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838301

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
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 is taking to ensure that people comply with their child maintenance responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	127196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has wide-ranging powers to collect and enforce child maintenance liabilities where parents will not meet their obligations voluntarily. As of September 2017 11,100 civil enforcement actions were in progress, around 4000 more than the previous year. A public consultation on a new Compliance and Arrears Strategy containing measures aimed at increasing compliance, closed on 8<sup>th</sup> February 2018. A Government response to this consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/02/2018 12:45:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

838302

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	New Businesses: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, What support the Government provides to entrepreneurs who have disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	127197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>An individual whose health condition or disability affects the way they work and who is employed - including self-employed entrepreneurs - or about to enter employment, can apply to Access to Work for a discretionary support grant of up to £42,100 per year. The scheme can provide a range of practical advice and financial support, including support workers, travel to work, supportive technologies and access to a specialist Mental Health Support Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also provides a range of business support for entrepreneurs, including those with disabilities, such as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Business Finance &amp; Support Finder Tool’ on GOV.UK, which helps businesses find government backed support and finance.</li><li>British Business Bank programmes, supporting over £4 billion of finance to more than 65,000 smaller businesses in the UK</li><li>The Start-Up loans programme, which has delivered more than 53,000 loans, totalling over £383m</li><li>The Business Support Helpline, which provides information and guidance over the phone, via email, webchat and social media and handled over 40,000 interactions in 2016.</li><li>Support for, and investment in, a network of Growth Hubs to simplify the business support landscape.</li></ul><p>In addition, people who are claiming certain benefits, including people with disabilities, may be eligible for DWP’s New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme; which may help them to start their own businesses and become entrepreneurs. 23,920 (22%) of NEA trading starts were made by people who had a declared disability.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 127358 question first answered 20/02/2018 17:48:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795426

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Working Conditions: VDUs
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 encourage desk-based workers to take time away from computer screens during the working day.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) website already provides practical guidance for employers on working safely with screen based equipment, which can be found at <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/index.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p>It is widely recognised that frequent short breaks from desk-based work can help reduce health issues such as fatigue, eye strain, upper limb problems, backache and mental stress.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/12/2017 13:32:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795429

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Bicycles: Loans
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 plans to (a) advertise and (b) offer bike loan schemes to people using job centres.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to provide a specific bike loan scheme for job seekers.</p><p> </p><p>The Flexible Support Fund may be available for one-off purchases such as a bicycle to remove a barrier for claimants to get to work.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport leads on the Cycle to Work Scheme, which is available to employees, and was introduced to promote healthier journeys to work and to reduce environmental pollution.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/12/2017 13:39:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520947

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Attendance 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, how many people who currently claim attendance allowance have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	37993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Statistical information on people currently receiving Attendance Allowance (AA), including the numbers with a main disabling condition of inflammatory bowel disease, and their location, is available from the DWP Tabulation Tool: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These data relate to the claimant’s main disabling condition at the time their claim is awarded. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions, but these cannot be identified from the data the department holds. Therefore there may be other claimants in receipt of AA who have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease who are not captured in the above data.</p><p> </p><p>Information on disabling conditions is not collected at the initial claim application stage.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 37987 question first answered 26/05/2016 13:39:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520948

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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: 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, how many people who currently claim personal independence payments have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	37995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The requested information for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications is not available as information on PIP claimants’ disabling conditions is not collected at the initial claim application stage.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on PIP claims in payment, including by main disabling condition and geography (e.g. region), are published on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These data relate to the claimant’s main disabling condition. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions, but these cannot be identified from the data the department holds. Therefore there may be other claimants in receipt of PIP who have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease who are not captured in the above data.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 37994 question first answered 26/05/2016 13:29:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520949

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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: 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, how many people applied for personal independence payments and were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	37994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The requested information for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applications is not available as information on PIP claimants’ disabling conditions is not collected at the initial claim application stage.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on PIP claims in payment, including by main disabling condition and geography (e.g. region), are published on Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These data relate to the claimant’s main disabling condition. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions, but these cannot be identified from the data the department holds. Therefore there may be other claimants in receipt of PIP who have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease who are not captured in the above data.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 37995 question first answered 26/05/2016 13:29:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

520950

registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Attendance 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, how many people applied for attendance allowance and were diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in (a) England and (b) Wales in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	37987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Statistical information on people currently receiving Attendance Allowance (AA), including the numbers with a main disabling condition of inflammatory bowel disease, and their location, is available from the DWP Tabulation Tool: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These data relate to the claimant’s main disabling condition at the time their claim is awarded. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions, but these cannot be identified from the data the department holds. Therefore there may be other claimants in receipt of AA who have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease who are not captured in the above data.</p><p> </p><p>Information on disabling conditions is not collected at the initial claim application stage.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 37993 question first answered 26/05/2016 13:39:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

445071

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many defibrillators are provided in each building his Department manages.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	22571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not currently hold a record of sites that have defibrillators. The Department’s current policy is not to install defibrillators on its sites unless approached by an Ambulance Trust or other external organisations who want to do so. We are, however, currently reviewing this policy to ensure it reflects up to date advice from our Occupational Health Advisers.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/01/2016 11:07:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

436867

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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
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 effect of changes to the number of people in the work-related activity group on people with restrictive medical conditions; and what alternative measures he plans to put in place to assist such people.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	19484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in Bill on 20th July and Ministers have considered impacts with regard to all relevant legal obligations when formulating the welfare policies announced in the Bill.</p><br /><p>This change includes new funding for additional practical support for claimants with limited capability for work from April 2017, when the removal of the work-related activity component will come into effect, rising from £60m in 2017/18 to £100m a year in 2020/21.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/12/2015 13:48:40 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy