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1717436

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the percentage of people who moved to Universal Credit under the 'Move to UC' policy have been awarded 'transitional protection' (1) between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, and (2) between 1 to 30 April 2024.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL4601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show for households sent a migration notice between April 2023 and end of March 2024, and who went on to claim Universal Credit, 60% were awarded transitional protection.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant information can be found in ‘table 9a’ published here<strong>: </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/move-to-universal-credit-statistics-july-2022-to-march-2024" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit statistics, July 2022 to March 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data for April 2024 will be published as part of the next Move to Universal Credit statistics release.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/05/2024 12:06:18 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1717472

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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: Patients
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of times PIP payments have been paused for individuals who are in hospital for more than 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	25860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/05/2024 16:53:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1717473

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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: Patients
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on people whose PIP payments have been paused as a result of them being in hospital for more than 28 days.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	25861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>We have no current plans of carrying out an assessment of the financial impact of those who have been in hospital for over 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>Where an adult age 18 or over is maintained free of charge while undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution funded by the NHS, payment of (but not entitlement to) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ceases after 28 days. This is on the basis that the NHS is responsible for not only the person’s medical care but also the entirety of their disability-related extra costs and to pay PIP in addition would be a duplication of public funds intended for the same purpose. Once someone is discharged from hospital, payment of PIP recommences from the date of discharge.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/05/2024 16:56:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1717489

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
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 are in debt to the Department through overpayments of Carers Allowance; and how much do they owe in total.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	25729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 14<sup>th</sup> May 2024, the volume of people who have an outstanding Carers Allowance debt is 134,800 with a total value of £251m. This figure represents the total stock and as such the total monetary amount may have been accrued over multiple years. Those who have an outstanding Carers Allowance debt may no longer be in receipt of the benefit.</p><p>Women make up the majority of Carer’s Allowance claims, and this is reflected in the proportion of those with an outstanding Carer’s Allowance debt. As of 14<sup>th</sup> May 2024, there were 42,800 (32%) males, 91,900 (68%) females and 100 (less than 1%) not identified, with an outstanding Carers Allowance debt.</p><p>As of November 2023, there were over 991,000 people in receipt of Carers Allowance. That figure is made up of over 271,000 (27%) males and 720,000 (73%) females.</p><p>The data contained in our response has been sourced from internal DWP management information, which is intended only to help the Department to manage its business. It is not intended for publication and has not been subject to the same quality assurance checks applied to our published official statistics. It should therefore be treated with caution.</p><p>All figures provided have been rounded<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 25730 question first answered 16/05/2024 16:35:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1717490

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women are in debt to his Department through overpayments of Carers Allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	25730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 14<sup>th</sup> May 2024, the volume of people who have an outstanding Carers Allowance debt is 134,800 with a total value of £251m. This figure represents the total stock and as such the total monetary amount may have been accrued over multiple years. Those who have an outstanding Carers Allowance debt may no longer be in receipt of the benefit.</p><p>Women make up the majority of Carer’s Allowance claims, and this is reflected in the proportion of those with an outstanding Carer’s Allowance debt. As of 14<sup>th</sup> May 2024, there were 42,800 (32%) males, 91,900 (68%) females and 100 (less than 1%) not identified, with an outstanding Carers Allowance debt.</p><p>As of November 2023, there were over 991,000 people in receipt of Carers Allowance. That figure is made up of over 271,000 (27%) males and 720,000 (73%) females.</p><p>The data contained in our response has been sourced from internal DWP management information, which is intended only to help the Department to manage its business. It is not intended for publication and has not been subject to the same quality assurance checks applied to our published official statistics. It should therefore be treated with caution.</p><p>All figures provided have been rounded<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 25729 question first answered 16/05/2024 16:35:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1717498

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of PIP assessments on the mental health of claimants.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	25869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment identifies the needs arising from physical, sensory, mental, intellectual or cognitive issues, or any combination of these. The assessment criteria were developed over a decade ago in conjunction with independent health, social care, and disability experts.</p><p> </p><p>All health professionals performing PIP assessments receive comprehensive training in disability analysis including specific training on mental health conditions and how to identify their impact on claimants’ ability to carry out the activities in the assessment.  Our assessment providers have Mental Health Function Champions (MHFC) to support assessors when reviewing evidence and provide advice to DWP Case Managers. MHFCs are specialist practitioners who have at least 2 years of post-registration clinical experience in a mental health or learning disability role.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential mental health impact of PIP assessments, although customer experience is something that is continually monitored. It would be extremely difficult to objectively separate the specific impact of assessments on mental health from other contributory factors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 25870 question first answered 16/05/2024 11:02:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1717499

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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: 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 his Department has taken to ensure that PIP assessments accurately assess claimants with mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	25870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment identifies the needs arising from physical, sensory, mental, intellectual or cognitive issues, or any combination of these. The assessment criteria were developed over a decade ago in conjunction with independent health, social care, and disability experts.</p><p> </p><p>All health professionals performing PIP assessments receive comprehensive training in disability analysis including specific training on mental health conditions and how to identify their impact on claimants’ ability to carry out the activities in the assessment.  Our assessment providers have Mental Health Function Champions (MHFC) to support assessors when reviewing evidence and provide advice to DWP Case Managers. MHFCs are specialist practitioners who have at least 2 years of post-registration clinical experience in a mental health or learning disability role.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the potential mental health impact of PIP assessments, although customer experience is something that is continually monitored. It would be extremely difficult to objectively separate the specific impact of assessments on mental health from other contributory factors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 25869 question first answered 16/05/2024 11:02:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1717072

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to estimate the additional costs disabled people incur as a result of their conditions or impairments.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	25602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p><em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper</em> looks at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. Chapter 3 ‘PIP – What do we provide support for?’ explores the types of extra costs disabled people or people with long-term health conditions have, recognising each individual has different costs and experiences.</p><p>We are gathering information through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 15:07:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1717141

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Disability
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 his Department's publication entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper, published on 29 April 2024, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the potential options for reform on benefits spending.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	25661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We are looking at different options to reshape the current welfare system so that we can provide better targeted support to those who need it most. We are considering some of these options through our 12-week consultation which was published on Monday 29 April and will close on Monday 22 July at 11:59pm.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here,</a> so that we are able to hear from as many disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and local stakeholders as possible on these important issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/05/2024 14:58:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1717144

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The DWP’s FM supplier has investigated the sourcing of food and drink in its canteens and restaurants. They confirm that all food and drink has to meet the Government Buying Standards, as well as their catering sub-contractor’s (Compass) own non-negotiable standards that have to be met in relation to animal welfare and quality assurance.</p><p> </p><p>In order to achieve this, Compass have a set of strict food sourcing standards that their suppliers have to adhere to. These are split up between:</p><p>• Dairy and eggs</p><p>• Fruit and Veg</p><p>• Animal Products</p><p>• Fish and Seafood</p><p>• Meat sourcing</p><p>• Grocery and Savoury</p><p> </p><p>For instance, for dairy liquid milk they state it must be from British Origin and red tractor assurance. All our eggs are cage free (liquid and shell). All shell eggs are from the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Compass have set the net zero target of 2030, so have banned air freight in their business.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/05/2024 13:48:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes