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1713863

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the upcoming consultation on the Personal Independence Payment reforms.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	23783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The department discusses various aspects of social security with the Scottish Government, at both Ministerial and official level. We continue to engage with the Scottish Government to consider the implications of the proposals outlined in the Prime Minister’s announcement and the Health and Disability Green Paper consultation in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p><em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper</em> was published on Monday 29 April.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to improving the lives of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions in all parts of the UK. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is devolved in Scotland and has been replaced with Adult Disability Payment. No new claims to PIP have been made in Scotland since August 2022.</p><p> </p><p>However, DWP continues to deliver PIP in Scotland for existing cases on behalf of Scottish Ministers whilst Scottish cases are being transferred to Social Security Scotland. All cases are due to be transferred in 2025 and DWP will no longer have any delegated administrative authority regarding PIP in Scotland once transfer is complete.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 23784 question first answered 02/05/2024 16:00:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1713865

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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: Disability
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 press release entitled Disability benefits system to be reviewed as PM outlines "moral mission" to reform welfare, published on 19 April 2024, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the recently announced proposed reforms to the disability benefits system.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	23784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The department discusses various aspects of social security with the Scottish Government, at both Ministerial and official level. We continue to engage with the Scottish Government to consider the implications of the proposals outlined in the Prime Minister’s announcement and the Health and Disability Green Paper consultation in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p><em>Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper</em> was published on Monday 29 April.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to improving the lives of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions in all parts of the UK. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is devolved in Scotland and has been replaced with Adult Disability Payment. No new claims to PIP have been made in Scotland since August 2022.</p><p> </p><p>However, DWP continues to deliver PIP in Scotland for existing cases on behalf of Scottish Ministers whilst Scottish cases are being transferred to Social Security Scotland. All cases are due to be transferred in 2025 and DWP will no longer have any delegated administrative authority regarding PIP in Scotland once transfer is complete.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 23783 question first answered 02/05/2024 16:00:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1674179

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the amount of deductions made under the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy to (a) Housing Benefit and (b) Universal Credit claimants in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	4510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Information on the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (RSRS) sufficient to produce such an estimate can be found on Stat-Xplore. Stat-Xplore includes the mean of RSRS reduction, the number subject to the RSRS and the number of spare rooms for both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Element Claimants.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Stat-Xplore can be found <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/12/2023 16:13:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1665843

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of payband SCS2 civil servants in his Department on full-time equivalent contracts are women as of 18 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	203384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>DWP Paid Staff Only September 2023 data</p><p>Full-time SCS2 that are Female is 35%</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP encourages temporary promotion opportunities (known as Temporary Duties Allowance in DWP) to be filled fairly and transparently. Temporary promotions for a duration of more than one month require authorisation from an HR Business Partner and a leader of an appropriate senior grade.</p><p> </p><p>Temporary promotions (known as Temporary Duties Allowance in DWP) for a duration of more than 6 months from the outset should be decided through a formal selection exercise, either through a fair and transparent Expressions of Interest exercise or advertised on Civil Service Jobs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/10/2023 15:41:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1665844

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of civil servants in his Department on temporary contracts are women as of 18 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	203385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>DWP Paid Staff Only September 2023 data.</p><p>There was a total of 345 Temporary contracts of those 48% were women.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The department is committed to increase the diversity of our workforce. Recruitment guidance encourages vacancy holders to advertise widely and all DWP’s vacancies are advertised on VERCIDA an inclusive jobs platform, that specifically promotes our diversity networks activities, inclusive culture and employer awards. These are also promoted our Civil Service Careers Website page.</p><p> </p><p>DWP uses a name-blind approach at application and sift stage as standard including at SCS level where feasible. Guidance encourages the use gender-neutral language and online tools to check readability and inclusive language in job adverts and other recruitment materials. In SCS recruitment the department takes proactive steps to improve the diversity of candidates progressed to interview including readvertising on occasion to increase the diversity and gender balance of shortlists.</p><p> </p><p>Our recruitment guidance is clear that restricted working patterns can only be advertised when supported by justifiable business objectives. For some roles we run engagement sessions where candidates can ask questions about working patterns and flexibility at the earliest stages. DWP is also a Career Confident Ambassador and has achieved level 3, the highest level of accreditation.</p><p> </p><p>Roles are designed against the full range of Success Profiles. As such all elements are valued equally, and candidates can succeed in our recruitment and selection processes in the absence of formal qualifications.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP workforce diversity statistics are monitored and published internally each quarter. Annual Diversity statistics are monitored and published in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual report and Accounts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/10/2023 16:31:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1641220

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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: Artificial Intelligence
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 23 May to Question 185338 on Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence, which (a) services and (b) processes are automated in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	187258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>A number of DWP processes use automation which comes under the scope of Art 22(1) UK-GDPR for some decisions. These processes form part of the following DWP services:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Warm Home Discount Scheme</li><li>Get Your State Pension</li><li>Apply for Pension Credit</li><li>Pension Credit Extra Amount for Severe Disability</li><li>New Style Jobseekers Allowance</li><li>Cost of Living Payments</li><li>Seasonal Payments</li><li>Bereavement Support Payments</li><li>Budgeting Loans Automation</li></ul><p> </p><p>Artificial Intelligence is not used in any of these processes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/06/2023 15:43:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1628068

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
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: Artificial Intelligence
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 uses automated decision making.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department does use automated decision making in some services and processes, which allows us to improve accuracy, speed up delivery and free up colleagues’ time so they can support the people who need it most. Review or appeal options are built in to all DWP benefit processes, even where this is not specifically required by data protection laws.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is always careful to process data lawfully, proportionately, and ethically with safeguards for the protection of individuals. DWP does not use Artificial Intelligence for automated decision making.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/personal-information-charter" target="_blank">DWP’s Personal Information Charter</a> explains how and why we use personal information and citizen’s rights and responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2023 14:34:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1612788

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to email correspondence of 22 February, 22 March and 5 April 2023 from the hon. Member for Glasgow East, reference MC2023/14561.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	182058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>A reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member was sent on 21 April.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/04/2023 13:51:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1604561

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Earnings Rules
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 Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the complement of FTE Work Coaches required by his Department to meet the policy decision to increase the individual Administrative Earnings Threshold from the equivalent of 15 hours at National Living Wage to 18 hours.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	166325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Work Coaches are vital to getting people into jobs and supporting people to earn more. They are central to a number of the measures announced at Budget, including stepping up Jobcentre support for parents, disabled people and people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing our internal plans to ensure we grow our capacity appropriately and effectively, this will include further recruitment to support delivery of these measures.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 166326 166327 166328 question first answered 23/03/2023 14:15:18 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1604562

registered interest
date	15/03/2023
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	Earnings Rules
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 Spring Budget 2023, HC1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the complement of FTE Work Coaches required by his Department to meet the policy decision to remove the couples Administrative Earnings Threshold.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	166326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Work Coaches are vital to getting people into jobs and supporting people to earn more. They are central to a number of the measures announced at Budget, including stepping up Jobcentre support for parents, disabled people and people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing our internal plans to ensure we grow our capacity appropriately and effectively, this will include further recruitment to support delivery of these measures.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 166325 166327 166328 question first answered 23/03/2023 14:15:18 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden