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1167676

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who is responsible for digitisation in her Department; and what mechanisms the that person uses to champion digitisation.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	8207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Service transformation is one of the Department for Work and Pensions’ strategic objectives. Accountability is shared between the Director General for Digital and the Director General for Service Excellence. It is coordinated through the Service Transformation Board which provides governance for service improvements as well as the strategic approach to the digitalisation of the Department’s services. The work is championed across the Department, including via Transformation Portfolio Managers and Digital product owners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/11/2019 11:34:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1244503

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	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, whether her Department's review of how the welfare system works for people with a terminal illness includes an assessment of (a) the ability of people with motor neurone disease to access the special rules for terminal illness and (b) the potential merits of applying reforms to (i) the disability element of universal credit and (ii) personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	105563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>In July 2019, the Secretary of State announced an in-depth evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life. The evaluation included 3 strands of research:</p><p>- hearing directly from claimants and charities about their first-hand experiences;</p><p>- considering international evidence to find out what works in other nations and the support they provide; and</p><p>- reviewing current DWP performance to better understand how our Special Rules for Terminal Illness process operates and performs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/10/2020 12:12:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1348590

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	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	Kickstart 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 jobs included within the Kickstart scheme have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by (i) county, (ii) region and (iii) nation.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	36791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>We are pleased to say that, as of the 31<sup>st</sup> August, over 63,000 young people have started Kickstart jobs. Over 181,000 jobs have been made available for young people to apply for through the Kickstart Scheme with over 280,000 jobs approved for funding by the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable at present to provide data on the number of approved jobs by location, as at that stage in the process we do not hold information about the exact location of a job, only the head office of the employer.</p><p> </p><p>Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 31<sup>st</sup> August and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Made Available</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>11,600</p></td><td><p>3,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>14,400</p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>36,700</p></td><td><p>13,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>23,400</p></td><td><p>8,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>13,400</p></td><td><p>5,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>21,000</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>13,500</p></td><td><p>4280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>16,400</p></td><td><p>5,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>13,700</p></td><td><p>4,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and Total Starts include around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Made Available</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration</p></td><td><p>45,500</p></td><td><p>16,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal Care</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beauty &amp; Wellbeing</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business &amp; Finance</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing, Technology &amp; Digital</p></td><td><p>12,800</p></td><td><p>5,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction &amp; Trades</p></td><td><p>5,600</p></td><td><p>2,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative &amp; Media</p></td><td><p>13,900</p></td><td><p>6,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delivery &amp; Storage</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency &amp; Uniform Services</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering &amp; Maintenance</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment &amp; Land</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td><td><p>1360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Services</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healthcare</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>1,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Services</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality &amp; Food</p></td><td><p>19,300</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law &amp; Legal</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Managerial</p></td><td><p>1100</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retail &amp; Sales</p></td><td><p>28,500</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Research</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sports &amp; Leisure</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>1500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teaching &amp; Education</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td><td><p>2,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel &amp; Tourism</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and Total Starts include around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/09/2021 17:02:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1387340

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	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, when her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	92099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting people nearing the end of their lives. We plan to amend legislation to implement changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness across five DWP benefits, beginning with Universal Credit alongside Employment and Support Allowance next year. This will be in advance of changes to Primary Legislation for Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment which are dependent on Parliamentary time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2021 11:37:42 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1416854

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2021 to Question 92099 on Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses, whether she plans to amend legislation to implement changes to (a) the Special Rules for Terminal Illness and (b) Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment during the current session of Parliament; and what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring parity between social security systems in the UK following the recent passing of the Social Security (Terminal Illness) Bill by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	112701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department plans to amend legislation to implement changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness in Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment as soon as possible, subject to Parliamentary processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department works closely with the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland within a legal and non-statutory framework for co-ordination and reciprocity in social security arrangements. In the case of changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness, engagement began during policy development and in an evaluation into how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their lives. This close collaboration continues as the 12-month approach is being implemented to ensure that parity is maintained between the two benefits systems.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/02/2022 14:42:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1538012

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	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	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on Winter Fuel Payments to those who move to Australia; and whether the Government plans to review the list of eligible countries for that payment.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	76128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Winter fuel payments are not payable in Australia. There are no plans to review this policy.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 07/11/2022 12:16:14 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1541847

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	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, what progress his Department has made on moving adult claimants on Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	86619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner.</p><p> </p><p>We originally introduced a pause for most Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment activity as part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic on 23 March 2020; the exception being for DLA claimants who reported a change in needs.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently experiencing unprecedented levels of new claims to PIP. Reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department and we are working constantly to make improvements to our service.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure we have the capacity in place to prioritise new claims and changes in circumstances, we are continuing to pause activity to randomly invite eligible adult DLA claimants to claim PIP. However, we are still continuing to invite DLA claimants to make a claim if they fall into one of the following categories:</p><ul><li>on reaching age 16;</li><li>are nearing the end of their DLA award; or</li><li>report a change of circumstances.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Additionally, current DLA claimants who wish to move to claim PIP can do so. DLA claimants who claim PIP in these circumstances continue to receive their DLA while their PIP claim is being assessed.</p><p> </p><p>This action, combined with improvements we have made to the claimant journey, has meant we are seeing a gradual improvement in new claim clearance times and the latest statistics show that the average end-to-end journey has steadily reduced from 26 weeks in August 2021 to 18 weeks at the end of July 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 16/11/2022 12:06:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1568304

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	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	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s steps to increase Pension Credit claims in December 2022.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	126836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>We undertook a further burst of communications activity in December which included press, radio and social media. This highlighted that successful Pension Credit applications made by 18 December would mean qualification for a £324 Cost of Living Payment – thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules. To promote this activity, I held an event at Portcullis House on 7 December. Around 40 MPs attended to show their support and help promote the message in their constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>Internal management information shows that during the week commencing 12 December, DWP received over 7,200 claims. This is 177% higher compared to the same week the year before.</p><p> </p><p>Since the beginning of the Pension Credit awareness campaign in April 2022, weekly Pension Credit claims volumes increased by an average of 73% compared to the year average before the campaign began (April 2021 to March 2022).</p><p> </p><p>A range of other factors are also likely to have impacted claim volumes and it is not therefore possible to attribute the increase to the campaign alone.</p><p> </p><p>This data is based on internal management information which has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics. They are provided here in the interests of transparency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 20/01/2023 14:38:42 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1641970

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2023
	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	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s efforts to increase the number of pensioners claiming Pension Credit before 19 May 2023.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	187812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department issued a range of communications, including via social media, in the two weeks up to 19 May to highlight the latest date that eligible pensioners could still qualify for an additional cost of living payment if they made a successful backdated Pension Credit claim.</p><p>Internal management information shows that the DWP received around 21,000 claims in those two weeks, up 171% compared to the corresponding weeks in 2022. This data is based on internal management information which has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics. They are provided here in the interests of transparency.</p><p>There is a strong indication that our campaign is having a positive effect with the number of claims approximately 75% higher in the year May 2022-23 than over the same period the year before.</p><p>The campaign continues with the Pension Credit Week of Action taking place between 12 and 16 June where DWP will be joining forces with charities, broadcasters and a whole range of partners to raise awareness of Pension Credit and encourage eligible pensioners to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/06/2023 08:38:43 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1642536

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of removing the two children limit for support provided through (a) the Child Tax Credit and (b) Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	188389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The latest available estimate was made in 2019, which can be found here <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-10-03/294148" target="_blank">Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/06/2023 13:16:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker