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156087

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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, when he plans to publish a long-term plan for the full-implementation of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	214509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>An update on Universal Credit progress and future planning was provided recently in the Department’s “Universal Credit at Work” publication available on the DWP website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-at-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-at-work</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the WMS (Link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary Of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing Universal Credit to all remaining Jobcentres and Local Authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of Universal Credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress Universal Credit based on our <em>Test and Learn</em> approach, securing long-term transformation of the Welfare State and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:44 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

156095

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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, what IT system will underpin the full national roll-out of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	214529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>We will expand Universal Credit from February 2015 using the current live service. We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress Universal Credit based on our test and learn approach, securing long-term transformation of the welfare state and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/11/2014 17:24:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

156096

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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, whether local authorities and voluntary sector partners will receive the level of additional funding and support from his Department for the introduction of universal credit that was available to pathfinders.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	214508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The expansion of Universal Credit during 2015 will allow us to build a secure platform for the introduction of Universal Support by mobilising local partnership agreements.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure the right integrated local foundations are established for expansion the Department will put in place Delivery Partnership Agreements (DPA) to make available funded support for those who need extra help.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/11/2014 16:51:43 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

156099

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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 the average length of time taken is for decisions to be made on mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	214525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on mandatory reconsideration relating to Personal Independence Payment when they are ready. The release of information will be pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214523 214524 question first answered 20/11/2014 15:02:54 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

156100

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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 mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payments have been (a) requested and (b) completed in respect of (i) Parkinson's disease, (ii) multiple sclerosis and (iii) rheumatoid arthritis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	214523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on mandatory reconsideration relating to Personal Independence Payment when they are ready. The release of information will be pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214524 214525 question first answered 20/11/2014 15:02:54 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

156101

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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 mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payments have been (a) requested and (b) completed since April 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	214524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity. We intend to publish official statistics on mandatory reconsideration relating to Personal Independence Payment when they are ready. The release of information will be pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214523 214525 question first answered 20/11/2014 15:02:54 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

156102

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerated so that the bulk of the migration will be complete by 2019, whether he is now confident that all migration will be complete by 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>In the WMS (link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit to all remaining jobcentres and local authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of universal credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is being implemented in a safe and secure manner using a test and learn approach and it is taking this approach that has allowed our plans to expand national roll out. We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress, securing long-term transformation of the welfare state and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should there be no change in the labour market outlook or the pace at which claims are migrated, the current business case assumes for planning purposes the bulk of this exercise will be complete by 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214800 214802 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156103

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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: Wales
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 applications in Wales have waited longer than (a) one month, (b) three months and (c) six months to be assessed by Capita; what progress has been made in reducing such waiting times in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	214791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of cases awaiting individual assessments is not routinely supplied and is not published data. Departmental statisticians are continuing to develop measures around clearance times and waiting times to ensure they provide a rounded and representative picture of Personal Independence Payment system performance, improvement activity and the claimants’ experience. These statistics will be published when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/11/2014 11:14:41 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

156104

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerated so that the bulk of the migration will be complete by 2019, and by what date the bulk of the migration was due to have been completed prior to that acceleration.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>In the WMS (link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit to all remaining jobcentres and local authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of universal credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is being implemented in a safe and secure manner using a test and learn approach and it is taking this approach that has allowed our plans to expand national roll out. We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress, securing long-term transformation of the welfare state and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should there be no change in the labour market outlook or the pace at which claims are migrated, the current business case assumes for planning purposes the bulk of this exercise will be complete by 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214801 214802 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

156105

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213752, stating that plans for national roll-out of universal credit to all jobcentres and local authorities from February 2015 have been accelerated so that the bulk of the migration will be complete by 2019, in what respects that represents an acceleration compared to his previous plan.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	214802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>In the WMS (link below) of 13 October 2014 the Secretary of State confirmed plans for the next stage of implementing universal credit to all remaining jobcentres and local authorities as we progress national expansion through 2015-16 and secure delivery of universal credit across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-vote-office/2014-October/13th%20October/17.DWP-welfare-reform.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is being implemented in a safe and secure manner using a test and learn approach and it is taking this approach that has allowed our plans to expand national roll out. We will keep all longer-term plans under review as we progress, securing long-term transformation of the welfare state and UK labour market in a safe and secure way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Should there be no change in the labour market outlook or the pace at which claims are migrated, the current business case assumes for planning purposes the bulk of this exercise will be complete by 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 214800 214801 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:33:15 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms