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1582196

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2023 to Question 131311 on Department for Work and Pensions: Freedom of Information, on what day the decision to cease publishing Freedom of Information responses was made.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	136734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>No explicit decision has ever been made. This was simply a change in process that occurred naturally over time.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/02/2023 14:29:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1582199

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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, how many children live in households in receipt of Universal Credit in each parliamentary constituency in the most recent month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	136619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of households in receipt of Universal Credit are published every three months. The latest statistics are available by the number of children in the household and by Westminster Parliamentary Constituency, to August 2022, on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/02/2023 13:58:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1582282

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if they will take steps to (a) publish an equality impact assessment and (b) consult with trade unions when proposing new HR policies for their Department; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	136657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to meeting its obligations under the Equality Act 2010 with regard to producing Equality Analyses when considering changes which may have an impact on colleagues with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. The Department consults on new HR policies in line with its Employee Relations Framework.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/02/2023 14:31:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1582396

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: South Tyneside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money South Tyneside Council has returned to his Department from grants allocated in December 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	136695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>DWP can confirm that no grants were allocated to South Tyneside Council in December 2022 nor any returns made in December 2022 and January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/02/2023 14:55:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1582435

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Menopause: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support women experiencing the menopause in the workplace in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	136701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>In July 2021, DWP asked members of the 50PLUS Roundtable on older workers to look at the important issue of menopause and employment, given the impact menopause can have on women’s working lives, particularly in the latter stages of their careers. An independent <em>‘menopause and the workplace’ </em>report was published later in 2021 and the Government’s response was outlined in July 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has again committed, in its response to Recommendation 6 of the Women and Equalities Select Committees report: <em>Menopause and the Workplace</em>, that they will appoint a DWP Menopause Employment Champion. The Menopause Employment Champion will work with the Women’s Health Ambassador on the topic of menopause and employment and drive forward work with employers on menopause workplace issues and spearhead the proposed collaborative employer-led campaign as outlined in the independent report.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/02/2023 11:05:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1582497

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants were employed as nurses for the 12 most recent assessment periods for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	136714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 136715 136716 question first answered 03/02/2023 11:09:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1582498

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many teachers claimed Universal Credit in the each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	136715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 136714 136716 question first answered 03/02/2023 11:09:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1582501

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants were employed as carers in the 12 most recent assessment periods for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	136716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 136714 136715 question first answered 03/02/2023 11:09:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1582506

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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, how many Universal Credit claimants were undertaking training or education that counted towards their work-related requirements in the 12 most recent assessment periods for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	136717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/02/2023 11:13:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1582535

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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: Huntington's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) in the last five years, how many people with Huntington's disease (i) made a claim for Personal Independence Payment, (ii) were refused and (iii) were successful on appeal; (b) what was the cost of those successful appeals; (c) in the last five years, how many people with Huntington's disease in receipt of Personal Independence Payment (i) were reassessed, (ii) were declined and (iii) were successful on appeal; and (d) what was the cost of those reapplications and successful appeals.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	136851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p><strong>a) Based on initial decisions made in the last five years (01 July 2017 to 30 June 2022), for claimants whose primary disabling condition at initial assessment is Huntington’s disease:</strong></p><p>i) 1,900 claimants made a claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP);</p><p>ii) Of these, 330 claimants were disallowed post assessment; and</p><p>iii) Of these who had their decision initially disallowed, 50 claimants had an appeal lapsed or overturned at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p><strong>b) The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>c) Based on initial decisions made in the last five years (01 July 2017 to 30 June 2022), for claimants whose primary disabling condition at initial assessment is Huntington’s disease:</strong></p><p>i) 700 claimants had their PIP award reviewed because of a planned award review or change of circumstance;</p><p>ii) Of these, 30 claimants were disallowed post assessment; and</p><p>iii) Of these who had their decision initially disallowed, 10 claimants had an appeal lapsed or overturned at tribunal.</p><p> </p><p><strong>d) The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based, but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>We have provided data for England and Wales (excluding Scotland) in line with the latest published figures on PIP.</li><li>These figures include initial decisions following assessment for PIP New Claims and Reassessments from 01 July 2017 up to 30 June 2022, the latest date for which published data is available.</li><li>These figures include appeal decisions at a tribunal hearing up to 31 September 2022, the latest date for which published data is available. Note that more appeals could be made and completed after September 2022, so numbers could go up as it can take some time for an appeal to be lodged and then cleared after the initial decision.</li></ul><ul><li>Figures in part c) are unpublished and may be subject to future revisions.</li><li>Prior to tribunal appeal, claimants must have requested a mandatory reconsideration (MR) from the DWP. Some of those disallowed following assessment will have their decision changed at this stage and take the dispute no further. In some cases, a claimant who has their disallowed decision changed at MR will continue to appeal for a higher PIP award, and these cases could be included in the figures reported.</li><li>A lapsed appeal is where the DWP changed the decision in the customer’s favour after an appeal was lodged, but before it was heard at a tribunal hearing.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 03/02/2023 11:20:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy