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1002711

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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: 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 have qualified for (a) personal independence payments and (b) disability living allowance in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	188757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim outcomes (clearances) at disability level are not readily available and have not previously been published as Official Statistics. We are producing the statistics requested and issuing them in an Official Statistics release on 11<sup>th</sup> December 2018 in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is not readily available for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of individuals in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence payments broken down by disability, age and date are already available on Stat Xplore:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/11/2018 17:16:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1003786

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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: Epilepsy
	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 epilepsy have qualified for (a) personal independence payments and (b) disability living allowance in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	189633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim outcomes (clearances) have not previously been published as Official Statistics at disability level. From 11<sup>th</sup> December 2018 they will be released in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is not readily available for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of individuals in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence payments broken down by disability, age and date are already available on Stat Xplore:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 14/11/2018 16:27:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1027524

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to provide disability benefit claimants with dual recording equipment during their benefit assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	203234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who attend a face-to-face PIP assessment are allowed to record their assessment if they want to, in line with the standards set by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department started a video recording pilot on 26<sup>th</sup> November 2018 for PIP claimants with face-to-face assessments booked from 10<sup>th</sup> December. The pilot enables us to test communications products and live testing of video recording, providing that claimants elect to participate. Findings from the pilot will inform views on rolling out video recording more widely, in order to promote greater trust and transparency.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/01/2019 17:41:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1027525

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the quality of disability benefit assessors' (a) decision making and (b) decision making on appeals relating to whether that benefit can be proceeded with.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	203235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on entitlement to benefit are made by the Department’s Decision Makers, informed by assessments undertaken by assessment providers.</p><p> </p><p>Assessments are carried out by qualified health professionals, who receive thorough training and regular checks on the quality of their work. Anyone falling below the required standards faces having their contract terminated.</p><p> </p><p>All Health Professionals are subject to on-going audit by our assessment providers to ensure that they deliver high quality assessments. The Department also undertakes independent audit to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s decision makers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified. Appeals Presenting Officers who attend tribunals on behalf of the Department also provide feedback to assessment providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/01/2019 17:54:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1027526

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will undertake a review of the quality of disability benefit assessors' decision-making when those decisions are found to have been taken in conflict with official guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	203236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on entitlement to benefit are made by the Department’s Decision Makers, informed by assessments undertaken by assessment providers.</p><p> </p><p>Assessments are carried out by qualified health professionals, who receive thorough training and regular checks on the quality of their work. Anyone falling below the required standards faces having their contract terminated.</p><p> </p><p>All Health Professionals are subject to on-going audit by our assessment providers to ensure that they deliver high quality assessments. The Department also undertakes independent audit to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s decision makers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified. Appeals Presenting Officers who attend tribunals on behalf of the Department also provide feedback to assessment providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/01/2019 17:40:22 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

872685

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on facilitating mandatory reconsiderations relating to (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment claims in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	134499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Direct costs can be provided only for the years included in the following table-</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Mandatory Reconsiderations <strong>£000's</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>ESA Direct Cost</p></td><td><p>PIP Direct Costs</p></td><td><p>PIP Reassessments Direct Costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£ 3,127</p></td><td><p>£ 279</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£ 14,552</p></td><td><p>£ 2,810</p></td><td><p>£ -</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£ 9,692</p></td><td><p>£ 5,352</p></td><td><p>£ 2,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£ 10,712</p></td><td><p>£ 8,895</p></td><td><p>£ 5,005</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The above table represents Operating costs only. These are defined as direct costs relating to staff undertaking the activities (staff and local non-staff costs only). They do not include wider DWP overheads.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>PIP Reassessments Direct Costs are shown separately and are costs attributed to transfer of the DLA caseload.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>In terms of years asked for, please note the Departments DABM system began recording these benefits as follows:</li></ol><p>ESA began in 2013/14 &amp; PIP began late 2013/14</p><ol start="4"><li>This data is derived from the Departments Activity Based Model (ABM) and/or Departmental Activity Based Model (DABM) and is unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only. It has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standards. The data is frequently revised and changes to the definitions/benefits effect comparisons over time. <strong>It should therefore be treated with caution and as an indication and not as a definitive cost. </strong></li></ol> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/04/2018 13:55:01 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

872687

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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: Appeals
	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 HM Courts and Tribunals Service data published by her Department on 8 March 2018 on appeals to the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, if she will publish the data on (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment appeals as a proportion of the total number of such claims submitted in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	134501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The number of Personal Independent Payment's (PIP) cleared, by decision type, can be via Stat X-Plore:</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 from Stat-Xplore can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html." target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html.</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) clearances, by decision type, can be found in the official published statistics: “ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: March 2018”. The relevant data can be found in Table 1a.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on volumes of appeals lodged for both Personal Independence Payment and Employment Support Analysis can be found in quarterly published statistics from the Ministry of Justice: “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly: October to December 2017”. The relevant data can be found in table SSCS.1 in the Main Tables document:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/04/2018 15:34:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601963

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how (a) much funding from the public purse has been allocated to and (b) many full-time equivalent staff were employed by (i) UK Visas and Immigration and (ii) the UK Human Trafficking Centre for their work in relation to the National Referral Mechanism in each of year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Staff in the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit (MSHTU, formally UKHTC), and the Home Office UKVI who engage in work related to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) often undertake additional or different work based on changing priorities. It is therefore not possible to provide figures on the budget and full-time equivalent staff dedicated to the NRM function.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/11/2016 16:23:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601964

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who passed through the National Referral Mechanism categorised as victims of modern slavery and trafficking had no legal right of residence in the UK at the time of their passage and were potentially subject to immigration enforcement action in the event that they had not received a Reasonable Grounds decision in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency regularly publishes National Referral Mechanism data but this data does not enable us to assess how many had no right of residence in the UK and/ or were potentially subject to immigration enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 14/11/2016 17:38:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601965

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how (a) much funding from the public purse has been allocated to and (b) many full-time equivalent staff have been employed by the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner in each of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	48798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government allocation to the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was £500,000 in 2015/16 and £575,000 in 2016/17. The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner employed six full-time staff and one part-time staff in 2015/16, and seven full-time and one part-time staff in 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/10/2016 16:27:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson