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1355106

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2021
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of whether there has been a change in the average time taken to process Access to Work payments in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Ed Davey
	uin	48133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text I refer to my response to <a href="https://dwp.ecase.co.uk/view_case?case_ref=PQN/21-22/2021/73119" target="_blank">PQN/21-22/2021/73119</a>21-<p> </p><p>Access to Work aim for customers to be paid within 10 days of receipt of claims and all supporting evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Following postal delays during July and August, we are seeing payment clearance times returning to normal levels.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/09/2021 14:59:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1355140

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2021
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims awarded under the Special Rules for Terminal Illness have been reviewed by her Department following the end of their three-year award duration in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	48131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>Claims can be awarded under Special Rules for Terminal Illness (SRTI) across a range of DWP benefits. The information requested in relation to reviews of SRTI awards is not readily available across all of these benefits, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/09/2021 14:54:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1352863

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Welsh Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she last met Ministers in the Welsh Government.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	43660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>There is a well-established working relationship between the Department for Work and Pensions and The Welsh Government, ensuring that we work together on devolved and reserved areas effectively. The Secretary of State met with the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales and the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture on December 10<sup>th</sup> 2020.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2021 16:05:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1353398

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to help ensure equal employment opportunities for disabled people in Newport West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	44443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving the lives of disabled people and delivering the most ambitious disability reform agenda in a generation. DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) delivers a range of national programmes, as well as initiatives in partnership with the health system, to support disabled people to stay in or move into work. These include the Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support. Within Jobcentre Plus and aided by Disability Employment Advisers, Work Coaches tailor support to each claimant’s individual needs, taking account of local provision, training, and employment opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2021 15:43:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1353402

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	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	Statutory Sick Pay: Newport West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of expanding eligibility for statutory sick pay on the people of Newport West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	44445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) provides a minimum level of income for employees when they are sick or incapable of work. Employers are legally required to pay SSP to eligible employees who are off work sick or incapable of work, where employees meet the qualifying conditions. The same qualifying conditions apply to employees across all regions. Some employers may also decide to pay more, and for longer, through Occupational Sick Pay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2021 15:45:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1354260

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	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	Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Community Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether officials in her Department have had recent discussions with representatives from the congenital adrenal hyperplasia community.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	45888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department has not had any recent meetings with representatives from the congenital adrenal hyperplasia community. We meet regularly with disabled people, people with health conditions and their representatives, to ensure their voices are put at the heart of policy making and service design. To support the Health and Disability Green Paper we are currently running public events in locations around the country to hear about people’s experiences with our services and to get their views on the Green Paper proposals. These are accompanied by a series of virtual public events for those who would prefer to engage with us in that way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/09/2021 16:14:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1352174

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
	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 letter dated 27 July 2021 from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work to the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference MC2021/53746, what progress the Government has made on clarifying the wording on the gov.uk website with regards to submitting a claim to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on behalf of a deceased person.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	41883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The work to clarifying the wording on the gov.uk website with regards to submitting a claim to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on behalf of a deceased person will be concluded this week (w/c13/09) and revised information will be available from w/c 20<sup>th</sup> of September</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:29:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352175

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made to the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme on behalf of deceased individuals who received a covid-19 vaccination.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	41884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme has received 27 claims in respect of vaccination against COVID-19 where a Date of Death has been provided by the claimant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:35:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352176

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made to the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme on behalf of people who are deceased in each of the last five years; and how many of those applications have been resolved with a full payment being made.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	41885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Between April 2016 to 08/09/2021 there have been 33 claims made to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on behalf of people who have died. No payments have been awarded on these cases.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>No of Claims</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2121/22 (up to and including 08/09/2021)</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>No payment</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:43:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1352177

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
	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 an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an online form for the Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	41886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently looking at how it can improve the operational aspects of the scheme to make the application process simpler, swifter and more accessible for claimants this review will include consideration of an online claim form.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2021 16:45:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman