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845721

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of using blockchain for the the welfare and benefits system; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	128693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to harnessing the potential of new technologies in making a positive difference to our customers’ lives. In 2016, we ran a pilot to explore whether a product by GovCoin (now DISC) could help some Universal Credit customers budget. The product utilised blockchain technology.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot that ended in early 2017, provided valuable insight into customer needs, and this was used to inform the decision to develop a future method of payment strategy that outlines DWP’s commitment to improving the methods available to make payments to customers.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to explore payment innovations, including distributed ledger and blockchain technologies and their potential to securely deliver services that our customers rely on.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/02/2018 12:14:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

834804

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Cryptocurrencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the GovCoin trial; and what plans her Department has for the future use of that technology.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	126226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>A small proof-of-concept trial was undertaken in 2016. The trial was led by Universal Credit officials who worked with DISC Holdings (formerly Govcoin) to trial an app on a mobile phone that customers could use to receive and manage benefit payments.</p><p> </p><p>The trial provided valuable insight into customer needs, and this was used to inform the decision to develop a future method of payment strategy that outlines DWP’s commitment to improving the methods available to make payments to customers. The Department is currently working with industry to identify new and emerging payment opportunities that suit the needs of DWP and its customers, in support of the future strategy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/02/2018 11:23:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

786874

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	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	Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998
	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 review the operation of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	112345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive conducted an external consultation, between November 2016 and January 2017, on proposals to review aspects of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR) whilst maintaining high gas safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/11/2017 17:50:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

675634

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	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	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 from the hon. Member for Walsall North of 20 December 2016 on housing benefit policy and student loans on behalf of a constituent.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	60769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 17 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/01/2017 12:36:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

673627

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2017 to Question 59041, on members: correspondence, whether the information contained in that Answer relates to substantive replies being sent to hon. Members.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	60026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The performance data provided in the response to question 59041 to the hon. Member is in relation to substantive replies to Members correspondence.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/01/2017 15:03:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

670347

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	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	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 the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter to the Benefit Director on 6 December 2016 on employment and support allowance; and what the reasons are for the delay in responding to that letter.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	59039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions offers its apology for the delay in responding. We have been investigating the issues raised in your letter to the Benefit Director on 6 December.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department aims to provide a full response to MP enquires on behalf of their constituents within 15 working days, there will be occasions where, for a variety of reasons this is not possible. In this case additional information received from the customer generated further enquiries. Regrettably, the MP's office was not kept informed of progress when it became clear in this particular case there would be a delay. A full response has now been issued to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2017 15:45:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

670348

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether in his meetings with the Benefits Director he has discussed the process of replies being sent to hon. Members.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	59041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State holds regular meetings with the Director General, Operations to discuss operational matters and performance. The process of replies being sent to hon. Members has not featured in discussions to date, primarily because the Department’s performance in respect of the timeliness of responses is broadly on track. For the calendar year 2016, 89% of responses to hon. Members were issued within 15 days, against a target of 90% in 15 days. The 90% target reflects the fact that some matters raised by hon. Members can be particularly complex and, in such cases, it is not always possible to respond within 15 days.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2017 15:55:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

621047

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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, what the average time taken is by the Benefit Director in his Department to reply to hon. Members' correspondence.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	50104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The average time taken by Benefit Directors to respond to hon. Members’ correspondence so far this calendar year is 12 working days.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/10/2016 13:05:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

621048

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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, what procedure is in place for the Benefits Director in his Department to send written replies to letters from hon. Members writing on behalf of constituents.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	50105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>Letters from MPs, raising concerns on behalf of their constituents, are allocated to the DWP Complaints and Correspondence Team to investigate and draft a response on behalf of DWP. DWP has procedures in place for handling correspondence from Ministers and MPs.</p><p>DWP has answered 4264 pieces of correspondence in relation to Benefits from MPs so far this calendar year, so the Benefits Director has authority to delegate cases to other DWP Directors to reply to hon. Members.</p><p>However, the Benefits Director will be aware of all types of enquiries coming into DWP.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/10/2016 13:04:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

619057

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to attend interviews with claimants conducted by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	49825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has attended several Jobcentreplus sites, where he has had the opportunity to observe and discuss a range of operational issues. He has not sat in on interviews with work coaches whilst they have conducted interviews with claimants, as standard practice is to seek agreement first with claimants for any third party to be in attendance. Future visits to Jobcentreplus are planned for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/10/2016 14:16:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick