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1727504

	registered interest
	date	27/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to remove barriers to trade with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Matthew Patrick
	uin	900193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working with the European Union and Members States to break down trade barriers. As part of this agenda, we need effective ongoing dialogue with both British businesses and the European Union. As part of this, later today, Minister Thomas and I are hosting a roundtable to gather views from businesses on how the UK-EU trading relationship can be improved. My officials are also engaging with businesses to understand the barriers they face and how this Government can support then to grow and export to the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Lothian East answering member printed Mr Douglas Alexander grouped question UIN 900189 question first answered 05/09/2024 15:35:41 answering member 632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander
	tabling member	5162

1715778

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households his Department plans to send migration notices to as part of the Move to Universal Credit in 2024-24 in (a) the UK, (b) Merseyside and (c) Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to moving all legacy benefit customers to Universal Credit (UC). Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 19th April, we now plan to notify all remaining customers in scope of migrating to UC by the end of 2025.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/05/2024 14:47:53 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715779

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department is using to identify vulnerable people receiving legacy benefits during the managed migration process Move to Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP provides a tailored service that recognises those with complex needs at any point throughout their journey and ensures appropriate support is quickly made available. There is a range of support available to individuals, including a dedicated DWP telephone line, face to face support in the local Jobcentre, and independent support through Help to Claim, delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>DWP have developed and tested a new ‘enhanced support’ journey for ESA and Income Support customers who require more support to claim. This process is now in place for these customer groups and involves outbound telephony, system checks and home visits, dependent on individual support needs.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/05/2024 14:43:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715780

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which advice agencies the Government is providing funding to in 2024-25; and what level of funding is being provided to those agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The ARA <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">DWP annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> contains 22/23 which is the latest published. 23/24 has not been audited or laid yet.</p><p>Page 163 lists all public bodies under the umbrella of DWP.</p><p> </p><p>Main estimates and DEL Budgets are here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/main-supply-estimates-2023-to-24" target="_blank">Main Supply Estimates 2023 to 24 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Main and Supplementary for DWP are here <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/164/work-and-pensions-committee/publications/10/estimate-memoranda/" target="_blank">Work and Pensions Committee - Estimate memoranda - Committees - UK Parliament</a>.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/05/2024 11:56:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715781

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is planning to provide extra staff to support legacy benefit claimants in 2024-25 as part of the Move to Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>To support customers who are involved in Move to Universal Credit (UC) the Department has introduced a dedicated DWP telephone line, face to face support in the local Jobcentre, and independent support through Help to Claim, delivered by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/05/2024 14:42:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715782

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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	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 Jobcentres will be offering face-to-face support for legacy benefit claimants required to transfer to Universal Credit; and which ones will be offering that support.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>We currently provide assistance and support through a variety of channels, including face to face in all of our jobcentres across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>We have a dedicated team in place to support customers in receipt of a Migration Notice to transition to Universal Credit including a dedicated telephone line for queries.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to learn what we need to put in place for customers receiving a Migration Notice to support their transition to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 24764 question first answered 14/05/2024 16:06:52 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715783

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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: Merseyside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentres will be offering face-to-face support for legacy benefit claimants required to transfer to Universal Credit under the Move to Universal Credit programme in (a) Merseyside and (b) Wirral; and which ones will be offering that support.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>We currently provide assistance and support through a variety of channels, including face to face in all of our jobcentres across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>We have a dedicated team in place to support customers in receipt of a Migration Notice to transition to Universal Credit including a dedicated telephone line for queries.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to learn what we need to put in place for customers receiving a Migration Notice to support their transition to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 24763 question first answered 14/05/2024 16:06:52 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715784

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number and proportion of Tax Credit claimants that have received migration notices under Move to Universal Credit and who have had to repay Tax Credit debt in (a) the UK, (b) Merseyside and (c) Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As of November 2023,100 Tax Credit claims, in Merseyside, and less than 5 Tax Credit claims, in the Wirral that have migrated to Universal Credit (UC) have had a deduction for a non-fraud Tax Credit debt from their UC award.</p><p> </p><p>UC claims in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities.</p><p> </p><p>Proportions of the Tax Credit caseload cannot be provided as Tax Credit claims are administered by HMRC. HMRC publish statistics on the number of families benefiting from Child Tax Credit (CTC) and/or Working Tax Credit (WTC) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Latest publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-april-2023/commentary-child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-april-2023" target="_blank">Commentary - Child and Working Tax Credits statistics: Provisional awards - April 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>2. The figures are of distinct Universal Credit households that have migrated from Child Tax Credits and/or Working Tax Credits that also had a deduction taken from their UC entitlement to repay a non-fraud Tax Credit debt. Any household with deductions in more than one assessment period will only be counted once.</p><p>3. &quot;Merseyside&quot; has been interpreted as the sum of the Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens &amp; Wirral local authority areas.</p><p>4. Data has been provided for deductions taken up to November 2023, in line with the latest available UC Household Statistics.</p><p>5. Figures are provisional and are subject to retrospective change as later data becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/05/2024 14:45:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715787

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of households awarded transitional protection under the Move to Universal Credit programme have subsequently lost that protection because of a change of circumstances.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2024 14:59:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1715789

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2024
	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
	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 an estimate of the number of people for whom the funds spent on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) would provide talking therapy for in place of PIP in (a) Wirral, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	24767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Such information is not available as no decisions on detailed policy design have yet been made. The consultation, <em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper, </em>is instead about opening up a broader conversation about how we could reshape the current welfare system to provide better targeted support to those who need it most.</p><p>Part of the Green Paper explores alternative ways of supporting people to live independent and fulfilling lives. This could mean financial support being better targeted at people who have specific extra costs, but it could also involve improved support of other kinds, such as physical or mental health treatment.</p><p>The Green Paper was published on Monday 29 April and the 12 week consultation will close on Monday 22 July.</p><p>We encourage everyone to respond to the consultation so that we are able to hear from as many people as possible on these important issues, including disabled people, people with health conditions, their representatives, and other stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/05/2024 16:27:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood