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806220

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Mid Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on determining applications under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 2003 for major wind farms in Mid Wales since 4 October 2016; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	119412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently determining two applications for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for onshore wind farms in mid-Wales – the proposed Carnedd Wen and Llanbrynmair wind farms in Powys. Following the quashing of the previous decisions on those applications in December 2015, my Department has carried out further consultation with developers and other interested parties which ended on 4 October 2016. Since then, the responses to that consultation have been carefully assessed and it is anticipated decisions on both applications will be made shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/12/2017 14:11:03 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

806296

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many data incidents his Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department recorded one data incident in 2015-16 and one in 2016-17. These incidents are disclosed in the Department’s 2015-16 and 2016-17 Annual Reports and Accounts. There have been no incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 18/12/2017 13:33:20 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806313

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times his Department's Senior Information Risk Officer role has been vacant for a week or longer since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	119505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 18/12/2017 14:02:09 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

806187

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Urgent Treatment Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made on plans to roll-out Urgent Treatment Centres by Spring 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	119388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>NHS England is working closely with commissioners and providers to identify the facilities that are to be designated as urgent treatment centres and, where necessary, ensure a plan is in place to meet the standards by spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/12/2017 13:00:07 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

806171

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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	Social Security Benefits: Glasgow North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) work and capability and (b) personal independence payment assessment decisions have been appealed successfully in (i) absolute terms and (ii) as a percentage in Glasgow North East constituency in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	119372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>(a) The information for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) work capability assessments (WCA) is not readily available and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The following table shows the number of Personal Independence Payment decisions that have been overturned on appealed in the Glasgow North East constituency in each of the last three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>Claims</p></td><td><p>Decisions overturned at appeal</p></td><td><p>% of decisions overturned at appeal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/2015</p></td><td><p>1700</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2016</p></td><td><p>2350</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2017</p></td><td><p>3080</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data is taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 11:54:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

806167

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	S4C Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2017 to Question 118314, on S4C Independent Review, whether the list of all parties consulted will include all those who were invited to submit evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	119368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text A list of individuals and organisations that submitted evidence, events attended and other evidence will be published as part of the review. answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/12/2017 11:21:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

805987

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	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 produces guidance to health practitioners on deciding on claims for personal independence payments made by people who have epilepsy.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	119197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Health professionals carrying out assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provide comprehensive and professional advice to help the Department’s decision makers to fairly and accurately determine benefit entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The PIP assessment is designed to treat people as individuals, considering the impact of their disability or health condition on their everyday life and how each claimant has personally adapted to living with a disability, rather than the disability itself. Therefore the PIP Assessment Guide for Health Professionals does not contain specific condition based guidance.</p><p>The PIP Assessment Guide can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers" target="_blank">Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guide for assessment providers - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 12:04:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

806076

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	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 epilepsy who were previously in receipt of disability living allowance and have undergone a review to assess their eligibility for personal independence payments applied for mandatory reconsideration of the decision from (a) April 2013 to October 2017 and (b) October 2016 to October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	119279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of people with epilepsy who were previously in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and have undergone a review to assess their eligibility for Personal Independence Payment applied for mandatory reconsideration of the decision from<br></p><p>(a) April 2013 to October 2017 (55 months) was 11,550.</p><p> </p><p>(b) October 2016 to October 2017 (12 months) was 6040.</p><p> </p><p>Data is taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 11:42:22 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

806077

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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: Epilepsy
	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 epilepsy who were previously in receipt of disability living allowance and have undergone a review to assess their eligibility for personal independence payments appealed the decision at tribunal from (a) April 2013 to October 2017 (b) October 2016 to October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	119280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of people with epilepsy who were previously in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and have undergone a review to assess their eligibility for Personal Independence Payment appealed the decision at tribunal from</p><p> </p><p>(a) April 2013 to October 2017 (55 months) is 4770.</p><p> </p><p>(b) October 2016 to October 2017 (12 months) is 2500.</p><p> </p><p>Data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/12/2017 11:46:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

806184

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS 111
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS 111 calls received clinical assessment in (a) March 2017 and (b) October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	119385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly data on calls to the NHS 111 service. This shows that 29.6% of calls in March 2017 and 36.8% of calls in October 2017 received clinical input. The latest data is for November 2017 and can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/12/2017 13:01:14 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth