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1055947

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pesticides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 211705 on Pesticides, if he will publish the (a) conclusions of the Government’s review of the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides and (b) stakeholder submissions that contributed to that review.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	217534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>In line with EU Directive 2009/128, we have in place a National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (NAP) that we must review every five years. The Government has reviewed the existing NAP and concluded that it is remains fit for purpose. Looking forward, the Government proposes to undertake a broader review of pesticides policy and will work closely with all interested parties as we develop our evidence base and policy thinking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/02/2019 15:47:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1054628

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	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, which medical bodies and clinicians the Chief Medical Officer liaised with to develop the guidance in the benefit system on terminal illness.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	216174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The rules for people who are terminally ill were introduced into Attendance Allowance in 1990 following a recommendation from the Social Security Advisory Committee. The rules have been carried forward into a number of benefits unchanged and now apply across Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has recently met with a range of stakeholders, including leading clinicians, to discuss the current wording used in the benefit system around terminal illness, with the aim of improving guidance on terminal illness cases and understanding of the rules. This is part of our continuous improvement work to improve people’s experience of claiming benefits.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/02/2019 15:31:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1056030

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	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	Employment: Epilepsy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of people with epilepsy entering employment.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	217687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>We are taking steps to support disabled people and people with health conditions, including those with epilepsy, to enter employment through initiatives like the Work and Health Programme, Personal Support Package and the recently-announced Intensive Personalised Employment Support Programme (IPES), which will see more than £40m invested in a new highly personalised package of support to disabled people who are at least a year away from moving into work. We also offer extensive, personalised support to new and existing disabled workers through Access to Work.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we engage with employers through Disability Confident. The scheme, developed by disabled people, employers and disability organisations, encourages employers to think differently about disability and to take action to improve how they attract, recruit and retain disabled employees. Over 10,500 businesses have signed up to the Disability Confident scheme since it was launched in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/02/2019 15:40:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

1054786

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Pensions: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to provide support to UK citizens in receipt of EU pensions in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	216200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK State Pension will continue to be paid worldwide when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement guarantees that those UK citizens who are within its scope can continue to receive state pensions paid by other EU Member States. In the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Government has guaranteed that EU citizens resident in the UK by 29 March 2019 will be able to work, study, and access benefits and services on broadly the same terms as now. The Government continues to urge the EU and all its Member States to make the same commitment to protect the rights of UK nationals.</p><p> </p><p>In a Communication COM(2018) 890 on 19 December 2018, the European Commission calls on Member States to protect social security entitlements acquired by citizens who exercised their right to free movement prior to 30 March 2019. This includes exporting State Pensions to UK nationals who acquired these pension entitlements from Member States prior to that date.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 216201 question first answered 11/02/2019 12:35:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1054789

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Pensions: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans her Department has to support UK citizens receiving pensions from EU Member States who cannot access those pensions in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	216201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK State Pension will continue to be paid worldwide when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement guarantees that those UK citizens who are within its scope can continue to receive state pensions paid by other EU Member States. In the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Government has guaranteed that EU citizens resident in the UK by 29 March 2019 will be able to work, study, and access benefits and services on broadly the same terms as now. The Government continues to urge the EU and all its Member States to make the same commitment to protect the rights of UK nationals.</p><p> </p><p>In a Communication COM(2018) 890 on 19 December 2018, the European Commission calls on Member States to protect social security entitlements acquired by citizens who exercised their right to free movement prior to 30 March 2019. This includes exporting State Pensions to UK nationals who acquired these pension entitlements from Member States prior to that date.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 216200 question first answered 11/02/2019 12:35:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1052463

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	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	Post Office Card Account: Rural Areas
	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 effect on elderly people in rural areas of the planned discontinuation of the Post Office card system.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	215600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s contract for the Post Office card account comes to an end on 30 November 2021. For those claimants and pensioners who are unable to open a mainstream account ahead of this date, the DWP will implement an alternative payment service that allows users to obtain cash payments in their local area (including suburban and rural locations) before the end of the contract. When commissioning this alternative payment service, it will be our priority to ensure that elderly vulnerable people are protected and catered for.</p><p> </p><p>Our communications with Post Office card account users will highlight that 99% of a banks’ personal customers, are able to withdraw cash, deposit cash and cheques, and make balance enquiries at a Post Office counter via its network of 11,600 branches. Therefore, those receiving benefit and pension payments into a bank account can continue to collect their money from the Post Office so there should be minimal effect on elderly people in rural areas. We have already introduced a phased conversion process ahead of 2021 and we will be writing to all Post Office card account users to ensure they are provided with an alternative payment service.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/02/2019 13:01:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1055807

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 193360 on Access to Work Programme, how many of the access to work elements that were approved in 2016-17 included elements assessed as costing (a) over £1,000 and (b) under £1,000.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	217427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not available. When an individual receives approval for an element of support, Access to Work does not assess the cost. Once an element is approved, the customer will source supplier quotations. Access to Work will work with the customer and use these quotations, along with other factors, such as employer cost-share, to calculate the final Access to Work payment amount.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/02/2019 15:38:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1054632

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Carer's Allowance
	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 11 January 2019 to Question 203813, how many people applied for carer’s allowance in relation to personal independence payment claimants who died after registering but prior to her Department making a decision on their claim.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	216178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold administrative data where we could identify people who had applied for Carer’s Allowance in relation to caring for a person who had registered for Personal Independence Payment who died after registering but prior to the Department making a decision on the claim.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/02/2019 15:47:07 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1054627

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	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 people who have been on a DS1500 for over three years have had their benefits (a) reviewed and (b) withdrawn; and what conditions did they have.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	216173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The DS1500 is not a claim form and it is not obligatory to use it to provide evidence to support claims from people who are terminally ill. The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/02/2019 15:47:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1052426

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government provides ring-fenced funding to help local authorities implement local cycling and walking infrastructure plans other than those funds that are made available for transport infrastructure and cycling promotion schemes identified by the cycling and walking investment strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	215609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>There is currently no ring-fenced funding set aside for the implementation of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, but there are a large number of other funding avenues open to local authorities to support the delivery of their plans. These include the Transforming Cities Fund, Future High Streets Fund, Housing Infrastructure Fund and Clean Air Fund. In total, almost £2 billion is being invested in cycling and walking over this Parliament, and spending on cycling and walking in England has doubled from £3.50 per head to almost £7 per head over the current Spending Review period.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future funding for cycling and walking will be made in the context of the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/02/2019 13:08:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel