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943407

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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	Pension Funds: Investment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to issue any guidance to pension fund trustees to encourage them to invest in green assets without breaching their fiduciary duty; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
	uin	HL9619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not seek to encourage or direct pension schemes to invest in any particular class of assets. However, it does want to support pension fund trustees to be clear about their responsibilities when making investment decisions and to remove any uncertainty caused by the current regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 Law Commission report ‘Pension funds and social investment’ found that some trustees are confused about their fiduciary duty to consider the long-term sustainability of investments. The Government agrees it should clarify that trustees have a duty to consider risk and opportunities in the long-term, including those arising from environmental, social, governance and climate change considerations. We have consulted on regulatory changes which, subject to the outcome of the consultation and Parliamentary approval, will make this clarification with effect from 1 October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Following the changes we anticipate that The Pensions Regulator will update existing Codes and guidance for trustees.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 24/07/2018 09:48:32 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

943116

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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	Employment: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what strategies the Government has put in place to tackle in-work poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	165151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Universal Credit is replacing six key in-work and out-of-work benefits and is transforming the welfare system by making work pay. In Universal Credit, there are none of the cliff edges or complicated hours rules of the old system, just a single, simple, taper so payments reduce in a transparent, predictable and clearer way as earnings increase.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit provides the opportunity to support people to progress in work and we are currently developing the evidence base on how best to do this. Building on our existing suite of trials, which includes a large scale Randomised Control Trial on in-work progression, we have committed an additional £8m to testing different approaches to supporting people to progress.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing additional support for working families so we have increased childcare funding from 70% of eligible costs in Tax Credits to 85% in Universal Credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/07/2018 15:06:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

942945

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2018 to Question 156480, on Social Security Benefits: Scotland, how many claimants the total value of outstanding benefit overpayment in Scotland is attributable to.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
	uin	165149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Current data at 17 July 2018 shows that the total value of outstanding benefit overpayments to be devolved to the Scottish Government is £29.2m. This debt is attributable to 17,000 claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The actual amounts devolved to the Scottish Government will be subject to the value at the point of transfer and accounting agreements between the two governments.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/07/2018 12:53:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

942886

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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 and what proportion of claimants have received each length of personal independence payment award since its introduction.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	165121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people who have been awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for each award length between April 2013 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2018.</p><p><em>Table: PIP awards made between April 2013 and 30th April 2018, split by award length.</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of award</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume of claimants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume as a percentage of total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ongoing Awards</p></td><td><p>323,210</p></td><td><p>18.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finite Awards</p></td><td><p>1,458,250</p></td><td><p>81.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Of which:</em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 1.5 years or lower </em></p></td><td><p><em>346,650</em></p></td><td><p><em>23.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 1.5 – 2.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>496,260</em></p></td><td><p><em>34.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 2.5 – 3.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>364,450</em></p></td><td><p><em>25.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 3.5 – 4.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>92,390</em></p></td><td><p><em>6.3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 4.5 – 5.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>132,630</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 5.5 – 6.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>960</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 6.5 – 7.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>190</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 7.5 – 8.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>950</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 8.5 – 9.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>710</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 9.5 years or more*</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,720</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Short term award</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,330</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Awards</p></td><td><p>1,781,470</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The “9.5 years or more” group excludes ongoing awards. Source: PIP ADS</p><p> </p><p>Award lengths are calculated from the date of award of PIP to the review date. At the point of preparing this response, approximately 0.06% of all cleared claims do not have a recorded review date but are not ongoing awards so have been excluded from the table above.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are based on the first outcome recorded for each case and include both new claims and DLA reassessment claims assessed under normal rules. Special rules cases for the terminally ill are excluded from the above figures. Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 cases. This is unpublished data which should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</p><p> </p><p>A claimant can receive a short term fixed award if their condition is expected to improve in the short term. Once this award ends, the benefit ends and no award review takes place.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing awards do not have an end date, but will be subject to a light touch review at the 10 year point. We are currently amending the guidance to ensure that all those awarded the highest level of support under PIP, and who have needs which will stay the same or deteriorate, will receive and ongoing award with a light touch review at the 10 year point. The new guidance will be published later this summer.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/07/2018 16:08:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 71583 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

942885

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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: Multiple Sclerosis
	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 people with multiple sclerosis are no longer eligible for the higher rate of mobility support as a result of the transition from disability living allowance to personal independence payment since the roll-out of personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	165120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the level of mobility award claimants with Multiple Sclerosis received under Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and their level of mobility award following reassessment to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Table: DLA to PIP Reassessment outcomes for claimants with Multiple Sclerosis</em></p><p><em> </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Outcome Following Reassessment to PIP</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Award Received Under DLA</strong></p></td><td><p>Enhanced Rate of Mobility</p></td><td><p>Standard Rate of Mobility</p></td><td><p>No Mobility Award</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Rate Mobility Component</p></td><td><p>13,900(73%)</p></td><td><p>3,100(16%)</p></td><td><p>2,100(11%)</p></td><td><p>19,100</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 claimants who failed to attend their assessment, were disallowed pre-referral or who withdrew their case.</p><p>7. The breakdown of data provided is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</p><p>8. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>9. Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p><p>10. Table percentages are given as row percentages.</p><p>11. Great Britain only.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/07/2018 16:17:13 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 71582 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

942884

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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: Multiple Sclerosis
	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 claimants of disability living allowance with multiple sclerosis received the higher rate of mobility support as a result of being unable or virtually unable to walk because of a physical disability in the 12 months before the roll-out of personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	165119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><br>The available information on the number of individuals in receipt of Disability Living Allowance payments by medical condition and date is published and can be found 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><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/07/2018 15:57:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

943070

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment support allowance and personal independence payment claimants have been denied home visits by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments because of previous abusive behaviour in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	165110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/07/2018 09:20:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

943069

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of claimants of (a) employment support allowance and (b) personal independence payment that were refused an assessment as a result of abusive behaviour that did not subsequently complete an application.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	165109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>No claimant is refused the opportunity of having an assessment as a result of abusive behaviour. However, if during an assessment a claimant does not cooperate, for example by being abusive, then the assessment can/may be terminated</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 25/07/2018 09:17:42 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

943204

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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, what representations her Department has received from Commonwealth countries on the uprating of UK state pensions for pensioners residing in those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	165096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The cost of up-rating State Pensions overseas where they are not currently up-rated would be over £0.5 billion per year if all pensions in payment were increased to current UK levels. These costs would increase in future years. The policy on up-rating state pensions overseas is a long-standing one. It has been the policy of successive post-war Governments for around 70 years - UK State Pensions are payable worldwide and are uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in the European Economic Area (EEA) and in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating. We have no plans to change this policy.</p><p>The Department regularly receives representations from Commonwealth countries on the up-rating of UK State Pension for pensioners residing in those countries.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 165094 165095 question first answered 23/07/2018 14:08:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

943203

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	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, what plans her Department has to update the state pension for UK pensioners residing overseas; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	165095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The cost of up-rating State Pensions overseas where they are not currently up-rated would be over £0.5 billion per year if all pensions in payment were increased to current UK levels. These costs would increase in future years. The policy on up-rating state pensions overseas is a long-standing one. It has been the policy of successive post-war Governments for around 70 years - UK State Pensions are payable worldwide and are uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in the European Economic Area (EEA) and in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating. We have no plans to change this policy.</p><p>The Department regularly receives representations from Commonwealth countries on the up-rating of UK State Pension for pensioners residing in those countries.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 165094 165096 question first answered 23/07/2018 14:08:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens