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386815

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work capability assessments have found the claimant to be fit for work in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The available information in respect of work capability assessments since 2008 is published, and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-september-2014</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/07/2015 08:53:38 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227955

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which approved new applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their phones and tablets.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	227971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p /> <p /> <p>All applications on DWP phones and tablets are preloaded and secure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 14:00:38 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

76276

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	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	Prisoners: 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, how much was paid in (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit to people in prison in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	204437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>While eligibility for Housing Benefit is assessed when a claim is made or in the event of a change of circumstances, information relating to whether or not a claimant is in prison is not retained in the administrative data for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit that is supplied to DWP for analysis.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 15/07/2014 13:53:11 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91104

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the employment rate is for people (a) born with a disability and (b) disabled later in life.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	208574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 11/09/2014 15:10:52 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386802

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	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, how many households have been exempted from the benefits cap as a result of a new personal independence payment or disability living allowance claim.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 4983 question first answered 06/07/2015 14:49:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386806

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	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 assessment has been made of the potential effectiveness of voice recognition technology in reducing fraud and error in payment of benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP has started considering the value of Voice Biometrics to support the move to digital self-service with Cabinet Office GDS and Open Identity Exchange (OIX).</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/07/2015 14:58:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417826

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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	Housing Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the highest amount of annual housing benefit paid to a single household was in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	9481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Details of the highest amount of annual housing benefit paid to a single household in each of the last five years can be found using the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started---SuperWEB2.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2015 10:20:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

224793

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	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	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, what assessment he has made of the suitability of employment and support allowance for people with mild to moderate mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	226027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) provides support to people with a health condition or disability. Entitlement to ESA is based on an individual’s functional ability rather than the condition itself. People claiming ESA will undergo the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). The WCA is based on the premise that eligibility should not be based on a person’s condition, but rather on the way that condition limits their functional capability.</p><p> </p><p>We have strengthened our processes for assessing people with mental health conditions by:</p><p> </p><p>· Introducing Mental Function Champions who spread best practice amongst healthcare professionals in mental health, learning difficulties and cognitive impairment.</p><p>· Redesigning the ESA50 claimant questionnaire to make it clear that evidence from Support Workers, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Carers etc. is valuable particularly in mental health cases.</p><p>· Improving the training in mental health for decision makers and assessors.</p><p>· Accepting Dr Litchfield’s recommendations from the fifth Independent Review of the WCA relating to mental health.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 10/03/2015 12:34:48 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386811

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	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, how many employment and support allowance claimants have had low mood cited as the principal condition for incapability to work.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	4995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not categorise claimants using the term, “low mood”. Therefore the requested data is not available.</p><p> </p><p>Employment and Support Allowance is not based on a person’s health condition, but on the way that the condition limits their ability to function. The Work Capability Assessment, which determines eligibility for the benefit, assesses claimants against a number of descriptors covering physical, mental, cognitive and intellectual functions.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 4996 4997 question first answered 03/07/2015 13:42:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417380

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on carbon offsetting in each of the last three years; and to which companies payments in respect of carbon offsetting were made in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	9180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Work &amp; Pensions (DWP) has spent the following amount on Carbon Offsetting in the last three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Price</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Paid to</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>£ 135.32</p></td><td><p>South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>£ 616.74</p></td><td><p>EDF Trading Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>£1,479.55</p></td><td><p>Carbon Footprint Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2015 11:46:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies