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834591

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Witham
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 estimate of the number of unemployed people claiming benefits in Witham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	903746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The claimant count in Witham was 530 in December 2017. This is a fall of over 800, or more than 60%, since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/02/2018 16:10:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

834621

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: 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 (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment support allowance cases subject to a mandatory reconsideration decision were subsequently taken forward to tribunal in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	126069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of Personal Independent Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsiderations (MRs) cleared can be found in the official published statistics: “Data tables: Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to October 2017”. The relevant data can be found in Tavle 7b. This data shows the number of mandatory reconsiderations for New Claims and Reassessments broken down by month since PIP was introduced:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2017</a></p><p>The number of mandatory reconsiderations (MRs) and appeals from Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments can be found in the official published statistics: “ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: December 2017”. The relevant data can be found in Table 17.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2017</a></p><p>The number of appeals registered for both benefits can be found in the official published statistics: “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly – July to September 2017”. The relevant data can be found in table SSCS.1 in the “Main Tables (July to September 2017)” document.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/02/2018 17:24:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

834624

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Wolverhampton North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress has been made on the roll out of universal credit in Wolverhampton North East.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	126072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department rolled out Universal Credit for Wolverhampton Jobcentre Plus in December 2017. To ensure safe and secure delivery of Universal Credit to larger Jobcentre Plus offices, the Department rolls out to 50% of the postcodes at the announced go live date, with the remaining postcodes rolled out approximately three months later. In Wolverhampton’s case this will happen later this month.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/02/2018 11:38:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

834629

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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 to the Answer of 29 January to Question 124104, on Universal Credit, and with reference to the note below paragraph B1026 of her Department's Advice for decision making: staff guide, whether the operational guidance on the splitting of universal credit payments between the couple contains further advice to decision makers.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	126077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The operational guidance does not give Decision Makers any additional guidance on split payments in Universal Credit that is not contained within the Decision Makers’ guidance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/02/2018 11:54:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

834658

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	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 money has been accrued to the public purse the Government from (a) Child Maintenance collection charges and (b) Child Maintenance collection charges from victims of domestic abuse since the introduction of those charges.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	126106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>In the three full financial years (2014/15-2016/17) since the introduction of charging, £25.9M has been received by the Child Maintenance Service. £17.7M from paying parents and £3.4M from receiving parents. The remaining £4.8M is made up from application fees and enforcement charges. Information is not available on charges where domestic abuse has been declared.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/02/2018 15:06:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

834670

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Capita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what contingency plans she has made in the event of Capita being unable to fulfil any of its contractual obligations with her Department.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	126118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department regularly reviews contingencies for all of its contracts including those relating to Capita.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/02/2018 17:40:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

834676

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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: Mental Health
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 the oral contribution of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, of 30 January 2018, Official Report, column 703 on PIP back payments, whether there will be a new form setting out descriptors.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	126124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We will undertake all the necessary steps to implement the Upper Tribunal judgment in MH in full.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/02/2018 17:27:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

834698

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Independent Case Examiner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases the Independent Case Examiner has reviewed in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	126145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Details of the number of cases the Independent Case Examiner’s Office has reviewed (examined and cleared) in each reporting year since 2010 is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong> <strong>(April to March)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cases reviewed (examined and cleared)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>763</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18 (April 2017 to January 2018)</p></td><td><p>757</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/02/2018 11:36:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

834699

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	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, how many complaints relating to changes to the state pension age for women born in the 1950s the Independent Case Examiner's Office has (a) received and (b) reviewed in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	126146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Details of the number of complaints (a) received and (b) reviewed by the Independent Case Examiner’s Office relating to changes in state pension age for women born in the 1950s in each reporting year since 2010 is detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reporting Year</strong> <strong>(April to March)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Accepted for examination</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reviewed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18 (April 2017 to January 2018)</p></td><td><p>2,112</p></td><td><p>1,577</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/02/2018 11:47:17 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

834700

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	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, whether resources for the Independent Case Examiner have been ringfenced or increased to deal with cases regarding the state pension age for women born in the 1950s.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	126147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Case Examiner Office has received no additional resource to deal with cases regarding the state pension age for women born in the 1950s, but a team of Investigation Case Managers was set up at the beginning of October 2017 to investigate this group of complaints.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/02/2018 11:29:00 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady