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1683633

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2024
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to complete an algorithmic transparency report using the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard for uses of AI in the Lighthouse programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	10643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>DWP is already working with the Centre for Data, Ethics and Innovation to ensure the Department uses AI in a safe, ethical, and transparent way. This will include leveraging the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) to identify and apply governance where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has completed elements of the ATRS for AI use cases in the Department and we are working to complete the full standard. This includes those cases under the Lighthouse programme.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/01/2024 15:30:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1136594

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	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: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is her Department's policy that all female benefits claimants are asked whether they are or have been victims of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	272899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is sensitive to the fact that it can be difficult for any victim of domestic abuse to come forward and disclose this. Universal Credit claimants are assigned to a single work coach, with whom they can build a trusting relationship. All of our work coaches have received mandatory training, developed with input from domestic abuse charities, to help them recognise the signs of abuse. If it becomes apparent that a claimant has been or is a victim of domestic abuse, as soon as they feel able to disclose this personal and sensitive information, a discussion should take place about their circumstances, to enable their work coach to tailor the support they provide to the claimant’s needs. This includes signposting the claimant to expert organisations. Almost all Jobcentres have private rooms available so that individuals can discuss these sensitive issues in private.</p><p> </p><p>By summer 2019, we will have implemented advocates for domestic abuse services in every Jobcentre to further raise awareness of domestic abuse, and to support our work coaches.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/07/2019 12:36:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1138809

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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: Termination of Employment
	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 Office for National Statistics Public Sector Employment data, what assessment she has made of the effect on the performance of her Department of the loss of over 20,000 staff since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	277229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Since 2013, through using a range of tools, we have improved the Department’s efficiency without dropping our performance levels. Our latest published figures show that we:</p><ul><li>delivered the lowest unemployment rate since 1974, getting on average 1,000 people into work every day since 2010</li><li>processed 78% of new claims within planned timescales and achieved customer satisfaction of 81%</li><li>processed Universal Credit (UC) faster - UC Full Service claimants for households with new claims receiving full payment on time had increased to around 86% in February 2019</li></ul> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/07/2019 14:31:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1307942

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to reform benefits payments in order to protect recipients with complex needs from criminal exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	179299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department currently has no such plans.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>We take every care to prevent incorrect payments being made and to ensure that benefits are paid to the correct recipients; and that their payments are accurate from the outset of a claim.</p><p> </p><p>Operational staff also have instructions on how to alert DWP’s Serious Organised Crime (SOC) Team, who work closely with the National Crime Agency and the Home Office to investigate criminal activity, to potential cases of modern slavery, and receive guidance, for example, on raising awareness of the risks County Lines activity poses for our more vulnerable claimants who can be exploited by gangs.</p><p> </p><p>Further information may be found in DWP’s Universal Credit (UC) Guidance which covers all aspects of UC and its administration, including claims and payments. Updated chapters are deposited in the House of Commons Library periodically by the DWP and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/universal-credit-information-sources/" target="_blank">https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/universal-credit-information-sources/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/04/2021 16:08:00 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1311002

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2021
	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: Payments
	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 on 20 April 2021 to Question 179299 on Social Security Benefits: Payments, how many cases her Department's Serious Organised Crime team has (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted fully in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	185442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/04/2021 12:54:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 99514 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

766150

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on a formal appeal process for decisions on early advances for universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	105991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Advances are time sensitive because an advance payment meets the immediate need of the claimant. So there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal against a refusal. We have an alternative process which enables a claimant to ask for a decision to be looked at again within the office, at pace.</p><p> </p><p>The most common grounds for a refusal of an advance payment are because the claimant already has available funds, for example: savings, earnings, redundancy payments or support from the claimant or partner’s parents, family or friends. This list is not exhaustive.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/11/2017 15:12:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 13845 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

767712

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	Food Banks
	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 implications for his policies of reports from the Trussell Trust that foodbanks in areas of full universal credit roll-out have seen a 16.85 per cent average increase in referrals for emergency food.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	106500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Reports from the Trussell Trust confirm that there are many reasons and a variety of complex, interacting underlying causes that result in people having to use foodbanks. People using foodbanks do not fit into one simple category.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is helping people into work and we offer advances at the start of the claim so claimants have money to tide them over until their first payment.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/10/2017 15:59:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

757512

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints the Child Maintenance Service received in the first six months of 2017 on the 25 per cent threshold for payment reassessment.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	8587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>In the first 6 months of 2017 the CMS has received 25 complaints where the 25% payment reassessment threshold was recorded to be part of, but not necessarily the main driver of, the complaint.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/09/2017 11:36:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1127531

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals for the introduction of collective defined contribution schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	256341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>This Government has recently published a response to a Collective Defined Contribution schemes consultation, and have engaged extensively with key stakeholders. In this response we have committed to facilitate Collective Defined Contribution schemes and have stated that the Government will bring forward Primary legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p><p>The response can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789051/response-delivering-collective-defined-contribution-pension-schemes.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789051/response-delivering-collective-defined-contribution-pension-schemes.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2019 16:15:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

769045

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date the dedicated team to assist with complaints from women adversely affected by an increase in the state pension age will commence work; what the timetable will be for complaints to be dealt with by that team; and how the outcome of the investigation of that complaint will be communicated to the complainant.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	107272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Independent Case Examiner (ICE) office has recently set up a team dedicated to investigating complaints from women affected by the increase in the state pension. The team became operational on 2 October 2017. Their aim is to complete an investigation within 20 weeks of the case being allocated for investigation, with the outcome being communicated directly to the complainant in a report from the Independent Case Examiner.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/10/2017 16:10:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle