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752466

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many advance payments of universal credit have been made following a claim for universal credit since its introduction; and what proportion of all claims that number represents.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>We are planning to publish data on the Universal Credit Advances in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/07/2017 10:30:07 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

752465

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many claimants of universal credit have had to wait for more than six weeks for the first payment of universal credit; and what is the average waiting time.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p><em> </em></p><p>The assessment period and payment structure of Universal Credit creates a fixed period between date of entitlement and the first payment.</p><p> </p><p>The policy intention is that claimants receive the first payment 5 weeks after their date of entitlement (6 weeks if waiting days are served). The assessment period runs for a full calendar month from the date of entitlement, and the UC pay date will be 7 calendar days after the end of the assessment period. This mirrors the world of work and allows for a 1 month period in which to gather information about a claimants’ earnings. Advances and budgeting support are available to support claimants during this period. Advances can provide up to 50% of a claimants indicative award straight away.</p><p> </p><p>The latest internal data, for week ending 19 June, suggests some 80% of cases were paid in full at the end of the first assessment period. For the 20% of cases who were not paid in full we estimate around a third have not signed up to their claimant commitment so cannot be paid until they have. The other two thirds have an outstanding verification issue, such as providing bank statements, evidence of childcare costs, or proof of rent. Many of these claimants receive a part-payment where elements of the claim have been verified.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL910 question first answered 25/07/2017 10:29:56 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

753265

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the lessons to be learned from the reports of the Scottish Government's Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality in the light of persistent poverty levels in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality was appointed in 2015 to offer advice to the Scottish Government on the action it could take to tackle poverty in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, the UK Government has taken note of the Advisor’s two publications: <em>Shifting the Curve</em> (and its most recent progress report) and <em>The Life Chances of Young People</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government remains committed to tackling the root causes of child poverty and disadvantage, and has set out a framework for continued action in <em>Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families</em>, published on 4 April.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/07/2017 10:30:43 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

751164

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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	Mental Health Act 1983
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ensure that the ruling by the Supreme Court on O'Brien (Appellant) v Ministry of Justice (Respondent) that same-sex couples should have equal pensions rights and entitlements as those in opposite-sex marriages will remain law post-Brexit, given that the ruling was based on EU law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has no plans to amend pension rights for same sex couples as a result of the UK leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to same sex marriage and is proud that legislation was introduced to ensure that pensions are built up equally for all legal partnerships.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the recent Supreme Court ruling in the case of Walker v Innospec Ltd, the Government of course respects the decision of the Supreme Court. The Government are reviewing the implication of the judgement in detail and will respond appropriately in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Supreme Court has passed the case of O’Brien v Ministry of Justice to the Court of Justice of the European Union.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/07/2017 10:28:24 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

750580

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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	Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will continue to increase annually the state pensions of UK citizens living in EU member states once the UK has withdrawn from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
	uin	HL712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>In its publication: The United Kingdom’s Exit from the European Union: Safeguarding the Position of EU Citizens Living in the UK and UK Nationals Living in the EU of 26 June 2017, the Government has set out its offer, at paragraph 44, to continue to export and uprate the UK State Pension within the EU, subject to reciprocity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wishes to reach a reciprocal agreement as quickly as possible to provide as much certainty as possible to the three million EU citizens in the UK and around one million UK nationals in Europe and for their lives to continue broadly as now.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/07/2017 10:08:40 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

752464

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the findings by Citizens Advice in its report Delivering Universal Credit, what steps they plan to take to reduce the time taken for the first payment of universal credit to be made.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p><em> </em></p><p>The assessment period and payment structure of Universal Credit creates a fixed period between date of entitlement and the first payment.</p><p> </p><p>The policy intention is that claimants receive the first payment 5 weeks after their date of entitlement (6 weeks if waiting days are served). The assessment period runs for a full calendar month from the date of entitlement, and the UC pay date will be 7 calendar days after the end of the assessment period. This mirrors the world of work and allows for a 1 month period in which to gather information about a claimants’ earnings. Advances and budgeting support are available to support claimants during this period. Advances can provide up to 50% of a claimants indicative award straight away.</p><p> </p><p>The latest internal data, for week ending 19 June, suggests some 80% of cases were paid in full at the end of the first assessment period. For the 20% of cases who were not paid in full we estimate around a third have not signed up to their claimant commitment so cannot be paid until they have. The other two thirds have an outstanding verification issue, such as providing bank statements, evidence of childcare costs, or proof of rent. Many of these claimants receive a part-payment where elements of the claim have been verified.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL911 question first answered 25/07/2017 10:29:55 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

752800

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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: Delyn
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of constituents in Delyn constituency have had their personal independence payments overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	David Hanson
	uin	5346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration decisions where the award was changed by year since the introduction of PIP in the Parliamentary Constituencies of Torfaen, Delyn and Jarrow.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table 1 - Number of Mandatory Reconsiderations decisions where the award changed by financial year of decision.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/ 15</p></td><td><p>2015/ 16</p></td><td><p>2016/ 17</p></td><td><p>2017/18 (April 17 only)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delyn</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jarrow</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Tables 2-4 below show the Number of appeals found in favour of appellant by financial year, data from Ministry of Justice.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Table 2 </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong>Jarrow<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td><td><p>Percentage Found in Favour of Appellant (at hearing)<sub>2</sub></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>58%<em><sup>5</sup></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Table 3</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Torfaen constituency<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td><td><p>Percentage Found in Favour of Appellant (at hearing)<sub>2</sub></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>Less than 5</em></p></td><td><p><em>Less than 5</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>80</em></p></td><td><p><em>69%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>488</em></p></td><td><p><em>74%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>516</em></p></td><td><p><em>70%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Table 4 </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Delyn constituency<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td><td><p>Percentage Found in Favour of Appellant (at hearing)<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td><td><p><em>0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>22</em></p></td><td><p><em>42%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>194</em></p></td><td><p><em>52%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>479</em></p></td><td><p><em>67%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Social Security and Child Support data are attributed to the hearing venue nearest to the appellants’ home address. For appellants living in Jarrow appeals are attributed to the South Shields venue. For appellants identified as living in Torfaen Constituency this would be Langstone Tribunal venue. For appellants identified as living in Delyn Constituency this would be this would be either Prestatyn or Wrexham Tribunal Venues.</p><p><sup>2. </sup>Percentage Found in favour of Appellant this is based on the number found in favour as a percentage of the appeals cleared at hearing. In line with the published stats, data are not available at a level more-detailed than hearing venue.</p><p><sup>3 </sup>By financial year - from April to March.</p><p><sup>4 </sup>PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance for people aged 16 to 64 and rolled out from 8 April 2013. As such, appeal volumes in HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service in the Year 2013-2014 are low.</p><p><sup>5</sup> Indicates the population where the decision was in favour with 30 appeals or less</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5111 5955 question first answered 25/07/2017 13:34:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

753729

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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: Jarrow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of constituents in Jarrow constituency have had their personal independence payments overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	5955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration decisions where the award was changed by year since the introduction of PIP in the Parliamentary Constituencies of Torfaen, Delyn and Jarrow.</p><p> </p><p><em>Table 1 - Number of Mandatory Reconsiderations decisions where the award changed by financial year of decision.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/ 15</p></td><td><p>2015/ 16</p></td><td><p>2016/ 17</p></td><td><p>2017/18 (April 17 only)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delyn</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jarrow</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Tables 2-4 below show the Number of appeals found in favour of appellant by financial year, data from Ministry of Justice.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Table 2 </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong>Jarrow<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td><td><p>Percentage Found in Favour of Appellant (at hearing)<sub>2</sub></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>58%<em><sup>5</sup></em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Table 3</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Torfaen constituency<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td><td><p>Percentage Found in Favour of Appellant (at hearing)<sub>2</sub></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>Less than 5</em></p></td><td><p><em>Less than 5</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>80</em></p></td><td><p><em>69%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>488</em></p></td><td><p><em>74%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>516</em></p></td><td><p><em>70%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Table 4 </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Delyn constituency<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td><td><p>Percentage Found in Favour of Appellant (at hearing)<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td><td><p><em>0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>22</em></p></td><td><p><em>42%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>194</em></p></td><td><p><em>52%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p><em>479</em></p></td><td><p><em>67%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Social Security and Child Support data are attributed to the hearing venue nearest to the appellants’ home address. For appellants living in Jarrow appeals are attributed to the South Shields venue. For appellants identified as living in Torfaen Constituency this would be Langstone Tribunal venue. For appellants identified as living in Delyn Constituency this would be this would be either Prestatyn or Wrexham Tribunal Venues.</p><p><sup>2. </sup>Percentage Found in favour of Appellant this is based on the number found in favour as a percentage of the appeals cleared at hearing. In line with the published stats, data are not available at a level more-detailed than hearing venue.</p><p><sup>3 </sup>By financial year - from April to March.</p><p><sup>4 </sup>PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance for people aged 16 to 64 and rolled out from 8 April 2013. As such, appeal volumes in HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service in the Year 2013-2014 are low.</p><p><sup>5</sup> Indicates the population where the decision was in favour with 30 appeals or less</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5111 5346 question first answered 25/07/2017 13:34:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

752832

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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: Swansea East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of constituents in Swansea East constituency have had their original personal independence payments overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	5160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at <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 use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration decisions and appeal decisions where the award was changed by year of each decision since the introduction of PIP in the Parliamentary Constituencies of Cardiff Central, Swansea East, Ogmore, Wrexham and Neath</p><p> </p><p><em>Number of Initial decisions and Mandatory Reconsiderations decisions where the award changed by year of decision.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017 (to April)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Number of Awards Changed at Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year of Appeal Decision</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017 (to April)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Number of Awards Changed at Appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p># is used for instances where there are less than 5 cases to avoid the release of confidential data.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5085 5178 5323 5860 question first answered 25/07/2017 12:33:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

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	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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: Cardiff Central
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Cardiff Central constituency have had their original personal independence payments decision overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	5085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at <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 use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration decisions and appeal decisions where the award was changed by year of each decision since the introduction of PIP in the Parliamentary Constituencies of Cardiff Central, Swansea East, Ogmore, Wrexham and Neath</p><p> </p><p><em>Number of Initial decisions and Mandatory Reconsiderations decisions where the award changed by year of decision.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017 (to April)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Number of Awards Changed at Mandatory Reconsideration</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year of Appeal Decision</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017 (to April)</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Number of Awards Changed at Appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p># is used for instances where there are less than 5 cases to avoid the release of confidential data.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 5160 5178 5323 5860 question first answered 25/07/2017 12:33:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 6607 answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens