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732968

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2017 to Question 71691, on personal independence payment: appeals, what recent discussions he has had with the Tribunals Service on establishing detailed and regular feedback on personal independence payment appeal tribunal decisions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	1356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The department continues to have regular meetings with the Tribunals Service where all aspects of the appeals process, including feedback, are discussed. In this regard, and although they are still developing into the role, the feedback from the Presenting Officers in PIP and ESA appeals, referred to in my previous reply, is proving informative.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/07/2017 10:26:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

732969

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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, with reference to the Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71635, on personal independence payment, when he plans to respond to the Second independent review of the personal independence payment assessment by Paul Gray, published on 30 March 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	1357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Our position has not changed since the Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71635 and planning to respond later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/07/2017 09:55:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

732971

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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: Housing
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 Answer of 5 April 2017 to Question 69486, on housing benefit: young people, how many applications for the housing cost element of universal credit from applicants between the ages of 18 and 25 have been refused; and what the reasons were for those refusals.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	1359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. Data will become available as this policy area matures.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/07/2017 11:54:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

723938

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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, if his Department will take steps to share personal independence payment (PIP) appeal tribunal decisions with assessment providers in order to improve the quality of initial PIP assessments.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working with the Tribunals Service to establish how it can get more detailed and regular feedback on tribunal decisions. A recent initiative to use more Presenting Officers will help in this regard. The Presenting Officer will note any of the tribunal’s comments regarding the assessment, in particular anything adverse, and, where it is appropriate, feed this back to the provider.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/04/2017 08:25:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

723224

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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 guidance his Department provides to family members submitting evidence to support a persons claim for personal independence payment; and what weight is given to that evidence by assessment providers.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department provides guidance to family members for those who are approaching 16 and in receipt of DLA regarding the invite to claim PIP. Additionally claimants are asked if they want carers or relatives to provide information regarding health conditions or disabilities, space is provided for this in the “How your disability affects you” evidence gathering form. Decisions regarding PIP are made by Decision Makers, not Assessment Providers. Decision Makers will consider all evidence on the case.</p><p>Guidance for Health Professionals on how to evaluate and analyse evidence in preparing the Assessment Report can be accessed on the gov.uk website, section 2.8.13. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf.</a></p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we introduced two comprehensive, statutory, independent reviews of the PIP Assessment. The second of Paul Gray’s Independent Review's was published on 30 March 2017. We are considering the review’s recommendations carefully and will respond later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/04/2017 16:08:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

723225

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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, how many home visits there were by Jobcentre Plus outreach workers providing home-based advice and support for claimants of personal independence payments in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold the requested data.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/04/2017 09:21:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

723226

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Disability Living Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long his Department holds medical evidence submitted to support a claim for disability living allowance; and whether that evidence may be used to support a claim for personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Evidence that supports any decision awarding benefit is kept for as long as that award is current and 14 months after it eventually ends. DLA claimants who are invited to claim PIP are asked if they want if any medical evidence that supported their award of DLA to be used in considering their claim for PIP.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/04/2017 15:59:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

722272

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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: Porthcawl
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants attended Porthcawl Job Centre to claim (a) employment and support allowance and (b) universal credit in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested for Employment and Support Allowance is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Statistics on the claimant count, which show the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit claimants by Jobcentre Plus office, can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/04/2017 10:23:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

720841

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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: Pyle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department carried out an assessment of the availability of suitable alternative local premises in advance of the decision to close Pyle Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	70356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Our proposal is to relocate staff and services from Pyle Jobcentre to Porthcawl Jobcentre. The new site at Porthcawl is 4.9 miles and 35 minutes by public transport from Pyle Jobcentre. This proposal is part of a broader national approach and we have carefully considered the merits of alternative options as part of these plans but believe that our proposal is the only viable option.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to have larger, better quality offices which will allow a more digitally enabled environment, optimising use of space, ensuring value for money for the Department and the taxpayer and enabling effective delivery of services.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2017 16:24:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

714677

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Housing Benefit: Young People
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 place in the Library details of the evidence required of claimants of the housing cost element of universal credit aged between the ages of 18 and 21 to whom paragraph 4A does not apply as detailed under paragraph 4B, parts a, b, c, d, e, f and g; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	69486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>DWP will gather information to determine eligibility for many of these exemptions, such as whether the claimant has responsibility for a child or is exempt from the shared accommodation rate, as part of the standard claims process. Where a claimant qualifies for such an exemption no further information will be required.</p><p> </p><p>For other exemptions, we will not expect a claimant who tells us that they are unable to live with their parents or that they have been subjected to domestic violence, for example, to provide documentary evidence. A reference from a third party – such as a local authority or a relevant charity – would be acceptable.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/04/2017 15:12:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon