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1127524

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	Severe Disability Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timeframe is for compensation to be made available to people who were entitled to a severe disability premium payment and who claimed universal credit before 16 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	256335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>Since the introduction of The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019, which came into force on 16th January 2019, claimants who are entitled, or have been within the last month, to an award of an existing benefit that includes SDP have not been required to move to Universal Credit; even if they have experienced a relevant change in their circumstances. The draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, which are currently before Parliament, make provision for SDP transitional payments for those eligible claimants who have already moved to UC and for moving existing legacy claimants onto Universal Credit and implementing transitional protection.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the court judgment handed down on 3 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/05/2019 09:53:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1125586

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on the review into 1.6 million personal independent payment claims.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	252589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The administrative exercise to check whether claimants are eligible for more support under Personal Independence Payments, following the MH and RJ legal judgments, started in June 2018. DWP published management information on progress on checking potentially affected cases in December 2018. These figures showed that around 140,000 cases had been reviewed and cleared (as at 23<sup>rd</sup> November 2018). Figures are changing rapidly as we continue to check cases and progress is in line with our expectations. As part of December’s release, we committed to providing further updates at 6 monthly intervals.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2019 12:56:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1124133

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department issues to GPs on the provision of fit notes for patients who are undergoing an appeal for employment and support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	249916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department provides  guidance on the benefits system for GPs which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-benefit-system-for-general-practitioners" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-benefit-system-for-general-practitioners</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/05/2019 13:47:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1027515

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Widowed Parent's Allowance: Cohabitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to extend the eligibility for widowed parents' allowance to unmarried parents.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	203311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We are currently considering how to proceed following the recent Supreme Court judgement which ruled it incompatible with ECHR principles to provide that cohabitees with children are not entitled to Widowed Parent’s Allowance. When we have looked at all the options, I will update Parliament further on this matter.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 10:27:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1023971

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to make it easier for cancer patients undergoing treatment in hospital to claim universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	201708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>A claimant in hospital, regardless of their condition, has a range of options open to them to support them through their Universal Credit claim if they are unable to complete it themselves online.</p><p> </p><p>Those claimants who are unable to claim online are able to make their claim by telephone and in exceptional circumstances, a hospital visit may be considered. During this visit, the visiting officer will support the claimant to make a telephony claim. If the claimant requires a hospital visit, the date of the claim will be the date of first contact, even if the claimant is not actually able to complete the claim on that same day. In cases in which the claimant is unable to manage their own affairs due to mental incapability or severe physical disability an appointee can be agreed to act on behalf of the claimant in all interactions with the Department.</p><p> </p><p>All claimants receive continuous tailored support through their personal work coaches and all DWP staff in customer facing roles receive training on supporting claimants that report a health condition or disability, including those claimants who report a terminal illness. The Department are committed to ensuring that terminally ill patients are treated with sensitivity and care and receive the support they need to make a claim to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, staff can use our District Provision Tool to signpost claimants to relevant information about local support services. This digital tool lists local and national provision and support delivered by Jobcentre Plus, Skills Funding Agency, Skills Development Scotland, Careers Wales, other providers, local authorities, and independent and volunteer organisations.</p><p /> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/12/2018 16:29:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1022931

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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: Appeals
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 mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payments have (a) overturned and (b) upheld the original assessment decision in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	200690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Table 7B of the publication “Personal Independence Payment: April 2013 to October 2018” provides statistics on Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) clearances by type and month of clearance, a copy of which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Not all MRs will relate to the outcome of the PIP assessment, but other aspects of the PIP process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/12/2018 12:53:32 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

927767

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	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 assessment she has made of the validity of the assessment by the National Audit Office of the value for money of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	155940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit delivers value for money. As the business case makes clear, Universal Credit will create net economic benefits of £34 billion over the ten years to 2026-27, for example by helping 200,000 more people into work. 83% of Universal Credit claimants are satisfied with the service that they receive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2018 16:40:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

918506

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
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 reasons for the number of disallowed personal independence payments claims that are successfully appealed at tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	150772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Decisions are overturned at appeal in the main because of the oral evidence provided by the claimant at the hearing; and because of new written evidence not previously seen by the department’s decision makers. Tribunals do of course also reach a different conclusion based on the same evidence. But it should be noted that since PIP was introduced, up until December 2017, of the 3.1m decisions made 4% have been overturned at appeal.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/06/2018 13:11:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

887266

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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
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 23 February 2018 to Question 128682, for what reasons the claimant service and experience survey does not include personal independence payment claimants whose claims were unsuccessful.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	136830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The claimant Service and Experience Survey (CSES) measures satisfaction with the services provided by DWP and therefore only includes within its sample those that have had contact with DWP in the previous three months to aid recall.</p><p>Historically satisfaction surveys were conducted by separate surveys of each DWP benefit group, some of which included disallowed claimants whist others did not. It was therefore decided to revert to a consistent approach across all benefits from 2015/16 and to focus on service performance rather than outcome.</p><p> </p><p>For all benefits, at the time of drawing the sample, cases are live and in payment. However, between the date on which the sampke is drawn and the date in which a claimant is interviewed, some claimants may have withdrawn their claim, or had it disallowed. Some disallowed PIP claims are included for those that report a change of circumstances. These PIP claimants will still be interviewed.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/04/2018 14:06:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

887267

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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: Surveys
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 23 February 2018 to Question 128682, what assessment she has made of the (a) accuracy and (b) value of the Claimant Service and Experience Survey.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	136831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The Claimant Service and Experience Survey (CSES) is an operational tool to inform delivery improvements and measure performance across ten benefits. Claimant satisfaction is measured against four areas of the DWP customer charter (getting it right, keeping you informed, ease of access and right treatment).</p><p> </p><p>CSES is an externally commissioned survey and is conducted by an independent research organisation (selected through an open and rigorous competition). The design of the survey, fieldwork and outputs are extensively quality assured by DWP in line with Government Social Research guidance to ensure high standards of accuracy and robustness.</p><p>The DWP utilises the research in the following ways:</p><ul><li>Performance monitoring of claimant satisfaction with services provided by DWP across benefits, to inform service design and delivery improvements;</li><li>Understanding claimant use of digital services and different communication channels;</li><li>Feeding into DWP annual report and accounts, as well as Cabinet Office equality report.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/04/2018 13:17:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid