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1683995

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Financial Assistance Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with the Pensions Action Group on the Financial Assistance Scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	10835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not had any recent discussions with the Pensions Action Group (PAG). However, on 8 January 2024 I met with representatives of PAG in which a range of issues in relation to the Financial Assistance Scheme were discussed.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/01/2024 12:03:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1684188

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating women born in the 1950s affected by changes to state pension age legislation.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	10968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ombudsman is considering this matter, he has not completed his final report and has yet to make any recommendations. When the report is complete the Government will carefully consider it.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment on the investigation and section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 states that Ombudsman investigations “shall be conducted in private”.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/01/2024 12:43:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1684205

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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: India
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 his Department’s publication, DWP’s ministerial overseas travel, July to September 2023, published on 14 December 2023, how much of the £4,295.27 spent on his visit to India from 18 to 23 July 2023 was spent on air travel.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	10969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The total spent on air travel during the Secretary of State’s visit to India was £5,366.44 (this includes internal flights in India).</p><p> </p><p>The Department has noticed an administrative error in the publication of the <em>Ministerial Overseas Travel, July to September 2023</em>. The Department has taken immediate action to update the publication to show that the total cost of Secretary of State’s visit was £5,751.54.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/01/2024 16:13:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1684210

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter of 4 August, 2023 from the hon. Member for Stockport on behalf of a constituent, reference NM21431, on his Department’s criteria for the calculation of carers’ allowance.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	10951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>DWP provided a telephone and email response to the office of Navendu Mishra MP on 23 August 2023 in relation to his constituent’s enquiry, and a copy has also been issued today by email.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/01/2024 10:26:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1683633

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to complete an algorithmic transparency report using the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard for uses of AI in the Lighthouse programme.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	10643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>DWP is already working with the Centre for Data, Ethics and Innovation to ensure the Department uses AI in a safe, ethical, and transparent way. This will include leveraging the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) to identify and apply governance where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has completed elements of the ATRS for AI use cases in the Department and we are working to complete the full standard. This includes those cases under the Lighthouse programme.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/01/2024 15:30:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1683311

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions: Fraud
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 have been convicted for offences relating to the fraudulent encashment of state pension payments which were for deceased recipients in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide convictions data for State Pension fraud cases relating to deceased individuals.</p><p> </p><p>State Pension fraud and error is low, but it does exist, with £100m estimated to have been overpaid in State Pension in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/01/2024 10:43:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1683316

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Workplace Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will take steps to ensure that women who are (a) self-employed and (b) earn less than £10,000 per year have access to workplace pensions.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	10459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment (AE) has helped millions more women to save into a pension, with pension participation rates among eligible women in the private sector rising from 40% in 2012 to 87% in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to build on the success of AE and is making progress on implementing the measures as set out in the 2017 review. The Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 was introduced into Parliament with government support and provides the necessary powers.</p><p> </p><p>Once implemented, the measures will disproportionately increase the pension saving of lower earners; a woman working part-time earning National Living Wage could see her pension almost double as a result when saving over her career.</p><p> </p><p>The AE framework cannot be straightforwardly extended to people who are self-employed, as there is no employer to enrol them into a scheme; select a scheme or make contributions.</p><p> </p><p>The department is currently working with research partners to explore the feasibility of building and testing retirement savings solutions in digital platforms. This includes accountancy software and payment platforms, used by self-employed people to manage their money.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/01/2024 10:48:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1683372

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 17 January to Question 8940, what accounts for the difference between the (a) number and (b) value of transactions of less than £500 reported in (i) that Answer and (ii) the equivalent figures for calendar year 2021 provided in the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107067.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to Answer of 17.01.24 to Question 8940, this was provided as physical card spend only as linked to Question 8701 which was received at the same time, whereas prior Question 107067 was provided as all eProcurement card spend, which includes Virtual cards (Lodged and Single Use)</p><p><br> To provide all eProcurement card spend for the periods requested in Question 8940 (under £500 spend):<br> <br> a) Total purchases 01/01/2022-31/12/2022 = 67,132 with a value of £6,916,350.32</p><p>b) Total purchases 01/01/2023-31/10/2023 = 80,627 with a value of £ £8,706,120.92</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/01/2024 11:18:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1683378

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Council Housing: Romford
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 has taken to work with local authorities to ensure that residents in council accommodation are supported during periods of cold weather in Romford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and has taken further decisive action to support people with their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>For people who require additional support in England, the current Household Support Fund runs from April 2023 until the end of March 2024. This allows local authorities to continue to provide discretionary support to those struggling to afford the cost of essentials including energy bills and wider related essentials.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund is an intentionally flexible scheme designed to enable Local Authorities to respond to local need within the overall framework set by Department for Work and Pensions, since they can use their ties and knowledge to best determine how this support should be provided to local communities. The current scheme is the largest ever, worth £842 million across the current financial year. Of this, the allocation for Havering from April 2023 to March 2024 is £3,296,302, bringing their total allocation since October 2021 to £8,240,755.</p><p> </p><p>Cold Weather Payments are also available to help vulnerable people in receipt of certain income-related benefits in England and Wales to meet additional heating costs, during periods of unseasonably cold weather between 1 November and 31 March. Those eligible will automatically receive £25 when the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0°C or below over seven consecutive days.</p><p> </p><p>8.9 million pensioner households received a £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment as a top up to their Winter Fuel Payment from November 2023.  Increasing payments to £500 for households with someone aged 66-79 and £600 for households with someone aged 80 and over.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/01/2024 15:16:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1682874

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the 18% of Universal Credit claims which contain an element of fraud.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	10109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The 18% figure shown in Table 12 of the estimates on Fraud and Error in the benefit system during the financial year 2022 to 2023 is based on a randomly selected sample of UC claims. More detail on the causes of fraud and error in Universal Credit can also be found in Tables 3 and 4 of those statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The full estimates for fraud and error in the benefit system for 2022/2023, including the relevant tables, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2022-to-2023-estimates" target="_blank">Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2022 to 2023 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 22/01/2024 16:20:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern