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756112

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Closures
	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 made an assessment of the effect of jobcentre and Jobcentre Plus closures on the ability of jobcentre users to access job opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	6966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Work Coaches work with claimants to ensure that they optimise their chances in the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>This includes supporting claimants to develop their confidence and capability to access the widest range of job opportunities, signposting to suitable sources of vacancies and specialist services.</p><p> </p><p>This support is a core element of the jobcentre service which will be provided from the claimant’s new jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/09/2017 16:01:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

756154

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential financial effect on people aged between 65 and 69 who, when mandated to migrate from disability living allowance to personal independence payment, may lose entitlement to mobility elements due to the different criteria of those benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	7362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>When PIP was first introduced, the Government worked with Motability to design an extensive Transitional Support package to support Motability customers who were not awarded the enhanced mobility component on reassessment from DLA to PIP. This gives significant help, including up to £2,000 lump or a lease extension for 6 months, the option to buy their old scheme vehicle, and can obtain help to adapt any new, non-scheme vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>More people between the age of 60-64 have had successful reassessment claims for PIP than any other age group. The following link shows the full reassessment results here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 8c has the analysis by age:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/576641/pip-official-statistics-dla-to-pip-reassessment-outcomes-october-2016.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/576641/pip-official-statistics-dla-to-pip-reassessment-outcomes-october-2016.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 14:21:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

756113

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment was carried out prior to jobcentre and Jobcentre Plus closures on the potential effect of such closures on the levels of (a) poverty and (b) unemployment in the affected areas.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	6967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Throughout the redesign of DWP’s estate, the department has been mindful of its duties under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and the impact of its plans on its colleagues and customers. DWP can confirm that an Equality Analysis’ were undertaken for each site that is closing or moving.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/09/2017 16:39:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

756152

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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, on what evidence the decision was taken by his Department to mandate the migration of 65 to 69 year-olds from disability living allowance to personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	7356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The upper age limit for Personal Independence Payment (PIP)is age 65 or State Pension age if higher. This is designed to ensure that support is targeted to those who have faced barriers during their working life which they take into older age. This is important as they may have been less able to financially prepare for their retirement. This upper age limit mirrors the current rules in Disability Living Allowance (DLA) which also has a universal upper age limit of 65.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 12:50:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

755845

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Surrogacy: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 66737, when he plans to introduce legislative proposals to give single parents with children born through surrogacy the same rights as couples.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	6968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Drafting work on the remedial order is ongoing, which we currently estimate will be laid in the autumn session of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 07/09/2017 09:52:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

756153

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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 aged 65 to 69 have been moved from disability living allowance to personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	7357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>At 30 April 2017 the number of individuals aged 65-69 who previously received DLA and have been re-assessed as a PIP case was 88,920.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 13:44:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford