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1219216

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that banks comply with Financial Ombudsman decisions to compensate claimants.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	66849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Final decisions made by the Financial Ombudsman are binding on firms, up to certain limits, if they are accepted by the customer. If a firm fails to comply with the Financial Ombudsman's decision, the ombudsman can report it to the Financial Conduct Authority and a business can ultimately lose its authorisation if it doesn’t comply. A complainant can also recover the money awarded, or enforce any direction made, through the courts.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/07/2020 07:16:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1217437

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	English Votes for English Laws
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the English Votes for English Laws process.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	64154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>It is the case that MPs from across the UK are able to debate, amend and vote on every piece of legislation that passes through the House of Commons as no legislation can be made without the consent of the whole House. The English Votes for English Laws procedure has provided a mechanism for MPs representing English constituencies to consent to legislation that affects England only.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 29/06/2020 16:16:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1216067

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Covid-19 Education Catch-up Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Barnett consequentials are for Scotland with regards to the £1 billion education catch-up fund announced on 19 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	62389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>Any new funding for the Department for Education will have the Barnett formula applied to it in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 25/06/2020 10:30:44 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1216223

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Entitlement Chamber: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to provide the option of hearings by video link for all appeal hearings in the Social Entitlement Chamber (First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support)).
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	62390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is working hard to keep our justice system functioning during this unprecedented public health emergency. We are focusing on priority cases, changing working practices and introducing new procedures to minimise risks to the judiciary, staff and all those who use our courts and tribunals.</p><p>In line with government guidance, face to face hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) have been replaced with telephone hearings and the use of other remote hearing technology to facilitate as many hearings as possible being held remotely. All parties to the hearings are being contacted directly to confirm new hearing arrangements.<strong> <br></strong></p><p>After a number of successful tests, arrangements are currently being made to introduce and make available Cloud Video Platform (CVP) hearings in all SSCS Tribunal regions. The decision as to how a hearing is conducted is a matter for the judge who will determine how best to uphold the interests of justice. In considering the suitability of video/audio, judges will consider issues such as the benefit type under appeal, the nature of the matters at stake during the hearing and any issues the use of video/audio technology may present for participants in the hearing.</p><p>The latest period for which official statistics about SSCS appeals are available is up to March 2020. Up until that time no SSCS hearings had taken place by video link due to Covid-19.</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 62391 question first answered 25/06/2020 15:10:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1216225

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Entitlement Chamber: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals in the Social Entitlement Chamber (First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support)) have been heard by video link during the Covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	62391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is working hard to keep our justice system functioning during this unprecedented public health emergency. We are focusing on priority cases, changing working practices and introducing new procedures to minimise risks to the judiciary, staff and all those who use our courts and tribunals.</p><p>In line with government guidance, face to face hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) have been replaced with telephone hearings and the use of other remote hearing technology to facilitate as many hearings as possible being held remotely. All parties to the hearings are being contacted directly to confirm new hearing arrangements.<strong> <br></strong></p><p>After a number of successful tests, arrangements are currently being made to introduce and make available Cloud Video Platform (CVP) hearings in all SSCS Tribunal regions. The decision as to how a hearing is conducted is a matter for the judge who will determine how best to uphold the interests of justice. In considering the suitability of video/audio, judges will consider issues such as the benefit type under appeal, the nature of the matters at stake during the hearing and any issues the use of video/audio technology may present for participants in the hearing.</p><p>The latest period for which official statistics about SSCS appeals are available is up to March 2020. Up until that time no SSCS hearings had taken place by video link due to Covid-19.</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 62390 question first answered 25/06/2020 15:10:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1216227

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of (a) universal credit and (b) legacy benefits in Scotland had awards that were reduced by the tariff income rules (i) before and (ii) after the covid-19 pandemic was declared.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	62392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/06/2020 14:25:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1204429

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development (DFID) on employment at DFID’s office at Abercrombie House, East Kilbride.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	59734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Merging the departments will bring together the best of what we do in aid and diplomacy, and create new opportunities for staff. There are no plans to close DFID’s office in Scotland, where staff play a vital role in ensuring UK aid delivers results for the world’s poorest and value for UK taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 22/06/2020 16:58:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1203025

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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: Scotland
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 (a) made an application for personal independence payments in Scotland (i) since 24 March 2020 and (b) in 2019; and how many of those people had their application (A) awarded and (B) disallowed (1) pre-assessment and (2) post-assessment.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	58692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows a comparison of the outcomes of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims registered by claimants in Scotland throughout the whole of 2019 and between 24<sup>th</sup> March – 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published journey time from PIP registration to clearance in April 2020 in Scotland was 21 weeks on average for a new claim and 27 weeks for a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP reassessment claim. This goes some way to explaining why the majority of claims registered from 24<sup>th</sup> March 2020 onwards had not received an initial decision as of 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020, the latest date for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that the majority of claims cleared since 24<sup>th</sup> March 2020 were cleared under the Special Rules for Terminally Ill claimants for which the average customer journey time in Great Britain was 5 working days for New Claims and 6 working days for DLA to PIP Reassessment claims.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Comparison of outcomes of PIP claims registered in Scotland in 2019 and from 24<sup>th</sup> March 2020</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Date of registration to PIP</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outcome of PIP Claim</strong></p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>24th March 2020 Onwards</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Awarded</p></td><td><p>43,660</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p><strong>43,800</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed post-referral to AP</p></td><td><p>24,980</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>24,990</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disallowed pre-referral to the AP</p></td><td><p>16,950</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>16,950</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><strong>1,360</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Case Still Outstanding</p></td><td><p>7,600</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p><strong>10,810</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number of PIP Registrations</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94,550</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,370</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97,920</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: PIP ADS</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ul><li>PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.</li></ul><ul><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10. Component parts may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Cases disallowed post referral to the AP includes claims disallowed at assessment and claims disallowed for failing to attend the assessment.</li><li>Cases disallowed pre-referral to the AP includes claims Disallowed for failing to return the PIP2 form and claims disallowed for failing lay rules.</li><li>Definition of Claims Still Outstanding: Claims that have been registered but have not received an initial decision as of 30<sup>th</sup> April 2020.</li></ul><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2020 16:56:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1203026

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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: Scotland
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 5 June 2020 to Question 43917, on Universal Credit, how many families in Scotland who have made a claim for universal credit since 23 March 2020 have three or more children.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	58693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>From 23<sup>rd</sup> March 2020 to 5<sup>th</sup> May 2020, 3,500 of the 57,000 applications made by claimants with children to Universal Credit, who had three or more children in their family, were from Scotland</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/06/2020 16:24:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 29525 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1203028

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to extend the suspension of benefit reviews and reassessments for (a) universal credit, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) personal independence payment beyond 24 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	58694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>We are currently in the process of reviewing this measure, and will confirm next steps as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2020 14:12:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray