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756926

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Access to Work Programme: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what interim support is available for deaf people between the start of a new job and when an Access to Work workplace assessment is carried out.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	8350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Access to Work (AtW) aims to supply help as quickly as possible, but where there are unavoidable delays, interim solutions may be considered. These will vary according to individual customers’ needs and situations. In such cases, AtW Advisers will inform customers and employers of likely delays and discuss interim support options.</p><p>We are continuously engaging with stakeholders to explore how the customer journey can be improved. For example, in June 2017 the new contract for AtW workplace assessments came into effect, changing the workplace assessments target. The new contract requires 90% of assessments to be carried out in 8 days, rather than the 10 days that was previously the case. This is intended to expedite the provision of support to AtW customers.</p><p>We will publish our response to “<em>Improving Lives: The Work, Health, and Disability Green Paper“ </em>this autumn, in which we will explore options for improving the service offered through AtW.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 17:01:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

756927

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment appeals have been made to the Social Security Tribunals by deaf claimants; and how many of those appeals have been successful.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	8349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The following table gives volumes of appeals lodged and overturned by year for claimants with a hearing disorder. Appeals lodged are given by the year the appeal was registered. Appeals cleared are appeals where a decision has been made and are given by the year the appeal was cleared. Appeals overturned are appeals where the DWP decision has been changed and are given by the year the appeal was cleared.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Appeals Lodged</p></td><td><p>Appeals Cleared</p></td><td><p>Appeals Overturned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18 (data until April'17)</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>**‘#‘used for instances where there are less than 50 cases.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 16:16:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

756928

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training health professionals carrying out personal independence payment assessments receive on deafness.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	8351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Both Assessment Providers are required to ensure that the Health Professionals (HPs) carrying out assessments have knowledge of the clinical aspects and likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions and impairments including deafness.</p><p>All HPs receive comprehensive training in disability analysis. This includes specific case studies and guidance which covers how a person who is deaf, or has a hearing impairment, is likely to be affected in their day-to-day activities. All HPs are required to complete this training before they can be approved to carry out assessments on our behalf.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and our Providers work with a wide range of organisations, including those who represent people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment in order to continuously improve the service provided, including strengthening deaf awareness training material for HPs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 12:14:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

756929

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to introduce a digital application process that is accessible for deaf people claiming personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	8352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to modernising and digitalising public services, and in the longer term, plans to develop a joined up digital journey for claimants with health and disability needs. However due to the fiscal constraints the Department cannot commit to a timescale for achieving our aspiration to further modernise technology in this area at this time. Currently deaf claimants are able to write in to ask for a paper claim form and the Department also offers “next generation text” and a video relay service.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering options as to how we are able to provide a digital process in line with the recommendations of the second independent review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2017 16:42:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

711827

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
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, what steps he plans to take to reduce the (a) number of appeals against decisions on personal independence payments and (b) success rate of such appeals.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	68243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>7%, of all Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions have been appealed and 3% have been overturned.</p><p> </p><p>As part of on-going review and improvement of PIP, we are continuing to make efforts to ensure that all decisions, whether made initially or at Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), are the best informed decisions. For example, the department is running a series of trials which looks at the end to end PIP decision making process with a particular focus on MR and explores the different ways we can improve the quality of our decision making.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is important that claimants can appeal their award decision if they are unhappy with it. Moreover, a request for an appeal does not mean that the decisions taken initially and as part of Mandatory Reconsideration were not right. Claimants often provide new, relevant evidence at the tribunal stage.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/03/2017 14:27:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

692076

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to extend the Access to Work programme to incorporate work experience and internships.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	64341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Access to Work scheme has already been extended to support self-arranged work experience and Supported Internships in line with guidance set out in paragraphs 123 – 140 which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541858/access-to-work-staff-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541858/access-to-work-staff-guide.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This was announced by the then Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey on 16 July 2013.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/02/2017 12:22:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

692077

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	Access to Work Programme
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 extend the Access to Work programme so that disabled people have support plans in place before an employment offer.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	64342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department has published an Access to Work pre-employment eligibility letter for individuals, their employers or potential employers in order to provide an indication of the help that people may be able to receive from the Access to Work scheme. This letter has been updated to include reference to both mental health support and coverage of apprentices, and can be found here. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-eligibility-letter-for-employees-and-employers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/access-to-work-eligibility-letter-for-employees-and-employers</a></p><p> </p><p>We are also promoting Access to Work and producing case studies to illustrate how the scheme can support people in a range of settings and how it makes a positive difference to disabled people’s working lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/02/2017 12:07:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

596118

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Work and Health Programme
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 2 June 2016 to Question 38327, when his Department plans to publish its Work and Health Green Paper.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	47240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We will publish a Green Paper later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 47529 question first answered 17/10/2016 11:17:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

168611

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of domestic fires in the private rented sector caused by electricity; and if he will make it his policy to introduce five-yearly electrical safety checks.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	217711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>All landlords are required to keep their property safe and we expect that to include regular checks of the electrics.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Fire Kills campaign promotes electrical fire safety messages to all households. This campaign includes Electrical Fire Safety Week which this year ran from 10-16 November. The week is specifically designed to raise awareness of the importance of electrical safety and endorse the message that installations should be checked every five years.</p><p> </p><p>Electrical hazards are also included in the health and safety rating system. Under the system local authorities have strong powers to inspect properties and make sure they are safe, healthy and free from harm. Powers are available to local authorities where serious hazards are found in properties, including prohibiting use of the dwelling; undertaking the works directly themselves; and prosecuting the landlords, if necessary. The system provides an important safety net, ensuring that homes are safe and decent.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we are currently looking into the related issue of whether to require the installation of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that tenants have confidence that the homes they are renting are safe and decent. We are using, and will continue to use, a variety of approaches to improve standards in the private rented sector.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2014 16:13:07 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

168615

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the annual number of domestic fires in England caused by (a) electrical misuse and (b) domestic electrical distribution faults.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	217712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Incident Recording System records information about every incident attended by Fire and Rescue Services.</p><p>There were 28,034 accidental dwelling fires attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England during 2013/14.</p><p>In 7,254 cases, the power source involved in the ignition was reported to have been electricity and the main cause deemed to have been misuse of electrical equipment or appliance. Of these, 1,387 were through negligent use of electrical equipment or appliances, and the remaining 5,867 related to cooking using electrical appliances (excluding chip pans and deep fat fryers).</p><p>In 2,482 cases, the cause of ignition was reported to have been electricity supply, involving wiring, cabling or plugs.</p><p>Note that 2013/14 figures are provisional, and are likely to be slight undercounts as one Service was unable to supply a complete set of records.<br><br>The Department’s Fire Kills campaign promotes electrical fire safety messages to all households in close partnership with Electrical Safety First. The key mechanism for promoting these messages is Electrical Fire Safety Week, which ran from 10 to 16 November.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/12/2014 16:45:45 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick