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521336

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: Pay
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 hourly earnings were of his Department's (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	38231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions pays employees an annual salary and does not pay an hourly rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department uses a grade structure to determine salary rates. The grade structure is underpinned by Job Evaluation and Grading Support (JEGS), an analytical job evaluation tool which meets all requirements of legislation and EHRC statutory codes of practice on Equal Pay. The use of JEGS and its application in determining the appropriate grade for a role enables us to determine where employees are doing equal work based on “work rated as equivalent”.</p><p> </p><p>DWP Equality data is published on an annual basis on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/equality-and-diversity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/equality-and-diversity</a> this includes the average pay by indicated ethnicity each year up to 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The main factor influencing the DWP pay gap is the difference in distribution of staff within each of these groups across the grades. DWP continues to regularly review ways to address the pay gap.</p><p> </p><p>This report is usually published in July each year and looks at data over the previous financial year. The report for 2016 is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 31/05/2016 14:51:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

516749

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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	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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of disability benefits for which disabled refugees in the UK are eligible.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	36101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Refugees who are eligible must meet the same basic conditions of entitlement for disability benefits as other recipients.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/05/2016 15:49:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

483239

registered interest
date	21/03/2016
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 steps his Department is taking to improve the assessment process for personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	31925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Since its inception, the system of assessing claimants’ eligibility for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has been continually reviewed and refined in order to improve its efficiency, effectiveness and the claimant experience. We have worked extensively with PIP assessment providers and disability rights groups to make improvements to guidance, training and audit procedures in order to ensure a quality service.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s response to Paul Gray’s independent review of the process can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/478224/pip-assessment-first-independent-review-second-response.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/478224/pip-assessment-first-independent-review-second-response.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed in legislation to a further independent review which will report by April 2017.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/03/2016 17:44:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446433

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Medical Treatments Abroad: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reimbursement claims his Department has received from UK citizens for health treatment in other European countries for each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The number of reimbursement claims the DWP Overseas Healthcare Team received from UK citizens for health treatment in EEA Member states is as follows:</p><p>2011 - 24616</p><p>2012 - 24447</p><p>2013 - 30228</p><p>2014 - 25034</p><p>2015 – 15793</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/01/2016 15:35:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446434

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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: Written Questions
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 20 January 2016 to Question 22645, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of answering that question for each of the resources that would be so required.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We estimate that it would require a departmental analyst to spend 4.5 working days to research, collate and analyse the data and around 0.5 further days of oversight and checking of methodology from a senior analyst. This would result in a total cost of around £1,500, which is significantly in excess of the limit for disproportionate costs.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/01/2016 16:00:30 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446435

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Medical Treatments Abroad: France
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 effectiveness of the UK's arrangements with French authorities for processing reimbursement claims from UK citizens for state-funded health treatment received in France.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>European Union Regulations on the coordination of social security systems include provisions on how citizens may obtain healthcare in other EEA states. These are longstanding legislative arrangements which include the use of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), as well as how the resulting bills are settled between states. The European Commission and the member states are jointly responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the regulations on an on-going basis and where necessary the Commission will recommend any proposed changes for consideration and agreement with the member states.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/01/2016 14:53:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446436

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Medical Treatments Abroad: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for which countries that the UK has reimbursement arrangements with under the European Health Insurance Card regulations his Department has identified as not having staff with relevant language skills.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>There is no requirement for DWP staff to have foreign language skills when dealing with EEA Member States in relation to the reimbursement process under the EHIC regulations.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23311 question first answered 28/01/2016 13:14:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446437

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Medical Treatments Abroad: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place to enable UK citizens to submit reimbursement claims under the European Health Insurance Card regulations; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of those arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>In the UK, the NHS Choices website provides comprehensive information on the arrangements that are in place to enable UK citizens to submit reimbursement claims under the EU regulations. Such claims are dealt with by a dedicated team in the Department for Work and Pensions – the DWP Overseas Healthcare Team. Contact details for the DWP Overseas Healthcare Team are provided on the NHS Choices website and may also be found on the EHIC itself.</p><p>The reimbursement processes to which all member states adhere have been in place for many years and work in much the same way across Europe. The European Commission and the member states are jointly responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the regulations on an on-going basis and where necessary the Commission will recommend any proposed changes for consideration and agreement with the member states.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/01/2016 14:58:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446438

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what languages his Department's overseas health team is trained to speak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>There is no requirement for DWP staff to have foreign language skills when dealing with EEA Member States in relation to the reimbursement process under the EHIC regulations.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 23308 question first answered 28/01/2016 13:14:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

446440

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Medical Treatments Abroad: Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidelines are in place on the amount of time that should be taken to process reimbursement claims from UK citizens for health treatment in other European countries; and what data his Department holds on the average amount of time taken to process such claims.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	23310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The EU regulations do not provide set timescales for the processing of reimbursement claims. The DWP Overseas Healthcare Team work proactively with colleagues in the other EEA states to progress reimbursement claims on behalf of UK citizens. When all the appropriate information is received from the relevant EEA state, such claims are normally cleared for reimbursement within 10 days.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/01/2016 14:07:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland