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62168

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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	Children: Maintenance
	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 publicise information on changes to child maintenance.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	200763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Since the Child Maintenance Service launched in December 2012 we have been talking to clients (via caseworkers and through our Child Maintenance Options service) about the planned introduction of charging, and letters to Child Maintenance Service clients have made reference to the charges.</p><p> </p><p>More widely we have engaged with stakeholders, partners, MP caseworkers and intermediaries to share information about the reforms to the child maintenance system.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of existing Child Support Agency cases closing, a regional media trial is currently running in the Manchester area. The media activity includes digital, radio and press advertising to let parents know that the Child Support Agency is changing and to reassure them that they don't need to take any action until they receive a letter. We will evaluate the results of this media activity before confirming plans to run this campaign nationally later this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 19/06/2014 12:11:57 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

90233

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2014
	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	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 estimate he has made of the difference between changes in (a) carers' benefits, (b) disability benefits and (c) older people's benefits and the rate of inflation in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	207636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Carers’ and disability benefits, and the additional State pension, must by statute be up-rated in line with prices. So the increase in those benefits over the last three years has reflected the increase in the Consumer Price Index.</p><p>The basic State pension has been increased with the triple lock (by the highest of average earnings, CPI or 2.5%), and the Standard Minimum Guarantee in Pension Credit has been up-rated in line with the cash increase in the basic State pension. In each of the last three years, this means that the Standard Minimum Guarantee has increased by more than the minimum requirement of the increase in average earnings. The resulting over-indexation of the Standard Minimum Guarantee has been funded through an increase in the savings credit threshold and the associated reduction in the Savings Credit maximum.</p><p>The table indicates the percentage increases in CPI; basic State Pension; average earnings; and the Standard Minimum Guarantee in each of the past three years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPI</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic State pension</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average earnings</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Credit Standard Minimum Guarantee</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 05/09/2014 12:59:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

58303

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Carers: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government Minister for Transport and Veterans on the possibility of providing free or discounted travel for carers in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	199235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Concessionary Travel is a devolved policy area and the Secretary of State has not discussed carer discounts with Keith Brown MSP, the Scottish Minister for Transport and Veterans.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2014 14:27:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

524540

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Families
	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 effect of the Immigration Rules on facilitating family reunification.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	905362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration Rules support the principle of family unity and allow the spouse or partner and children of those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection in the UK to reunite with them here, if they were part of the family unit before their sponsor fled their country. Under this policy we have reunited around 22,000 refugees with their immediate family over the past five years and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/06/2016 08:49:31 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

390876

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	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: Radiotherapy
	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 not to require those undergoing radiotherapy to undertake fit-for-work assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	7589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>People claiming Employment and Support Allowance whose capacity to work is identified as being significantly limited by cancer treatment, including radiotherapy, are already placed in the Support Group without the need for the whole of the claimant questionnaire to be completed, and without the need for a face-to-face assessment.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/07/2015 10:17:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

431827

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	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: Habitual Residence Test
	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 amend the three month rule for the habitual residence test to allow access to income based jobseeker's allowance for UK nationals returning to the UK after a period away who have retained financial commitments at home.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	17352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>It has always been the case that any UK national who returns to this country after an extended period must demonstrate they are habitually resident to be eligible for income-related benefits. Since 1 January 2014, most jobseekers must also have been living in the UK for three months before any consideration can be given to whether they are habitually resident to be eligible to receive income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.</p><br /><p>Regulations were amended from 9 November 2014 to exempt from the three month residence requirement members of the Armed Forces and Crown servants who were serving abroad and others who had paid certain types of UK national insurance contributions during their absence abroad. We have no plans to introduce further exemptions from the three month requirement.</p><br /> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/11/2015 11:09:41 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

173272

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of social care budget changes on A&E attendances.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	906970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>There has been no assessment made of the effect of social care budget changes on accident and emergency (A&amp;E) attendances. However, the Government has legislated to establish the Better Care Fund from 2015-16 to provide better integrated care. One of the conditions of the Better Care Fund is to improve the delivery of health and social care by preventing people reaching crisis point, and to reduce the quantity of non-elective admissions to acute care, which may serve to ease the pressures on A&amp;E departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 13/01/2015 15:13:07 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

383850

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Ministers' Private Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff at each civil service grade are employed in the private office of each Minister in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	3131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of staff employed at each grade in each Minister’s private office is as follows. All staff are full-time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ministerial Private Office</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Secretary of State, the Rt hon. Nicky Morgan MP</strong></p></td><td><p>EA AO</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>2 (including a member of staff employed by the Government Equalities Office)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>SCS Band 1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb MP</strong></p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Minister of State for Children and Families, Edward Timpson MP</strong></p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2"><p>EO</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Childcare and Education, Sam Gyimah MP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, Lord Nash</strong></p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/06/2015 13:04:50 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

166046

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of whether the level of tribunal fees acts as a disincentive to women bringing a sex discrimination claim.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	906308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Fees were introduced in Employment Tribunals on 29 July 2013 to reduce the burden on the taxpayer and to encourage parties to use alternative methods for resolving disputes. It is not the Government’s intention to deter anyone from bringing a valid claim to the tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to carry out a comprehensive review of the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees. An announcement on the scope and timing of the review will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/11/2014 09:57:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

453177

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the change in that part of her Department's budget which is allocated to free school meals that will result from discontinuation of universal infant free school meals; and whether such a change would trigger a consequential change in the payment to devolved administrations under the Barnett formula.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	27349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Universal infant free school meals have been a great success, with over 1.3 million additional infants enjoying a nutritious, free meal at lunchtime and parents saving hundreds of pounds a year. The Chancellor made it clear at the spending review in the autumn that, in line with the Conservative Party’s manifesto commitment, this policy will be protected for the duration of the Parliament. It costs around £600 million a year in England, with proportionate funding going to the devolved administrations under the Barnett formula.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/02/2016 16:31:23 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan