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688016

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to commence the appointment process for the second Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	63858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner was appointed by Government on a three year fixed term contract, which ends on 26 November 2017</p><p> </p><p>Any future appointment process, later this year, will comply with the New Public Appointments Governance Code which was published on 16 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/02/2017 14:43:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

690393

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	64006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner laid his first Annual Report before Parliament on 12 October 2016. The report covered his activities during the period 1 August 2015 to 30 September 2016. Home Office Ministers regularly meet the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to discuss progress made against the five priorities set out in his Strategic Plan for the period 2015-2017.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/02/2017 10:52:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

681222

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of proposals by the Anti-Slavery Commissioners to establish a central repository for modern slavery statements; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	62209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>We have not received a proposal from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner regarding the establishment of a central repository for modern slavery statements. We have not endorsed a particular repository for such statements. So far, two repository websites have been set up to collect the ‘slavery and human trafficking statements’ published by businesses in one place<del class="ministerial">. These are being run by Unseen and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre</del>.<ins class="ministerial"> These are being run by Semantrica and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.</ins></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 02/02/2017 16:41:43 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2017 14:16:34 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 33834 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

1054778

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to implement safeguards in situations where her Department makes backdated payments of benefits to vulnerable people with mental health issues or drug or alcohol dependencies.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	216416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>On legacy benefits when we identify a customer is vulnerable every endeavour is made to contact the claimant or their appointee, discuss and explain the high value payment we intend to issue and identify if they have any concerns over receiving such an amount of money. As part of this process both from the conversation and the earlier information we had available we would encourage using split or phased payments if we viewed a risk in making one large payment to the claimant. If we cannot make contact, we will refer to our visiting team to make attempts to visit them at home and have those conversations. On Universal Credit, vulnerability is dealt with on a case-by-case basis so that the necessary support can be given to claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Current payment regulations only permit us to restrict amounts of payments with a claimant’s consent. If we did not feel that claimant was able to manage their affairs, or make that decision for themselves, we would then consider if an appointee was appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently working to enhance safeguarding procedures across all benefit products to help staff to identify claimants who may need additional support because their circumstances make them vulnerable. A multi-disciplinary working group is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the processes and procedures we have in place across DWP to identify and support vulnerable claimants who are entitled to backdated payments of benefits. This will include sharing best practice from legacy processes and exploring what more we can do to ensure vulnerable claimants in this situation are given access to the support they need, and developing a proposal for the implementation of these improvements. This will ensure that the Department will be able to fully support the eligible claimants on Universal Credit who will be entitled to a Severe Disability Premium transitional payment.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/02/2019 15:42:22 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

937746

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the maintenance of access to services in the event that a contracted assessment centre is rendered temporarily inaccessible.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	162615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Where customers are not able to access an assessment at one of our assessment centres due to the centre being temporarily inaccessible, assessment providers will provide an alternative method of delivering the service. For example, they may arrange an appointment at an alternative nearby assessment centre or arrange a home visit.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/07/2018 16:39:14 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

937745

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	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: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that all disability and medical assessment centres are accessible to all constituents.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	162614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Ensuring our assessment services are accessible to all claimants is a priority in line with the standards under the Equality Act 2010. Where customers are not able to access an assessment at one of our assessment centres, our assessment providers provide an alternative method of delivering the service. For example they may arrange an appointment at an alternative nearby assessment centre or arrange a home visit.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/07/2018 16:33:53 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1077516

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to introduce a central employment forum for people on the Autistic Spectrum, to match skill sets and employer needs.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	226195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We have no plans to introduce a central employment forum for people on the Autistic Spectrum. However, Disability Confident employers who use the Find a Job service to advertise jobs can now add a searchable Disability Confident tag to their vacancies. This allows disabled people to find Disability Confident employers who are offering jobs that match their skills. Over 10,500 employers have signed up to Disability Confident, and their number continues to grow.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, improving employment opportunities for people with learning difficulties, including those on the Autism Spectrum, disability is a Government priority. We take a life course approach, working with other Departments to tackle barriers to employment that start early in life.</p><p> </p><p>For example:</p><ul><li>DWP is exploring ways to improve our support to this group through a Local Supported Employment proof of concept, which is being tested in nine local authorities.</li><li>The new Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme, which is rolling out this year, will provide highly personalised packages of employment support for people who are at least a year away from moving into work, including those with the Autism Spectrum Disorder.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are also running a number of local initiatives in jobcentres, such as:</p><ul><li>Calm and Quiet sessions in North London, where autistic people and their family members or carers have an opportunity to discuss with trained staff opportunities to move into or towards employment.</li><li>In Northumberland, Tyne &amp; Wear, we have contracted with two local organisations to provide 40 places each to support autistic people in developing employment skills, giving careers advice based on local demographics and the individual's employment expectations.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 04/03/2019 16:20:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones