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824032

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the recruitment of healthcare professionals by third party providers is sufficient to meet the current volume of work capability assessments for disabled people; and what are the minimum qualifications being sought as part of the recruitment process.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL4775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Since the commencement of the Health and Disability Assessment Service contract in March 2015 the supplier, Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), has increased its number of Healthcare Professionals by over 60%. As a result, CHDA are on course to deliver the contractual volumes for work capability assessments.</p><p> </p><p>All Healthcare Professionals who undertake work capability assessments are registered healthcare professionals, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists or occupational therapists, with a minimum of two years broad - based post registration experience.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/01/2018 12:58:41 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

824030

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to safeguard businesses from the possibility of a "no deal" Brexit; and what is their assessment of the survey by the manufacturers' organisation EEF that only about one in three manufacturers have contingency plans for such an event.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is engaging with businesses in order to understand the challenges and opportunities as we leave the European Union. We understand the importance of clarity for the business community, and are working with a wide range of organisations including EEF to get the right deal for industry and ensure the UK remains the best possible place to do business.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/01/2018 13:14:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

824033

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the quality of Work Capability Assessment assessors.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL4776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>All Healthcare Professionals undertaking Work Capability Assessments are highly-trained practitioners in their own field. They must be registered practitioners who have at least two years post-registration experience. They are subject to a rigorous recruitment process followed by a comprehensive training programme in disability assessment.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, fair and accurate assessments. All Healthcare Professionals are subject to on-going quality audit to ensure they continue to deliver high quality assessments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 23/01/2018 12:59:50 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

824026

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on the UK’s reliance on EU workers, and the effects of Brexit on industries that rely on these workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear that following our exit from the EU, we will continue to welcome those with the skills, drive and expertise to make a positive contribution. We are also committed to avoiding labour shortages in key sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy, ahead of our exit from the EU. The MAC will build on the significant analysis already underway in government, but we want the MAC’s credible, independent advice to inform our decisions on our future immigration arrangements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The MAC commission provide a clear channel for business and other employers to express their views, and their findings will be used to inform decisions about the post EU exit immigration arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 23/01/2018 13:13:55 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

825484

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources his Department has committed to (a) ensuring that unclaimed benefits are claimed and (b) investigating false and fraudulent claims for benefits in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	123623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to identify all those who are eligible and have not claimed benefits, however, Information on what benefits are available and how to claim is available online at gov.uk and through a range of third sector organisations such as Citizens Advice Bureau.</p><p> </p><p>The Counter Fraud &amp; Compliance Directorate (CFCD), part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the prevention, detection and where appropriate, investigation of fraud and error against all benefits administered by and on behalf of DWP.</p><p> </p><p>The operational arm of CFCD which investigates false and fraudulent benefit (formerly known as the Fraud and Error Service) comprised the following resources for the period 2014/15 to 2016/17:</p><p> </p><p>2014/15: Full Time Equivalent staffing totalled 4,833 at a cost of £145m</p><p>2015/16: Full Time Equivalent staffing totalled 4,898 at a cost of £155m</p><p>2016/17: Full Time Equivalent staffing totalled 4,293 at a cost of £160m</p><p> </p><p>This includes staff engaged in the full range of fraud work, including telephone and letter based interventions, fraud investigation and compliance work and at its most extreme, serious, complex and organised fraud.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/01/2018 13:13:01 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

825485

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefits remained unclaimed in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	123624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department publishes ‘Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up’ statistics annually.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics, which relate to 2015/16, are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-201516" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-201516</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics provide estimates of take-up, by caseload and expenditure, of the following income-related benefits only (other benefits are available but no take-up estimates are calculated):</p><ul><li>Pension Credit</li><li>Housing Benefit</li><li>Income Support and Employment and Support Allowance (income-related)</li><li>Jobseeker’s Allowance (income-based)</li></ul><p> </p><p>They also provide the total and average amounts of benefit claimed and unclaimed for each of these benefits.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/01/2018 13:13:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

822910

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Christianity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps have been taken by the Government in response to the recommendation in paragraph 6.2.4 of the Council of Europe Resolution 2036 (2015) on enabling Christians to fully participate in public life.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	122593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Britain has a proud tradition of religious tolerance, within the law. The Government is committed to creating a strong and integrated society in which hatred and prejudice are not tolerated and in which all people are free to express their religious identity and live without fear of harassment and crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people are protected against discrimination because of religion or belief, and that they are able to exercise the right to hold and manifest their beliefs in a reasonable manner. We support people’s right to conduct their lives in accordance with the Christian faith (as well as other faiths and beliefs) providing this does not unlawfully interfere with the rights of others.</p><p>More generally, the Government greatly values the vital role that Christian organisations – and individual Christians - have in our society and the participation they have in national life, inspiring a great number of people to get involved in public service and providing help to those in need, as well as acting as a moral beacon. Our Christian heritage is something that we can all be proud of.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 13:00:26 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

825469

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Housing: Bethnal Green and Bow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of homes with Category 1 Hazards owned by the local authority in Bethnal Green and Bow constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	123610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Figures on the number of local authority owned dwellings with Category 1 Hazards are available in section F of the local authority housing statistics data return. <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2016-to-2017</a></p><p><br> Figures are not available at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:03:28 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

824565

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Energy Performance Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2017 to Question 111244, when his Department completed its exercise seeking information from trading standards’ bodies on the levels of compliance with Energy Performance Certificates requirements; what conclusions he reached following the receipt of that information; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	123366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department is analysing the data received from trading standards' bodies, and will report its conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:14:53 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

823411

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2018 to Question 118353, for what reasons the homelessness funding announced in Budget 2016 is not being made available until 2018-19 in parts of England outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	122891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>It is our priority to ensure that the Move On Fund meets the needs of those who are homeless and victims of domestic abuse. As such the Department is taking time to tailor the design of the programme to work for the rest of England.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/01/2018 13:01:21 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 35486 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey