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1145288

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2019
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women affected by the increase in state pension age for women born in the 1950s died before receiving their state pension.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	287927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question as no government holds this information..</p><p> </p><p>Data on deaths by single year of age is published by the Office of National Statistics and is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2018/referencetablesfinalv22.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsregisteredinenglandandwalesseriesdrreferencetables/2018/referencetablesfinalv22.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/10/2019 14:28:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1147108

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to answer Question 287927 tabled on 6 September 2019 by the hon. Member for the City of Chester.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	292267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>This was answered on the 3rd October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/10/2019 14:35:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1254347

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit claimants who have been transferred from legacy benefits are receiving (a) more, (b) the same and (c) less financial support than they were receiving in the legacy benefits.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	119264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available because claimants who naturally migrate to Universal Credit will do so because they will have had a significant change in their circumstances which previously would have led to a new claim to another existing benefit. In these situations, it has always been the case that the assessment of their new benefit will be based on their new circumstances and under the rules of their new benefit. We do not centrally collate the number of claimants that have made a new claim to Universal Credit as a result of such a change in circumstances.</p><p>For people considering claiming Universal Credit, we have updated our information on gov.uk and on understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk where links to independent benefit calculators can also be found.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/12/2020 15:49:45 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

446089

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Dismissal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees who were dismissed from employment by his Department or its executive agencies since 2010 were on long-term sickness absence at the time of their dismissal; and how many such employees had been diagnosed with a condition considered (a) incurable, and (b) terminal.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	23003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>DWP has succeeded in reducing sickness absence from an annual average of 8.4 days per employee in December 2010 to 6.2 days per employee currently.</p><p>DWP’s Attendance Management policy is supportive of our people and we are committed to helping them maintain good health. We will support employees during periods of sickness absence as long as there is a realistic prospect they will return to work. However, where this is not the case, we need to take prompt action to manage the situation.</p><p>The following table provides a summary of number of employees dismissed while on long-term sickness absence.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount at end of year</p></td><td><p>Dismissals on Long Term Sick</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>112,135</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>101,331</p></td><td><p>439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>106,487</p></td><td><p>333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>99,343</p></td><td><p>423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>90,388</p></td><td><p>453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>84,429</p></td><td><p>421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>DWP does not record whether an employee’s condition is diagnosed as incurable or terminal, so cannot provide this information.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/01/2016 13:35:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

524482

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2016
	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, how many applications there were for personal independence payments in the latest year for which figures are available; what proportion of those applications were rejected; and what proportion of unsuccessful applications were subsequently granted on appeal.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	40246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>Data on the number of claims made for personal independence payment (PIP), and the proportion of such claims which were unsuccessful, are available from Stat-Xplore: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals against PIP decisions may be made where an award of benefit has been given or not. Data on appeals is a matter for Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, an executive agency sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. The latest available data on appeals can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#social-security-and-child-support-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#social-security-and-child-support-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/06/2016 14:52:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

685602

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	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	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 criteria were used to determine individual need in setting the rate of jobseeker's allowance and the lower rate of employment and support allowance for a single adult at £73.10 per week.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	63097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>The level of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance awarded depends on the claimant’s individual circumstances. The main components of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment Support Allowance are the personal allowances, paid according to age and family status.</p><p> </p><p>In many cases the basic rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment Support Allowance is just one element of the total package of support that a person receives, with additional flat rate premiums payable for groups recognised as having additional needs, such as disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/02/2017 12:34:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

720861

	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	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 personal independence payment cases overturned at reconsideration or appeal stages were initially assessed as scoring zero points by the relevant assessor in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	70970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals where the decision was overturned in 2016, and the proportion of these cases where the individual was initially assessed as scoring zero points by the DWP case manager.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mandatory Reconsiderations</p></td><td><p>Appeals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overturned cases</p></td><td><p>34,110</p></td><td><p>32,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overturned cases when they initially scored zero points</p></td><td><p>5,030 (15%)</p></td><td><p>8,100 (25%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The number of Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) and Appeal overturns includes decisions where a claimant’s monetary award was changed at MR or Appeal.</li><li>Data shows the number of MRs and Appeals where the outcome of this decision was reached during 2016.</li><li>The data currently available on point scores and reported here shows the points awarded by the DWP case manager at initial decision.</li></ol> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/04/2017 12:06:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

720862

	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	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 personal independence payment cases were overturned on appeal at (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) appeal stage in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	70969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on MRs can be found in in tables 7A and 7B of:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of PIP appeals is published by the Ministry of Justice. A link to the latest national level statistics published on</p><p>9 March 2017 is here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2016</a>. See table SSCS3</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/04/2017 11:44:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

782892

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of employment support allowance have moved into work since changes were made to the level of that benefit in April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	111083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The latest information to February 2017 on the number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants by phase of claim is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><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:</p><p> </p><p><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></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 12:28:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

782907

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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: Length of Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of service is in his Department by its 10 most highly paid officials.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	111105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The average length of service of the 10 most highly paid officials in the Department is 16.9 years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In calculating the average length of service we have used each individual’s date of entry to the civil service and therefore the calculation may include periods of service with other Government Departments.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/11/2017 14:12:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson