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390878

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	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	Local Government: Pensions
	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 it his policy to increase the £30,000 threshold for the Local Government Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	7546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Defined benefit pension arrangements offer a high level of security and, in some cases, very valuable guarantees. Therefore it is important that individuals carefully consider the implications of giving these guarantees up before proceeding with a decision to transfer out to access their benefits flexibly.</p><p> </p><p>The independent financial advice £30,000 threshold applies to transfers out of all funded defined benefit schemes, including public sector schemes such as the Local Government Pension Scheme. The Government has no plans to create a separate threshold for funded public sector schemes.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/07/2015 11:29:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

573906

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Medical Examinations
	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 impact of protocols on touching disability benefit assessment centre attendees on the accessibility of these sites to those who struggle to stand unaided.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	44378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>If a physical assessment of the musculoskeletal system is required, it is largely non-touch and based on observing ‘active movements’ – i.e. movements carried out under the direction of, but without the physical intervention of, the Healthcare Professional.</p><p> </p><p>The impact on a claimant undergoing this type of assessment should therefore be negligible.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/09/2016 15:51:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

573929

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of accessibility of assessment centres for work capability assessment and personal independence payments consultations for people using larger or bariatric wheelchairs.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	44490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>All assessment centres meet accessibility standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have and the providers will endeavour to meet any such reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an assessment centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 44491 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:29:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

573930

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Medical Examinations
	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 assessment centres for work capability assessment and personal independence payment consultations are fully accessible to people using different kinds of mobility assistance devices.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	44491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>All assessment centres meet accessibility standards under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Before attending an assessment, claimants are given the opportunity to alert the assessment provider to any additional requirements they may have and the providers will endeavour to meet any such reasonable requests.</p><p> </p><p>If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an assessment centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 44490 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:29:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

574192

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Cystic Fibrosis
	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 with cystic fibrosis in receipt of disability living allowance have been invited to claim personal independence payments (PIP); and how many such people have been awarded PIP for (a) 16 to 18 year olds and (b) people over 18.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	44697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department intends to provide detailed breakdowns of DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes in due course. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2016 14:53:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

638448

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2016
	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	National Insurance Credits: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the entitlement of spouses of armed forces personnel posted overseas to claim class three national insurance credits only applies to those who reach the state pension age on or after 6 April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	53512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>This credit only applies to those who reach state pension age on or after 6 April 2016 because entitlement to the new State Pension, introduced on 6 April 2016, is based on a person’s <strong>own</strong> National Insurance contribution record, unlike the old State Pension scheme where it is possible to ‘derive’ a State Pension based on a spouse or civil partner’s contributions.</p><p> </p><p>Under our state pension reforms, introduced on 6 April 2016, over three million women will gain an average of £11 per week more State Pension by 2030. Around 75 per cent of women (and 70 per cent of men) who reach State Pension age under the new system in the first fifteen years will have a higher value State Pension when compared to the value of the State Pension they would have received under the old system.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/11/2016 16:37:12 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1132544

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Historic Buildings: Health Hazards
	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 protections introduced in Germany and Austria for workers renovating or demolishing buildings against the risk of breathing in historical man-made mineral fibres which are now considered to pose a serious risk to health, what steps she is taking to introduce similar protections for UK workers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	265555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware of the guidelines that have been produced in Germany and Austria, advising companies on the measures they should take to protect workers against risks of breathing in historic man-made mineral fibres (MMMFs).</p><p>In Great Britain there is a statutory framework in place to protect workers who may be exposed to any hazardous substance, such as MMMFs, regardless of how that exposure occurs. This framework includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which places a general duty on employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of people affected by their work activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), places specific duties on employers and implements several EU Directives on worker protection, ensuring our standards meet those required of all EU Member States. COSHH requires employers to carry out a risk assessment to establish the hazards associated with the tasks and processes they are undertaking and put in place suitable arrangements to either prevent or control those risks. Such a risk assessment would need to be carried out for workers renovating or demolishing buildings to enable suitable controls to be put in place for any hazardous substances that may be present or that may be produced, including MMMFs. HSE provides guidance, to help businesses comply with their legal duties.</p><p> </p><p>The regulatory framework, supported by guidance, is sufficient to control occupational exposure to MMMFs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2019 14:39:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

227188

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2015
	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	Carers' Benefits: York
	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 were in receipt of one or more benefits for which carers are eligible in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area on (i) 1 April 2010 and (ii) the same date in each subsequent year.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
	uin	227387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The full information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Carer’s Allowance (CA) as at May each year is available, and this is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>CA caseload by entitlement and receipt: May 2010 to May 2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>CA Entitlement only</p></td><td><p>Claimant receiving CA</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Central Parliamentary Constituency</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-10</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-11</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>1,110</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>York Local Authority</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-10</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-11</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP 100% data</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. &quot;-&quot; Denotes Nil or Negligible. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Some additional disclosure control has also been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p><p> </p><p>2. Carers entitled to receive CA may be paid the benefit, or not paid it because they receive an overlapping benefit equal to or greater than their weekly rate of CA.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/03/2015 17:19:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

227956

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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 people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area had their housing allowance abated because of the under-occupancy penalty in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
	uin	227994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested by local authority and parliamentary constituency in Great Britain is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/03/2015 11:19:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

228887

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of payments for each type of benefit not paid as a result of sanctions against individual claimants in each year since 2010-11 in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the City of York; and how many claimants were sanctioned in each such year in each such area.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
	uin	228621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not estimate the amount of benefit withheld as a result of benefit sanctions.</p><p> </p><p>Information concerning sanctions by geographical area can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 25/03/2015 11:02:34 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley