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672190

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Winter Fuel Payment: Scotland
	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 are eligible for winter fuel payments in (a) Glasgow Central constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	59778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Statistics on how many people living in (a) Glasgow Central constituency, (b) Glasgow and (c) Scotland, are in receipt of winter fuel payments can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payment-recipient-and-household-figures-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payment-recipient-and-household-figures-2015-to-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/01/2017 16:03:26 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

672201

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support and assistance the Government provides to families which experience reductions in their income as a result of the six-week waiting period for receipt of their first universal credit payment.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	Dr Eilidh Whiteford
	uin	59862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Advances of Universal Credit are available if claimants need financial support before they receive their first payment. Advances can be up to 50% of the household’s monthly entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are various forms of Alternative Payment Arrangement available. These are designed to address various aspects of financial difficulty, including a direct payment of housing costs to the landlord, more frequent than monthly payments and split payments within a household in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>At the initial meeting with a new claimant, the Department’s Work Coaches will assess the claimant’s financial situation and determine if there is a need for Personal Budgeting Support. If there is, the claimant can be referred to a range of free services including the Money Advice Service and locally provided support. The Work Coach can also consider whether the criteria for an Alternative Payment Arrangement are met.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/01/2017 16:08:43 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	3911 label Biography information for Dr Eilidh Whiteford

672193

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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: Motability
	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 11 January 2017 to Question 58948, how many people who were previously in receipt of the enhanced personal independence payment and qualified for the Motability scheme have since been reassessed and lost their Motability vehicle.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	59783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 59784 question first answered 17/01/2017 17:23:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

672194

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2017 to Question 58948, how many people who were previously in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance and qualified for the Motability scheme have been reassessed and lost their Motability vehicle.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	59784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 59783 question first answered 17/01/2017 17:23:19 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

672197

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central of 5 December 2016 on the report Why people go to foodbanks, authorised by Castlemilk Law and Money Advice Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	59715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2017 answer text <p>The hon. Member’s letter was answered on 17 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/01/2017 10:30:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

672200

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Members: Corospendence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West to receive a reply to her freedom of information request of 8 November 2016; and what the reason is for the time taken in responding to that request.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	59902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>A reply to the hon. Member’s freedom of information request was issued on 16 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/01/2017 15:08:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

672195

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the amount of information available on the number of people in the disabled working-age population in the Glasgow South constituency who use services at (a) Castlemilk and (b) Langside jobcentres on public sector equality duty.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	59785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to complying with our Public Sector Equality Duty, as part of the Equality Act 2010, to meet the needs of those with protected characteristics. Equality analysis involves us considering the likely or actual effects of proposals on people with protected characteristics as part of our decision making processes and helps us comply with the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We will be undertaking an equality analysis as part of the detailed planning for service reconfiguration. This will include feedback from public consultation in those locations where this applies.</p><p> </p><p>The equality analysis and public consultation will help us determine whether we have sufficient information to assess the impact on the 5,790 people in Glasgow South who claim Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefits, as well as other people who use our services at Castlemilk and Langside Jobcentres, before any final decisions are made.</p><p> </p><p>It is also important for us to assess the extent to which people use our services as not all benefit claimants are required to attend the Jobcentre on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/01/2017 15:30:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

672196

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to record the number of people in the disabled working-age population in the Glasgow South constituency who use services at (a) Castlemilk and (b) Langside jobcentres ahead of the equality impact assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	59786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>We will be undertaking an equality analysis as part of the detailed planning for service reconfiguration and before any final decisions are made.</p><p> </p><p>There are a total of 5,790 people claiming Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefits in Glasgow South who use our services to varying degrees, depending upon the type of claim they have. For example, those in the work-related activity group of Employment and Support visit the Jobcentre for more regular interviews with an adviser, whilst those in the support group do not have to attend interviews unless they wish to speak to a personal adviser.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the equality analysis and public consultation is to help establish how many people are likely to be affected by these proposals, not just those in receipt of a disability-related benefit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/01/2017 15:42:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

672192

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Employment: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce further measures to assist employers in supporting employees to return to work after a mental health-related absence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	59830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health have published ‘Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’. The Green Paper sets out the Government’s proposals for improving work and health outcomes for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Many employers are already creating healthy, inclusive workplaces, but more needs to be done so that employers provide the support needed for employees with disabilities and long-term health conditions, including mental health conditions, to help them get into and stay in work</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through the Green Paper we are asking about the barriers preventing employers from recruiting and retaining disabled people and people with health conditions, and what measures would help them in doing so. Specifically:</p><p> </p><ul><li>We are consulting on reform to Statutory Sick Pay to support phased returns to work. A phased return to work can be beneficial to both employer and employee, as it may help prevent further periods of absence or the employee falling out of work entirely;</li><li>How we can transform occupational health provision to ensure it more closely meets the spectrum of need, including the needs of employers.</li><li>The Green Paper also announced a review of the current operation of the fit note. This review will look at the current system and whether it meets the needs of its users – including employers. We are seeking views to inform this review through the consultation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further, the Government has asked Paul Farmer and Lord Stevenson to conduct a review into how best to ensure employees with mental health conditions are supported to thrive in the workplace and perform at their best. We will also be reviewing internally the evidence around discrimination in the workplace for people with mental health.</p><p>This review will build on our Green Paper consultation to help build the evidence base around mental health and employment.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/01/2017 17:31:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

672198

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Policy
	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 provide a comprehensive list of the public policy targets established by his Department (a) between 2010 and May 2015 and (b) since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	59873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>From 2010 departmental business plans have included overarching objectives which encompass manifesto commitments for key areas of policy. For each objective we have high-level indicators that demonstrate our progress towards meeting these objectives. We publish details of how we are progressing against the objectives and latest data for the indicators in our Annual Report and Accounts</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534933/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534933/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>and Single Department Plan</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-single-departmental-plan-2015-to-2020/dwp-single-departmental-plan-2015-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-single-departmental-plan-2015-to-2020/dwp-single-departmental-plan-2015-to-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There are two exceptions to this approach.</p><p> </p><ol><li>The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 repealed policy targets set by The Child Poverty Act 2010 and introduced new Life Chances measures on workless households and educational attainment.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Ministers have also agreed a joint public target level for DWP and HMRC of 1.6% in 2017/18 for the net loss from fraud and error on DWP benefits plus Tax Credits, after netting off DWP recoveries.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/01/2017 15:54:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis