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524484

registered interest
date	10/06/2016
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
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 reconsiderations of jobseekers' allowance sanctions there have been in each of the last five years; and what the total cost was of processing such reconsiderations in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	40205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2016 answer text <p>Mandatory Reconsiderations were introduced in October 2013. There were 1,100 decisions made from October to the end of 2013; 54,100 in 2014; and 18,500 in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>This is the latest data available. The total cost of processing those reconsiderations is not available at the level of detail requested.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are published here <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 20/06/2016 08:49:30 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

524092

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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: Disqualification
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 was of processing a mandatory reconsideration of a (a) universal credit and (b) jobseeker's allowance sanction in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	40067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The information is not available at the level of detail requested.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 13/06/2016 15:01:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

522744

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	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 jobseekers in receipt of universal credit are sanctioned if they do not look for work for 35 hours a week in every week of the year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	39227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>Universal Credit jobseekers must do all they reasonably can to look for work and any requirements placed on the claimant will have been accepted by them in their Claimant Commitment. All work-related requirements are set in discussion with the claimant and tailored to their capability and circumstances. When making an assessment on whether the claimant has met their requirements, if the claimant has done all they can reasonably be expected to do to find work in any week, the claimant will be treated as complying with the requirement.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2016 12:45:04 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

522745

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	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 jobseekers in receipt of universal credit are expected to look for work for 35 hours in a week in which Christmas falls.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	39226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>A work coach will discuss with the claimant what they can reasonably be expected to do in any week to look for work. The claimant’s availability will take into account their individual circumstances. For instance, where the claimant has sincerely held religious beliefs the work coach would agree with the claimant a pattern of work search/availability over the course of a week, as long as they still have reasonable prospects of finding work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2016 12:39:52 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

522750

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum rates are at which people must repay hardship payments when their universal credit claim restarts after a sanction.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	39224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>There is no minimum rate at which people must repay hardship payments when their universal credit claim restarts after a sanction, as this is dependent on their personal circumstances. The maximum amount repayable, where no other higher-priority deductions are in place, is an amount equal to 40% of the Standard Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2016 12:36:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

522752

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	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 jobseekers in receipt of universal credit are expected to look for work for 35 hours a week while they are on holiday.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	39225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>If a claimant chooses to go on holiday in Great Britain or abroad they must continue to carry out work-related requirements as set out on their Claimant Commitment. No allowances have been made within the conditionality regime for holidays. Therefore claimants must do all they reasonably can to look for work in each week, including continuing to attend their normal appointments, be available to attend job interviews or take up offers of employment, even if this means cutting short a holiday.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/06/2016 09:04:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

452542

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing
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 for his policies of the findings of the National Federation of ALMOs Welfare reform survey relating to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	27076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>DWP is currently considering the report from the National Federations of ALMOs and the Minister of State for Welfare Reform will be meeting to discuss their findings in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 22/02/2016 17:11:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

451060

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
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 and Support Allowance: Parkinson's Disease
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 with Parkinson's disease have been placed in the (a) support group and (b) work-related activity group with a prognosis statement of (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months, (v) two years and (vi) more than two years since the introduction of employment and support allowance in 2008.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	26075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply given on the 25 January 2016 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-20/23428/" target="_blank">UIN 23428</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 10/02/2016 13:15:38 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

451066

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
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 and Support Allowance: Parkinson's Disease
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 25 January 2016 to Question 23428, how many claimants of employment and support allowance who had a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease were removed from the work-related activity group because they had died.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	26035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 10/02/2016 13:19:16 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

448762

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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	Employment and Support Allowance
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 25 January 2016 to Question 23428, whether the prognosis statements issued after assessments for employment and support allowance are an indication of an assessment of the likelihood of improvement in the claimant's medical condition.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	24851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Section 3.10 of the Revised WCA Handbook for healthcare professionals states that prognosis advice &quot;refers to the time frame for when the claimant could be considered fit for work or fit for work-related activity.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-capability-assessment-handbook-for-healthcare-professionals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-capability-assessment-handbook-for-healthcare-professionals</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 02/02/2016 16:58:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff