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77491

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	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: Ayr
	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 from Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency have secured employment through the Work Programme in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
	uin	205404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on job starts from the Work Programme is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The available information on Job Outcomes is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of Work Programme Job Outcomes in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency for each of the last 12 months: April 2013 – March 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Parliamentary Constituency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 21/07/2014 15:05:23 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

102069

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Pensions: Financial Assistance Scheme
	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 estimate the number of members of pension schemes who did not receive a tax-free lump sum on receipt of pension in the few months prior to the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) regulations adopted in April 2010, which allowed members who were not already in receipt of pension payments to give up some of their FAS assistance for a lump sum payment on transfer of the scheme to FAS.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
	uin	212827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The FAS may pay members of schemes which transfer their assets to government a tax-free lump sum when payments begin, provided their scheme has not paid them during the winding up period. In the three months from January to March 2010, 263 such members were paid a scheme pension and did not receive a tax-free lump sum.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 07/11/2014 12:33:14 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

711117

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department uses to determine eligibility for recorded home assessments for personal independence payment; what support his Department provides for vulnerable claimants who require home assessments; and what processes are undertaken by his Department to consider the evidence from recorded home assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	67930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Any claimant can request a home consultation for Personal Independence Payment, however a claimant may specifically require a home consultation where their diagnosis suggests extreme difficulty travelling to an assessment due to their health condition or impairment.</p><p> </p><p>All PIP claimants are entitled to use their own equipment to record assessments, within an assessment centre or at their home. This equipment should meet DWP standards. You can find standards for recording PIP assessments, for each Assessment Provider, on their respective websites, or by using the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Atos: <a href="http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/faq_view/recording_my_consultation" target="_blank">http://www.atoshealthcare.com/pip/faq_view/recording_my_consultation</a></p><p>Capita: <a href="http://www.capita-pip.co.uk/en/assessment-process.html" target="_blank">http://www.capita-pip.co.uk/en/assessment-process.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The Health Professional does not need to separately consider the recording of a recorded assessment, as they will have conducted the assessment themselves and produced a report; however a copy the recording will be held securely for 14 months following. The Department will consider evidence from the recorded home assessment report in the same way it considers all PIP assessments; by treating people as individuals, considering the impact of their impairment or health condition on their everyday life and how each claimant has personally adapted to living with a disability.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 67931 question first answered 22/03/2017 13:07:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

177484

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Biofuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's report, Life cycle impacts of biomass electricity in 2020, what assessment he has made of the (a) reliability of evidence that the main UK biomass supplies come from North America and (b) effect of such imports on domestic industries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Sandra Osborne
	uin	223088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>As part of their sustainability requirements, biomass generating stations must report their biomass sustainability data to Ofgem, and this includes the country of origin. This data is published annually on Ofgem’s website1. From later this year, biomass generators will also be required to have their sustainability data independently audited, annually.</p><p>In 2013, the Department carried out an analysis of domestic and imported wood use by major biomass generating stations, using both the above sustainability reporting and additional five- year forecasts that large scale generators provided to the Department as part of a voluntary exercise2. The forecast weight of domestically sourced wood used for biomass power generation is expected to remain stable between 2.3 and 2.5 million oven dried tonnes (modt). This analysis supports the Department’s assessment that major generators intend to focus on international rather than domestic sources of wood.</p><p>Furthermore, as ‘high quality’ wood, such as that suitable for saw logs and timber production, commands a significantly higher market price than residues, this makes high quality wood unattractive and unaffordable for use as woodfuel. Therefore market forces, both here and abroad, should mean mixed used of wood continues.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em> <em><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2012-13" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/biomass-sustainability-dataset-2012-13</a></em></p><p><em>2</em> <em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246006/UK_wood_and_biomass.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/246006/UK_wood_and_biomass.pdf</a></em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/02/2015 11:57:02 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	576 label Biography information for Sandra Osborne

484316

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq-Kuwait Conflict: War Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel who have made a claim under the Mercantile Marine Scheme as part of the War Pension Scheme have stated that their injury or illness was a result of deployment to Operation Granby whilst working in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	32104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2016 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2015 (the latest data available), there were 20 Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel who made a claim under the Mercantile Marine Scheme as part of the War Pension Scheme. None of these personnel stated that their injury or illness was a result of deployment to Operation Granby.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Defence Statistics' rounding policy, all figures of five or more have been rounded to the nearest five.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 30/03/2016 13:09:55 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

450288

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	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	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment his Department carried out on the changes proposed in the Consultation on aids and appliances and the daily living component of personal independence payment, Cm 9171, published in December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	25556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>DWP has conducted a consultation to seek views on how support can best be provided to help meet the costs of disability faced by people who are currently awarded points due to aids and appliances. The department has received responses from a range of interested parties, including disabled people and disability organisations. The consultation has now closed and the department is considering these responses.</p><p>No decision has yet been made as to whether any change should be made to the current system and the department does not have any preference between the five options presented in the consultation. We also invited additional suggestions for change.</p><p>If the department decides that change is required, a full equality analysis will be conducted and considered prior to a final decision being made, in line with the Department’s obligations under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/02/2016 10:04:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

453219

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Dairy Farming
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions have taken place with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development on the situation in the dairy industry since the early support payments were made in November 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	27562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>Difficulties with low prices in the dairy sector were discussed with Commissioner Hogan at Agriculture Council on 15 February. Member States have been invited to present their initial suggestions for how to deal with the ongoing pressure on EU farmers ahead of further talks at Council on 14 March.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/02/2016 17:52:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

450972

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Lyon King of Arms Act 1592
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will review the operation of the Lord Lyon King of Arms Act 1592 in respect of the restrictions it places on the granting of arms.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	26017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>Following representations from Ruth Davidson MSP and others, and the strength of feeling concerning the Ayr united and Airdrieonians Football clubs, we have considered the matter and concluded that the judicial functions of the Lord Lyon are devolved to the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998. Accordingly, any question in relation to the judicial functions of the Lord Lyon is for Holyrood rather than Westminster.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/04/2016 10:00:25 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

573810

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many decisions taken on claims for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment have been appealed in (i) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock and (ii) the UK in each of the last five years; and how many of those appeals have been successful.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	44405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not hold accurate information on the volumes of appeals against decisions on claims for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). At the point of receipt and registration of the appeal the Tribunal is unable to differentiate between appeals relating to new claims for these benefits and those relating to existing claims.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the volumes and outcomes of appeals to the Tribunal is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>. The information provided below is a further breakdown of this data (excluding reassessment decisions).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>ESA appeals (excluding reassessment decisions) found in favour of the appellant </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</strong><strong><sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>845</p></td><td><p>1073</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK </strong></p></td><td><p>62147</p></td><td><p>56042</p></td><td><p>88946</p></td><td><p>24979</p></td><td><p>25831</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>PIP </strong><strong><sup>2</sup></strong><strong> appeals (excluding reassessment decisions) found in favour of the appellant</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3374</p></td><td><p>20659</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock may be represented by the venues at Ayr, Dumfries, Irvine, Kilmarnock and Stranraer. Social Security and Child Support data are attributed according to the venue nearest the appellant’s home address. HMCTS cannot retrieve data based on the appellant’s actual address, or Parliamentary constituency, but can produce data detailing numbers of cases dealt with at regional centres, or at a specific venue.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system</p><p> </p><p><sup>2 </sup>PIP was introduced as a new benefit in April 2013 to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64, and appeal volumes have been rising ever since its introduction. In addition to new claims for PIP, the Department for Work and Pensions is also transitioning individuals in receipt of DLA, over to PIP, via a reassessment programme.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 12/09/2016 15:37:12 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

450978

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters to HM Revenue and Customs from members of the public remained unanswered after (a) four, (b) eight and (c) 12 weeks in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
	uin	26018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this data. However, they regularly publish general performance reports at Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/02/2016 14:36:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson