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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-14more like thismore than 2019-10-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Maternity Allowance remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent (a) assessment her Department has made of the trends in and (b) estimate her Department has made of the average processing times for applications made for maternity allowance. more like this
tabling member constituency Birkenhead more like this
tabling member printed
Frank Field more like this
uin 58 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-17more like thismore than 2019-10-17
answer text <p>The Department continues to closely monitor the volume of MA applications. We are aware of the current increase in outstanding MA applications, due to recent staff changes and we are working to resolve this.</p><p> </p><p>We are urgently training new colleagues on this area of work and we expect work volumes to decline from mid-November onwards. We would advise people to apply as soon as they are eligible, 14 weeks before the week when their baby is due. We are fast tracking any emergency cases.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Eastleigh remove filter
answering member printed Mims Davies more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-17T17:00:34.247Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-17T17:00:34.247Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead more like this