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889884

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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	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 recent assessment his Department has made of the efficiency of the use of audio recording equipment during fitness for work assessments.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	136936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>I have interpreted the reference to fitness for work assessments as relating to Work Capability Assessments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Every person who attends a Work Capability Assessment can ask to have their face-to-face assessment audio recorded and all requests will be accommodated where possible. Recording equipment will be provided by the supplier or alternatively claimants can use their own equipment provided they meet certain conditions required by DWP. Despite the very low number of requests for audio recordings the Department will continue to make this service available to those claimants who request it in advance of the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>DWP will continue to keep the audio recording policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/04/2018 09:17:39 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

887109

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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, if she make it her policy to provide further (a) guidance and (b) financial support for WASPI women until they reach the state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	136674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The working age benefits system continues to provide a safety net for those experiencing hardship.</p><p> </p><p>There is detailed information and guidance on the range of benefits available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, an individual can contact the Department on one of our 0800 numbers. If looking for work, an individual can receive support tailored to their circumstances from their local jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2018 13:27:59 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

884952

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Work Capability Assessment: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases there have been in which people have been declared fit for work and then went on to win their appeal against her Department in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	135940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department publishes quarterly statistics on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA): Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments (WCA) which include figures on mandatory reconsiderations and appeals of WCA decisions. These statistics are not currently available to local authority or regional level but DWP statisticians are investigating how to extend the geography information provided. The statistics can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 3 of these statistics covers National figures for appeal outcomes for Fit for Work decisions in initial assessment by month of claim start.</p><p> </p><p>Official statistics on all appeals made with respect to ESA claims are published by the Ministry of Justice and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/04/2018 16:18:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

872548

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	Unemployment: West Midlands
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 reasons for the change in the level of unemployment in (a) Coventry South constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	134362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The level of unemployment in Coventry Local Authority District, estimated using the Annual Population Survey, stood at 9,100 in the year to September 2017 - down from 13,700 in the year to September 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The level of unemployment in the West Midlands, estimated using the Labour Force Survey, stood at 141,000 in the quarter to January 2018 – down from 160,000 in the same period a year ago, and from 247,000 before the 2010 election (the quarter to April 2010).</p><p> </p><p>This is consistent with the continuing improvements in the wider economy. The UK’s unemployment rate is currently 4.3% and has not been lower since 1975. The employment rate in the UK stands at a joint record high of 75.3% and there are a near record 816,000 vacancies throughout the economy.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note:</strong></p><p> </p><p>The sub-regional data is estimated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), using the Annual Population Survey. The regional data is estimated from the ONS Labour Force Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The level of unemployment in Coventry South Parliamentary Constituency Area was estimated at 3,300 in the year to September 2017. This figure is subject to a high degree of statistical uncertainty due to very small sample sizes upon which this estimate is based. This means we cannot make a reliable comparison to the year to September 2016 estimate.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/04/2018 10:45:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

872643

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average net weekly household income was for people in (a) Coventry South constituency, (b) the West Midlands, (c) London, (d) the South East, (e) England and (f) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	134457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>National statistics on the number of people living in in-work relative low income are set out in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication. Average incomes are not available at constituency or ward level in this publication because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this geography. However figures at a regional level are available as a three year rolling average. National figures are available for individual years.</p><p> </p><p>Figures on average incomes by region and for England can be found in the link below, in table 2.5ts, and sets out median and mean incomes before housing costs (BHC) and after housing costs (AHC). Figures for the UK can be found in table 2.1ts, which shows UK income deciles but also the median and mean incomes, both before and after housing costs.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691966/income-values-and-inequality-measures-hbai-1994-95-2016-17-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691966/income-values-and-inequality-measures-hbai-1994-95-2016-17-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/04/2018 11:19:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

872646

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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, how many women aged between 60 and 65 are in receipt of the state pension; the level at which that state pension is paid; and how many women aged between 60 and 65 only receive their National Insurance contributions in (a) Coventry and (b) West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	134460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>As at August 2017, the most recent date for which figures are available, there were 2,580 women in Coventry and 56,305 women in West Midlands aged between 60 and 65 years of age (inclusive) in receipt of State Pension. The average weekly amount received by these women was £141.29 in Coventry and £139.93 in West Midlands. Of these, 2,331 in Coventry and 50,784 in the West Midlands received a State Pension based on their own National Insurance contributions; either a Category A pension under the pre-2016 system, or from April 2016 under the new State Pension (nSP).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please note that these statistics are publically available via DWP’s dissemination tool Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/04/2018 11:22:35 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

869398

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Immigration: West Midlands
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 who have indefinite leave to remain and have reached the end of their eligibility for asylum support are waiting to receive a national insurance number in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	133912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>DWP do not hold information regarding the numbers of asylum seekers who have been granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK. However, when the Home Office grant the application for indefinite leave they forward the personal details to NINo operations and a NINo is allocated within 48 hours.</p><p> </p><p>From 15 January 2018 this process is applicable to the principle family member and any adult dependants aged 16 or over in the refugees family. With the NINo being allocated within 48 hours this facilitates the smooth transition from asylum support to mainstream benefits.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/03/2018 10:46:59 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

867124

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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: Cycle to Work Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants within his Department made use of a Cycle-To-Work Scheme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	133242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not have a Cycle to Work Scheme currently.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are working with a supplier with the intention of implementing a DWP Cycle to Work scheme in the next financial year.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/03/2018 17:20:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

861143

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: West Midlands
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 are included on universal credit claims in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	132292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department updated its strategy for releasing official statistics on Universal Credit (UC) in January 2018. As outlined in the strategy, officials are currently assessing the data for UC and will release information once the necessary quality assurance work has taken place. As part of this, we are investigating new data areas for publication, including households with children. These statistics will be published in accordance with the relevant protocols in the Code of Practice for official statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit official statistics and the Department’s release strategy can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 132270 question first answered 16/03/2018 13:09:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

860603

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	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 former claimants of disability living allowance who have been unsuccessful in their claim for personal independence payments have been waiting over (a) six weeks, (b) three months and (c) six months for their appeal to be heard in Coventry South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	131960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/03/2018 10:14:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham