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644000

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will lose entitlement to carer's allowance as a result of increases to the national minimum wage taking their income over the earning limit for that allowance.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	54762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The impact that a carer’s earnings, including those receiving the National Minimum Wage, will have on their entitlement to Carer’s Allowance (CA) will depend on the number of hours they work a week and their net salary for CA purposes once allowable deductions have been made.</p><p> </p><p>The CA earnings limit will be increasing from £110 to £116 a week from April 2017. This 5% increase outstrips the current average increase in earnings. Up to 2,000 carers will benefit from this change.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 13:03:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

644007

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Employment Schemes: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent from the public purse through the Work Choice programme on employment support in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	54673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Departmental Annual Report for 2015/2016 includes the final outturn numbers for Employment Programmes from 2011/12 to 2015/16 (page 123 of the report), which includes Work Choice.</p><p> </p><p>The annual spend on Work Choice for the years requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount £m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 13:13:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

644010

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Welfare Reform and Work Bill
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 the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Welfare Reform of 27 January 2016, in the House of Lords, Official Report, column 1315, on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, whether the £60 to £100 million per year proposed under his Department's Green Paper on work, health and disability to be spent on supporting employment and support allowance claimants into work is in addition to or instead of funding currently being spent in the Work Programme and in Work Choice.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	54869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The £60 - £100 million per year is additional funding that will deliver a broad range of employment and health support. This will be in tandem with the change to the ESA Work-Related Activity Component and UC Limited Capability for Work element. As set out in the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper some of it will be used to fund additional places on Work Choice and the Work and Health Programme when it is launched.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 13:18:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

644013

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Universal Credit
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 the oral contribution of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 17 November 2016, Official Report, columns 462 to 464, whether the hardship fund, flexible support fund and other third-party deals will compensate new claimants in full for the loss of the work-related activity group payments.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	54827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring that people have the best support possible to move closer to the labour market and, when they are ready, into work. The change to the ESA work-related activity component will only apply to new claims. There will be no cash losers among those who are already in receipt of ESA and we aim to protect existing ESA claimants who temporarily leave the benefit to try out work and then return to ESA. We will bring forward draft regulations in due course setting out the detail.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 17:40:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

643166

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) medical and (b) work capability assessments were conducted to assess claimants' eligibility for each benefit for which his Department is responsible in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	54499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not record the information you have requested on (a) medical assessments for Personal Independence Payment. The information on (b) work capability assessments can be accessed from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-september-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-september-2016</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 15:13:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

643167

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number and proportion of claimants for each benefit administered by his Department require a home visit for the purpose of conducting medical or work capability assessments.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	54500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of home assessments completed is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 14:56:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

643172

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
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 policy is on the provision of support for disabled people whose condition precludes them from attending face to face assessments.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	54600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The decision as to whether a paper-based review or a home visit is appropriate is made by the Healthcare Professional. Their decision on whether to do so is based on evidence provided by the claimant to support their claim including all medical evidence from the claimant’s GP, hospital doctor or other appropriate clinicians.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 15:06:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

642412

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much he plans to spend on employment support for claimants of employment and support allowance in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	54335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not organise its management accounts by spending on each claimant group so the information is not available in the format requested. However, as set out during the passage of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, in addition to existing support we are investing in additional practical support for claimants with limited capability for work from April 2017, rising from £60m in 2017/18 to £100m in 2020/21. Employment support for claimants of Employment and Support Allowance includes provision in Jobcentre Plus, contracted employment programmes, and other spending such as Access to Work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/11/2016 14:58:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

642413

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which terminal illnesses he plans to make exempt from benefits assessments.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	54343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2016 answer text <p>Terminally ill people can already claim Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit using a fast track procedure rather than the normal assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/11/2016 14:58:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

641377

registered interest
date	21/11/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
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 cost to the public purse of all fit-for-work decisions made in initial assessments for employment and support allowance which were subsequently overturned at appeal for each (a) month and (b) year from July 2013 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	53882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2016 14:01:39 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq