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168089

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to protect sensitive information from being shared by performance measurement review officers when visiting a claimant who lives in shared accommodation.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	217174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong>Performance Measurement staff, like all DWP staff, follow the processes and policies the Department has in place to safeguard claimant’s information. This includes undertaking the Responsible for Information Security learning. They understand the Handling Official Information and follow the guidance on this and Remote Working Securely. Their line managers also carry out validation checks to ensure that they are compliant with the necessary processes. In all cases when visiting a claimant to undertake a review they request evidence verification to ensure they are speaking to the right person before proceeding with the review interview.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 09/12/2014 16:59:21 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

169622

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is given to staff in his Department in order for them to qualify as performance measurement review officers.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	218241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Performance Measurement review officers receive training in Performance Measurement processes and appropriate training in the benefits measured (Housing Benefit; Employment and Support Allowance; Job Seekers Allowance; Pension Credit).</p><p> </p><p>They also undertake learning on Responsible for Information Security, Handling Official Information, Remote Working Securely and Keeping Safe – Travelling and working off-site.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/12/2014 17:38:39 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

169619

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what means and indicators his Department measures the success of performance measurement review officers.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	218198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department has a People Performance policy which is applicable to all its staff below the senior civil service level. This policy provides a framework for managing performance throughout the year, Performance Measurement review officers have key work objectives set in April at the start of the reporting year and they have, as a minimum, monthly performance discussions with their line manager. As part of managing performance a review officer will be accompanied by their line manager on a number of visits each year and in addition the line manager will telephone a number of claimants that have been visited to check the quality of that visit. At the end of the reporting year the Review Officer is given a final reporting rating.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/12/2014 17:48:23 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

168086

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many performance measurement review officers his Department has employed.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	217177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Department’s Performance Measurement team totals 230 staff in post. There are 91 visiting staff in post undertaking face to face reviews.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 09/12/2014 16:51:43 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

169623

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what locations performance measurement review officers are being deployed.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	218188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are Performance Measurement Review Officers that are based in DWP offices across the whole of Great Britain. They undertake benefit reviews for claimants in all parts of Great Britain apart from the Scottish Islands.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/12/2014 17:40:35 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

167953

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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, if he will publish or place in the Library a breakdown of personal independence payment by claimants' main disabling condition in a similar format to the information previously provided on disability living allowance claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	217178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of claimants in receipt of personal independence payment, by a range of detailed breakdowns, has been published and 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> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Breakdowns by main disabling condition are currently available against 21 high level descriptors. From 17 December more detailed breakdowns of main disabling condition, including multiple sclerosis, will be available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 217175 question first answered 09/12/2014 12:23:52 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

168088

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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 with MS have been awarded (a) personal independence payment and (b) the enhanced mobility award of personal independence payment to date.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
	uin	217175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of claimants in receipt of personal independence payment, by a range of detailed breakdowns, has been published and 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> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Breakdowns by main disabling condition are currently available against 21 high level descriptors. From 17 December more detailed breakdowns of main disabling condition, including multiple sclerosis, will be available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 217178 question first answered 09/12/2014 12:23:50 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown