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1092698

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean average wait for a mandatory reconsideration of a universal credit assessment was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	235384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on average clearance times for Universal Credit Mandatory Reconsiderations (MR) is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 235385 question first answered 29/03/2019 12:55:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1092699

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean average wait for a mandatory reconsideration of a universal credit assessment was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	235385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on average clearance times for Universal Credit Mandatory Reconsiderations (MR) is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 235384 question first answered 29/03/2019 12:55:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1092697

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean wait for a mandatory reconsideration after a personal independence payment assessment was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) nationally in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	235383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on median clearance times for PIP Mandatory Reconsiderations (MRs) is provided in the tables below.</p><p /><p><strong>Median Clearance Times, in Calendar Days, for PIP MRs, Normal Rules by Month of MR Clearance:</strong></p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Month of MR Clearance</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Median Calendar Days for MR to be Cleared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Barnsley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South Yorkshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb-18</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-18</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: PIP Computer System</p><p> </p><p><strong>Median Clearance Times, in Calendar Days, for PIP MRs, Normal Rules by Financial Year of MR Clearance:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year of MR Clearance</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Median Calendar Days for MR to be Cleared</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Barnsley</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South Yorkshire</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19<br> </strong><strong><em>(April18 - January19)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: PIP Computer System</p><p> </p><p>This data on PIP MR clearance times is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in outstanding PIP MR clearance times in recent months (it rose to 54 days in January 2019). Measures to reduce the number of outstanding MRs include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Age profiles of outstanding work are managed at a national level to ensure that cases which have been outstanding for longest are actioned first.</li><li>Resource levels dedicated to the clearance of MRs have been regularly reviewed with significant recruitment, training and redeployment undertaken to support reduced clearance times.</li></ul><p> </p><p>MR is a key element of the decision making process for both the Department and claimants, and whilst ensuring they make quality decisions, decision makers work hard to clear applications without delay. Gathering the right evidence is critical at the MR stage if decisions are not to go to appeal; and we are reviewing our processes to not only obtain this, but to do so whilst continuing to make decisions timeously.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 235382 question first answered 29/03/2019 12:48:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1092741

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours his (a) officials and (b) Ministers have spent on the Seaborne Freight contract.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member for Delyn on 19 February. [UIN 219312].</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 10:47:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092742

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Seaborne Freight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) the time spent by his Department’s officials, (b) outside contractor’s advice and (c) any legal advice on the Seaborne Freight contract.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member for Delyn on 19 February. [UIN 219312].</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 10:50:52 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092743

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of dredging Ramsgate port for ferry access in relation to the failed Seaborne freight contract; and who paid for that dredging.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	235399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is not party to this dredging contract and so precise information about its cost is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/03/2019 11:13:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1092724

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the £3 million committed to the Litigants in Person Support Strategy is additional funding for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	235332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The Litigants in Person Support Strategy (LIPSS) works with a range of partners across the advice, voluntary and pro bono sectors to provide information and practical support for litigants in person. This includes providing online and self-help resources, as well as access to free or affordable legal advice and representation, where possible. It does not provide funding to litigants in person directly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is continuing to work with the LIPSS to ensure the additional funding committed to in the Legal Support Action Plan supports as many litigants in person as possible. Since 2014-15, the Ministry of Justice has invested more than £6 million of funding to support litigants in person in the civil and family courts through the LIPSS. An initial investment of £414,535 was provided in 2014-15 for the launch of the LIPSS, and since then has maintained funding at £1.45 million per financial year. As outlined in the Legal Support Action Plan, this funding will be doubled to £3 million per annum for the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working with HM Treasury to ensure the funding committed through the Legal Support Action plan is a priority for the Department.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 235333 235335 235338 question first answered 29/03/2019 14:36:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1092729

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of litigants in person who will access the new funding for the Litigants in Person Support Strategy in the next two years.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	235333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The Litigants in Person Support Strategy (LIPSS) works with a range of partners across the advice, voluntary and pro bono sectors to provide information and practical support for litigants in person. This includes providing online and self-help resources, as well as access to free or affordable legal advice and representation, where possible. It does not provide funding to litigants in person directly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is continuing to work with the LIPSS to ensure the additional funding committed to in the Legal Support Action Plan supports as many litigants in person as possible. Since 2014-15, the Ministry of Justice has invested more than £6 million of funding to support litigants in person in the civil and family courts through the LIPSS. An initial investment of £414,535 was provided in 2014-15 for the launch of the LIPSS, and since then has maintained funding at £1.45 million per financial year. As outlined in the Legal Support Action Plan, this funding will be doubled to £3 million per annum for the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working with HM Treasury to ensure the funding committed through the Legal Support Action plan is a priority for the Department.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 235332 235335 235338 question first answered 29/03/2019 14:36:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1092731

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person have accessed funding from the Litigants in Person Support Strategy in each year since it was established.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	235335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The Litigants in Person Support Strategy (LIPSS) works with a range of partners across the advice, voluntary and pro bono sectors to provide information and practical support for litigants in person. This includes providing online and self-help resources, as well as access to free or affordable legal advice and representation, where possible. It does not provide funding to litigants in person directly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is continuing to work with the LIPSS to ensure the additional funding committed to in the Legal Support Action Plan supports as many litigants in person as possible. Since 2014-15, the Ministry of Justice has invested more than £6 million of funding to support litigants in person in the civil and family courts through the LIPSS. An initial investment of £414,535 was provided in 2014-15 for the launch of the LIPSS, and since then has maintained funding at £1.45 million per financial year. As outlined in the Legal Support Action Plan, this funding will be doubled to £3 million per annum for the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working with HM Treasury to ensure the funding committed through the Legal Support Action plan is a priority for the Department.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 235332 235333 235338 question first answered 29/03/2019 14:36:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1092734

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding has been provided by the Litigants in Person Support Strategy in each year since it was established.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	235338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The Litigants in Person Support Strategy (LIPSS) works with a range of partners across the advice, voluntary and pro bono sectors to provide information and practical support for litigants in person. This includes providing online and self-help resources, as well as access to free or affordable legal advice and representation, where possible. It does not provide funding to litigants in person directly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is continuing to work with the LIPSS to ensure the additional funding committed to in the Legal Support Action Plan supports as many litigants in person as possible. Since 2014-15, the Ministry of Justice has invested more than £6 million of funding to support litigants in person in the civil and family courts through the LIPSS. An initial investment of £414,535 was provided in 2014-15 for the launch of the LIPSS, and since then has maintained funding at £1.45 million per financial year. As outlined in the Legal Support Action Plan, this funding will be doubled to £3 million per annum for the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working with HM Treasury to ensure the funding committed through the Legal Support Action plan is a priority for the Department.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 235332 235333 235335 question first answered 29/03/2019 14:36:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero