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523665

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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	Young Offenders: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for post-release young offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	39688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39686 39687 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523447

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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	Veterans: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	39689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39686 39687 39688 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

390485

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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	Unemployment: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has commissioned advice on the potential introduction of a compulsory unemployment insurance scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	7344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>No such advice has been commissioned.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 21/07/2015 10:51:22 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

710659

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	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 epilepsy have (a) had their personal independence payment award decreased or disallowed following disability living allowance reassessments in (i) each year before and (ii) the period since November 2016 and (b) successfully appealed a disability living allowance reassessment where their award was decreased or disallowed.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	67503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Table 1 below gives statistics on the number of people with a primary disabling condition of epilepsy who have had their benefit payments reduced following reassessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong> – Decreased awards following reassessment for PIP for claimants with a primary disabling condition of Epilepsy.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Award Decreased</p></td><td><p>Disallowed post referral to the Assessment Provider</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-Dec 2014</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>1600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-Oct 2016</p></td><td><p>1550</p></td><td><p>4540</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes: Data has been rounded to nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published statistics on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessment claims to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) on 14 December 2016:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics are intended to be published annually and therefore data on reassessments occurring from November 2016 onwards isn’t readily available and in order to provide a reply it would require us to link together several complex datasets and assure the quality of the results, this would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does collect some information on appeal outcomes broken down by initial award outcome from the PIP administrative data but to provide a reply would require us to link together several complex datasets and assure the quality of the results, this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of PIP appeals is published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). A link to the latest national level statistics published on 9 March 2017 is here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/03/2017 14:20:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

710661

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	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 daily living activity 2 of the personal independence payment assessment, how many people with epilepsy have scored points on descriptors c, d, e or f for (a) new claims and (b) disability living allowance reassessments in (i) each year before November 2016 and (ii) the period since November 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	67504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The two tables below give statistics on the number of people with main disabling condition epilepsy who scored c, d, e or f on Activity 2 (“Taking Nutrition”) of their assessment for Personal Independence payment (PIP) for both new claimants and DLA reassessments.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 – Number of new claimants each calendar year that scored c, d, e or f on Activity 2 of their PIP assessment</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>New claims</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016 (to 31<sup>st</sup> October)</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> November 2016-28<sup>th</sup> February 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number scoring c, d, e or f on Activity 2</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 – Number of DLA reassessment claimants each calendar year that scored c, d, e or f on Activity 2 of their PIP assessment</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DLA Reassessments</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016 (to 31<sup>st</sup> October)</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> November 2016-28<sup>th</sup> February 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number scoring c, d, e or f on Activity 2</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data beyond 28<sup>th</sup> February 2017 is not readily available; preparing it would require us to link together several complex datasets and take steps to assure the quality of the results.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/03/2017 16:29:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

710663

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	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 improve the personal independence payment assessment process for people with epilepsy.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	67502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>New claims are now being cleared in under a third of the time they were in July 2014, with the average time taken to clear a new claim 12 weeks from registration to decision. We are committed to ensuring that all our processes work effectively across the spectrum of disabilities and health conditions, including mental health conditions, cognitive impairments, physical disabilities and conditions that fluctuate such as epilepsy. We recognise that for some individuals with epilepsy, attending a consultation at an unfamiliar location could create an element of anxiety. We have made it very clear that when attending a face-to-face consultation, claimants can bring someone with them in order to support them or help them manage any anxiety they may feel. In some cases we will also carry out consultations in claimants’ homes.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/03/2017 14:15:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

711539

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	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 daily living activity 3 of the personal independence payment assessment, how many people with epilepsy have scored points on descriptors c, d, e or f for (a) new claims and (b) disability living allowance reassessments in (i) each of the three years before and (ii) the period since November 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	68090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The two tables below give statistics on the number of people with main disabling condition epilepsy who scored c, d, e or f on Activity 3 (“Managing therapy/Monitoring a health condition”) of their assessment for Personal Independence payment (PIP) for both new claimants and DLA reassessments.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 – Number of new claimants each calendar year that scored c, d, e or f on Activity 3 of their PIP assessment</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>New claims</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016 (to 31<sup>st</sup> October)</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> November 2016-28<sup>th</sup> February 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number scoring c, d, e or f on Activity 3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 – Number of DLA reassessment claimants each calendar year that scored c, d, e or f on Activity 3 of their PIP assessment</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>DLA Reassessments</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016 (to 31<sup>st</sup> October)</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> November 2016-28<sup>th</sup> February 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number scoring c, d, e or f on Activity 3</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data beyond 28<sup>th</sup> February 2017 is not readily available; preparing it would require us to link together several complex datasets and take steps to assure the quality of the results.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/03/2017 13:22:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523666

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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	Offenders: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for post-release offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	39687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39686 39688 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523667

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	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	Housing: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for victims of domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	39686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39687 39688 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

178231

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	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	Grandparents' Association
	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 take steps to ensure the continued funding of the Grandparents' Association.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	223550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This government is committed to building on the excellent work already in place to strengthen family relationships and as the Prime Minister announced at the Relationships Alliance summit in August 2014, we will be investing the same amount of funding in 2015/2016 as we have done in 2014/2015.</p><p> </p><p>Grandparents Association are subcontracted by Relate who are one of the lead suppliers delivering relationship support services. DWP will be funding this Relate contract in 2015/16 at the same level as they have received in 2014/15. It is Relate’s responsibility to decide how they manage this contract and which partners / sub-contractors they involve in supporting delivery of these services.</p><p> </p><p>However, we would encourage existing providers to make use of the valuable skills and expertise that are offered by the third sector, such as Grandparents Association.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/02/2015 15:08:31 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma