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1127462

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information she holds on the suicide rate of people whose claims for (a) universal credit, (b) employment support allowance and (c) personal independence payment are declined.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	256220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises that suicide is a tragic and complex issue; one which we take extremely seriously. This Government is fully committed to reducing the incidence of suicide and supporting people to get the help they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not centrally collect the reason for claimant deaths.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/05/2019 10:02:08 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1123361

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
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	Business: Asbestos and Carcinogens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking with businesses to prevent employee's exposure to (a) asbestos and (b) carcinogens in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	247982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>All businesses must prevent, or if this is not reasonably practicable minimise, exposure of employees to carcinogens, including asbestos, in the workplace. Businesses must comply with the requirements of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, both of which are regulated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). HSE also produces free guidance to assist businesses to comply with their legal duties: <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HSE also works in partnership with businesses and others to raise awareness of workplace ill health. For example, occupational lung disease, including that caused by exposure to carcinogens, is one of three health priorities that form HSE’s Health and Work strategy to prevent workplace ill health. This work includes the national campaign ‘Go Home Healthy’ to promote HSE’s commitment to tackling ill health.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/05/2019 13:43:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1110196

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory re-considerations have been submitted for personal independence payment claims in Lancashire in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	242022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Between February 2018 and January 2019 there were 8,780 Mandatory Reconsiderations registered against Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Normal Rules claims for claimants living in Lancashire. This covers both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 10:44:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1105606

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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: Appeals
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 cost to her Department is to process a mandatory reconsideration for personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	237620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The average DWP unit costs for Mandatory Reconsiderations for Personal Independence Payments for the latest full financial year 2017/18 are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Full year average 2017/18 – Operating costs level unit costs</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP Claims Mandatory Reconsiderations</p></td><td><p>61.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP Reassessments Mandatory Reconsiderations</p></td><td><p>53.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Costs are provided separately for Mandatory Reconsiderations relating to PIP Claims and PIP Reassessments as these are separate activities with costs gathered separately for each.</p><p> </p><p>The average unit costs that have been provided are taken from the DWP’s Activity Based Models at an Operating Costs level which includes direct costs relating to staff undertaking the activities (staff, and local non-staff costs only). They do not include higher level support costs such as management and corporate overheads relating to PIP administration activities.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/04/2019 13:41:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1086659

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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: Appeals
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 cost to the public purse is of a successful appeal for personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	230643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/03/2019 12:36:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1086660

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to to reduce the number of claimants' successful claims that go through the tribunal appeal process.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	230644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Our intention is to work with stakeholders to review the mandatory reconsideration process, including exploring what might help us to gather any further evidence earlier in the process so that we can revise decisions before they reach tribunal, where appropriate. It is a complex area and we want to get it right, so our first priority will be to listen so that we can identify what changes might have the greatest impact.</p><p> </p><p>At the tribunals themselves, we know the claimant’s oral evidence is often decisive with new written evidence also having an impact. In order to further understand this, we have recruited 150 Presenting Officers, for ESA and PIP appeals, who, aside from helping tribunals reach the right decision, are feeding back their observations to decision makers and assessment providers. These valuable insights will help inform future decision making.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/03/2019 16:55:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1041454

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
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 Answer of 9 January 2019 to Question 205829, Children; Maintenance, how many non-compliant parents were disqualified from holding or obtaining a UK passport in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	208213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service Compliance and Arrears strategy, which gave us enforcement powers enabling disqualification of non-compliant parents from holding or obtaining a UK passport, came into effect from 14<sup>th</sup> December 2018. Therefore there were no non-compliant parents disqualified during a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/01/2019 15:52:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1037069

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Children: Maintenance
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 reduce the rate of non-compliance from paying parents to receiving parents using the Child Maintenance Service.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	205829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service has wide ranging powers to enforce the collection of both ongoing child maintenance liability and also arrears. Our Compliance and Arrears strategy further strengthens our enforcement powers by enabling the deduction of child maintenance from a wider range of bank accounts, tackling ‘asset rich’ parents by assuming a notional income from certain assets, and enabling non-compliant parents to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a UK passport.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/01/2019 11:32:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

983359

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Food Banks: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personnel from (a) Cumbria Constabulary, (b) Lancashire Constabulary and (c) Merseyside Constabulary her Department has (i) sign posted and (ii) recorded as made use of a local food bank in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	175968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>In line with the guidance issued to Jobcentre Plus staff, they are not required to keep records of the number of benefit claimants signposted to food banks in their local area.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/10/2018 09:48:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

964342

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to record the number of universal credit claimants that are referred to food banks by job centres.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	169028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus does not make direct referrals to food banks, but offers a signposting service to customers who have expressed an interest in using a food bank. The Department has no plans to require Jobcentre staff to record the number of Universal Credit claimants that are signposted to food banks.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2018 16:53:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick