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513756

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Bereavement Benefits
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 make it his policy to extend the time limits on applications for bereavement allowance.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	34389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The time limit for claiming Bereavement Allowance is three months from the date of death, which is consistent with the time limit for other welfare entitlements. We are not considering extending this at this time. We are, however, currently developing the new Bereavement Support Payment due to be implemented for new claims from April 2017, and we will assess the merits of further flexibilities on backdating as part of this work.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/04/2016 16:45:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

513107

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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	Bereavement Benefits
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 takes to (a) notify recently bereaved spouses of the existence of bereavement benefits and (b) encourage those people to check their entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	34122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>Information about Bereavement Benefits is widely available through GOV.UK. We also work closely with third party organisations who the bereaved traditionally contact such as registrars, hospitals, funeral directors and voluntary groups ensuring that they have the correct information available to signpost the bereaved to the DWP Bereavement Service.</p><p> </p><p>Upon contacting the DWP Bereavement Service our staff will ensure that any benefits and pensions arrears are claimed and will also initiate a claim for Social Fund Funeral Payments and Bereavement Benefits if appropriate.</p><p>.</p><p>We continue to look for opportunities to improve the availability of advice about these particular benefits and as a result we have improved the information available on GOV.UK, and are currently exploring ways in which to to join up the Tell Us Once and Bereavement Service offers.</p><p> </p><p>Tell Us Once is a cross-government service delivered through Local Authorities whereby notification of the death is cascaded out to other agencies, thus reducing the number of contacts an individual has to make.</p><p> </p><p>The time limit for claiming Bereavement Allowance is three months from the date of death, which is consistent with the time limit for other welfare entitlements. We are currently developing the new Bereavement Support Payment due to be implemented for new claims from April 2017, and we will assess the merits of further flexibilities on backdating as part of this work.</p><p> </p><p>Information available on the number of people in receipt of Bereavement Allowance by duration of current claim can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 34123 34124 question first answered 22/04/2016 08:52:12 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

513108

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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	Bereavement 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 claims for bereavement allowance have been made for each of the last five years; and what proportion of such claims covered (a) the full eligible 52 weeks and (b) less than the full 52 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	34123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>Information about Bereavement Benefits is widely available through GOV.UK. We also work closely with third party organisations who the bereaved traditionally contact such as registrars, hospitals, funeral directors and voluntary groups ensuring that they have the correct information available to signpost the bereaved to the DWP Bereavement Service.</p><p> </p><p>Upon contacting the DWP Bereavement Service our staff will ensure that any benefits and pensions arrears are claimed and will also initiate a claim for Social Fund Funeral Payments and Bereavement Benefits if appropriate.</p><p>.</p><p>We continue to look for opportunities to improve the availability of advice about these particular benefits and as a result we have improved the information available on GOV.UK, and are currently exploring ways in which to to join up the Tell Us Once and Bereavement Service offers.</p><p> </p><p>Tell Us Once is a cross-government service delivered through Local Authorities whereby notification of the death is cascaded out to other agencies, thus reducing the number of contacts an individual has to make.</p><p> </p><p>The time limit for claiming Bereavement Allowance is three months from the date of death, which is consistent with the time limit for other welfare entitlements. We are currently developing the new Bereavement Support Payment due to be implemented for new claims from April 2017, and we will assess the merits of further flexibilities on backdating as part of this work.</p><p> </p><p>Information available on the number of people in receipt of Bereavement Allowance by duration of current claim can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 34122 34124 question first answered 22/04/2016 08:52:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

513109

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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	Bereavement Benefits
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the qualifying period applicants can apply for and claim bereavement allowance after the death of a partner.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	34124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>Information about Bereavement Benefits is widely available through GOV.UK. We also work closely with third party organisations who the bereaved traditionally contact such as registrars, hospitals, funeral directors and voluntary groups ensuring that they have the correct information available to signpost the bereaved to the DWP Bereavement Service.</p><p> </p><p>Upon contacting the DWP Bereavement Service our staff will ensure that any benefits and pensions arrears are claimed and will also initiate a claim for Social Fund Funeral Payments and Bereavement Benefits if appropriate.</p><p>.</p><p>We continue to look for opportunities to improve the availability of advice about these particular benefits and as a result we have improved the information available on GOV.UK, and are currently exploring ways in which to to join up the Tell Us Once and Bereavement Service offers.</p><p> </p><p>Tell Us Once is a cross-government service delivered through Local Authorities whereby notification of the death is cascaded out to other agencies, thus reducing the number of contacts an individual has to make.</p><p> </p><p>The time limit for claiming Bereavement Allowance is three months from the date of death, which is consistent with the time limit for other welfare entitlements. We are currently developing the new Bereavement Support Payment due to be implemented for new claims from April 2017, and we will assess the merits of further flexibilities on backdating as part of this work.</p><p> </p><p>Information available on the number of people in receipt of Bereavement Allowance by duration of current claim can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 34122 34123 question first answered 22/04/2016 08:52:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

451601

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to facilitate full statistical recording of the employment (a) rate and (b) gap for people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	26381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The employment rates for disabled and non-disabled people are monitored quarterly, based on the Labour Force Survey which is conducted by the Office for National Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The disability employment gap can be derived by subtracting the employment rate of disabled people from the employment rate of non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>The publicly available source used to monitor disability employment is part of the National Statistics and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/january-2016/table-a08.xls" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/january-2016/table-a08.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/02/2016 13:32:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

423045

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on the autism spectrum are in full-time employment; and what steps the Government is taking to support people on the autism spectrum into stable and well-paid employment.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	12867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Government does not collect data specifically on employment rates for people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC).</p><p>The Government is acting to raise awareness regarding employment of people with autism and to support them to take up employment. The Government’s Autism Strategy, and the updated Statutory Guidance published in March 2015, sets out in detail how Government will support the autism agenda nationally.</p><br /><p>The Autism Strategy can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/think-autism-an-update-to-the-government-adult-autism-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/think-autism-an-update-to-the-government-adult-autism-strategy</a></p><br /><p>The Statutory Guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-autism-strategy-statutory-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-autism-strategy-statutory-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 29/10/2015 11:42:29 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

423046

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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: Autism
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 effect on people on the autism spectrum of removal of the additional payment in the employment and support allowance's work related activity group.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	12866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July. These are available on the Parliament website: <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 26/10/2015 13:45:01 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

418846

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	International Labour Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the UK's membership of the International Labour Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	10328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We continue to support the ILO’s work and actively engage with the ILO to ensure that it can offer effective policy solutions that address the employment issues and challenges of an increasingly globalised economy.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/09/2015 11:39:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown