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731385

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence a claimant will have to provide to secure an exemption in relation to support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	10
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue, and have set up procedures that are mindful of the sensitivities involved. To claim the exception the claimant will need to provide a completed pro-forma from an approved third party or evidence relating to either a relevant criminal conviction or relevant award of criminal injuries compensation. DWP staff will not question the claimant about the incident, they will only take the claim and receive the supporting documents. Claimants will be asked to confirm that they are not living with the other biological parent of the child during the process of providing evidence. They will not be asked to identify the alleged perpetrator.</p><p>Where a pro-forma is provided from a third party, DWP staff will check that the form is complete and verified by an approved third party. Where other evidence is provided this will be checked and returned to the claimant.</p><p>The decision regarding entitlement to the exception will be subject to the normal mandatory reconsideration and appeal process.</p><p>DWP will hold exception information for the duration of an open claim and then for 14 months after a claim is closed. This is in accordance with standard procedures and to ensure that the 14 month maximum appeal period for decisions is observed.</p><p>Where a claimant moves between Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, the information with regard to the exception will be shared between DWP and HMRC to prevent the claimant from having to provide evidence for the exception a second time. A secure data transfer method has been set up to manage this process. In the case of an appeal, information will be shared with HMCTS to facilitate the appeal. This will be managed in line with data protection requirements.</p><p>Any disclosure request for information in relation to the exception would be considered in liaison with the prosecuting authority as appropriate, in accordance with procedures and practice applicable in the jurisdiction concerned and taking account of particular circumstances, including the relevance of the documents requested to the case and all applicable legal considerations including those relating to data protection.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 11 12 15 17 22 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:06:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

419843

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of tax credits in (a) Glasgow Central constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	10756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The latest information on the figures you have requested can be found in the April 2015 Child and Working Tax Credits published statistics, found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2015 15:26:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731386

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which (a) public and (b) other agencies under which circumstances will have access to information recorded in relation to support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	11
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue, and have set up procedures that are mindful of the sensitivities involved. To claim the exception the claimant will need to provide a completed pro-forma from an approved third party or evidence relating to either a relevant criminal conviction or relevant award of criminal injuries compensation. DWP staff will not question the claimant about the incident, they will only take the claim and receive the supporting documents. Claimants will be asked to confirm that they are not living with the other biological parent of the child during the process of providing evidence. They will not be asked to identify the alleged perpetrator.</p><p>Where a pro-forma is provided from a third party, DWP staff will check that the form is complete and verified by an approved third party. Where other evidence is provided this will be checked and returned to the claimant.</p><p>The decision regarding entitlement to the exception will be subject to the normal mandatory reconsideration and appeal process.</p><p>DWP will hold exception information for the duration of an open claim and then for 14 months after a claim is closed. This is in accordance with standard procedures and to ensure that the 14 month maximum appeal period for decisions is observed.</p><p>Where a claimant moves between Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, the information with regard to the exception will be shared between DWP and HMRC to prevent the claimant from having to provide evidence for the exception a second time. A secure data transfer method has been set up to manage this process. In the case of an appeal, information will be shared with HMCTS to facilitate the appeal. This will be managed in line with data protection requirements.</p><p>Any disclosure request for information in relation to the exception would be considered in liaison with the prosecuting authority as appropriate, in accordance with procedures and practice applicable in the jurisdiction concerned and taking account of particular circumstances, including the relevance of the documents requested to the case and all applicable legal considerations including those relating to data protection.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 10 12 15 17 22 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:06:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731390

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether data recorded on the form NCC1, Support for a child conceived without your consent, will be made available to defence solicitors acting in rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse cases.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	12
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue, and have set up procedures that are mindful of the sensitivities involved. To claim the exception the claimant will need to provide a completed pro-forma from an approved third party or evidence relating to either a relevant criminal conviction or relevant award of criminal injuries compensation. DWP staff will not question the claimant about the incident, they will only take the claim and receive the supporting documents. Claimants will be asked to confirm that they are not living with the other biological parent of the child during the process of providing evidence. They will not be asked to identify the alleged perpetrator.</p><p>Where a pro-forma is provided from a third party, DWP staff will check that the form is complete and verified by an approved third party. Where other evidence is provided this will be checked and returned to the claimant.</p><p>The decision regarding entitlement to the exception will be subject to the normal mandatory reconsideration and appeal process.</p><p>DWP will hold exception information for the duration of an open claim and then for 14 months after a claim is closed. This is in accordance with standard procedures and to ensure that the 14 month maximum appeal period for decisions is observed.</p><p>Where a claimant moves between Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, the information with regard to the exception will be shared between DWP and HMRC to prevent the claimant from having to provide evidence for the exception a second time. A secure data transfer method has been set up to manage this process. In the case of an appeal, information will be shared with HMCTS to facilitate the appeal. This will be managed in line with data protection requirements.</p><p>Any disclosure request for information in relation to the exception would be considered in liaison with the prosecuting authority as appropriate, in accordance with procedures and practice applicable in the jurisdiction concerned and taking account of particular circumstances, including the relevance of the documents requested to the case and all applicable legal considerations including those relating to data protection.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 10 11 15 17 22 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:06:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731392

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many third party professionals in Scotland have been approved to complete the form NCC1, Support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	13
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The list of third party professionals for the non-consensual conception exception is published on gov.uk and the legislation enables these professionals in Scotland to provide evidence.</p><p>Approved third party professionals are those who in the course of their duties already deal with people in difficult circumstances, and are people with whom we believe it would be beneficial for the claimant to engage in order to obtain further guidance and support.</p><p>No new legal duties are placed on the third party professionals. They will not be asked to form a judgement as to whether or not the conception was non-consensual. The third party professionals are confirming only that the claimant’s circumstances are consistent with those of a person who has conceived a child in such a way. Under the legislation, this confirmation alone suffices as evidence of entitlement to the exception.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 18 23 24 25 29 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:22:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731396

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department plans to record information that a child has been conceived as a result of rape for the purposes of Support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	15
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue, and have set up procedures that are mindful of the sensitivities involved. To claim the exception the claimant will need to provide a completed pro-forma from an approved third party or evidence relating to either a relevant criminal conviction or relevant award of criminal injuries compensation. DWP staff will not question the claimant about the incident, they will only take the claim and receive the supporting documents. Claimants will be asked to confirm that they are not living with the other biological parent of the child during the process of providing evidence. They will not be asked to identify the alleged perpetrator.</p><p>Where a pro-forma is provided from a third party, DWP staff will check that the form is complete and verified by an approved third party. Where other evidence is provided this will be checked and returned to the claimant.</p><p>The decision regarding entitlement to the exception will be subject to the normal mandatory reconsideration and appeal process.</p><p>DWP will hold exception information for the duration of an open claim and then for 14 months after a claim is closed. This is in accordance with standard procedures and to ensure that the 14 month maximum appeal period for decisions is observed.</p><p>Where a claimant moves between Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, the information with regard to the exception will be shared between DWP and HMRC to prevent the claimant from having to provide evidence for the exception a second time. A secure data transfer method has been set up to manage this process. In the case of an appeal, information will be shared with HMCTS to facilitate the appeal. This will be managed in line with data protection requirements.</p><p>Any disclosure request for information in relation to the exception would be considered in liaison with the prosecuting authority as appropriate, in accordance with procedures and practice applicable in the jurisdiction concerned and taking account of particular circumstances, including the relevance of the documents requested to the case and all applicable legal considerations including those relating to data protection.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 10 11 12 17 22 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:06:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731398

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department plans to assess whether a claimant of Support for a child conceived without your consent is living with the person by whom the child was conceived.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	17
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue, and have set up procedures that are mindful of the sensitivities involved. To claim the exception the claimant will need to provide a completed pro-forma from an approved third party or evidence relating to either a relevant criminal conviction or relevant award of criminal injuries compensation. DWP staff will not question the claimant about the incident, they will only take the claim and receive the supporting documents. Claimants will be asked to confirm that they are not living with the other biological parent of the child during the process of providing evidence. They will not be asked to identify the alleged perpetrator.</p><p>Where a pro-forma is provided from a third party, DWP staff will check that the form is complete and verified by an approved third party. Where other evidence is provided this will be checked and returned to the claimant.</p><p>The decision regarding entitlement to the exception will be subject to the normal mandatory reconsideration and appeal process.</p><p>DWP will hold exception information for the duration of an open claim and then for 14 months after a claim is closed. This is in accordance with standard procedures and to ensure that the 14 month maximum appeal period for decisions is observed.</p><p>Where a claimant moves between Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, the information with regard to the exception will be shared between DWP and HMRC to prevent the claimant from having to provide evidence for the exception a second time. A secure data transfer method has been set up to manage this process. In the case of an appeal, information will be shared with HMCTS to facilitate the appeal. This will be managed in line with data protection requirements.</p><p>Any disclosure request for information in relation to the exception would be considered in liaison with the prosecuting authority as appropriate, in accordance with procedures and practice applicable in the jurisdiction concerned and taking account of particular circumstances, including the relevance of the documents requested to the case and all applicable legal considerations including those relating to data protection.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 10 11 12 15 22 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:06:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731399

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training has been given to his Department's staff for the assessment of applications for Support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	18
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The list of third party professionals for the non-consensual conception exception is published on gov.uk and the legislation enables these professionals in Scotland to provide evidence.</p><p>Approved third party professionals are those who in the course of their duties already deal with people in difficult circumstances, and are people with whom we believe it would be beneficial for the claimant to engage in order to obtain further guidance and support.</p><p>No new legal duties are placed on the third party professionals. They will not be asked to form a judgement as to whether or not the conception was non-consensual. The third party professionals are confirming only that the claimant’s circumstances are consistent with those of a person who has conceived a child in such a way. Under the legislation, this confirmation alone suffices as evidence of entitlement to the exception.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 13 23 24 25 29 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:22:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731400

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the differential effect of the non-consensual sex exemption on women and men.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	19
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government assessed the equality and human rights impacts of this policy fully, throughout policy development and in preparation for its implementation, thus meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty, and ensuring compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998. Ministers have also taken account of that duty during the formulation of the exceptions to the policy. Consequently, it is the Government’s position that this policy is compliant with its obligations under the Equality Act 2010, the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p> </p><p>We have not estimated the number of pregnancies that will occur in the next 12 months as a result of non consensual sex. Information about terminations is not available.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue. We believe that this strikes the right balance between ensuring mothers get the support they need in a not overly intrusive manner whilst at the same time providing the right assurance to Government that the additional support is going to those for whom it is intended.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 20 21 question first answered 30/06/2017 13:27:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731402

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of pregnancies that will occur as a result of rape in families that already have at least two children in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	20
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government assessed the equality and human rights impacts of this policy fully, throughout policy development and in preparation for its implementation, thus meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty, and ensuring compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998. Ministers have also taken account of that duty during the formulation of the exceptions to the policy. Consequently, it is the Government’s position that this policy is compliant with its obligations under the Equality Act 2010, the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p> </p><p>We have not estimated the number of pregnancies that will occur in the next 12 months as a result of non consensual sex. Information about terminations is not available.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue. We believe that this strikes the right balance between ensuring mothers get the support they need in a not overly intrusive manner whilst at the same time providing the right assurance to Government that the additional support is going to those for whom it is intended.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 19 21 question first answered 30/06/2017 13:27:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731387

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on the number of terminations in families which already have at least two children of the introduction of Support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	21
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government assessed the equality and human rights impacts of this policy fully, throughout policy development and in preparation for its implementation, thus meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty, and ensuring compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998. Ministers have also taken account of that duty during the formulation of the exceptions to the policy. Consequently, it is the Government’s position that this policy is compliant with its obligations under the Equality Act 2010, the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p> </p><p>We have not estimated the number of pregnancies that will occur in the next 12 months as a result of non consensual sex. Information about terminations is not available.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue. We believe that this strikes the right balance between ensuring mothers get the support they need in a not overly intrusive manner whilst at the same time providing the right assurance to Government that the additional support is going to those for whom it is intended.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 19 20 question first answered 30/06/2017 13:27:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731388

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the appeals process is for applications for Support for a child conceived without your consent which have been declined by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	22
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that this is a difficult and sensitive issue, and have set up procedures that are mindful of the sensitivities involved. To claim the exception the claimant will need to provide a completed pro-forma from an approved third party or evidence relating to either a relevant criminal conviction or relevant award of criminal injuries compensation. DWP staff will not question the claimant about the incident, they will only take the claim and receive the supporting documents. Claimants will be asked to confirm that they are not living with the other biological parent of the child during the process of providing evidence. They will not be asked to identify the alleged perpetrator.</p><p>Where a pro-forma is provided from a third party, DWP staff will check that the form is complete and verified by an approved third party. Where other evidence is provided this will be checked and returned to the claimant.</p><p>The decision regarding entitlement to the exception will be subject to the normal mandatory reconsideration and appeal process.</p><p>DWP will hold exception information for the duration of an open claim and then for 14 months after a claim is closed. This is in accordance with standard procedures and to ensure that the 14 month maximum appeal period for decisions is observed.</p><p>Where a claimant moves between Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit, the information with regard to the exception will be shared between DWP and HMRC to prevent the claimant from having to provide evidence for the exception a second time. A secure data transfer method has been set up to manage this process. In the case of an appeal, information will be shared with HMCTS to facilitate the appeal. This will be managed in line with data protection requirements.</p><p>Any disclosure request for information in relation to the exception would be considered in liaison with the prosecuting authority as appropriate, in accordance with procedures and practice applicable in the jurisdiction concerned and taking account of particular circumstances, including the relevance of the documents requested to the case and all applicable legal considerations including those relating to data protection.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 10 11 12 15 17 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:06:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731389

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what budget has been allocated from the public purse for training third party professional referrers in relation to the process for application for Support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	23
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The list of third party professionals for the non-consensual conception exception is published on gov.uk and the legislation enables these professionals in Scotland to provide evidence.</p><p>Approved third party professionals are those who in the course of their duties already deal with people in difficult circumstances, and are people with whom we believe it would be beneficial for the claimant to engage in order to obtain further guidance and support.</p><p>No new legal duties are placed on the third party professionals. They will not be asked to form a judgement as to whether or not the conception was non-consensual. The third party professionals are confirming only that the claimant’s circumstances are consistent with those of a person who has conceived a child in such a way. Under the legislation, this confirmation alone suffices as evidence of entitlement to the exception.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 13 18 24 25 29 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:22:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731391

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department has provided to third party professionals in relation to assisting people with applications for Support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	24
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The list of third party professionals for the non-consensual conception exception is published on gov.uk and the legislation enables these professionals in Scotland to provide evidence.</p><p>Approved third party professionals are those who in the course of their duties already deal with people in difficult circumstances, and are people with whom we believe it would be beneficial for the claimant to engage in order to obtain further guidance and support.</p><p>No new legal duties are placed on the third party professionals. They will not be asked to form a judgement as to whether or not the conception was non-consensual. The third party professionals are confirming only that the claimant’s circumstances are consistent with those of a person who has conceived a child in such a way. Under the legislation, this confirmation alone suffices as evidence of entitlement to the exception.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 13 18 23 25 29 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:22:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731393

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department has provided to third party professionals in respect of disclosures made in connection with applications for Support for a child conceived without your consent.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	25
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The list of third party professionals for the non-consensual conception exception is published on gov.uk and the legislation enables these professionals in Scotland to provide evidence.</p><p>Approved third party professionals are those who in the course of their duties already deal with people in difficult circumstances, and are people with whom we believe it would be beneficial for the claimant to engage in order to obtain further guidance and support.</p><p>No new legal duties are placed on the third party professionals. They will not be asked to form a judgement as to whether or not the conception was non-consensual. The third party professionals are confirming only that the claimant’s circumstances are consistent with those of a person who has conceived a child in such a way. Under the legislation, this confirmation alone suffices as evidence of entitlement to the exception.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 13 18 23 24 29 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:22:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

731405

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	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 provisions relating to applications for Support for a child conceived without your consent, what his Department's policy is on the implications for third party professionals who verify that a claimant qualifies for that support in the event that the claimant's case is subsequently assessed as weak.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	29
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The list of third party professionals for the non-consensual conception exception is published on gov.uk and the legislation enables these professionals in Scotland to provide evidence.</p><p>Approved third party professionals are those who in the course of their duties already deal with people in difficult circumstances, and are people with whom we believe it would be beneficial for the claimant to engage in order to obtain further guidance and support.</p><p>No new legal duties are placed on the third party professionals. They will not be asked to form a judgement as to whether or not the conception was non-consensual. The third party professionals are confirming only that the claimant’s circumstances are consistent with those of a person who has conceived a child in such a way. Under the legislation, this confirmation alone suffices as evidence of entitlement to the exception.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 13 18 23 24 25 question first answered 29/06/2017 11:22:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

596126

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Work Programme
	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 his Department has received from hon. Members on the service of Ingeus as a Work Programme provider in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	47092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available other than at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/10/2016 13:45:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

596104

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Work Programme
	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 updated guidance for Work Programme providers on requests to review action plans by claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	47235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Reviewed and updated guidance for Work Programme providers regarding their obligations around action plans for claimants and the associated mandatory requirements was published in February 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/10/2016 13:14:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

620062

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	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	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with which organisations and on which dates his Department has discussed plans to protect survivors of rape and sexual abuse whose third child was born as a result of rape and would wish to claim tax credits in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	50010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The government is aware that the exceptions to the policy to limit the child element in Universal Credit and the individual element in Child Tax Credit to a maximum of two children are sensitive. We contacted a number of organisations in August 2015 and met with several of those organisations in early 2016 to discuss the exceptions. Officials have also discussed this issue between government departments and at wider DWP and HMRC stakeholder meetings.</p><p>The government launched a consultation on 21 October 2016 to seek evidence and invite views from stakeholders to inform the design of the exceptions and their implementation. All Ministers with an interest are consulted as part of the clearance process for any Government consultation. The consultation document is published online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-exceptions-to-the-2-child-limit</p><p>The consultation closes on 27 November 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 50087 question first answered 01/11/2016 12:02:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

621044

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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	Child Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Department for Work and Pensions on plans to exempt women who have a third or subsequent child as a result of rape from the Government's plan to limit tax credits to two children per family.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	50087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The government is aware that the exceptions to the policy to limit the child element in Universal Credit and the individual element in Child Tax Credit to a maximum of two children are sensitive. We contacted a number of organisations in August 2015 and met with several of those organisations in early 2016 to discuss the exceptions. Officials have also discussed this issue between government departments and at wider DWP and HMRC stakeholder meetings.</p><p>The government launched a consultation on 21 October 2016 to seek evidence and invite views from stakeholders to inform the design of the exceptions and their implementation. All Ministers with an interest are consulted as part of the clearance process for any Government consultation. The consultation document is published online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-exceptions-to-the-2-child-limit</p><p>The consultation closes on 27 November 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 50010 question first answered 01/11/2016 12:02:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

752105

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money his Department has spent on legal fees in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	5070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/07/2017 16:19:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

649558

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	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: Children
	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 publish copies of the public responses to its consultation, entitled Exceptions to the limiting of the individual child element of tax credits and the child element of universal credit to a maximum of two children, published in October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	55882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The consultation closed on 27 November and Government will respond to it in the usual way, prior to bringing forward the relevant legislation in time for April 2017. We have no plans to publish copies of the responses due to the sensitive and personal information disclosed within them. DWP, HMT and HMRC officials are reviewing the consultation responses as part of their normal duties.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 55883 55884 question first answered 08/12/2016 11:35:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

649559

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	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: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date his Department plans to respond to public comments on its consultation, entitled Exceptions to the limiting of the individual child element of tax credits and the child element of universal credit to a maximum of two children, published in October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	55883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The consultation closed on 27 November and Government will respond to it in the usual way, prior to bringing forward the relevant legislation in time for April 2017. We have no plans to publish copies of the responses due to the sensitive and personal information disclosed within them. DWP, HMT and HMRC officials are reviewing the consultation responses as part of their normal duties.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 55882 55884 question first answered 08/12/2016 11:35:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

649560

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	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: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials of his Department have been designated to work full-time in processing responses to the consultation, entitled Exceptions to the limiting of the individual child element of tax credits and the child element of universal credit to a maximum of two children, published in October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	55884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The consultation closed on 27 November and Government will respond to it in the usual way, prior to bringing forward the relevant legislation in time for April 2017. We have no plans to publish copies of the responses due to the sensitive and personal information disclosed within them. DWP, HMT and HMRC officials are reviewing the consultation responses as part of their normal duties.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 55882 55883 question first answered 08/12/2016 11:35:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

657299

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	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: Children
	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 7 December 2016 to Question 55878, on social security benefits: children, whether his Department discussed that matter with Unison.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	56937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not met with Unison specifically on this issue. However, Ministers have met with officials and a wide range of stakeholders whilst developing the non-consensual sex exception. The Government has also run a public consultation on all the exceptions which closed 27 November 2016. The Government will publish the consultation response in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/12/2016 16:43:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

657298

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2016
	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: Children
	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 7 December 2016 to Question 55878, on social security benefits: children, whether his Department discussed that matter with the Public and Commercial Services trade union.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	56948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not met with the PCS specifically on this issue. However, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by the Rt. Hon David Gauke on 07/12/2016 to <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-01/55878/" target="_blank">UIN 55878</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/12/2016 16:48:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

663046

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on which date a Minister of his Department last visited Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus in Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>There is no record of any visits to Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/01/2017 14:17:55 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

663052

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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: Children
	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 15 December 2016 to Question 56948, if his Department will meet the PCS union in January 2017 to discuss social security benefits for children.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department is willing to meet with the PCS if they request it.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/01/2017 15:14:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

669130

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Income Support: Glasgow
	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 attending Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus are in receipt of income support.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not available and would incur disproportionate cost to provide.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 58713 58715 question first answered 11/01/2017 15:07:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

669133

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Glasgow
	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 attending Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus are in receipt of employment and support allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not available and would incur disproportionate cost to provide.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 58693 58715 question first answered 11/01/2017 15:07:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

669134

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Universal Credit: Glasgow
	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 attending Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus are in receipt of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The number of people with live Universal Credit claims at Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus office, as at November 2016, is 253 and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/01/2017 15:18:15 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

669135

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Glasgow
	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 attending Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	58715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not available and would incur disproportionate cost to provide.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 58693 58713 question first answered 11/01/2017 15:07:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

673626

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date his Department will issue a map of catchment areas for each Jobcentre Plus office in the city of Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	60016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Jobcentres do not have hard catchment areas. Although new claims are automatically assigned to a local Jobcentre Plus, claimants can attend the Jobcentre most convenient for them and our staff are able to provide advice on this. Where we are proposing changes to our estate we have provided details of the future locations of our sites so that our claimants can understand the impact on their travel arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to remember that the announcements in relation to Jobcentres in Glasgow are just proposals and not final decisions. The equality analysis and public consultation will help establish people’s ability to access services from alternative Jobcentre locations before any final decisions are made.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/01/2017 14:56:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

675635

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Minister for Employment visited any jobcentres in Scotland during his ministerial visit in January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	60740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>I was in Edinburgh on 19 January where he met Scottish Government Ministers, Church of Scotland representatives and visited Musselburgh Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/01/2017 11:52:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

675633

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Children
	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 publish its response to the findings of the consultation, Exceptions to the limiting of the individual child element of tax credits and the child element of universal credit to a maximum of two children, published in October 2016, before 31 January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	60791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s response to the consultation was published on 20 January 2017. It is available in the Library and online here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-exceptions-to-the-2-child-limit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-exceptions-to-the-2-child-limit</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/01/2017 12:19:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

676108

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2017
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Glasgow
	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 have been sanctioned for not attending their jobseeker's allowance appointment within five minutes of the appointed time in (a) Glasgow Central, (b) Glasgow South, (c) Glasgow North East, (d) Glasgow East, (e) Glasgow South West, (f) Glasgow North and (g) Glasgow North West constituencies in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	61044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Jobseeker’s Allowance sanction decisions by referral reason and constituency is available here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a> <br></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/01/2017 13:13:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

677619

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	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: Glasgow
	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 19 January 2017 to Question 60016, what criteria are used to allocate claimants to a particular jobcentre.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	61176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>Customers are usually assigned to their nearest Jobcentre according to their postcode when making a claim, however claimants can elect to change the Jobcentre they attend.</p><p> </p><p>Where we are proposing changes to our estate we have provided details of the future locations of our sites so that our claimants can understand the impact on their travel arrangements.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/01/2017 15:47:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

705722

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Email
	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 make it his policy to prohibit the issuing of Jobseeker's Directions for the creation of email accounts by claimants in areas with low broadband uptake.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	65654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The existing policy already takes account of the individual circumstances for each Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant when deciding if it is reasonable to issue a Jobseeker’s Direction. Before issuing a Jobseeker’s Direction we consider if the claimant has the skills and means to undertake the activity including whether they have access to the internet or not.</p><p> </p><p>To demonstrate positive behaviours towards finding employment all Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants are asked to undertake a series of activities from the onset of their claim. This includes the expectation that all claimants will create an email account to be used for employment purposes. For the majority of claimants creating an email account will be an important part of improving their employment prospects, however we recognise for some claimants it may not be reasonable to expect this to happen.</p><p> </p><p>To support claimants in areas with a low broadband uptake to use online channels, customer computers are available in Jobcentreplus offices and claimants may be signposted to local partners who also provide internet access.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 11:58:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

705719

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobseeker's Directions were issued at Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus in Glasgow in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	65655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 16:29:37 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

709075

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date his Department plans to publish its response to the public consultation on proposals to close Bridgeton Jobcentre Plus in Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	66950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>We are currently considering our options for publication of the public consultation report for Bridgeton Jobcentre and will provide an update on likely timing in due course. Our priority, at present, is to review carefully the feedback we have received from our consultations.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/03/2017 12:26:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

720824

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	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, on what date his Department conducted the Equality Impact Assessment on the non-consensual sex exemption and two child limit for tax credits and universal credit; and if he will publish that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	70777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The overall policy to restrict Universal Credit support for children to two children or qualifying young persons was introduced by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. The Government assessed the impact on equality of the policies introduced by that Act at the time, thus meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty. We have also taken account of that duty during the formulation of the exceptions.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:07:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss