Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

945588

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Food Banks: North East
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 make an estimate of the number of people using food banks in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	166461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not record the number of people using food banks or other types of food aid. We are currently reviewing research carried out by organisations including the Trussell Trust, to add to our understanding of food bank use, and will consider requirements to add to our evidence base.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/07/2018 10:13:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

945622

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Universal Credit: Care Leavers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to collect information on self-identified care leavers in the Universal Credit system in a way that would allow aggregate statistics to be compiled, as is the case for those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL9751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Collection of data to monitor support for care leavers and other disadvantaged groups is a priority for the Department. Our system already enables staff to record relevant details about an individual’s needs, and we are beginning work to explore ways in which we collect and use this data to help us to monitor support for care leavers and other disadvantaged groups.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/07/2018 11:55:20 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

944657

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Poverty
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 commissioned research on the causes of work poverty in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	166246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has not commissioned any such research. The Department’s published Household Below Average Income National Statistics shows that work continues to offer people the best opportunity to get out of poverty and become self-reliant; adults of working age living in working families are 4 times less likely to be in relative poverty than those living in workless households.</p><p>The National Statistics also provide a good understanding of those in in-work poverty and show that the majority (around three-quarters) are those with part-time work only, single earner couples, or those in full-time self-employment. Universal Credit is designed to help by promoting full-time work, employment for partners where possible, and smoother incentives to increase hours. Claimants who are self-employed will have access to mentors to improve their businesses so that they can increase their earnings.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/07/2018 13:39:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

944661

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Asperger's Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the replacement of Aspergers with Autistic Spectrum Disorder in the fifth edition of the Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders on the ability of people with Aspergers to claim personal independence payment and employment support allowance as a result of being required to secure a new diagnosis when proving that their condition affects their daily living.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	166213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has had no impact on the eligibility criteria for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is designed to determine an individual’s eligibility for ESA. It assesses individuals against a set of functional physical and mental health descriptors to assess how their health condition or disability affects their ability to work.</p><p> </p><p>Entitlement for PIP is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability, not the health condition or the disability itself.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/07/2018 16:12:51 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

944669

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have made contact with her Department to request a reduction in the amount deducted from their standard allowance; and how many of those requests were accepted.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	166272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested does not exist in a format that allows it to be collated without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department recognises the importance of safeguarding the welfare of claimants who have incurred debt, and Universal Credit already has procedures and regulations in place protect claimants from excessive deductions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2018 14:32:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

944685

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	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, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of benefit sanctions on the mental health of claimants.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	166197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made on the impact of benefit sanctions on the mental health of claimants.</p><p> </p><p>We engage at a personal and individual level with all of our claimants and are committed to tailoring support for specific individual needs, including agreeing realistic and structured steps to encourage claimants into the labour market. These conditionality requirements are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain appropriate for the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good reason, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 166198 question first answered 24/07/2018 14:25:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

944687

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	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, whether he Department has made an assessment of the effect of the imposition on benefits sanctions on the mental health of claimants with an existing mental health condition.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	166198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made on the impact of benefit sanctions on the mental health of claimants.</p><p> </p><p>We engage at a personal and individual level with all of our claimants and are committed to tailoring support for specific individual needs, including agreeing realistic and structured steps to encourage claimants into the labour market. These conditionality requirements are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain appropriate for the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good reason, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 166197 question first answered 24/07/2018 14:25:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

944700

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Jobcentres: Peterlee
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 July 2018 on Question 163539 on Jobcentres: Peterlee, if he will undertake a review of the Peterlee Jobcentre Physical Security Survey in relation to (a) data protection and (b) the suitability of the open plan office.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	166140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>DWP does not pass comment on physical security arrangements and vulnerabilities at any individual site. I can however advise that on every site, such security arrangements, including those for the protection of data held about our customers and their business, are subject to regular review and validation. DWP has been successfully conducting the vast majority of its business with customers in an open-plan environment for many years, and that is one of the many factors that feed into the design of appropriate security control measures for each location.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/07/2018 09:32:17 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

944702

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	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 her Department's key performance indicators are to assess whether the universal credit system is functioning effectively.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	166141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Rollout of Universal Credit Full Service is due to complete in December 2018, and, as of the end of July 2018 we will have completed 65% of this programme.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, we assess performance through analysis of key statistics as set out at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit Full Service has added nearly 400,000 new claimants on the system since August 2017 and is on track for full rollout nationally by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/07/2018 14:27:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

944776

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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	Slavery: National Insurance Contributions
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 credit to victims of modern slavery the National Insurance contributions that were unpaid during the period of their slavery.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	166104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions recognises the difficulties faced by people found to be victims of modern slavery. The Department is currently exploring potential ways to ensure people who are victims of modern slavery are not disadvantaged in respect of their National Insurance records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/07/2018 09:28:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous