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1003804

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home assessments have been provided to universal credit claimants living in the Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	189669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/11/2018 15:54:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003805

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home assessments have been provided to personal independence payment claimants living in the Easington constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	189670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/11/2018 16:21:11 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005762

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home visits to applicants for universal credit have been conducted by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments in the Easington constituency for each year in which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	190427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/11/2018 16:37:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005775

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will suspend the sanctioning regime in universal credit areas until Jobcentre staff and claimants have a better understanding of the new system.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	190428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The sanctions system in its current form has been in place since 2012. Since then, we have created a range of learning products and training to ensure our staff understand sanctions and how they work in Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide claimants with sanctions information when they agree their Claimant Commitment, and we regularly remind them of the importance of meeting their commitments and the consequences of not doing so.</p><p><strong>__________________________________________________________________________</strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 16:06:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005786

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will remove social security sanctions in circumstances where someone is (a) pregnant and (b) caring for a severely disabled person.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	190429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Claimants who are 11 weeks (or less) before their due date and claimants who have substantial and regular caring responsibilities (35 hours or more per week) for a severely disabled person are not subject to any work-related requirements that could result in a new sanction.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who are more than 11 weeks before their baby is due, or who have less than 35 hours of caring responsibilities per week, will have their requirements tailored to their individual circumstances and what they can reasonably do.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/11/2018 15:21:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1006109

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Centre for Health and Disability Assessments: Sunderland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will (a) undertake a review of safety at the Sunderland assessment centre managed by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments and (b) require the installation of CCTV recording equipment in that centre for the protection and security of staff and claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	190852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>A review of health and safety was carried out at Sunderland Assessment Centre on 18 October 2018. Reviews are undertaken regularly and the review considers risk and the appropriate measures to mitigate any risk.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that there is CCTV on the front door which covers the street entrance into the building.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/11/2018 17:41:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1010639

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Armed Forces: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to disregard income from an Armed Forces medical pension when calculating universal credit payments.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	193435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Income related benefits already partially disregard War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments for injuries and bereavement. With the introduction of Universal Credit, we have gone a step further and ensured that War Pensions and all Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments are fully disregarded in the assessment of income for Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/11/2018 14:36:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1010705

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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: Easington
	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 15 November 2018 to Question 190427, what information her Department collects on the number of home consultations carried out by the Centre for Health and Disabilities Assessment as part of its universal credit contract.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	193440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Centre for Health and Disability Assessments delivers Work Capability Assessments (WCA) on behalf of DWP for Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit. The number of WCA Universal Credit home consultations delivered since the start of the contract in March 2015 is 308.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/11/2018 12:31:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 86884 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1010707

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2018 to 178277, what support his Department provides to claimants suffering multiple epileptic seizures on a weekly basis to gain and sustain employment; and what guidance his Department provides to employers on ensuring that people with epilepsy are supported in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	193442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>We support disabled people, including those with epilepsy, to enter employment through initiatives like the Work and Health Programme and Personal Support Package. We also offer extensive, personalised support to new and existing disabled workers through Access to Work.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we engage with employers through Disability Confident. The scheme, developed by disabled people, employers and disability organisations, encourages employers to think differently about disability and to take action to improve how they attract, recruit and retain disabled employees.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/11/2018 12:41:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1010708

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant the Answer of 14 September 2018 to Question 171353; how many universal credit claims were determined on the scrutiny of written information alone in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	193443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of Universal Credit claims determined on the scrutiny of written information alone, known as a Work Capability Paper Based Assessment (PBA), is outlined in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total PBA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013 - March2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014 – March 2015</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015 – March 2016</p></td><td><p>503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016 – March 2017</p></td><td><p>1,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 – March 2018</p></td><td><p>10,222</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/11/2018 14:54:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris