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176587

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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 Living Allowance
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 has a target clearance time for a disability living allowance mandatory reconsideration.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Davidson
uin	222500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No, we do not have a target clearance time.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 17:30:18 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	611 label Biography information for Mr Ian Davidson

176589

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	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 adjustments his Department has made to the number of people reassessed for personal independence payment to reflect the current backlog of claims.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	222405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Following our controlled approach, a further 29 postcode areas have gone live with reassessment. We are currently progressing detailed planning and assurance activity to identify postcode areas to be included in further phases of rollout.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 17:29:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

176590

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	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 people have undergone a reassessment for personal independence payment before the end of their award period.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	222406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The official statistics published in December show that to the end of October 2014, 29,900 claimants have had a reassessment and received their Personal Independence Payment decision. DLA remains in payment while the claimant goes through the process to claim Personal Independence Payment. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 17:27:01 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

176591

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was of reassessing people with progressive conditions for (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment and support allowance in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	222404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not hold this information. Assessment and reassessment for Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance is based on an individual’s circumstances and how their condition affects them, not the condition itself.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 17:31:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

176592

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Whooping Cough: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pertussis vaccine damage claims were made in each year since 2003; and how many were successful in each year.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Mr Russell Brown
uin	222407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information regarding claims and awards in respect of each particular disease/vaccine is unavailable.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 17:25:24 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	588 label Biography information for Mr Russell Brown

175976

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to universal credit since June 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	222162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information about the funding allocated to Universal Credit is contained within the document: Universal Credit at Work, published by DWP in October 2014</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 16:24:59 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

176188

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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 Living Allowance: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on ensuring his Department processes applications for disability living allowance from young people with diabetes consistently.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	222269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In October 2009 DWP launched detailed guidance on childhood diabetes to support staff and improve consistency of decision making in this condition. This guidance was peer reviewed by expert clinicians prior to publication and is available online. DWP has been working with Diabetes UK and an external expert to update this guidance. Departmental case managers take all information supplied into account when considering the duration of care and mobility needs and base any decision on the particular circumstances of the young person with diabetes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 16:23:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

176198

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Employment Schemes: Mental Health
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 oral Answer of 26 January 2015, Official Report, column 547, on mental health (employment opportunities), what each innovative approach to employment support for those with mental health problems is; where each pilot is taking place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Based on the recommendations put forward in the Psychological Wellbeing and Work report, last year we took forward three small scale feasibility pilots to explore the most promising and evidence-based approaches to supporting claimants with mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p>The pilots were:</p><p> </p><p>1) Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in Durham &amp; Tees Valley; Surrey &amp; Sussex; Midland Shires; and Black Country Jobcentre Plus districts</p><p> </p><p>2) Group work based on peer support in Thames Valley and Gloucestershire &amp; West of England Jobcentre Plus districts; and</p><p> </p><p>3) Telephone based employment and psychological support in North East Yorkshire &amp; Humber; and South Yorkshire Jobcentre Plus districts</p><p> </p><p>We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 15:27:38 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176199

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Attendance Allowance
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 people who qualify for attendance allowance are made aware of the scheme and of their eligibility for it.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	222151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The department is committed to encouraging older people to take up the benefits they are entitled to and goes to considerable lengths to publicise benefits. Information is available from the department's offices; advice agencies, including local authorities; and leaflets are available from various locations, including post offices and doctors' surgeries. Information about all benefits and how these may be claimed is readily available on the GOV.UK website, or through the DWP Information Line.</p><p>Additionally, the department’s National Partnerships Team works with customer representative organisations, both nationally and locally, to provide a wide range of advice and support for older people. Over 300 of these partner organisations operate as an Alternative Office, taking and verifying Attendance Allowance claims on behalf of the Secretary of State. And for those unable to access services through other channels, a visiting service is available to help with information and claims.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 12:00:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

175659

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many explosions of manhole covers there have been since 2000; in how many such cases people were injured; how many explosions have occurred twice in the same location; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	221975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>HSE collect statistics on injuries through the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations but not on explosions of manhole covers. Since 2000 there was one injury reported where the incident involved an explosion lifting a manhole cover.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HSE are working with utility providers to understand how and why incidents like this occur.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 16:49:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming