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348321

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Statutory Sick Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of changes in employment retention levels since changes to the percentage threshold scheme for statutory sick pay were introduced on 6 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has not undertaken a formal assessment of changes in employment retention levels since changes to the percentage threshold scheme for statutory sick pay were introduced on 6 April 2014. The Impact Assessment supporting this change reflects that the removal of the scheme will not precipitate illegal discrimination by employers against employees with poor sickness records. If employees should suffer such discrimination then there are legal protections in place.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/06/2015 15:49:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1239289

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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) paper-based and (b) telephone personal independence payment assessments have taken place in each month since April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	97603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department made a number of changes to health and disability benefits to safeguard the health of claimants and staff and to prioritise new claims and continuity of awards. These changes included the suspension of all face-to-face assessments and the introduction of telephone-based assessments where suitable, in addition to pre-existing paper-based assessments.</p><p /><p>In each month from April to August 2020 there has been the following number of (a) paper based, and (b) telephone Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>PIP Total</p></td><td><p>Apr-20</p></td><td><p>May-20</p></td><td><p>Jun-20</p></td><td><p>Jul-20</p></td><td><p>Aug-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paper Based Assessments</p></td><td><p>13,970</p></td><td><p>9,460</p></td><td><p>7,760</p></td><td><p>7,420</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telephone Assessments</p></td><td><p>38,090</p></td><td><p>42,830</p></td><td><p>47,000</p></td><td><p>52,440</p></td><td><p>48,370</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All volumes have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>All of the above data is derived from contractual management information produced by the Assessment Providers.</p><p>Please note: the above data is derived from unpublished management information which is collected for internal departmental use only and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics Publication standards.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/10/2020 14:57:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1239287

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment applications are awaiting in-person assessments; and when she plans to enable in-person assessments to recommence.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	97602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>From 17 March, we suspended face to face assessments for Personal Independence Payments (PIP). All assessments are currently being progressed on the basis of the paper based evidence alone or that evidence together with a telephone assessment to ensure decisions on PIP can be made without delay.</p><p> </p><p>The health and safety of our claimants and our staff are our key priority. Face to face assessments for health and disability benefits remain suspended at present; this is being kept under review in line with the latest public health guidance. Any re-introduction of face to face assessments would involve additional safety measures to comply with public health guidance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/10/2020 13:30:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

417823

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many representations he has received from hon. Members from the Conservative Party on the under-occupancy penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	9434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Representations regarding the removal of the spare room subsidy are received from Hon. Members of all parties, interest groups and members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>No central record is kept of the number of representations made, including those specifically made by individuals who identify themselves as members of the Conservative Party.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/09/2015 15:19:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1233383

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2020
	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	NHS: Long Covid
	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 ensure that statutory sick pay is available to NHS health and social care staff (a) whose covid-19 symptoms extend beyond two weeks and (b) who are affected by long covid and unable to return to work.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	88347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Individuals should tell their employer that symptoms of coronavirus (Covid-19) persist and that they must continue to self-isolate.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals will be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if they have tested positive for coronavirus and are staying at home and self-isolating for 10 days, or until they no longer have symptoms, and they are not able to work as a result. Individuals should continue to self-isolate beyond 10 days if they still have symptoms other than a cough or loss of sense of smell or taste. SSP remains available to individuals who are unable to work because of sickness resulting from Covid-19 or otherwise. Other SSP eligibility criteria will apply<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>Where an individual’s income is reduced while off work sick and they require further financial support, for example where they are not eligible for SSP, they may be able to claim Universal Credit and new style Employment and Support Allowance, depending on their individual circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/09/2020 12:02:08 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

524487

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2016
	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	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 winter fuel payments were delayed by administrative problems in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	40227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available.</p><p>Where a customer holds an active relationship with DWP either through claiming a Winter Fuel Payment previously or being in receipt of a benefit, such as a state pension, their Winter Fuel Payment is made automatically.</p><p>Claims are required from those where DWP does not hold the data necessary to generate an automatic payment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/06/2016 15:44:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1316393

	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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the new scheme for Special Rules for Terminal Illness.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to delivering an improved benefit system for claimants that are nearing the end of their lives and is working across Government to bring forward proposals following the evaluation. The Department remains committed to implementing the key areas identified in the evaluation and will announce the outcome in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/05/2021 13:19:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

385171

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	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, what the average waiting time is for a claimant to receive repayment of benefits following a successful (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeal at tribunal.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/06/2015 15:36:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

385164

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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 proportion of decisions on employment and support allowance applications have been overturned (a) at the mandatory reconsideration stage and (b) by tribunal in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on mandatory reconsiderations of benefit decisions was released on 17<sup>th</sup> December 2014. This was an ad-hoc release of experimental statistics on MR requests made between 28<sup>th</sup>October 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2014. It gives an overview of mandatory reconsideration requests across all benefits recorded on DWP’s operational systems, and a focused summary on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). This data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP statisticians are looking to include statistics for the entire ESA Work Capability Assessment (WCA) process into the existing regular statistical publication, including information on Mandatory Reconsiderations outcomes. However before DWP is able to do this statisticians need to make sure that the data is accurate and fit for purpose and develop a robust methodology. When a decision has been made on improvements to the ESA WCA regular statistical publication we will pre-announce the improvements in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p><p> </p><p>The latest appeal statistics available, published by the Ministry of Justice, which includes data on ESA appeals received and cleared, can be found here at Tables 1.4 &amp; 2.7:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/06/2015 16:20:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

384886

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	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	Statutory Sick Pay
	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 made of savings accruing to the Exchequer from changes to the percentage threshold scheme for statutory sick pay scheme introduced on 6 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The savings from the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS) of £52M 2014/15 were reinvested to set up Fit for Work and provide a tax exemption of up to £500 per year per employee for medical treatments recommended by Fit for Work or an employer arranged occupational health service. This was based on an independent review[1] into sickness absence which found that PTS provided little incentive to tackle the causes of sickness absence and recommended the new approach.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Dame Carol Black and David Frost conducted an independent review in November 2011 of sickness absence in the UK</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181060/health-at-work.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181060/health-at-work.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/06/2015 17:05:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders