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825417

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	Housing Benefit: Mental Illness
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 help people with chronic and enduring mental illnesses make an application for housing benefit.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	123558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Although this Department has overall responsibility for the Housing Benefit scheme and its funding, local authorities have the statutory responsibility for its day-to-day administration. This incorporates the assessment of individual claims for benefit and devising their own arrangements to assist claimants (including those with chronic and enduring mental illnesses) with claims for Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/01/2018 11:30:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

825418

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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: Mental Illness
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 help people with chronic and enduring mental illnesses make an application for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	123559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>DWP work coaches support people with disabilities and health conditions every working day and the Department has delivered additional training to 1,800 work coaches to support claimants with mental health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also recruited local Community Partners to provide extra expertise on disability and health conditions. Furthermore, our Disability Employment Advisors actively provide advice and guidance to support claimants with disabilities, including those with mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p>If someone cannot access the online Universal Credit service on their own, DWP staff will help them make a claim and can also refer them to DWP funded local services which offer assisted digital and personal budgeting support. Universal Support provides extra help for claimants to make and maintain their claim and to manage their money.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants can also claim over the phone, which is free to use, and where necessary, appointees can also make a claim on a claimant’s behalf and help maintain their online account. In circumstances where a claimant is unable to visit their local Jobcentre or conduct their business with DWP using other channels, home visits are also available.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/01/2018 11:30:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

825446

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of employment support allowance claim decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions were overturned at (a) the mandatory reconsideration stage and (b) the tribunal stage in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	123587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The latest available information on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) mandatory reconsideration and appeal outcomes can be found in tables 3, 14 and 17 of the ESA Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments quarterly statistics published at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-and-support-allowance-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessment</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/01/2018 11:40:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

825449

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish the updated terms and conditions of the replacement SMI loan scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	123590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The terms and conditions of the loan are set out in The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (<a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/725/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/725/made</a>). A loan agreement has been sent (or will be sent) to all existing customers who wish to take up the offer of a Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/01/2018 11:31:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

825453

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	Employment and Support Allowance: 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 cost to the public purse was of defending decisions made by his Department on employment and support allowance claims taken to tribunal; and what the net gain or loss was in challenging those decisions.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	123594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Department has previously published average costs of PIP and ESA mandatory reconsiderations and appeals, which covers direct staff costs only (see Table 24 of Work and Pensions Select Committee PIP and ESA assessments inquiry: supporting statistics ).</p><p> </p><p>The total that DWP has spent on mandatory reconsiderations and appeals includes high level support costs such as management and corporate overheads. These costs cannot be split out from overall Departmental spending on benefit payments, and therefore total Departmental spend on mandatory reconsideration and appeal is not available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/01/2018 11:40:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

825475

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	Jobcentres: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) service users and (b) local community groups on the closure of Langside jobcentre.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	123614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Whilst neither I nor my predecessor have personally had any discussions with service users and local community groups on the closure of Langside Jobcentre, the Employer and Partnership Manager and Customer Service Leaders in Central Scotland District regularly meet with our stakeholders in the Langside area.</p><p> </p><p>These on-going meetings, which will continue after the closure of Langside Jobcentre, provide the opportunity to discuss and address any local issues and forge closer relationships between DWP and the local community.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/01/2018 11:31:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

825481

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Bombardier: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make it her priority to meet with Bombardier in Belfast to discuss the potential merits of additional Government support for that company in its dispute with Boeing in the US; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	123620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government will continue to undertake all efforts to support Bombardier and defend UK interests against the unjustified and unwarranted case brought by Boeing regarding the C-Series programme.</p><p>I look forward to engaging with the company, its workforce and wider stakeholders on this issue. All those affected can be reassured that the UK Government will do all that is possible to safeguard the livelihoods of workers, their families, those in the broader supply chain, and the Northern Ireland economy as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/01/2018 10:25:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

825498

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the environmental effect of not proceeding with the electrification of the Cardiff-Swansea mainline.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	123637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to reducing emissions across the nation’s transport network. The bi-mode Intercity Express trains on the Great Western route will utilise modern technology and will produce less emissions than today. Once the Great Western transformation is complete the new trains will spend most of the journey between London and Swansea in electric mode, with near-zero emissions. In diesel mode the new trains meet the highest rolling stock emissions standards and will convert nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases into water.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/01/2018 12:39:03 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

825511

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have to meet with representatives of UK Financial Investments to discuss the closures of Royal Bank of Scotland branches in (i) Scotland and (ii) Midlothian constituency.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	123649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer that I gave on 12 January to PQ UIN 121049.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 123651 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:38:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

825513

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to meet Ross McEwan and Les Matheson to discuss the closure of RBS branches in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	123651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer that I gave on 12 January to PQ UIN 121049.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 123649 question first answered 23/01/2018 11:38:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley