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455777

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations on employment support and the housing benefit cap on page 81 of the Mental Health Taskforce report, published in February 2016; and what steps he plans to take to implement those recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	28770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>We welcome the Mental Health Taskforce Report, which sets out how important employment can be in supporting people with mental health conditions, and how to improve current services. We have already gone some way to implementing the recommendation on employment and are improving support by developing a new Work and Health programme, which will be providing employment support to claimants with a health condition or disability and the very long term unemployed. We are investing £43 million in a range of trials to develop our evidence base on what works for those with mental health conditions; and investing in increasing employment support in therapy services. The Prime Minister also recently announced over £50m investment to more than double the number of employment advisors in IAPT services, so that they are linked in to every talking therapy service in the country.</p><p>We will publish a White Paper later this year that will set out reforms to improve support for people with health conditions and disabilities, including exploring the roles of employers, to further reduce the disability employment gap and promote integration across health and employment.</p><p>We work closely with the supported housing sector to ensure they are supported as effectively as possible, and highly value the work they do. As part of this we have commissioned an evidence review of supported housing. The results of this research will determine our future policy development and any appropriate exemptions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2016 17:22:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

454916

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training and guidance is provided to medical assessors who examine claimants for personal independence payment on the implications of (a) dialysis and (b) other long-term medical treatments for such claimants.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	28330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>All health professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions and the long-term medical treatment of those conditions affect an individual’s ability to perform day-to-day activities. Prior to carrying out an assessment they routinely refresh their knowledge of any condition with which they are not fully familiar.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2016 10:34:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

454067

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses which are planning to pass on the increase in their National Insurance contributions from April 2016 to their employees.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	27981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not currently collect this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 28010 question first answered 02/03/2016 16:37:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

454329

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's wellness strategy is.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>DWP recognises the importance of good health and wellbeing and the positive impact this has on employee morale, engagement and performance.</p><p> </p><p>We have in place a comprehensive range of policies and measures to encourage and help employees.</p><p> </p><p>Particular interventions include:</p><p> </p><p>An Occupational Health service which supports employees during periods of ill health and absence, enabling them to remain in work/return to work more quickly.</p><p>An Employee Assistance Programme which offers immediate support for employees on a wide range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide employees with access to a range of advice on our dedicated Wellbeing site.</p><p> </p><p>And we have a longstanding, active network of 2,000 volunteer Wellbeing Champions, who arrange and deliver a large number of local events.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2016 13:31:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

454332

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Workplace Pensions: National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Schedule 14 and Section 24 of the Pension Act 2014, how many employees have been affected by the introduction of the statutory over-ride which provides for employers who sponsor contracted-out occupational pensions schemes to pass on increases in national insurance contributions to employees.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	28010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not currently collect this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 27981 question first answered 02/03/2016 16:37:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

454335

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the effect is on the public purse of not annually uprating the UK state pensions of British pensioners living overseas.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	28149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has a clear position, which has remained consistent for around 70 years: UK state pensions are payable worldwide and uprated abroad where we have a legal requirement to do so for example in the European Economic Area or countries where we have bilateral agreements. There are no plans to change this.</p><p> </p><p>Not uprating where there is no legal requirement to do so frees up about £0.5 billion a year which can be used to fund Government priorities in this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 28143 question first answered 02/03/2016 16:54:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

454336

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to provide British pensioners living overseas with the same annual uprating of their state pension as British pensioners who are resident in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	28143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has a clear position, which has remained consistent for around 70 years: UK state pensions are payable worldwide and uprated abroad where we have a legal requirement to do so for example in the European Economic Area or countries where we have bilateral agreements. There are no plans to change this.</p><p> </p><p>Not uprating where there is no legal requirement to do so frees up about £0.5 billion a year which can be used to fund Government priorities in this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 28149 question first answered 02/03/2016 16:54:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

454337

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
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 financial cost is to an individual woman who has seen her state pension age increased by the maximum 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	28107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Women born between 6 December 1953 and 5 October 1954 will have their state pension age increased by the maximum 18 months.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to assess the income of every individual due to their differing characteristics. The impact on a small number of hypothetical cases was modelled for the 2011 Pensions Act Impact Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>These show how women born in 1954, affected by the maximum 18 months increase, could see their total state and private pension income change, compared to the previously legislated timetable.</p><p> </p><p>Women who continue to work will also receive additional income from employment. It may also be possible for women to receive other working age benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The impacts can be found in Table 8 of Annex A of the Impact Assessment at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pensions-act-2011-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pensions-act-2011-impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department published analysis on the impact of the new State Pension (nSP) in January 2016 showing that three million women gain on average over £11pw extra State Pension by 2030:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-state-pension-impact-on-an-individuals-pension-entitlement-longer-term-effects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-state-pension-impact-on-an-individuals-pension-entitlement-longer-term-effects</a></p><p>On average women will still receive 10% more new State Pension than men over their lifetime.</p><p> </p><p>The change in State Pension age is designed to equalise State Pension age between men and women and to remove a long standing inequality, while the new State Pension improves outcomes for women, bringing forward by a decade the point at which women have equivalent State Pension outcomes to men (by the early 2040s instead of the early-2050s).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2016 16:50:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie