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777052

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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, how many decisions on personal independence payments claims were subsequently overturned by HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	109417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The latest available data on volumes of appeals, volumes overturned and volumes upheld can be found in quarterly published statistics from the Ministry of Justice in tables SSCS.1 and SSCS.3 of: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics#history</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/10/2017 11:20:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

777055

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Atos Healthcare: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made regarding Atos assessments for personal independence payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	109415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>From April 2013 to date, the Independent Assessment Services (formally Atos Healthcare) completed 2.3 million PIP assessments. The total number of complaints equates to less than 1% of the total number of assessments completed, as set out in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Complaints Received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>558</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (to 30 Sept)</p></td><td><p>4040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>17428</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/10/2017 15:47:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

631965

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	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 calls have been made to the personal independence payment enquiry line in the last six months; and what the average waiting time was before those calls were answered.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	52282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The number of calls made to the Personal Independence Payment Enquiry line in the 6 month period from May 2016 to October 2016 was 1,455,474. The average speed of answer for calls received in the same period was 00:06:25<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/11/2016 16:12:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

524233

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to the Iraqi armed forces to help reclaim the city of Fallujah from Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	40112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>As part of Coalition forces, the RAF is conducting airstrikes against Daesh targets providing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in support of Iraqi Security Forces operations in Fallujah.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/06/2016 14:10:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

521133

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were deployed to which countries on (i) 1 May 2016 and (ii) during 2015.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	38263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>Members of the Armed Forces routinely deploy overseas on operational duties or to conduct other Defence activities. The scope, scale and timeframes of some of these deployments mean that it is not always possible to provide comprehensive lists.</p><p>The answer to part (i) is provided in the attached map and is accurate as at 6 May 2016. We are, however, unable to break this down by Service.</p><p>The answer to part (ii) will take longer to assemble. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/06/2016 14:53:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Annex A to PQ38263-MOD Deployments Map.png title Map to support PQ38263 - Armed Forces deployments
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

455277

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Baltic Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of the five additional UK Royal Naval vessels situated in the Baltic.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	28576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Navy routinely allocates vessels to NATO's Standing Maritime Groups and Standing Countermeasures Groups, which are multinational, integrated maritime forces permanently available to NATO to perform tasks ranging from participating in exercises to intervention missions.</p><p>This year the UK's contribution consists of: three Mine Countermeasures Vessels, on four month deployments in rotation; one Frigate for six months, which is the first to be deployed to this task since 2010; and a Destroyer, from October 2016.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/03/2016 16:04:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

455278

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Baltic States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK's military presence in the Baltic region in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	28577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK undertakes a wide range of operational, Defence Engagement and training activity within the Baltic region. While it is not possible to provide full information, costs exceeded £1.6 million in FY13-14; £13.5 million in FY14-15 and £4.1 million in FY15-16.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:36:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

455279

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the military threat to the UK posed by Russia.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	28578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>As noted in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, Russia is mid-way through a programme of major investment to modernise and upgrade its military, including its nuclear forces. Its behaviour will continue to be hard to predict, and, though highly unlikely, we cannot rule out the possibility that it may feel tempted to act aggressively against NATO Allies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/03/2016 16:01:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

448748

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq Historic Allegations Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the government has initiated legal action against any law firms for abuse of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	24774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been conducting a wide-ranging investigation into two firms - Leigh Day &amp; Co, and Public Interest Lawyers - as a result of concerns about their conduct in the Al-Sweady Inquiry and associated litigation. Among other things, it is investigating how these firms obtain instructions from claimants in Iraq - a matter that is directly relevant to the unprecedented number of allegations with which the Iraq Historic Allegations Team is contending.</p><p>The Government welcomes the SRA's decision to refer Leigh Day &amp; Co to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, and awaits its decision with regard to Public Interest Lawyers. We will decide what further action may be appropriate in the light of the results of this process.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/02/2016 15:54:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins