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1701628

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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: Knighton
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether all residents of Knighton, regardless of whether they reside in the English or Welsh parts of the town, have access to the town’s job centre.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
	uin	HL3859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Universal Credit operates on postcodes therefore when a claim is made, the individual will be automatically assigned to the Jobcentre which serves that postcode. Customers in Knighton are allocated to Llandrindod Wells Jobcentre Plus.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/04/2024 13:24:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1712670

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	National Insurance Contributions: Databases
	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 page 10 of the National Audit Office's report entitled Report on Accounts: Department for Work & Pensions, published on 29 June 2023, what the level of assurance over the integrity of National Insurance records was compared to the previous report.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
	uin	22885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The administration of National Insurance Credits is a HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) function. DWP only use the data provided by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/04/2024 13:16:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1712687

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	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 were waiting for a decision on their Access to Work application on 1 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	22995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> April 2024, there were 32,445 applications awaiting a decision.</p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.  </em></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 16:36:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1712691

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Women
	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 16 April 2024 to Question 20473 on State Retirement Pensions: Women, what his expected timetable is to respond to the PHSO report.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	22994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and a further update to the House will be provided once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/04/2024 13:10:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1712707

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new staff have been recruited to work on the Access to Work programme in each of the last six months for which data is available; and whether her Department plans to recruit more staff to work on this programme.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	22996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Please find figures for new staff that have been recruited to work on the Access to Work programme for the last 6 months.</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of new staff </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April (at 23/4/24)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>An additional 95 staff will be redeployed to Access to Work in May/June 2024 and another 13 are expected through recruitment in May 2024.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May / June 2024</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 10:55:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1712708

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the increase in Access to Work applications between September 2023 and March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	22997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>AtW is one of a suite of policies aimed at helping disabled people to enter and thrive in work. Access to Work (AtW) remains in high demand. We have increased the number of staff processing AtW claims and are prioritising renewal applications and those with a job start within four weeks. We are improving the service through increased digitisation to improve the time from application through to decision.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 10:58:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1712747

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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: Chronic Illnesses
	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 potential impact of the levels of benefits on economic inactivity due to ill health.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	23010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 11:00:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1712748

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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: 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 discussions he has had with (a) mental health professionals and (b) welfare recipients on the treatment of individuals with mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	23011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department routinely engages with expert stakeholders to inform policy development. For example, to support development of the proposals in the ‘Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper’, officials met and continue to meet with interested stakeholders and welfare recipients with health conditions and disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Officials meet regularly with clinical stakeholders from a range of specialties, including those with a mental health background from national representative organisations. When undertaking work on mental health specific polices the engagement increases in intensity to ensure the professional voice is heard and advice is taken in the best interests of our claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has an ongoing health and disability benefits research programme including studies with claimants which often look specifically at the treatment of claimants with mental health issues. For example, we will shortly be publishing the Barriers to Accessing Health Support research, which found valuable insight into the health support needs of disability benefit claimants with mental health conditions. Other research has also been designed to include fluctuating mental health conditions, such as anxiety disorders or depression, and cognitive conditions, such as Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/04/2024 16:36:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1712767

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Pension Credit
	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 received Pension Credit in each constituency in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	22984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p><strong></strong>Pension Credit caseload statistics are routinely published and made publicly available via <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/dataCatalogueExplorer.xhtml" target="_blank">DWP Stat-xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Stat xplore user guide can be found here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/User-Guide.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/User-Guide.html</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/04/2024 13:42:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1712774

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Midlothian
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many items of correspondence he has received on changes to the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s from people in Midlothian constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	22989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not keep this information centrally and therefore it is not readily available. Providing the information that the Department does hold would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/04/2024 13:10:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson