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732861

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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	Discretionary Housing Payments
	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 publish the formula for the distribution of discretionary housing payment grant to local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	1344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government contribution and expenditure limit for the 2017/18 allocation for local authorities in England and Wales and details of the methodology used for the distribution of the four main areas of funding is outlined at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595729/s3-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595729/s3-2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/06/2017 16:06:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

732972

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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	Children: Maintenance
	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 Answer of 10 March 2017 to Question 66119, on children: maintenance, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the 2016 consultation on child maintenance deduction orders against joint accounts; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	1360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Further to our answer dated 10 March 2017 to Question 66119 we have been working to progress our analysis of the consultation responses. We are now finalising our response which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/06/2017 16:11:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

733153

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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
	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 not notified of the outcome of a personal independence payment assessment or a change in the level of their awards owing to recent IT faults; and what steps have been taken to prevent recurrence of those faults.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	1362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We have no record of any Departmental IT failures for Personal Independence Payment in the last 12 months that have resulted in assessment decision notifications not being issued to claimants.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2017 15:57:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

732480

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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: 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 average waiting time for a tribunal hearing is for someone appealing a personal independence payment decision.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	1023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognitions-certificates-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017-and-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognitions-certificates-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017-and-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>See Table SSCS3 for outcomes</p><p>See Table T3 for clearance times</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 1024 question first answered 29/06/2017 14:20:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

732481

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of applicants have had their personal independence payment decision overturned at the appeals stage in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	1024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognitions-certificates-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017-and-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognitions-certificates-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017-and-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>See Table SSCS3 for outcomes</p><p>See Table T3 for clearance times</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 1023 question first answered 29/06/2017 14:20:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

732487

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Jobcentres: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus districts have a designated Armed Forces champion.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	1225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 46 Armed Forces Champions covering the 34 Jobcentre Plus Districts. The role of an Armed Forces Champion is to ensure that the support, advice and guidance offered reflects the needs of Service leavers and the wider Service community. The Champions work in partnership with the Armed Forces community, supporting organisations and local and national employers to identify employment opportunities and specialist support for Service leavers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/06/2017 10:14:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

732488

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training and guidance is provided to his Department's staff on dealing with veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	1226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>DWP staff receive appropriate training and suitable guidance is in place to enable them to support the wide range of needs and circumstances that claimants have. For veterans, this will range from providing them with the support they need to find civilian employment after a long spell in the forces to using Service Medical Board evidence for some veterans claiming Employment and Support Allowance.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/06/2017 10:36:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

732532

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: 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 criteria his Department uses to select employment and support allowance claimants for medical examination.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	1067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Criteria can be found at 1.4.1 and 3.8.2.2 of the Work Capability Assessment Handbook available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-capability-assessment-handbook-for-healthcare-professionals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-capability-assessment-handbook-for-healthcare-professionals</a>.</p><p> </p><p>More detailed advice for healthcare professionals is contained in the Filework Guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2017 15:52:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

732533

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: 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 the minimum qualification requirements are for people conducting medical examinations on employment and support allowance claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	1068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The information you have requested can be found here <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1644334/" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1644334/</a> in Schedule 2.1, paragraph 46, page 52 of the Health Disability Assessment Service Contract.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2017 10:42:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

732534

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made by employment and support allowance claimants after medical examinations.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	1069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Just over 0.6% of all face-to-face Work Capability Assessments carried out in the last twelve months generated a complaint to the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2017 10:45:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders