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1015067

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Access to Work Programme: Arthritis
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 promote the Access to Work Scheme for people with arthritis and related conditions.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	195538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Access to Work continues to undertake targeted awareness of the scheme to the most under-represented groups, including people with musculoskeletal conditions like arthritis. We have worked with Arthritis Research UK (ARUK) and Arthritis Care on marketing Access to Work to their clients, including sharing information about how to apply for the support.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work is promoted to a range of business leaders through the Disability Confident scheme, to benefit claimants through Jobcentre Plus and we are working with a number of our stakeholders to target employers and health professionals</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/12/2018 17:46:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

994659

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the state pensions of UK pensioners living in the EEA will continue to be up-rated annually after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	183890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK State Pension will remain payable worldwide following our departure from the EU. We have now reached agreement with the EU to maintain State Pension up-rating for those covered by the Withdrawal Agreement, subject to reciprocity. This information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p><p> </p><p>For UK State Pension recipients living in the EU on the specified date, this includes those who are already receiving their UK State Pension as well as future UK State Pension recipients. We will wish to discuss State Pension up-rating for individuals not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement in future talks. We are currently in discussion with the EEA-EFTA states (Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) and Switzerland on agreements to protect the rights of UK nationals living in those countries and their nationals living in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/11/2018 14:55:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

984782

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to publish its response to the Supreme Court's ruling on Widowed Parent's Allowance; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	177637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>We are considering the court’s ruling carefully and will update Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/10/2018 13:14:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

892230

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
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 implications for her policies of the Scottish Government's decision to remove the time-limited definition of terminal illness and to allow the clinical judgment of a registered medical practitioner to determine a terminal diagnosis.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	138407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>It is a matter for the Scottish Government how they assess entitlement for devolved benefits. We will continue to work with the Scottish Government on the interaction between those benefits which are reserved and those which are devolved.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/05/2018 10:33:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

892232

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Neuromuscular Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of (a) personal independence payment and (b) disability living allowance claimants with (i) Motor Neurone Disease and (ii) Parkinson’s Disease receive the highest rate award.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	138408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The latest available data on claimants that with Motor Neurone Disease and Parkinson’s disease that receive the highest rate of award is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 03/05/2018 10:33:10 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

885003

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people have died within (a) six months, (b) one year, (c) two years and (d) more than two years after they were issued with a DS1500.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	135991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The DS1500 is not compulsory to support claims from people who are terminally ill.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/04/2018 14:30:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

853258

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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, how many completed second or third personal independence payment assessment planned award reviews there have been of people with (a) Parkinson's disease, (b) multiple sclerosis, (c) motor neurone disease, (d) rheumatoid arthritis and (e) cystic fibrosis by year of repeat assessment since the introduction of personal independence payments in 2013; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	130707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:51:06 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

853259

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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: Parkinson's Disease
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 with Parkinson's disease have been given personal independence payment awards of (a) enhanced rate daily living and (b) enhanced rate care by length of award in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	130708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people who have been awarded either one or both of the Daily Living and Mobility components at the enhanced rate of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for awards made between November 1st 2014 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2017, where the main disabling condition recorded was Parkinson’s Disease.</p><p><em>Table 1: Enhanced PIP Daily living and Mobility component awards made between 1<sup>st</sup> November 2014 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2015 with main disabling condition recorded as Parkinson’s Disease.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Enhanced Daily Living (may also have Enhanced Mobility)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Enhanced Mobility (may also have Enhanced Daily Living)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Awards</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indefinite Award</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finite</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1 year</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 years</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 years</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 years</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 years</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10+ years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Short Term Award</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: PIP ADS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Table 2: Enhanced PIP Daily living and Mobility component awards made between 1<sup>st</sup> November 2015 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2016 with main disabling condition recorded as Parkinson’s Disease.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Enhanced Daily Living (may also have Enhanced Mobility)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Enhanced Mobility (may also have Enhanced Daily Living)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Awards</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indefinite Awards</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finite Awards</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1 year</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 years</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 years</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 years</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 years</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 years</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 years</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10+ years</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Short Term Award</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: PIP ADS</p><p><em>Table 3: Enhanced PIP Daily living and Mobility component awards made between 1<sup>st</sup> November 2016 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2017 with main disabling condition recorded as Parkinson’s Disease</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Enhanced Daily Living (may also have Enhanced Mobility)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Enhanced Mobility (may also have Enhanced Daily Living)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Awards</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indefinite Award</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finite Award</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 1 year</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 years</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 years</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 years</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 years</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 years</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>#</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10+ years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Short Term Award</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:PIP ADS</p><p>Notes for tables:</p><ul><li>Figures are based on the first outcome recorded for each case and include both new claims and DLA reassessment claims assessed under normal rules.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 cases; totals less than 5 but greater than 0 are indicated by “#”.</li><li>This is unpublished data and it should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data is based on main disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system.</li><li>Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>The one year award length group includes cases whose award lengths are in the range 1-1.5 years. The two years award length group includes cases whose award lengths are in the range 1.5-2.5 years, and so on.</li><li>The greater than 10 years group includes cases whose lengths are greater than or equal to 10.5 years but excludes cases whose award is indefinite.</li><li>Award lengths are calculated from the date of on-flow to PIP to the review date.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/03/2018 11:51:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

853260

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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: Parkinson's Disease
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 with Parkinson’s disease who previously received the (a) higher rate mobility component and (b) higher rate care component under disability living allowance received (i) a lower rate of award or (ii) no award following reassessment for personal independence payments in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	130709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of claimants with Parkinson’s disease who received higher rate mobility or higher rate care awards under DLA but who, following reassessment to PIP, received a standard or nil award.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Table: DLA to PIP Reassessment outcomes for claimants with Parkinson’s disease</em></p><p><em> </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Outcome Following Reassessment to PIP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Award Received Under DLA</strong></p></td><td><p>Standard Rate of Award</p></td><td><p>No Award</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Rate Care Component</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Rate Mobility Component</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records and DLA Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study claimant data (1<sup>st</sup> October 2013 to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2017)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. PIP Reassessment outcome shows the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 1st October 2013 and 31st October 2017.</p><p>2. For each individual who has a PIP reassessment outcome their PIP entitlement has been compared to their DLA entitlement at the time of their PIP reassessment registration.</p><p>3. Main disabling condition used is the disability recorded on the DLA administrative system for each individual. This is used because disability information is recorded on the PIP computer systems only for the group of cases who have a PIP assessment report.</p><p>4. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which their entitlement decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics. It is possible that a reassessment claim could have a different main disabling condition recorded on the DLA and PIP systems.</p><p>5. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</p><p>6. Figures exclude withdrawn cases.</p><p>7. The definition of “Parkinson’s disease” includes a small number of claimants who have “Parkinson’s syndrome”.</p><ol start="8"><li>The breakdown of data provided is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li></ol><p>9. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>10. Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p><p>11. Great Britain only.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/03/2018 16:00:38 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon