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514830

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has considered measures to expedite the current five to six week processing time for applications to the Department for Work and Pensions Funeral Fund; and what the target processing time is for applications to that Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	35018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>If all the necessary information is received with the Funeral Expenses Payments claim form the application is processed straight away. The department is committed to ensuring that communications on eligibility for Funeral Payments are improved. This will in turn help claims to be processed and decisions to be made more quickly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For 2016/17 DWP aims to clear Funeral Expenses Payments claims within 15 working days. In 2014/15 of the 51,000 applications, over 55% were cleared within target; and over 69% cleared within 21 working days.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 14:44:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

514831

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	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 Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees there were in the Social Fund and Specialist Benefits Team on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014, (f) 2015 and (e) 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	35019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Management Information is held only since 2013 and is provided here:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bereavement Benefit</p></td><td><p>94.33</p></td><td><p>83.87</p></td><td><p>78.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maternity Allowance</p></td><td><p>70.21</p></td><td><p>66.19</p></td><td><p>72.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit</p></td><td><p>191.97</p></td><td><p>165.63</p></td><td><p>149.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Fund</p></td><td><p>798.46</p></td><td><p>411.34</p></td><td><p>349.78</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Budgeting Loans and Crisis Loans were previously part of the Social Fund and staff that were previously doing this work have been re-assigned to other work.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 14:57:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

514558

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	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	Independent Case Examiner
	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 is for the Independent Case Examiner to review accepted cases; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	34867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>During the 2015/16 financial year complaints examined by the Independent Case Examiner’s (ICE) Office took an average of 37 weeks to process from the point at which they were accepted.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements in complaint handling within DWP mean that the ICE Office receive far fewer cases which can be resolved, to the complainant’s satisfaction, without a full investigation of the evidence. This means that the ICE process is reserved for more complex cases which are, by nature, more time consuming.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 15:00:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

513751

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	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: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Government's planned increase in the number of presenting officers at employment and support allowance and personal independence payments tribunal hearings.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	34400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department is increasing the attendance of Presenting Officers at appeals to help ensure the right decision is reached.</p><p> </p><p>We’ve estimated that it will cost approximately £22m to increase the number of Presenting Officers at ESA and PIP Tribunal hearings. The vast majority of the £22m, which will be spent over three years, will be used for Presenting Officer salary costs, with a small proportion for Learning and Development, communications and start up project costs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 14:56:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

513554

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Dupuytren's Contracture
	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 is using to determine whether Dupuytren's Contracture should be included on the list of prescribed diseases covered by Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	34284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (May 2014) included recommended criteria for including Dupuytren’s Contracture in the list of prescribed diseases. The Government is continuing to consider the recommended criteria and any other relevant factors.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 14:37:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

513555

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time has been taken for the Governemnt to determine whether an illness or disease should be included on the list of prescribed diseases covered by Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit following a recommendation by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	34285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The government does not record information on the average time taken to consider recommendations from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 14:40:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

514833

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	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: Oldham
	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 plans to reduce staffing levels in the Jobcentre Plus facility in Oldham in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	34991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>DWP currently employs 87 people in the Jobcentre Plus office in Tweedale House Oldham (as of 31 March 2016). There are no specific plans to reduce staffing levels in the Oldham Jobcentre Plus office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 09:57:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

514822

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2016
	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: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the proportion of people who have been diagnosed with autism or Asperger's syndrome and who have been in employment in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	35088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the proportion of people who have been diagnosed with autism or Asperger's syndrome in each of the last five years who have been in employment</p><p>As is described in the Government’s Autism Strategy, a number of government departments and agencies are working to update or improve a range of data on people with autism, in order to build up a better understanding of their challenges and needs.</p><p>The Government’s Autism Strategy, and the updated Statutory Guidance published in March 2015, sets out in detail how Government will support the autism agenda nationally.</p><p>The Autism Strategy can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/think-autism-an-update-to-the-government-adult-autism-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/think-autism-an-update-to-the-government-adult-autism-strategy</a></p><p>The Statutory Guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-autism-strategy-statutory-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-autism-strategy-statutory-guidance</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 16:45:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

513757

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2016
	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	Housing Benefit: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse of housing benefit for (a) council, (b) social, (c) supported housing and (d) private sector tenants was in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	34388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The information on council, social and private sector housing is already published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514192/outturn-and-forecast-budget-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514192/outturn-and-forecast-budget-2016.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The information on supported housing is not available. An initial estimate from the supported housing evidence review, commissioned by DWP and DCLG, suggests the figure may be around £4 billion. A final report will be published in the summer.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 16:51:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

515023

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2016
	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 personal independence payment assessment appointments were cancelled by Capita in (a) Corby, (b) East Northamptonshire and (c) the UK in the last year; and for what reasons such appointments were cancelled.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
	uin	35188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2016 14:49:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove