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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

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

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

997328

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to what extent the Behavioural Insights Team was involved in designing the technical infrastructure for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	184879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Behavioural Insights Team has not been involved in designing the technical infrastructure for Universal Credit Full Service, as there is a specific user researcher team in DWP that takes care of this element.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the Universal Credit Full Service is based around user-centred design, which is an iterative design process in which designers focus on users of the service and their needs in each phase of the design process.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/11/2018 16:21:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

890414

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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	Pneumoconiosis: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will revise the standard guidance on post-retirement screening for pneumoconiosis to include the provision of CT scans.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	137453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is working with the Department of Health on supporting the health of ex-miners. The Minister for Disabled People has convened a meeting with experts and other interested stakeholders on occupational lung disease. This will take place in early June. The Minister has also asked the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council to advise on the use of CT scanning to diagnose pneumoconiosis in the Industrial Injuries Disablement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/05/2018 11:01:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	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

892163

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	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: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what apps his Department has approved for use on mobile phones issued by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	138389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Due to national security concerns it would be inappropriate to publicly supply a list of applications approved for use on mobile phones issued by the Department, as to do so facilitates attacks against official systems by hostile actors.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/05/2018 16:10:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

895271

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	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: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2018 to Question 137451 on Department for Work and Pensions:Recruiment, what that Invitation to Tender was for.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	139959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The Invitation to Tender referred to in the Answer of 27 April 2018 to Question 137451 was for Hashicorp enterprise software licences.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/05/2018 14:29:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

896278

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	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: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to what projects and programmes the entries in the spreadsheet published as his Department’s transparency document, entitled DWP payments over £25,000 for December 2017, relate.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	140574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The entries relate to Employment Programmes, Corporate Services and a small number of payments under the European Social Fund (ESF) programme (see Column B ‘Entity’).</p><p>These payments are not classified by Project.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/05/2018 12:56:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

897183

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2018
	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: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many leak enquiries her Department has undertaken in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	140990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>There have been two leak investigations carried out by the Department during the last two calendar years. One in 2016 and one in 2017.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/05/2018 12:56:24 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett