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1605340

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/04/2023
	date	20/03/2023
	date tabled	20/03/2023
	ddp created	20/03/2023 22:35:53
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	20/03/2023 22:38:50 03/04/2023 15:47:16
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6596
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/04/2023 15:15:42
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those with disabilities are in receipt of benefits that they are entitled to receive.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Adams of Craigielea
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL6596
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6596
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government makes information on benefits widely available to all those who may wish to claim, including disabled people and people with health conditions, through a variety of channels including GOV.UK. In addition, information is available from a wide range of other sources, including organisations and charities, who provide advice and support. The DWP continually seeks to improve the information it makes available to encourage people to claim the benefits they may be entitled to.</p>
	creator	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea

1612583

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/05/2023
	date	19/04/2023
	date tabled	19/04/2023
	ddp created	19/04/2023 20:06:10
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	19/04/2023 20:15:52 04/05/2023 15:47:12
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7257
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	04/05/2023 15:46:40
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many claimants currently receiving Universal Credit are (1) self-employed, (2) employed, and (3) unemployed.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL7257
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7257
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The total number of self-employed Universal Credit claimants in January 2023 was 493,300. This has been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics published monthly on Stat-Xplore show that, from the 5.8 million people on Universal Credit in February 2023, 2.2 million were in employment and 3.6 million were not in employment.</p>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1612584

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/05/2023
	date	19/04/2023
	date tabled	19/04/2023
	ddp created	19/04/2023 20:06:12
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	19/04/2023 20:15:54 09/05/2023 16:16:12
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7258
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/05/2023 16:15:39
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many claimants currently receiving Universal Credit who are in employment or self-employment are earning (1) under £12,570 a year, (2) between £12,571 and £25,000 a year, (3) between £25,001 and £35,000 a year, (4) between £35,001 and £50,000 a year, and (5) over £50,000 a year.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL7258
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7258
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Universal Credit is designed to reduce as household earnings increase, so the number of high income households receiving UC would likely be very small. The level at which entitlement ends will differ depending on individual circumstances and other unearned income.</p><p> </p><p>As earnings information is only available at household level this has been provided below</p><p> </p><p>In January 2023 there were:</p><ul><li>2,610,500 households with no take home pay</li><li>974,000 households with monthly take home pay between £0 - £1048</li><li>662,500 households with monthly take home pay between £1048 - £2084</li><li>121,600 households with monthly take home pay between £2084 - £2917</li><li>29,400 households with monthly take home pay between £2917 - £4167</li><li>1,300 households with monthly take home pay greater than £4167.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The figures provided are monthly equivalents of the annual incomes specified in the question.</li><li>These figures have been rounded to the nearest 100</li></ol>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1612586

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/05/2023
	date	19/04/2023
	date tabled	19/04/2023
	ddp created	19/04/2023 20:06:16
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	19/04/2023 20:15:58 03/05/2023 11:39:12
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7260
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	03/05/2023 11:38:17
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) men, and (2) women, who earn less than £12,570 in any one job, who are members of auto-enrolment workplace pension schemes which operate on a Net Pay basis.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL7260
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7260
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>DWP do not hold this data.</p><p> </p><p>A policy paper has been published showing the number of people who save into an occupational pension under net pay arrangements whose taxable pay is below the personal allowance is estimated to be 1.2 million in 2026-27. In 2023/24, the Personal Allowance is £12,570.</p><p> </p><p>Women are estimated to make up 75% of those earning below the personal allowance and contributing to a pension scheme that uses net pay arrangements. The 1.2 million can therefore be broken down into around 0.3 million men and 0.9 million women.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures were produced for accrual in 2026-27 and the Personal Allowance at the time was not set to £12,570 in that tax year.</li><li>These figures look at total pay across jobs and less contributions to Net Pay Arrangements, so it is possible that someone with total earnings above the Personal Allowance is included because removing their Net Pay Arrangement contributions takes them below the Personal Allowance or someone earns less than the Personal Allowance in a single job but their pay across jobs takes them above the Personal Allowance.</li><li>These figures were produced for the Autumn Budget 2021 fiscal event using the 2018-19 SPI projected using Autumn Budget 2021 OBR determinants.</li><li>Further detail can be found at the source which is linked below.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-earners-anomaly-pensions-relief-relating-to-net-pay-arrangements/pensions-relief-relating-to-net-pay-arrangements" target="_blank">Pensions relief relating to net pay arrangements - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1626202

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/05/2023
	date	09/05/2023
	date tabled	09/05/2023
	ddp created	09/05/2023 21:40:44
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	11/05/2023 12:05:32 23/05/2023 13:42:12
	hansard heading	Pension Credit
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7669
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/05/2023 13:41:34
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what their latest estimate is of the take-up of Pension Credit in the past five years.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL7669
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7669
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Estimates for Pension Credit take-up in a financial year are available in the “Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up” publication, which can be accessed on the statistics section of gov.uk. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up: financial year 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest estimates for Pension Credit take-up relate to the financial year 2019 to 2020. The table below outlines take-up estimates for this year, and the four years preceding:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimate of Pension Credit take-up</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 to 2020</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 to 2018</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 to 2017</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 to 2016</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note – methodological refinements have been applied to the data from 2016 to 2017. Therefore, comparison to previous years should be treated with caution.</p>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1659883

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/09/2023
	date	11/09/2023
	date tabled	11/09/2023
	ddp created	11/09/2023 20:50:47
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	11/09/2023 20:58:22 20/09/2023 13:41:27
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL10017
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/09/2023 13:41:06
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what the value of the full Basic State Pension weekly payment in 2023–24 would be if the pension had been tied only to average earnings since 2010, rather than the triple lock.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL10017
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10017
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The full weekly amount of Basic State Pension would have been worth £138.05 in 2023-24 if it had been uprated by earnings, rather than the Triple Lock.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1659884

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/09/2023
	date	11/09/2023
	date tabled	11/09/2023
	ddp created	11/09/2023 20:50:49
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	11/09/2023 20:58:26 20/09/2023 13:44:27
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL10018
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/09/2023 13:44:07
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the savings to the Exchequer in total cost of paying UK State Pensions in 2023–24 if full state pensions for all newly retired individuals required a National Insurance record of 45 years instead of 35 years, assuming no purchase of additional voluntary years.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL10018
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10018
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have not made any estimate of the savings to the Exchequer of paying UK State Pensions in 2023–24 if a full state pension for all newly retired individuals required a National Insurance record of 45 years instead of 35 years. There are currently no plans to review the qualifying criteria for the new State Pension.</p>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1662616

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2023
	date	02/10/2023
	date tabled	02/10/2023
	ddp created	02/10/2023 19:06:11
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	02/10/2023 19:15:39 16/10/2023 16:45:56
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL10441
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/10/2023 16:45:14
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimates they have made, if any, of the cost savings that would result from increasing the minimum years of National Insurance contributions required for a full State Pension from 35 to 45.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL10441
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10441
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The number of Qualifying Years required for a full State Pension strikes a balance between achieving wide coverage, maintaining the contributory principle and ensuring the overall affordability of the State Pension.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1662617

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2023
	date	02/10/2023
	date tabled	02/10/2023
	ddp created	02/10/2023 19:06:12
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	05/10/2023 15:05:41 16/10/2023 15:48:15
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
	house id	2
	identifier	HL10442
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/10/2023 15:47:32
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the change in value of the full basic state pension weekly payment in 2023–24 if it had been linked only to consumer price index inflation since 2010.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL10442
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL10442
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The full weekly amount of basic State Pension would have been worth £139.10 in 2023-24 if it had been uprated by inflation (CPI) since 2010.</p>
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1131442

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2019
	date	11/06/2019
	date tabled	11/06/2019
	ddp created	11/06/2019 20:27:40
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	11/06/2019 20:35:15 20/06/2019 16:04:21
	hansard heading	UK-Peru Infrastructure Task Force
	house id	2
	identifier	HL16236
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/06/2019 15:32:51
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing a joint UK–Peru Infrastructure Task Force; and which minister, or ministers, have policy responsibility for setting, and delivering its objectives.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL16236
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL16236
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>A Joint UK-Peru Infrastructure Task Force launched in September 2018 in Lima with a second meeting in London in February 2019. The Task Force objective is to share experience and best practice on planning and delivering major infrastructure projects. The former Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion (Baroness Fairhead) had policy responsibility for the objectives of the Task Force. Until a successor is in post, my Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Investment (Graham Stuart) has policy responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>Key outcomes of the first meetings were to support Peru in developing a National Infrastructure Plan by July 2019, and to develop national strategies for methodologies that will ensure the effective delivery of that plan, with support from HMG’s Prosperity Fund Global Infrastructure Programme.</p>
	creator	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns