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	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government news release of 1 October 2018 entitled Citizens Advice to provide support to Universal Credit claimants, how much funding she plans to allocate to Citizens Advice in Scotland to provide that support; and what plans she has to provide funding for areas that do not have a Citizens Advice office.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	188154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>For Citizens Advice Scotland the grant award is £1,323,412 in 2018/19 and £4,085,919 in 2019/20. Citizens Advice Scotland is committed to providing a Universal Support service across Scotland</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/11/2018 14:42:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1003601

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Inverclyde
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in Inverclyde were in receipt of severe disability premium before transferring to universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	189739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally. This would require the merging of several complex datasets, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 14/11/2018 16:20:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1011573

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) detailed analysis and (b) impact assessments she has undertaken in areas with full-service universal credit in place in order to inform the future roll-out of that policy.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	194190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-09-03/169858/" target="_blank">169858</a> on 11 September.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we have recently published the Social Security Advisory Committee response which includes a detailed analysis of Managed Migration which can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753714/draft-universal-credit-managed-migration-regulations-2018-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753714/draft-universal-credit-managed-migration-regulations-2018-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/11/2018 18:38:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1029488

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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: Inverclyde
	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 Written Statement of 20 December 2018 on Personal Independence Payment, Official Report HCWS1224, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of claimants in Inverclyde that have received personal independence payments arrears and (b) the total amount paid to those claimants in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	204556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>We are not in a position to provide volumes at detailed geographic breakdowns, as the volumes at this level would be small and therefore disclosive. We are working at pace to ensure that claimants receive any additional entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/01/2019 10:56:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1051296

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what response time her Department has set for correspondence from Members of the Scottish Parliament on constituent cases in relation to welfare matters.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	214596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has the same target response times for correspondence from Members of the Scottish Parliament as it does for hon. Members of this House. The target response time for correspondence addressed to Ministers is 20 working days. The target response time for correspondence addressed to officials is 15 working days.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/02/2019 15:38:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1051297

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many enquires her Department has received from Members of the Scottish Parliament in relation to constituency cases in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	214597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available other than at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/02/2019 14:14:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1110176

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Disability
	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 ensure that claimants that no longer receive the severe disability premium after migrating to universal credit receive the financial benefits they are entitled to.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	242183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 were laid in Parliament on 14 January 2019, and will introduce provision for those claimants who were in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) and who have moved on to Universal Credit following a change in their circumstances. These regulations will provide both an on-going monthly payment to eligible claimants who have already lost the SDP as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit, and an additional lump sum payment to cover the period since they moved.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations are subject to parliamentary debate and approval before they come in to force. Once introduced we will implement our processes to identify those who are potentially eligible for payments, aiming to make all payments as quickly as possible and within 6 months of the regulations coming into force. This will be a time consuming process, as we have to identify claimants and assess their eligibility, possibly needing to check some information directly with claimants. We aim to finish making payments within 6 months of the regulations coming into force.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2019 13:17:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1128573

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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: Market Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she takes to ensure market research conducted for her Department has provision for deaf people to respond.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	257774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The DWP uses the <a href="https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6018" target="_blank">Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System</a> to contract its social research. All service providers registered on the System are obliged to operate within the stipulations of all prevailing disability legislation in operation within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all social research the Department undertakes complies with the principles laid out in the Government Social Research <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515296/ethics_guidance_tcm6-5782.pdf" target="_blank">‘Ethical Assurance for Social Research in Government’</a> framework. This includes Principle 3 (Enabling participation), which states that:</p><p> </p><p>‘The potential impact of choices in research design (such as sample design, data collection method and so on) on participation should be considered. In particular, the effect of research design on such groups as ethnic minorities, those with caring responsibilities, and those with physical or mental impairment should be considered. Consideration should be given to issues likely to act as a barrier to participation, and reasonable steps taken to address these.’</p><p> </p><p>Accessibility requirements are therefore considered on a project by project basis in accordance with this Principle.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 14:07:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1128574

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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: Market Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department had with charities and third sector organisations on ensuring market research on her Department's polices was accessible for people with that disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	257775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>All social research the Department undertakes complies with the principles laid out in the Government Social Research ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515296/ethics_guidance_tcm6-5782.pdf" target="_blank">Ethical Assurance for Social Research in Government’</a> framework. This includes Principle 3 (Enabling participation), which states that:</p><p> </p><p>‘The potential impact of choices in research design (such as sample design, data collection method and so on) on participation should be considered. In particular, the effect of research design on such groups as ethnic minorities, those with caring responsibilities, and those with physical or mental impairment should be considered. Consideration should be given to issues likely to act as a barrier to participation, and reasonable steps taken to address these.’</p><p> </p><p>Accessibility requirements are therefore considered on a project by project basis in accordance with this Principle.</p><p> </p><p>No record has been kept of any specific discussions with charities and third sector organisations on ensuring that research undertaken by the Department for Work and Pensions is accessible for people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 14:27:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1128575

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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: Market Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints her Department received on accessibility of market research and surveys for people with a disability in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	257776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not have a central record of complaints relating to its research programme. Therefore, no data is available.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP endeavours to deal with all complaints swiftly and with due consideration from the relevant researchers, with processes in place for complaints to be handled by contractors and the Department as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP uses the <a href="https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6018" target="_blank">Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System</a> to contract its social research. All service providers registered on the System are obliged to operate within the stipulations of all prevailing disability legislation in operation within the UK.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 14:44:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan