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date	08/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions she has had with the UK Permanent Representative EU on the EU Council meeting on security and defence on 17 June 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	274457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence officials regularly engage with the UK Permanent Representative to the European Union on a number of issues. I was not present at the EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting on 17 June 2019 but met with the UK Permanent Representative to the European Union in the margins of the NATO Defence Ministerial in Brussels on 29 June 2019 to discuss a number of issues related to European security and defence.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/07/2019 15:08:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

669138

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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 he plans to change testing criteria for (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment and support allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	58957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>We continually keep the assessment criteria for Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) under review.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 1 October 2016, we will stop requiring people with the most severe, lifetime conditions to be repeatedly assessed for ESA and Universal Credit. Over the coming months we will work with our health assessment provider, medical professionals and other stakeholders to develop a set of criteria to switch off re-assessments for people with the most severe health conditions or disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Green Paper, launched on 31 October 2016 explores a range of options, and points to long-term reform, including how we might simplify and improve the assessment process for people with health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2017 16:35:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

669139

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to put in place greater interim and transitional funding for claimants (a) during and (b) after personal independence payment appeals.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	58958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>There is currently interim support available during the appeals period. For those who were members of the Motability scheme under DLA, Motability pays for a £175 million package of transitional support which normally includes a £2,000 cash lump sum. Individuals could use this payment to support their mobility needs during this time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is always exploring new ways to support disabled people, including those making PIP appeals. There have been no decisions at this time.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/01/2017 13:12:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

669140

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to make payments for (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment and support allowance.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	58956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>We regularly review the way in which we process personal independence payments (PIP) and employment and support allowance (ESA) to ensure claimants are paid at the earliest opportunity. PIP has an on-going continuous improvement plan in place. Identifying opportunities for claimants to provide the ‘right’ evidence at the ‘right’ time, enhancing the quality of the decision making process.</p><p> </p><p>Where the claimant has not provided all the information required to determine their award we proactively seek this information from them or a third party.</p><p> </p><p>Once an award for ESA has been made we select the quickest method of payment available to ensure that any payment due is paid to the claimant as quickly as possible. For the majority of new claimants to PIP they will be paid any arrears of benefit within a few days of the decision being made.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/01/2017 13:06:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

573911

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	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 steps he is taking to ensure that people affected by severe mental illness are able to live as independently as possible.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Hugo Swire
uin	44389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>In January 2016 the Government announced almost £1 billion of additional investment for mental health which included over £400 million to enable round-the-clock treatment in communities as a safe and effective alternative to hospital.</p><p>The Work and Health Unit is testing a range of interventions to support people with mental illness to obtain and stay in work.</p><p>NHS England is also working to ensure that by 2020/21 all areas are providing crisis resolution and home treatment teams that are resourced to operate in line with recognised best practice – delivering a round-the-clock, community-based crisis response and intensive home treatment as an alternative to acute inpatient admissions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2016 16:45:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire