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518786

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Social Services: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is (1) the role, and (2) the annual cost, of presenting officers employed by the Department for Work and Pensions in relation to benefit appeals.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL80
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The role of the Presenting Officer is to present the Department’s case effectively thereby helping the tribunal reach the right decisions and to gather feedback from the tribunal for its decision makers.</p><p> </p><p>The year to date costs for existing DWP Presenting Officers (to January 2016) is approx. £1.5m.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 02/06/2016 14:22:59 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

518811

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	St Helena: Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Altmann on 4 May (HL Deb, col 1503), what rate of support claimants of the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment will be guaranteed to receive if they cannot walk safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and in a reasonable time period, (1) for more than 20 metres, or (2) for more than 50 metres.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>Claimants who can stand and then move no more than 20 metres will receive the enhanced rate of the mobility component of PIP. Claimants who can stand and then move more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres are guaranteed to receive at least the standard rate of the mobility component. In some cases, depending on the individual’s circumstances, they may receive the enhanced rate If they score points from the other mobility activity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 02/06/2016 16:18:11 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

518812

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to protect and enhance the amount of local housing allowance paid by local authorities in England in order to meet the accommodation and support needs of persons with learning disabilities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>A Written Ministerial Statement was published on 1 March 2016 to announce that the effect of the Local Housing Allowance cap for those living in social sector supported housing, including those with learning disabilities, would be deferred by a year, pending the outcome of a review.</p><p> </p><p>We have done this because we understand the importance of ensuring that both those living in supported housing and those who provide this type of accommodation receive appropriate protections. This is why we are awaiting the outcome of a “Supported Accommodation” research project and subsequent policy review, to ensure support is focused on the most vulnerable and appropriate groups are safeguarded</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/05/2016 14:43:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

519252

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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 the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33135, on employment and support allowance: inflammatory bowel disease, how many new claimants there have been in this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	37490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The information provided in response to Question 33135 dated the 18<sup>th</sup> of April is the latest data available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/05/2016 12:59:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 232 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

519335

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the taper arrangements will be for the proposed phasing in of EU migrants' entitlement to in-work benefits.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	37077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the February European Council Conclusions. The restrictions on in-work benefits will apply to each newly arriving EU worker for a period of four years from the commencement of employment, with the limitation tapered “from an initial complete exclusion but gradually increasing access to such benefits to take account of the growing connection of the work with the labour market of the host Member State”. Precise details are a matter for the implementation of the proposal, and further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 26/05/2016 15:56:10 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

519361

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Employment Schemes
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 the Answer of 9 May 2016 to Question 36333, on employment schemes, how much was spent on each of the programmes referred to in that Answer in the most recent financial year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	37112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The most recent actual spend data available is for the financial year 2014-15, a breakdown of spend on the Employment Programmes listed in the answer to Question 36333 can be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 24/05/2016 14:06:23 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel attachment 1 file name 37112 Table.docx title CEP Employment Programme Spend previous answer version 237 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

519362

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: 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 discussions his Department has had with the Canadian government on the uprating of pensions for UK citizens living in that country.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	37086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The positions of the Canadian and UK governments on this issue were most recently discussed in 2013.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/05/2016 13:44:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

519363

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Offenders: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ex-offenders have been helped into employment in each year since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	37087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>My department is committed to supporting ex-offenders into employment as a key part of individual rehabilitation and the Government’s prison reform and rehabilitation programme.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the total number of ex-offenders helped into employment is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>Prison-leavers who claim Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in advance or within 13 weeks of release are mandated onto the Government’s Work Programme. The latest available data shows that between March 2012 when mandation was introduced and the end of December 2015, 8,270 JSA prison-leavers on the Work Programme have achieved a job outcome. The latest data is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/work-programme-data-to-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/work-programme-data-to-december-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Administrative data shared between the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work &amp; Pensions and Her Majesty’s Revenue &amp; Customs is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/experimental-statistics-from-the-2013-moj-dwp-hmrc-data-share" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/experimental-statistics-from-the-2013-moj-dwp-hmrc-data-share</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics include information on the benefit and employment status of offenders prior to and after their conviction/caution or release from prison.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/05/2016 13:43:39 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

519364

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	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, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2016 to Question 35188, if he will estimate the cost of collecting information on the number of personal independence payment assessment appointments which are cancelled.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	37155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Information on cancelled appointments, and the reasons for them, is not held centrally within the Department. In order to obtain this information we would need to ask our providers to clerically collate, prepare and quality assure this information. We estimate this would take in excess of 5 days to complete and the cost would be disproportionately excessive.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/05/2016 13:39:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

519365

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to reply to the letter of 15 March 2016 on wage insurance from the hon. Member for Birkenhead.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	37135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Stephen Crabb) has replied to the Rt. Hon. Member today.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2016 14:45:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead