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1260203

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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, what criteria was used to determine which personal independence payment awards, due for review in 2021-22, would be extended.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	128293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been automatically applying extension of awards of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for all claims due for review in 2021-22. This does not include cases with a new decision from July, when review and reassessment activity resumed, as they are not part of the Covid-19 easements exercise.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/12/2020 14:17:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1260341

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Universal Credit: Poplar and Limehouse
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 potential effect of not extending the £20 uplift in universal credit beyond April 2021 on the 17,000 households in Poplar and Limehouse in receipt of that benefit.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	128305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until April 2021. As the Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/12/2020 16:41:18 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1258085

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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 Premium
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 of the number of claimants whose disability premium on their employment support allowance has ceased to as a result of an automatic extension of a personal independence payment award has not been communicated to employment support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	124879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of the impact that extending PIP award end dates has had on the Severe Disability Premiums of a number of ESA claimants, between April and July 2020. Work is being undertaken to correct this issue and an alternative procedure has been put in place.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/12/2020 14:09:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1257096

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 of the number of cases who have not been notified of automatic extensions of their PIP awards due to covid-19, where those awards were first instated at First Tier Tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	123727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been automatically applying extension of awards of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for all decisions in scope of the Covid-19 easements including those decisions first instated at First Tier Tribunals. All customers receiving an extension will be notified of their new award end date early 2021, the planned completion date for all extension activity.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/12/2020 15:44:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1246500

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Universal Credit: Poplar and Limehouse
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 number of families currently receiving universal credit in the Poplar and Limehouse constituency; and what her policy is on foodbank referrals for those people.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	108298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The available information on the number of Universal Credit households by parliamentary constituency is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP, through their Jobcentre network, do not refer claimants to food banks or issue food banks vouchers. The Department has long-standing guidance in place which allows staff to signpost customers in writing to a food bank where they have asked for details, and if all sources of statutory support have been exhausted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/11/2020 14:38:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1246502

registered interest
date	23/10/2020
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	Food Banks and Food Poverty: Poplar and Limehouse
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 (a) the level of foodbank usage and (b) the level of food poverty in the Poplar and Limehouse constituency.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	108299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>No estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/11/2020 11:29:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222855

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the 20-metre crane that collapsed at Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow on 9 July 2002 had been inspected by the Health and Safety Executive.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72272 72273 72274 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222856

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Health and Safety Executive on the crane that collapsed at Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow on 9 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72271 72273 72274 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222857

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Health and Safety Executive on potential steps required to ensure the safety of the affected site and surrounding area as a result of the crane that collapsed at Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow on 9 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72271 72272 72274 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222892

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials in his Department have had with the representatives from the Health and Safety Executive on the safety of remaining cranes at the Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72271 72272 72273 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum