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1039600

registered interest
date	11/01/2019
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: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money her Department has allocated for preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal to date; how much of that funding has been made by way of ministerial direction; and for what functions that funding has been allocated.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	207551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li><li>£286m of additional funding for 17/18, a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a></li><li>Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a></li><li>Over £2bn of additional funding for 19/20 (of which DWP has been allocated £15 million). A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on the 18th December: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Preparations have been undertaken by staff as part of their regular duties and we are therefore unable to disaggregate the costs. We will implement our contingency plans following agreement on the nature of our withdrawal.</p><p> </p><p>DWP ministers have not issued any directions in relation to EU Exit funding.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/01/2019 17:16:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1050457

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: Brexit
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 21 January 2019 to Question 207551 on Department for Work and Pensions: Brexit, for what reason her Department is unable to estimate the amount of funding her Department has allocated to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	213899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>DWP has been allocated £15m for 2019/20 for EU Exit activity however this includes costs for both deal and no deal preparation.</p><p> </p><p>Given the interaction between EU Exit activity and the Department’s other priorities, preparations for both deal and no deal have been undertaken by staff as part of their regular duties. We are therefore unable to disaggregate the costs specifically related to no deal EU Exit activity.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/02/2019 15:27:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1136912

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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	Jobcentre Plus: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) financial implications and (b) net effect on jobs of the closure of benefit processing centres in London.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	273307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government Estate Strategy sets out an ambition to rebalance the economy, creating regional growth and locating jobs outside of London. This, along with the considerable increases in rental costs in London, and the commercial challenges in retaining property of any size, means that the Department’s strategy is to gradually migrate processing work out of London. While there will be no impact to public facing Jobcentre services, it does mean that a number of central London processing sites will close by 2023.</p><p> </p><p>As we look to close these offices, we will redistribute the work to other processing hubs across the UK and, wherever possible, seek to redeploy London based staff to other areas of DWP or other Government Departments. We will not be in a position to assess the net impact on jobs until this activity has completed.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, despite these closures, the Department will continue to be a significant employer in London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/07/2019 13:33:16 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1145118

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Twickenham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Twickenham constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	287442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/09/2019 16:37:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1202371

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	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 average time it takes for the Child Maintenance Service to respond to reports that an ex-partner of a claimant has stopped paying child maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	58094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Where payments have been missed we have asked parents to report the changes via the self-service portal. Missed payments will continue to accrue as arrears and, over time, we will ensure that everyone pays or receives the right amount of child maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>No one will get away with giving false information and those abusing the system will find themselves subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/06/2020 14:49:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28976 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1202372

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	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 assessment she has made of the effect on individuals' personal finances of waiting times of up to 12 weeks for the Child Maintenance Service to respond to reports that an ex-partner of a claimant has stopped paying child maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	58095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the income of many separated parents is being impacted by the public health emergency and some receiving parents may receive less maintenance as a result of a paying parent’s drop in income.</p><p> </p><p>Paying parents are still expected to pay child maintenance throughout this period. Our priority is to maintain the flow of maintenance that is currently being paid, by easing the financial pressure on paying parents and ensuring that we transfer the payments as quickly as possible to receiving parents.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure that receiving parents do not lose out in the long run, we will update calculations as soon as possible and collect any unpaid amounts that may have accrued. For the small minority who might be found to be abusing the system at this difficult time they could potentially find themselves subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers once the emergency passes. From July 2020, we will also reopen Case Maintenance action, updating cases with notified changes and restarting arrears pursuit activity.</p><p> </p><p>Measures have been introduced to support both paying and receiving parents, whose income drops as a result of the public health emergency. These include increasing the standard rate of Universal Credit and working tax credit for this year by over £1000 per year, benefiting over 4 million of the most vulnerable households. We have also increased the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the cheapest third of local rents – which is on average £600 in people’s pockets.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/06/2020 16:43:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28977 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1202373

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to reinstate a Child Maintenance Service telephone service for people to report their ex-partner who has stopped paying child maintenance.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	58096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The priority of the Child Maintenance Service during this period has been to ensure the flow of child maintenance payments received are paid out to receiving parents.</p><p> </p><p>Where payments have been missed, we have asked parents to report the changes via the self-service portal. Missed payments will continue to accrue as arrears and over time, we will ensure that everyone pays or receives the right amount of child maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/07/2020 12:33:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28978 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1218740

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	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 progress she has made on the personal independence payment administrative exercise; and what the timeframe is for the completion of that exercise.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	66216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>We are answering with reference to the administrative exercise following the MH and RJ judgments on Personal Independence Payment.</p><p> </p><p>As of 5 January 2020, we had cleared around 720,000 cases under the MH decision and around 820,000 cases under the RJ decision. Most, but not all, cases are cleared against both decisions.</p><p> </p><p>We have paused this exercise to support the Department’s coronavirus response. We understand the importance of continuing the exercise and this decision is currently under review. When the exercise resumes, we will announce the date of the next progress update at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pip-administrative-exercise-progress-on-cases-cleared" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pip-administrative-exercise-progress-on-cases-cleared</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/07/2020 14:29:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1218741

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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: 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 is taking to prevent delays to the mandatory reconsideration process during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	66217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>DWP is continuing to process Mandatory Reconsiderations during the current Covid-19 pandemic and is aiming to avoid delay where possible.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/07/2020 14:29:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1227659

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials of her Department have had with officials of the Department of Health and Social Care on potential additional barriers people with mental health conditions experience as a result of the covid-19 outbreak when applying for social security benefits; and what safeguards her Department has put in place to mitigate against those potential additional barriers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	78867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Officials of both Departments hold regular discussions as a result of the ongoing covid-19 outbreak and its impact on people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>My Department has provided mental health training for staff who have direct contact with claimants, including all Work Coaches, to equip them to identify mental wellbeing issues or vulnerabilities, and to take appropriate action to support individuals. Work Coaches will tailor support to the needs of the individual and work closely with local organisations that provide additional specialist support.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p> </p><p>Mental wellbeing training has been provided for all staff (around 30,000 colleagues trained to date) who have direct contact with customers (including via telephone).</p><p>Staff have also had specific training to help them to identify vulnerable people, and signpost or refer them to further support provided by local partners. Every jobcentre has a complex needs toolkit containing links to local organisations to facilitate this.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the pandemic we’ve introduced online claim application processes for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/dwps-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank"> ESA</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pension-credit-claimants-now-able-to-apply-online" target="_blank">Pension Credit</a> claimants (telephony options still exist). And we’ve also introduced <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-video-service-for-deaf-claimants-accessing-universal-credit" target="_blank">new services</a> for deaf claimants.</p><p> </p><p>From 16 March to the end of April, we received over 1.8 million claims for Universal Credit, over 250,000 claims for Jobseeker’s Allowance, and over 20,000 claims for Employment and Support Allowance.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/09/2020 16:21:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson