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1688207

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
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	Workplace Pensions: Regulation
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 oral contribution of The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions during the debate on Defined-Benefit Pension Schemes of 17 January 2024 Official Report, column 329WH, whether the Minister has had discussions with the Pensions Regulator.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	13541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>I know this is an important issue for many people and I am intending to meet with the Pensions Regulator when diaries allow. This will help me to look at the situation, try to understand what has happened and take a view on whether the arrangements currently in place are working as intended.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 19/02/2024 14:21:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1586252

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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: Reciprocal Arrangements
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 help increase the number of reciprocal agreements on state pensions with other countries.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	146826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not have a policy to increase the number of countries with which the UK has reciprocal agreements on state pensions. For this reason, no steps are being taken to this end.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 27/02/2023 11:42:22 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1583017

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 and what proportion of the women born in the 1950s affected by the increase in state pension age have died before reaching their state pension age since 31 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	137765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>We have not undertaken the requested analysis and therefore do not hold the information you have requested.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 137766 question first answered 06/02/2023 16:24:24 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1583020

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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 he will make a comparative assessment of the number and proportion of women affected by the increase in state pension age for women born in the 1950s who died before receiving their state pension (a) between1948 and 31 December 2015 and (b) since 31 December 2015; and whether there are statistically significant differences in those mortality rates.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	137766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>We have not undertaken the requested analysis and therefore do not hold the information you have requested.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 137765 question first answered 06/02/2023 16:24:24 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1550049

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
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	Cold Weather Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential benefits of factoring in windchill in the calculation of temperature for the distribution of Cold Weather Payments.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	106350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Cold Weather Payments are intended to contribute towards the additional cost of heating a home during periods of severely cold weather, in England and Wales. The Scottish Government has introduced the Winter Heating Payment scheme to replace Cold Weather Payments for claimants living in Scotland. <br> <br> Changing the eligibility criteria, or altering the temperature calculation, would significantly increase the cost, complexity and uncertainty of the scheme. We continually monitor the delivery of Cold Weather Payments to ensure it meets the policy intent.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 13/12/2022 17:53:21 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1359146

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve her Department's response times to correspondence from members of the public.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	56167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department is currently experiencing high volumes of customer complaints, and it is taking us longer than usual to reply as we start to recover from the challenges of the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>DWP now triage complaints giving priority to vulnerable claimants who may be at risk, and those with benefit payment issues. We aim to contact customers within 15 working days to clear the complaint or agree how to investigate it if it will take longer.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to look into all complaints as quickly as we can and, as part of the triage process, we write or call those customers where there may be a delay in answering their complaint.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of designing the future operating model for DWP complaints and correspondence. As part of this we will be looking for further opportunities to drive efficiency in the process whilst ensuring that vulnerable customers are prioritised.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/10/2021 14:17:10 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1316224

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the new Winter Fuel Payments database (Seasonal Payment System) was chosen.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	3810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The decision to move to the Seasonal Payment System was based on a number of factors including best use of technology, commercial and operational considerations as we strive to deliver a modern and effective welfare system. Risk assessments took place before the start of the exercise.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 3811 question first answered 26/05/2021 13:24:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1316226

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what risk assessments took place before the transfer to the new Winter Fuel Payments database (Seasonal Payment System).
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	3811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The decision to move to the Seasonal Payment System was based on a number of factors including best use of technology, commercial and operational considerations as we strive to deliver a modern and effective welfare system. Risk assessments took place before the start of the exercise.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 3810 question first answered 26/05/2021 13:24:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1316227

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Winter Fuel Payment: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether problems that may cause delays in Winter Fuel Payments were identified in relation to the new Seasonal Payment System; and what mitigation was put in place to avoid such delays.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	3812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>99.9% of customers were paid by the 23<sup>rd</sup> of December, with the remaining 0.1% paid by the 31<sup>st</sup> March which is the end of the winter fuel published timeframe. There are no outstanding annual Winter Fuel Payments for the winter 2020-21 exercise.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/05/2021 13:27:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1316228

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
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	Winter Fuel 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 delayed Winter Fuel Payments were caused by incorrect address transfers in the new Seasonal Payment System.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	3813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>No payments were delayed due to data transfer between the systems.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/05/2021 13:26:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael