britain. Social security benefits, including PIP, are a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and your questions regarding PIP in Northern Ireland should be directed to the Department of Communities in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/02/2020 10:57:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1175577

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Disability Living 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 receiving disability living allowance over state retirement age have had their lifetime awards reviewed in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	11577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to DWP as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/02/2020 11:11:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1175722

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what welfare support she plans to make available to UK citizens living in the EU who are no longer entitled to that support from EU member states after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	11641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK nationals living in an EEA state or Switzerland by 31 December 2020 are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement. Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, EU rules on social security coordination will continue to apply to them for as long as they remain in scope of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>UK nationals who are currently being paid a pension or benefit by an EEA state or Switzerland will need to check with the organisation that pays them to find out what they will need to do to continue receiving any benefits or pension after 31 December 2020. For example, they may be required to register their residence. Country specific guidance can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides#eu-and-other-countries-affected-by-brexit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides#eu-and-other-countries-affected-by-brexit</a></p><p> </p><p>The rules for UK nationals who are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement and move to live in an EEA state or Switzerland from 1 January 2021 will depend on the outcome of negotiations with the EU and may change.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/02/2020 11:04:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1174272

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many audited health assessment reports of personal independence payment claimants from each supplier were graded as (a) acceptable, (b) unacceptable, (c) acceptable with amendments required and (d) acceptable with feedback in each month in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	9726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p><em>Please see below the percentages of audited files for each supplier, Independent Assessment Services (IAS) and Capita by audit grade, for 2018 and 2019 as requested. Note the numbers are unpublished. </em></p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IAS (L1&amp;3)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita (Lot 2)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>IAS (L1&amp;3)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita (Lot 2)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/02/2020 14:59:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 4643 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1174301

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Asbestos: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the equalisation of payments made to people with asbestos-related diseases and their dependants under the Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	9778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The 1979 Act and 2008 Act schemes were designed to pay those who suffer from eligible diseases at a higher rate than is paid to their dependents. It is right that available funding is prioritised where it is needed most, that is to people living with these diseases.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9779 question first answered 06/02/2020 11:25:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1174302

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Asbestos: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made on the equalisation of payments under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme to people suffering from asbestos-related diseases and their dependents.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	9779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The 1979 Act and 2008 Act schemes were designed to pay those who suffer from eligible diseases at a higher rate than is paid to their dependents. It is right that available funding is prioritised where it is needed most, that is to people living with these diseases.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 9778 question first answered 06/02/2020 11:25:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan