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816811

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the transparency document entitled Department for Work and Pensions: Gender Pay Gap Report 2017, if he will set out the pay gap data for median, mean and bonus pay by (a) each specific grade and (b) profession.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	121238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p><strong>In response to a) each specific grade</strong></p><p> </p><p>DWP published its Gender Pay Gap report showing an overall mean pay gap of 5.3%. As set out within the narrative of the report DWP is working hard towards reducing this pay gap further.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Across our more junior grades we are transforming our pay structures, moving towards a single rate of pay within each grade, which currently results in a mean gender pay gap of 0.4% across grades AA-HEO. This will reduce even further as we start to reach these spot rates by 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The gender pay gap by grade is set out below. A ‘negative’ percentage represents a pay gap in favour of women.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean Gender Pay Gap</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median Gender Pay Gap</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>-0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>-1.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5.3%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.0%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Payment of non-consolidated awards (bonuses) are paid in accordance with HMT and Civil Service pay guidance criteria.</p><p> </p><p>For delegated grades, end of year non-consolidated awards are paid dependent on an individual’s grade and performance:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Achieved Award</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceeded Award</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>£450</p></td><td><p>£550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>£625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>£750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>£800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>£600</p></td><td><p>£850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>£600</p></td><td><p>£1,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>£600</p></td><td><p>£1,450</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For SCS colleagues end of year non-consolidated awards are paid dependent on Band and performance with awards going to the top 25% performers:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Award amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 1</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 2</p></td><td><p>£12,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 3</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 4</p></td><td><p>£17,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>In response to b) professions</strong></p><p>The Department is not able to break down this level of information by profession which is not directly held within our Resource system.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/01/2018 15:35:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

797803

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	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: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the House of Lords European Union Committee on 31 October, how many civil servants his Department has (a) recruited and (b) expects to recruit to work on the UK's leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	116711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning. Staff within the EU and International Affairs Division lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU Exit and exit-related issues. Members of staff across the Department also provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required. Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure for the information you have requested.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/12/2017 16:00:26 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1220887

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	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	Statutory Sick Pay: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the general public is aware that statutory sick pay is payable from the first day of sickness.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	69451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) guidance is available for the general public to access at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance states that employees may get SSP for every day they are off work if they cannot work because of coronavirus (COVID-19). The SSP guidance can also be accessed through the coronavirus (COVID-19) hub on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/07/2020 13:01:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

795475

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 6.18 of the budget 2017, what the sources are of the data which the Government will invest in the better use of in order to ensure that fraudulent and error related payments are reduced.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	115896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC’s Real Time Information system collects PAYE information for wages and tax approved pension schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget 2017 provides funding so that Local Authorities (LAs) can continue to take part in the Tackling Earnings and Employment Fraud &amp; Error Scheme which has been running since 2015/16. The scheme supports LAs who use Real Time Information to identify fraud and error.</p><p> </p><p>Funding will increasingly allow LAs to action automated Real Time Information earnings alerts in real time.</p><p> </p><p>Automated Real Time Information alerts will in addition be rolled out to Carer’s Allowance in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/11/2017 17:36:51 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

795473

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 6.18 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much the Government plans to invest in better use of data to ensure that fraudulent and error-related payments are reduced; and over what period that investment will be made.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	115894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Autumn Budget 2017 announcement enables DWP to continue to make more effective use of HMRC’s Real Time Information data in respect of Housing Benefit and Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to invest an additional £90m over a 5 year period beginning 2018/19 which will help identify earnings related fraud and error.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/11/2017 17:40:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

711839

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page nine of the Office of National Statistics report on Public sector employment data, published on 15 March 2017, for what reasons around 100 civil servants transferred from his Department to the Cabinet Office on 1 June 2016; and what positions those civil servants held in his Department prior to their transfer.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	68332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Prior to 1 June 2016, DWP administered the pay, allowances and similar employment arrangements for employees of Civil Service Employee Policy. This is the organisation which undertakes human resources policy work across government, not for DWP alone. In view of that organisation’s cross-government role, as a machinery of government change, responsibility for the employment administration of the employees transferred from DWP to the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/03/2017 16:40:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

864400

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 60 of his Department's paper Government Transformation Strategy, published in February 2017, what progress the Government has made on developing a platform for making payments out; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	132884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>DWP is committed to harnessing the potential of cross-government technologies. We’ve engaged with Government Digital Service (GDS) to explore opportunities around a shared payments platform. Our focus over the last 12 months has been to move DWP’s payments platform to a more modern, secure and efficient cloud hosting environment. Once achieved, we will work with GDS to progress development of a shared payments platform for government.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/03/2018 11:08:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

786786

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	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: Official Hospitality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's publication Ministerial hospitality, 1 April to 30 June 2017, published on 13 October 2017, whether (a) representatives or employees of the firm which offered that hospitality and (b) lobbyists or contractors of those firms were present at those events.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	112336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Representatives, employees, lobbyists or contractors of these firms would have been present at these events. Consistent with the Ministerial Code, Ministers meet many people and organisations and consider a wide range of views as part of the formulation of Government policy.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2017 12:06:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

720878

	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	Health and Safety Executive: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who makes appointments to the Board of the Health and Safety Executive; which other organisations or individuals provide advice on those appointments; and at what stage of the process such advice is provided.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	70874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Appointments to the board of the Health and Safety Executive are made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, with the exception of the member representing the Office for Nuclear Regulation, who is appointed by ONR. In making the appointments, the legislation requires the Secretary of State to consult such organisations as are considered appropriate. This will vary depending on the type of appointment being made, but may include employer and employee representative organisations, such as trades unions, local authorities, or the devolved administrations. Consultation takes place at the point at which the board vacancies are advertised.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/04/2017 12:00:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

924119

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who is liable for data breaches the occur in relation to personal independence payment health assessments which are carried out by Atos for her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	153752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Section 123 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 applies.</p><p>Independent Assessment Services (IAS) is required to ensure that all their staff have been advised of the consequences of disclosing confidential information and the Department can insist that the Assessment Provider demonstrate how they have fulfilled these obligations.</p><p>The Department has a process in place to manage/investigate any security breaches that occur.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/06/2018 13:26:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

785042

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which public telephone lines for his Department's services are charged at higher rates; and how much was taken by each such telephone line in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	111488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The cost of a call, if applicable, to any Department for Work and Pensions telephone lines is set by service providers within the parameters laid out by Ofcom. The Department does not receive any revenue from calls made to its public telephone lines or get provided with details of the costs to individuals of calls that are made to any of its telephone numbers.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/11/2017 11:06:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1150463

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which public appointments she is responsible for.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The public appointments that the department is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019. <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/10/2019 14:17:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

852559

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Business Interests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which members of her Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	130557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Applications from former Ministers are considered by the Independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments directly.</p><p> </p><p>For applications from former civil servants; Departmental Audit and Risk Committees, which are chaired by Departmental Non-Executive Directors, will, at regular intervals, monitor compliance issues relating to the Business Appointment Rules.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/03/2018 17:09:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

780638

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	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: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether tickets for the journeys undertaken by the Minister of State for Employment set out in the transparency release, entitled DWP's ministerial travel, April to June 2017, were (a) first, (b) business, (c) economy and (d) any other class.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	110170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The journeys I have undertaken for the period, April to June 2017 in the latest transparency release were all economy class.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/11/2017 15:54:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1002002

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Separation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is provision in place to equalise universal credit entitlement when a couple separates.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	188012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>When a couple separates and still require the support of Universal Credit they will claim separately and as such the two claimants will be treated as entirely separate claims and will have their entitlements and therefore award amounts treated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>If an advance has been awarded to a couple and the couple subsequently separate, they will be equally liable to repay the advance.</p><p> </p><p>When a couple separates, and an advance has not been recovered from the associated benefit claim because the claim ends or there was no entitlement to that benefit, the outstanding balance is treated as if it were an overpayment. This would then be recoverable (as per Section 71 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992) at the standard overpayment rate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>After separation, if a couple have an overpayment for which they are both equally liable, the debt is apportioned equally. Once this apportionment has been done we will not reverse the split liability decision. Any debt for which only one member of a couple is liable will follow that person on separation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 188013 188014 question first answered 16/11/2018 14:20:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756601

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the principle set out in paragraph 5.3.6 of the Government's Cyber Security Strategy that everyone who works in government has a sound awareness of cyber risk applies to members of staff employed by contractors doing work procured by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Yes, DWP gains assurance that a contractor is complying with obligations to deliver services in compliance with DWP’s security standards and policies through its industry standard contract management processes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/09/2017 16:25:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1187210

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the increase in universal credit claims as a result of the covid-19 outbreak has affected claim processing times.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	33416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Since mid-March we have seen a huge volume of calls to the Universal Credit helpline, with over 2 million calls on a single day at one point. We are aware that this demand has meant that some claimants were not able to get through.</p><p> </p><p>People making new claims for Universal Credit no longer need to call the Department as part of the process. Once they have completed their online application we will call them if we need to check any of the information they have given us. We have also introduced new processes to ease pressure on waiting times for identity verification over the phone and other processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s priority is to continue to ensure those who are entitled to benefit receive the support they need at a time when new claims for Universal Credit are at an unprecedented level.</p><p> </p><p>Since 16 March 2020, we have received more than 1.5 million new claims for Universal Credit. 10,000 members of staff from other parts of DWP are being redeployed to support work on new claims and we are urgently recruiting additional people to assist with the processing of claims.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 33414 33415 question first answered 21/04/2020 16:54:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756603

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether requests for consultancy and temporary staff for the his Department must be accompanied by a formal business case.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	7964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>All requests for consultancy and temporary staff are accompanied by a formal business case.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/09/2017 16:33:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756074

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether private sector contractors have any role in the processing of outbound correspondence from his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	7282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We have a number of contracts in place with private sector suppliers for the sorting, processing and delivery of the Department’s correspondence.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/09/2017 16:30:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1543708

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2022
	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: Means-tested Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department's planned increase to state pension will affect means-tested benefits, including housing benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	90750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve. The State Pension is the foundation of support for older people. Subject to Parliamentary approval, State Pensions will increase by 10.1% from April 2023 in line with the Consumer Prices Index increase for the year to September 2022.</p><p>Housing Benefit is an income-related benefit which is intended to assist people who need help to pay their rent. Pension Credit is the other main income-related benefit received by pensioners. It is intended to help poorer pensioners with their day to day living costs. This year we are taking action to increase Pension Credit rates by 10.1%, in line with CPI, from April 2023. The personal allowances in Housing Benefit will also be increased by 10.1% from April.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/11/2022 11:23:24 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

782210

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	110738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The DWP has a database of the devices which are deployed to DWP staff and to all the other users (contractors, suppliers, relevant OGDs and Arm’s length bodies with access to DWP systems).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/11/2017 16:57:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1002004

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Separation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department take steps to ensures that the remaining claimant of universal credit is not held fully responsible for unpaid advance payments when a couple separates.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	188014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>When a couple separates and still require the support of Universal Credit they will claim separately and as such the two claimants will be treated as entirely separate claims and will have their entitlements and therefore award amounts treated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>If an advance has been awarded to a couple and the couple subsequently separate, they will be equally liable to repay the advance.</p><p> </p><p>When a couple separates, and an advance has not been recovered from the associated benefit claim because the claim ends or there was no entitlement to that benefit, the outstanding balance is treated as if it were an overpayment. This would then be recoverable (as per Section 71 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992) at the standard overpayment rate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>After separation, if a couple have an overpayment for which they are both equally liable, the debt is apportioned equally. Once this apportionment has been done we will not reverse the split liability decision. Any debt for which only one member of a couple is liable will follow that person on separation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 188012 188013 question first answered 16/11/2018 14:20:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

924117

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department records incidences of data breaches as a result of information being sent to the wrong recipient.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	153751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>DWP does not keep a central record of data security breaches except above a certain threshold, as local management will usually handle them.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/06/2018 12:07:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757842

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Revenue and Customs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether HM Revenue and Customs has sufficient staff to handle each and every complaint relating to personal independence payments within 15 days.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The DWP target for clearing complaints for claims in relation to Personal Independence Payment is 95% within 15 days. Year-to-Date, from April 2017, the DWP is achieving 96%. A number of complaints are complex and require advice and guidance from, for example, legal colleagues, and such cases can take longer than 15 days. The DWP therefore considers that the teams handling complaints for Personal Independence Payment are sufficiently staffed.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 13:26:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1519068

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Bereavement Support Payment: Cohabitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when changes to the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payments for cohabiting couples will take effect.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	59127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>On 11 October 2022, we laid the draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022 to extend Widows Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payment to cohabitees with dependent children. It will lay in Parliament for a 60-day period. The draft Order will be debated, and voted upon, in both Houses of Parliament before the Order can become law. You can find more information in the proposed draft Order and Explanatory Memorandum, which can be accessed on GOV.UK. We cannot at this stage say when the Order will become law and people will be eligible to claim, that will depend on the Parliamentary process.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 13/10/2022 14:51:06 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1058835

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value of contracts held by her Department with (a) Deloitte, (b) Slaughter and May and (c) Mott MacDonald is in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	219283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>a.Deloitte –</p><p> </p><p>The contract named DWP ADMS Transition Partner Service was valued at £7,608,816 and the term was 19 Feb 2016 to 18 Feb 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The contract named Provision of consultancy for DWP estates PMO requirement was valued at £2,000,000 and the term was 14 Feb 2017 to 9 Feb 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The contract named Consultancy for organisational design for DWP Finance Group was valued at £444,200 and the term is 8 Jul-2018 to 31 Mar 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The contract named Digital Organisation Transformation Support was valued at £2,500,000 and the term is 30 Apr-2018 to 30 Apr 2019.</p><p> </p><p>b. Slaughter and May – £0</p><p> </p><p>c.Mott Macdonald - £0</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/02/2019 17:22:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1486560

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	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: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total value has been of contracts held by their Department with (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Capita in each year since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	31010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts from 2016 above £10,000, and £25,000 in the wider public sector, are published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Governments Transparency agenda, all spend data over £25,000 is published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-payments-over-25-000#2022" target="_blank">DWP: departmental spending over £25,000 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/07/2022 13:35:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

685603

	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total pay bill was for (a) male and (b) female employees in his Department in 2015-16; and what the average per capita spend from that pay bill was for men and women in that year.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>As part of its Public Sector Equality Duty responsibilities, DWP publishes annual employee information on Gov.Uk. This includes information on mean salary categorised by gender. I have provided below a link to our 2016 report:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-equality-information-2016-employee-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-equality-information-2016-employee-data</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP publishes its Annual Report and Accounts which includes information on total spending on pay. A link to the latest report is provided below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/02/2017 15:24:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

692078

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total (a) number and (b) value of Government contracts that have been contracted out by his Department was in each year since 2010; what the value of pro bono costs was in each such year; and what estimate he has made of the number of work days contracted out in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	64409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, all Government contracts awarded with a value of over £10,000 can be found online at Contracts Finder <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2017 16:40:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

92711

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the ratio of doctor health care professionals to nurse or physiotherapist health care professionals currently carrying out work capability assessments is in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	209865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Doctors, nurses and physiotherapists are all trained to the same high level to carry out disability assessments on behalf of the DWP.</p><p>Staffing levels are not captured at Constituency level. As of October 2014 there are 194 doctors and 576 nurses or physiotherapists in the UK carrying out work capability assessments.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 209864 question first answered 17/10/2014 12:36:34 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

705717

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the procurement spend of his Department was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	65698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>Procurement spend in each financial year from 2010:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Procurement Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£4,153m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£3,337m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£3,330m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£3,157m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£3,334m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£3,030m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP procurement system</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/03/2017 16:53:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1485127

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2022
	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: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the pay ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in her Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	28392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The pay ratio between the highest paid member of staff in DWP and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 can be found at:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">DWP annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>2021-22 information is not yet available, however will be published in the Remuneration Report in the Annual Accounts in due course.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/07/2022 16:45:07 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

679796

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	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: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of earnings is of the (a) highest and (b) lowest-paid employees of his Department, agencies and arms-length bodies; and what the median level of earnings is for such employees.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	61996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions currently employs circa 85,000 members of staff and pays all direct employees at least the statutory National Living Wage, regardless of age.</p><p>The Department and its agencies and arms length bodies publish salary information within their Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of highest, lowest and median pay has been provided below. Figures have been taken from the 2015/16 annual reports and accounts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Body</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dept. for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>£215,000 - £220,000</p></td><td><p>£15,530</p></td><td><p>£22,928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td><td><p>£205,000</p></td><td><p>£18,250</p></td><td><p>£45,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td><td><p>£130,000 - £135,000</p></td><td><p>£17,980</p></td><td><p>£36,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Pensions Advisory Service</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>£20,000</p></td><td><p>£30,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Employment Savings Trust Corporation</p></td><td><p>£249,000</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td><td><p>£172,500</p></td><td><p>£18,544</p></td><td><p>£38,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Nuclear Regulation</p></td><td><p>£154,300</p></td><td><p>£18,569</p></td><td><p>£67,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pension Protection Fund</p></td><td><p>£565,000 - £570,000</p></td><td><p>£18,000</p></td><td><p>£49,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>BPDTS Ltd</em></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>To note:</em></p><ul><li>Pay relates to annualised salary data (basic pay, recurring allowances, non-consolidated performance-related pay and benefits in kind). It does not include severance payments, employer pension contributions and the cash equivalent transfer value of pensions.</li><li><em>Dept for work and Pensions Lowest Salary was £15,530 from 1 July 2015 to 30 March 2016 and uplifted to £15,785 to meet the National Living Wage introduced in April 2016.</em></li><li><em>National Employment Savings Trust Corporation</em><em> did not provide a median in their 2015/16 annual accounts.</em></li><li><em>BPDTS Ltd was incorporated at Companies House on 28 August 2016. The first 27 employees transferred into the company on 30 November 2016, with another 400 due at the end of March 2017. The company’s results will be consolidated into DWP’s accounts from 2016-17.</em></li></ul> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/02/2017 17:07:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

92704

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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	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 the current average waiting time is for personal independence payments from application to the date of award.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	209886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Departmental statisticians are continuing to develop measures around clearance times and waiting times to ensure they provide a rounded and representative picture of PIP system performance, improvement activity and the claimants’ experience. These statistics will be published when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 209887 question first answered 17/10/2014 10:53:02 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

92705

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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	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 the current average waiting time is for applicants for personal independence payments for a face-to-face assessment if required.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	209887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Departmental statisticians are continuing to develop measures around clearance times and waiting times to ensure they provide a rounded and representative picture of PIP system performance, improvement activity and the claimants’ experience. These statistics will be published when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 209886 question first answered 17/10/2014 10:53:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1221385

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	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 the average waiting time was for an application for universal credit to be processed in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	70318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The latest available information on Universal Credit payment timeliness is published and can be found at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/07/2020 13:07:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750357

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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: Procurement
	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 number of bids received for each contract put out to tender by his Department was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	3996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides detail of the average number of bids received for each contract put out to tender by the Department for Work and Pensions in each full year since 2010. The data is sourced from the DWP’s e-procurement software platform and is correct as of 11/07/2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave. No. Bids Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/07/2017 15:01:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

683465

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) ethnicity, (b) gender, (c) disability status, (d) educational background and (e) socio-economic status is of the three most senior officials of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	62899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>DWP’s Executive Team is made up of eight members: six men and two women. We would not be able to report on their ethnicity, disability status or educational background as this is classed as sensitive personal data which has legal protection under the Data Protection Act 1998.</p><p>We are unable to report on their socio-economic background as there is currently no commonly agreed definition for socio-economic background across the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/02/2017 14:31:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1187216

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to self-employed people who have to self-isolate as a result of covid-19 symptoms.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	33418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has announced a Self-Employed Income Support Scheme that will help millions of people across the UK, with those eligible receiving a cash grant worth 80% of their average monthly trading profit over the last three years. This covers 95% of people who receive the majority of their income from self-employment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also announced a package of temporary welfare measures to support those on low incomes through the outbreak, including relaxing the Minimum Income Floor for all self-employed claimants affected by the economic impact of COVID-19. Taken together, these measures provide over £6.5bn of additional support through the welfare system.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/04/2020 15:49:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1241305

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to self-employed people who are ineligible for the £500 support payment and have to self-isolate due to having covid-19 symptoms.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	100291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>We have relaxed the application of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for all self-employed UC claimants affected by the impact of COVID-19. This means that that a drop in earnings due to sickness or self-isolation, or as a result of the impact of the outbreak, will now be reflected in a claimant’s award. It ensures that the self-employed are supported by the benefit system so that they can follow the Public Health England guidance on social distancing and self-isolation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/10/2020 13:13:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

688070

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	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	Food Poverty: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to tackle food insecurity in rural areas; and if he will make an assessment of the reason for recent trends in the levels of such food insecurity.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>We are reforming the welfare system to enable people to achieve financial independence and meet their everyday needs, by making sure that work pays and that those who cannot work are protected. We know the most effective route out of poverty is work and this Government has delivered a new record high employment rate of 74.6% and average pay up 2.7% over the year.</p><p> </p><p>As a safeguard for people needing more support, we have a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/02/2017 17:13:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1441460

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	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: Uprating
	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 increase the value in real terms of social security income.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	140367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The increase in benefits is linked to the rate of inflation in September 2021 which is published in October. This is the latest figure that the Secretary of State can use to allow sufficient time for the required legislative and operational changes before new rates can be introduced at the start of the new financial year. Benefits and pensions will rise by 3.1% in April.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/03/2022 16:45:55 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 58590 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1187209

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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 has taken to manage an increase in claims for universal credit as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	33415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Since mid-March we have seen a huge volume of calls to the Universal Credit helpline, with over 2 million calls on a single day at one point. We are aware that this demand has meant that some claimants were not able to get through.</p><p> </p><p>People making new claims for Universal Credit no longer need to call the Department as part of the process. Once they have completed their online application we will call them if we need to check any of the information they have given us. We have also introduced new processes to ease pressure on waiting times for identity verification over the phone and other processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s priority is to continue to ensure those who are entitled to benefit receive the support they need at a time when new claims for Universal Credit are at an unprecedented level.</p><p> </p><p>Since 16 March 2020, we have received more than 1.5 million new claims for Universal Credit. 10,000 members of staff from other parts of DWP are being redeployed to support work on new claims and we are urgently recruiting additional people to assist with the processing of claims.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 33414 33416 question first answered 21/04/2020 16:54:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

420353

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Disability: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are given appropriate support to lead an active and independent lifestyle.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	10785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>This Government has an ambitious vision for disabled people, which is set out in our cross-government disability strategy: Fulfilling Potential which we published in 2013.</p><p>Fulfilling Potential aims to remove the barriers that disabled people face to enable them to fulfil their potential, live independently and have equal opportunities to play a full and active role in society.</p><p>We developed our approach with disabled people and it reflects what they have said is important to bring about the changes that will have a real and lasting impact on their day-to-day lives.</p><p>As part of our approach we are committed to continuing to provide support for those disabled people who need it, whilst enabling those who can work to do so. We continue to spend around £50 billion on services and benefits for disabled people. We are committed to halving the disability employment gap and over the last year, we have seen disability employment increase by over 226,000.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/10/2015 14:04:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

92716

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the average costs of funerals; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funeral payments to meet the average cost of a funeral.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	209862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My department does not collect data to monitor the average cost of funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme provides help towards the necessary costs of a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and is not intended to meet all costs that could be associated with the day. The average award made in 2012/13 was £1,225.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/10/2014 13:55:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1002003

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Separation
	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 takes to ensure that there is a fair division when recovering advance payments when a couple separate.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	188013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>When a couple separates and still require the support of Universal Credit they will claim separately and as such the two claimants will be treated as entirely separate claims and will have their entitlements and therefore award amounts treated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>If an advance has been awarded to a couple and the couple subsequently separate, they will be equally liable to repay the advance.</p><p> </p><p>When a couple separates, and an advance has not been recovered from the associated benefit claim because the claim ends or there was no entitlement to that benefit, the outstanding balance is treated as if it were an overpayment. This would then be recoverable (as per Section 71 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992) at the standard overpayment rate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>After separation, if a couple have an overpayment for which they are both equally liable, the debt is apportioned equally. Once this apportionment has been done we will not reverse the split liability decision. Any debt for which only one member of a couple is liable will follow that person on separation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 188012 188014 question first answered 16/11/2018 14:20:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

93370

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	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 steps he has taken to ensure that personal independence payments applications are not delayed to the extent that supporting medical information becomes outdated.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	210332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We keep the time taken to process claims under constant review and we are absolutely committed to improving performance. We are already seeing improvements to our processes and outcomes and will continue to work further to reduce processing times and levels of work outstanding.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 17/10/2014 11:29:50 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759452

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Behavioural Insights Team
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what services his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/09/2017 13:23:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802104

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	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: Bell Pottinger Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, and (c) Ernst & Young.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	117791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>No representations were received by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, or his Ministers from Bell Pottinger.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/12/2017 14:07:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1457262

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	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 recent estimate she has made of the proportion of parents who are required to pay child maintenance but are failing to meet that requirement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	153753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Child Maintenance Service (CMS) compliance statistics for Paying Parents are published quarterly and can be found in “Table 2: Compliance (Collect and Pay) by quarter” of the “CMS Paying Parents” section of Stat-Xplore here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/04/2022 15:22:13 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett