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895509

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date	01/05/2018
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: Scotland
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 26 March 2018 to Question 134167 on Universal Credit: Scotland and with reference to the decision of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Social Security Bill to require the Scottish Government to bring forward regulations under s30 of the Scotland Act 2016 to give effect to automatic split payments, what the timetable is for that functionality to be provided.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	140049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>This is a complex area of policy with many issues for the Scottish government to resolve. There are also some preparatory activities that are required, which will allow a process for safe delivery of this change to be constructed.</p><p> </p><p>As any IT solution is likely to require significant re-engineering of the payment system at the heart of Universal Credit, which supports claimants across the UK, any aspirations for progress will ultimately need to be weighed against the risks and other priorities for development of the system. As a result we are not yet in a position to agree a timetable for the implementation of this change.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 140050 question first answered 08/05/2018 15:55:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

895512

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Scotland
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 26 March 2018 to Question 134167 on Universal Credit: Scotland and with reference to the decision of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Social Security Bill to require the Scottish Government to bring forward regulations under s30 of the Scotland Act 2016 to give effect to automatic split payments, what work her Department plans to undertake to establish a timetable and cost its delivery.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	140050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>This is a complex area of policy with many issues for the Scottish government to resolve. There are also some preparatory activities that are required, which will allow a process for safe delivery of this change to be constructed.</p><p> </p><p>As any IT solution is likely to require significant re-engineering of the payment system at the heart of Universal Credit, which supports claimants across the UK, any aspirations for progress will ultimately need to be weighed against the risks and other priorities for development of the system. As a result we are not yet in a position to agree a timetable for the implementation of this change.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 140049 question first answered 08/05/2018 15:55:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

872252

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Scotland
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 14 March 2018 to Question 131814, on Universal Credit: Scotland, on what date his Department held early discussions with the Scottish Government on the split payment policy for universal credit; whether these discussions took the form of a meeting; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	134166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Officials from Scottish Government and DWP are in regular contact to successfully implement Universal Credit policy in Scotland. DWP and the Scottish Government have had early discussions about the Scottish Government’s split payment policy over the past year. The most recent meeting took place on 22 March.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/03/2018 14:43:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

872253

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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: Scotland
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 14 March 2018 to Question 131814, on Universal Credit: Scotland, what information the Scottish Government has provided to her Department on its split payment policy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	134167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>DWP and Scottish Government continue to share information on split payment policy to ensure a successful implementation, equivalent to the close working relationship DWP and Scottish Government successfully established to implement Scottish Choices in 2017. As this is the subject of on-going policy development between DWP and the Scottish Government, the Department is not in a position to share information it has been provided with.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/03/2018 14:40:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

870240

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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: Scotland
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 14 March 2018 to Question 131814 on Universal Credit: Scotland, what the timetable is for the initial workshop on the Scottish Government's universal credit split payment policy; and what the topics to be considered will be at that workshop.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	134104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The first workshop is planned for April and any future workshops will be organised in due course. The topics under consideration will include the results of stakeholder engagement, and the existing DWP policy and processes for split payments.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/03/2018 12:46:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

858558

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households in Scotland receive a child element under universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	131813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The available information on the number of households in receipt of additional Universal Credit support for parents is published and can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/03/2018 13:16:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray