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58308

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the useful life of IT assets listed in his Department's annual report and accounts; and whether these will be amortised over a five year period.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see below, the link to the DWP Annual Reports and Accounts for the financial year 2012/2013 which is the latest published information available.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/06/2014 15:30:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

58414

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	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 funding has been provided to disabled people in Scotland and the UK through the Access to Work scheme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Please see figures for the last full three financial years for which data is available</p><p>Access to Work programme spend in Scotland:</p><p>2010/11: £6.5m</p><p>2011/12: £6.0m</p><p>2012/13: £5.9m</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work programme spend in Great Britain:</p><p>2010/11: £105.5m</p><p>2011/12: £98.3m</p><p>2012/13: £99.0m</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 10:40:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58415

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Access to Work Programme: Scotland
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 has taken to promote the Access to Work scheme to disabled people in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
uin	199330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Access to Work is a valued and succesful national programme that makes a real difference to the working lives of disabled people throughout the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has actively marketed Access to Work to raise awareness of the programme through a national marketing campaign lasting throughout 2013. This included activity to further strengthen our partnerships with key stakeholders and organisations, developing marketing materials, attending key events and digital marketing. The campaign involved a wide range of communications activities, including press releases, presentations at disability and employer events, articles in disability publications and engagement in direct marketing to large employers. It also included use of digital media, paid advertising links in popular search engines, magazine adverts and awareness training for Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisors.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work also featued in the launch of the Department's Disability Confident campaign in July 2013 and at subsequent local events, including Glasgow on 4 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions has worked closely with the Public Health division of the Scottish Government to raise awareness of Access to Work with health professionals. This included sharing information on the NHS Scotland's Knowledge Network and the Health and Employability Delivery Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/06/2014 11:00:22 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

58505

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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, whether the review of personal independence payment operational systems and problems recommended by the National Audit Office in February 2014 was undertaken; what the outcome of the review was; and when it will be published.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	199316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are committed to driving up PIP performance and we are taking action to improve this by working with providers and reviewing DWP internal processes.</p><p> </p><p>We continuously review the initiatives that link to the NAO actions. <br></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/06/2014 16:34:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

58506

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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 discussions have been held with HM Treasury about changes in costs of administering the personal independence payment assessment process; what the outcomes of those discussions have been; and how they affect the current Spending Review benefits savings target and the proposed cap on benefit expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	199317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The costs of administering the PIP assessment process were published in the NAO report in February 2014 and quote the current PIP business case (2013-2014)</p><p /> <p /> <p><a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Personal-independence-payment-early-progress.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Personal-independence-payment-early-progress.pdf</a></p><p>Forecast expenditure on PIP will be updated at Autumn Statement. The most recent forecasts were published by the Office for Budget Responsibility following Budget 2014.</p><p /> <p><strong><a href="http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/37839-OBR-Cm-8820-accessible-web-v2.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/37839-OBR-Cm-8820-accessible-web-v2.pdf</a> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department meets regularly with HM Treasury to discuss progress on all programmes.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/06/2014 15:25:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

58507

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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 recent assessment he has made of current performance towards achieving the target of assessing all current disability living allowance claimants for personal independence payment by 2018; and if he will estimate the potential additional costs in (a) the amount of benefit claimed and (b) the cost of processing claims if the current rate of assessments were to be maintained.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	199318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We continue to monitor performance in the current phase of reassessment and along with our performance on new claims, this will inform further rollout plans for natural reassessment.</p><p> </p><p>Our plan is to complete reassessment within our original timescales and budget.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/06/2014 16:27:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

57876

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of mandatory reconsideration periods have exceeded 14 days; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is collecting information to understand how the introduction of mandatory reconsideration is operating, including completion timescales. However, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available.</p><p> </p><p>In the production of new statistics, which all the above would be, the Department works to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet the high quality standards expected. Departmental statisticians need to assure themselves of the quality of administrative data sources before releasing information as Official statistics, and before the exact timing and format of statistics can be confirmed. .</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 198667 question first answered 09/06/2014 15:14:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

57877

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects Atos to appoint new agency staff to administer appeals on reassessment of eligibility for disability benefits.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Appeals on the disability benefits are administered and heard by Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. Atos has no role to play.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/06/2014 14:59:01 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

57878

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration is given to fibromyalgia in the work capability assessment; and how many and what proportion of people diagnosed with fibromyalgia have been declared fit for work following such an assessment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>As with any medical condition, DWP recognises fibromyalgia as a potentially significantly disabling condition. The statistical information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/06/2014 16:44:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

57880

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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, when he expects Mr Andrew Cottrell of Prenton, to undergo his medical examination as part of his application for the personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	199007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department cannot respond to the House of Commons with regards to a specific case.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the hon. Gentleman.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 09/06/2014 14:00:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead