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1135559

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
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 minimise the frequency of assessment for recipients of employment support allowance and personal independence payment; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the light touch benefit reviews introduced for disabled people of pension age to (a) claimants with life-long disabilities and (b) all claimants.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	270790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Changes have been made to the benefit reassessment process for those with the most severe and lifelong health conditions.</p><p>In Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, since September 2017 we have stopped routinely assessing those whose level of function would always mean that they are unlikely ever to be able to move into work. And in 2018 we introduced updated guidance for Personal Independence Payment health professionals and case managers to ensure that people who already receive the highest level of support and whose needs are unlikely to change or may get worse, will receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten-year point.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/07/2019 15:32:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

909474

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Bereavement Support Payments Regulation 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	146811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>We intend to assess the impact of Bereavement Support Payment once sufficient evidence is available to assess all aspects of the policy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/05/2018 10:49:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

909475

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the savings to the Exchequer since the introduction of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	146812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>Initially we will be investing extra funds into the reform to bereavement benefits and significant savings are not anticipated during the course of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/05/2018 10:49:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

909476

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	Bereavement Support 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 families have claimed bereavement support since 6 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	146813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department publishes quarterly Bereavement Support Payment statistics that show the volume of claims being paid broken down by standard rate and higher rate payments. Claimants with dependent children and entitled to Child Benefit, or who were pregnant, when their husband, wife or civil partner died will get the higher rate. The latest statistics are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistical-summaries-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistical-summaries-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/05/2018 10:49:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

711102

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Jobcentres: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres were closed in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	67893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2014/15 DWP closed 17 jobcentres, of which 4 were not relocated or co-located; and in 2015/16 closed 16 of which 6 were not relocated or co-located.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/03/2017 17:51:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

584184

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to written statement WS154 of 15 September 2016, how he plans that the localised pots will meet demand on supported housing.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	46671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State confirmed in his Written Statement to Parliament on 15<sup>th</sup> September that the Government will shortly be publishing a consultation document on supported housing.</p><p>The Government values the important role that supported accommodation plays in helping vulnerable people to live as independently as possible. This announcement demonstrates the commitment of this Government to safeguarding vulnerable groups, and encouraging further development to meet future demand.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/10/2016 14:20:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

584188

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Supported Housing: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to monitor the effect of a new funding system for supported housing on people with a learning disability.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	46645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State confirmed in his Written Statement to Parliament on 15<sup>th</sup> September that the Government will shortly be publishing a consultation document on supported housing.</p><p> </p><p>The Government values the important role that supported accommodation plays in helping vulnerable people to live as independently as possible. This announcement demonstrates the commitment of this Government to safeguarding vulnerable groups, and encouraging further development to meet future demand.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/10/2016 16:57:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

584190

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Supported Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is his policy that people with a learning disability will continue to be entitled to independent living after the introduction of the new funding system for supported housing.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	46673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State confirmed in his written Ministerial Statement to Parliament on 15<sup>th</sup> September that the Government will shortly be publishing a consultation document on supported housing.</p><p>The Government values the important role that supported accommodation plays in helping vulnerable people to live as independently as possible. This announcement demonstrates the commitment of this Government to safeguarding vulnerable groups, and encouraging further development to meet future demand.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/10/2016 16:12:52 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

584191

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Supported Housing
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 make it his policy to implement annual uprating to ensure that funding matches demand for supported housing.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	46672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State confirmed in his written Ministerial Statement to Parliament on 15<sup>th</sup> September that the Government will shortly be publishing a consultation document on supported housing.</p><p>The Government values the important role that supported accommodation plays in helping vulnerable people to live as independently as possible. This announcement demonstrates the commitment of this Government to safeguarding vulnerable groups, and encouraging further development to meet future demand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/10/2016 14:35:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

584192

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Supported Housing: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many respondents to the first consultation on reforming housing benefit for supported housing in 2011 responded that a localised pot would support the right of disabled people to live independently.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	46646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The consultation in 2011 sought views on a wide variety of options, and received a range of viewpoints, reflecting the diversity of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/10/2016 17:02:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi