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1222796

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claims for the disability component of universal credit were made under the special rules for terminal illness in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	72184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Data exists in the system that would require matching across a number of data sets, which is a substantial piece of work. The required information is therefore not all readily available to analysts in a format that would enable them to undertake the analysis and quality assure the figures, to answer this PQ in the timescales.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2020 14:26:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1222808

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Habitual Residence Test
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many habitual residence tests were carried out in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those tests were passed.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	72156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The table below gives the total number of Habitual Residency Tests (HRT) completed by Universal Credit (UC) full service claimants for the last five years, and the proportion of these HRT where a pass outcome was recorded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year UC claim declared</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UC claims with an associated HRT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UC claims with an associated HRT that passed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Passes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>4,600</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>51,400</p></td><td><p>44,800</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>245,900</p></td><td><p>201,900</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>417,400</p></td><td><p>364,100</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>231,400</p></td><td><p>211,900</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table Notes:</p><ol><li>All figures rounded to 100, but 2015 figures are rounded to the nearest 50.</li><li>Figures are taken from Management Information on Universal Credit Full Service claims and do not include Live Service claims for which HRT data is not available.</li><li>The month used in this data is the month in which the UC claim was declared (regardless of when the UC claim passed the HRT).</li><li>Subtracting the number of HRT passes from the total number of UC HRTs undertaken would not provide the number of HRT fails, as this also includes HRTs where the outcome could not be determined, for example, a claim was withdrawn before the HRT result was recorded.</li><li>The year refers to the calendar year, January – December apart from 2015 data which only includes June-December 2015 data and 2020 data which only includes January-March 2020 data.</li><li>Information on Universal Credit Full service claims may be subject to future change; this is because claim data may be entered retrospectively for past months. Any retrospective changes are most likely to affect recent months; for this reason, we have provided data up to the end of March 2020.</li><li>The UC full service data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. The data should therefore be treated with caution.</li></ol> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2020 16:52:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1222821

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 an assessment of the potential merits of extending the temporary absence period in which benefits can be paid in relation to claimants of (a) universal credit and (b) housing benefit that have been stranded overseas as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	72249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-05-06/45162/" target="_blank">UIN 45162</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/07/2020 16:38:35 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1222847

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that child maintenance payments are being reviewed on a regular basis.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	72223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>Child maintenance calculations are reviewed annually using income information from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), meaning they stay up to date, and the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not need to rely on clients to report changes in their circumstances. However, a parent can report a change of circumstances at any time, if the income information received is not representative of the individual’s current earnings. The CMS will consider re-assessing their current earnings, if found to be 25 per cent different from the figure received from HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/07/2020 17:05:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1222855

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the 20-metre crane that collapsed at Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow on 9 July 2002 had been inspected by the Health and Safety Executive.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72272 72273 72274 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222856

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Health and Safety Executive on the crane that collapsed at Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow on 9 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72271 72273 72274 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222857

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Health and Safety Executive on potential steps required to ensure the safety of the affected site and surrounding area as a result of the crane that collapsed at Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow on 9 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72271 72272 72274 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222892

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions officials in his Department have had with the representatives from the Health and Safety Executive on the safety of remaining cranes at the Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72271 72272 72273 72275 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1222893

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has any plans to exclude one-time bonus payments for key workers in calculations for universal credit in recognition of their contribution to the response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	72202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that key workers have kept our country running throughout the response to the COVID-19 outbreak, from doctors and nurses to supermarket assistants and delivery drivers. All have played a vital part that we are truly grateful for.</p><p> </p><p>A Universal Credit (UC) award is calculated on the basis of the set benefit rate against money coming in to ensure fairness of treatment for all claimants against the money that they have earned in each individual assessment period. This means, as earnings increase, UC is gradually reduced. This is a long-standing principle of means-tested benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Bonuses are earnings for all workers and are treated in the same way as any other earnings. This is already true for tax and other purposes, regardless of whether or not an individual is claiming a benefit. All earnings are subject to the taper rate and the UC award is calculated on that basis.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/07/2020 16:54:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1222896

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Materials Handling Equipment: Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Health and Safety Executive on whether an Inspector Prohibition Notice will be issued regarding the Swan Housing Association’s Watts Grove development site in Bow as a result of the crane collapse of 9 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	72275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>This is a live and developing investigation and the well-established work-related death protocol for England and Wales is being followed. The Metropolitan Police are therefore leading at present, supported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>HSE will keep the department informed as appropriate, and work to prevent further incident and effectively secure justice. No Prohibition Notice has been issued but that will be considered if the investigation reveals circumstances requiring it. For the present, a Notice to Leave Undisturbed is in place across the site.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), the Principal Contractor at the site is responsible for having the crane thoroughly examined before it can be brought into use. HSE had not inspected the crane that collapsed and there are no further cranes on this site.</p><p> </p><p>The collapsed crane and damaged homes are deemed to be dangerous structures. The immediate surroundings have therefore been evacuated, while the crane is safely removed, and dangerous structures made safe.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 72271 72272 72273 72274 question first answered 15/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum