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	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to extend the three month suspension of face-to-face benefit assessments.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	58708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-01/52251/" target="_blank">UIN 52251</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2020 13:58:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1256816

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Insurance: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the planned length is of the trial of the digital system for issuing national insurance numbers; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	122694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The digital system ‘Apply for a NINo’ is for citizens to make an on-line application for a National Insurance number. The limited trial started in mid-October 2020 and is scheduled to run until January 2021. Once we receive confirmation that the service meets Government Digital Standards, we will then be able to extend the service to all applicants.</p><p> </p><p>When applying for a National Insurance number, all applicants are required to have their identity verified. This verification is completed through attendance at a face to face interview with DWP unless we are able to confirm another Government Department has already done this.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 13:12:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1256817

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of British citizens who are waiting for a national insurance number to be allocated.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	122695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The department does not hold information on the numbers of British Citizens who are waiting for a National Insurance Number (NINo) to be allocated.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of British Citizens receive a NINo from HMRC shortly before their 16th birthday if they have been part of a Child Benefit Claim.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 13:18:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1256818

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work restrictions apply to a person who does not have a national insurance number.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	122696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for the allocation of National Insurance Numbers (NINos) to adults in the UK. The NINo is an administrative reference number, unique to each individual and used by both DWP and HMRC to link an individual to their National Insurance Contributions and record the payment of Social Security Benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Possession of a National Insurance number does not demonstrate that an individual has a right to work in the UK, this is determined by Home Office legislation. A list of acceptable documents that enables an individual to demonstrate they have the right work is set out in the Employers Guide to Right to Work Checks.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/12/2020 14:39:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1277538

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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, with reference to the deployment of IT equipment to allow more of her Department’s staff to work from home during the covid-19 outbreak (a) how many pieces of IT equipment are currently on order and (b) when staff are planned to receive them.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	138979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>DWP does not currently have a need to procure additional IT equipment to enable more people to work from home. Over 74,000 colleagues are already able to work remotely and DWP are planning to roll out the remaining PCs to up to 28,000 members of staff by the end of March depending on demand. We are repurposing existing DWP devices to enable them for home working in order to fulfil demand.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/01/2021 14:43:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1277539

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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: Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department are working in an office setting, and what the roles are of those staff.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	138980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Since March 2020 we have increased the number of colleagues with the IT to enable them to work more flexibly by over 50,000, meaning almost 74,000 people in total have equipment to enable them to work from home. This is approximately 81% of our workforce. Every day more colleagues are able to work from home as we continue to roll out more IT equipment to ensure that everyone in DWP is enabled to work from home where appropriate by the end of March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We are limiting how many colleagues remain working in an office setting in order to balance the need to provide essential public facing services for citizens, whilst maintaining safe social distancing in line with Government guidelines. Examples of such roles are some of our Jobcentre services (which provide vital face to face support for our most vulnerable citizens), and clerical processes such as Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit applications.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, around 31,000 DWP employees are consistently working from an office, with approximately a further 5,000 working from a combination of home and a DWP office location. Combined, this accounts for around 42% of the DWP employees who currently attend an office during the working week.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/01/2021 14:08:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1277541

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2021
	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 delays have occurred in the roll-out of IT equipment across her Department since the first covid-19 lockdown was announced in March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	138981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Since March 2020 the Department has increased the number of colleagues with IT which enables them to work more flexibly, including from home, by over 50,000. This means almost 74,000 people in total now have kit to enable them to work this way, which is approximately 81 per cent of our workforce.</p><p>The Department continues the roll-out of IT kit as quickly as it can, delivering over 2,500 pieces of IT equipment a week to ensure that everyone in DWP is enabled to work flexibly by the end of March.</p><p>The roll out has been delivered according to a carefully planned set of priorities in order to keep our colleagues safe whilst keeping our services running and has been delivered to plan.</p><p> </p><p>Some job roles can only be done in the office or individuals’ personal circumstances mean they do not wish to work from home - these colleagues will continue to use their existing desk-based IT. Where colleagues are required to work in an office, please be assured that measures are in place which follow all Government guidance on social distancing to ensure the safety of colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/01/2021 14:11:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1346515

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	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 her Department has taken to reduce delays in the processing of Personal Independence Payment claims.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	32391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence.</p><p>We are currently operating within expected levels. Average clearance times from initial claim to a decision being made for new claims at the end of April 2021 is 19 weeks, which is the same as average clearance times achieved in March 2020, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/07/2021 13:01:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1346516

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people who first claimed personal independence payment in 2020 are waiting for their claim to be processed.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	32392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>Data to 30<sup>th</sup> July 2021 will be published on 14<sup>th</sup> September 2021, as part of the next scheduled release of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Official Statistics.</p><p>At 30<sup>th </sup>April 2021 (the latest available data) 59,000 initial claims for Personal Independence Payment registered in 2020 were awaiting clearance. This includes both new claims to PIP and reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP and is 10% of the 614,000 initial claims for PIP registered in 2020.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence. We are currently operating within expected levels.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>Data Source: PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS)</p><p> </p><ul><li>The number and proportion of PIP claims registered in 2020 and awaiting clearance at 30<sup>th</sup> April 2021 is unpublished. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data is based on initial clearances only (prior to any reconsideration and appeal action).</li><li>Data provided is for Great Britain only.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/07/2021 16:54:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1346517

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	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 estimate she has made of the amount of support a disabled person who first claimed personal independence payment in 2020 has foregone as a result of delays in processing those claims.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	32393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to collect and review all available evidence. Once a decision has been made on a new claim to PIP, payment can be backdated to the date of claim in most instances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2021 12:26:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon