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1109337

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	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 Deduction from Earnings Orders have been set up at the point of application since changes were made to the collection and enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	240593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Information on whether a Deduction from Earnings Order was set up at the point of application is not readily available and to provide it will incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>You might be interested in Table 11: Enforcement Actions which highlights Enforcement Actions used by the Child Maintenance Service, including the number of ongoing Deduction from Earnings Orders or Requests.</p><p>These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/04/2019 13:03:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1109338

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	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 liability orders have been obtained by the Child Maintenance Service to utilise their enforcement powers on the Collect and Pay scheme since they were introduced in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	240594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information relating to liability orders obtained by the Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland and cannot therefore answer your question accurately for the UK.</p><p>Information on the number of liability orders obtained by the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland and the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>You may be interested in our routinely published data on the Enforcement Actions taken by the Child Maintenance Service in Great Britain. This includes the number of Liability Orders (Table 11 Enforcement Actions). These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/04/2019 11:40:41 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1109339

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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	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 formal complaints have been made to the Child Maintenance Service in respect of collecting arrears in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	240595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information relating to complaints made to the Child Maintenance service in Northern Ireland and cannot therefore provide information for the UK. Information on the number of complaints made to the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland and the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency that relate to the collection of arrears is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>You might be interested in Table 17: Complaints which highlights the number of complaints received by the Child Maintenance Service (in Great Britain) each quarter.</p><p>These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/04/2019 15:13:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1107740

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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: Medical Examinations
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 support people with acoustic neuroma during the benefits assessment process.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	238665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>All Healthcare Professionals carrying out assessments are medically qualified and highly-trained practitioners in their own field and must have at least two years' experience following registration. They are subject to a rigorous recruitment process followed by a comprehensive training programme in disability assessment. The assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the Healthcare Professional to diagnose a condition and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring Healthcare Professionals are experts in disability analysis, drawing on evidence supplied by the claimant and their GP or specialist clinical team, with knowledge of the likely functional effects of a wide range of health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>While preparing to undertake an assessment, Healthcare Professionals can access a wide range of clinical resources to research any conditions presented. This includes evidence based protocols, e-learning modules or case studies as well as keeping knowledge up to date through Continuous Professional Development.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/04/2019 16:23:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1105306

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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: Medical Examinations
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 18 March 2019 to Question 232052 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, if she will make an assessment of the average waiting time at assessment centres; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	237187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>In February 2019, the average waiting time at assessment centres for Work Capability Assessments, was 17.1 minutes. Although the Department does not monitor average waiting times at assessment centres for Personal Independence Payment, there are contractual targets in place for individuals to be seen within 30 minutes of their appointment time.</p><p> </p><p>We set our Assessment Providers challenging targets and monitor performance closely. The requirements set out in the contract are demanding and the Department robustly performance manages the providers against those requirements. The Department has a full set of service level agreements setting out expectations for service delivery.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/04/2019 13:07:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1088323

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the average waiting time at assessment centres in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	232052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>All claimants of Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance should expect to be seen within 30 minutes of their scheduled assessment appointment time.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not monitor the average waiting time at the assessment centres for claims to Personal Independence Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time at assessment centres for Work Capability Assessments in February 2019, was 17.1 minutes. We continue to work closely with the supplier to improve the waiting times whilst maintaining the high level of customer satisfaction assessment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/03/2019 17:44:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1045880

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Universal Credit
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 recent High Court judgement on universal credit assessments, if she will review the method used to calculate universal credit payments for (a) all claimants and (b) claimants who are paid on a four weekly basis.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	211195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is carefully considering the High Court’s Judgment and it is therefore not appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/01/2019 14:28:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

964587

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Motability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will conduct a review into the insurance options which are available to drivers who are awarded a vehicle under the motability scheme but whom the RSA will not cover because they have an LC20 on their licence as a result of a minor motoring offence.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	169569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability scheme. Any questions regarding the operation of the scheme itself, including those relating to insurance options, should be directed to Motability.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/09/2018 14:13:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

938727

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
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 in receipt of the state pension in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018 in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	163159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>At the end of May 2010 there were 19,906 people in receipt of State Pension in Linlithgow and East Falkirk. At the end of November 2017 (the latest data available) the number was 20,496.</p><p>Between 2010 and 2017 the full amount of Basic State Pension rose by £1250 per annum in cash terms, which is £660 per annum more than if it had been increased in line with earnings.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/07/2018 10:02:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

926529

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employees of her Department are paid their agreed pay increase in July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	154756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that as a result of multilateral discussions, the DWP Permanent Secretary - Peter Schofield, announced on 14 June that contractual Employee Deal salary uplifts would be paid on time for the majority of colleagues within DWP.</p><p> </p><p>Payments of consolidated pay increases will be made in July salaries for the AA, AO, EO and HEO grades. Unfortunately, without the Civil Service pay guidance, we cannot move forward on non-consolidated end-of-year payments nor can we proceed on consolidated pay awards for SEO, Grade 7 and Grade 6 colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to press for the pay guidance to be published as soon as possible. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Rt Hon Esther McVey MP has also taken part in a number of discussions with counterparts responsible for Her Majesty’s Treasury and Cabinet Office to convey the urgency of the situation.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working closely with trade unions and will continue to do so to ensure that all payments are made as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/06/2018 11:50:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day