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1029085

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Workplace Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to require employers to report annually on actions they, or their agents, have taken to verify that contributions made on behalf of staff to auto-enrolment pension schemes are (1) correct, and (2) have been amended if they were found to be incorrect; and if not, what discussions they have had with the Pensions Regulator about introducing such a requirement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL12433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to my answer of 18 December. The regulatory regime is designed so that errors can be identified and material failures can be reported, the Pensions Regulator can then require restitution; and, where necessary, make use of its enforcement powers. The Government keeps all aspects of automatic enrolment under regular review but has no plans to make changes to the compliance framework at this time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 14:20:58 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1028616

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of funding it requires to plan for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will place any documentation on such estimates in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	203922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Work to prepare for a successful EU exit is a key priority for the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. The work is funded from the Office’s £4.6 million budget for 2018-19. In addition, the Office was allocated £0.3 million in EU exit funding for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 07/01/2019 12:51:50 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1028407

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to change the time limit on the entitlement of UK citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
	tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
	tabling member printed	Greg Hands
	uin	908302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom, no matter how far they have travelled. <br>The Government is supporting my Hon friend the Member for Montgomeryshire’s Private Member’s Bill on Overseas Electors which delivers our manifesto commitment to introducing votes for life.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/12/2018 14:25:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1029084

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made for people who are unable to use the online system for Universal Credit application and migration.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL12432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Anyone who requires help making their claim online can call our Freephone helpline to find out what help and support is available. Claimants can also access the internet for free at their local Jobcentre, Council or library. If new claimants, or those who have experienced a change in circumstances resulting in their migration to Universal Credit, need more intensive or specific support, help is available through our current Universal Support Assisted Digital Service. This provides bespoke help, support and skills for claimants to make and maintain their digital account online.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the design process for managed migration, we are considering different approaches for how to best migrate claimants onto Universal Credit. We are currently working closely with a large and diverse range of stakeholders to design migration processes that work for everyone and which most effectively support those who will need more help.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit has been designed with accessibility in mind and we are committed to providing personalised support for all claimants, including vulnerable groups, so we ensure that we make reasonable adjustments to meet claimant’s individual needs to allow them to access our services and information. This means that for example, the Department can communicate with customers in a variety of different formats such as Braille, audio, large print, or by arranging for a member of staff to visit the customer in their home.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 16:58:11 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1029081

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken into the accessibility needs of disabled people due to undergo the managed migration process as part of the move to Universal Credit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL12429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that all claimants are fully supported during the managed migration process. We are currently working closely with a large and diverse range of stakeholders, including those supporting disabled people, to design processes that work for everyone and most effectively support those who will need help during migration.</p><p> </p><p>We have said that we will begin managed migration on a small scale in 2019 to pilot our processes and ensure that they are working, adapting them and building on feedback before we begin to take on larger volumes of claimants.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 16:47:20 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1028540

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	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 recent estimate she has made of the completion date for the roll-out of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	203793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The rollout of Universal Credit to all jobcentres was completed in December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The next stage of the Universal Credit process will be managed migration, which will see claimants move from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit. We have said that we will begin managed migration on a small scale in 2019 to pilot our processes and ensure that they are working, adapting them and building on feedback before we begin to take on larger volumes of claimants. This managed migration process will be completed by the end of 2023.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/01/2019 13:22:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1029083

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to conduct an impact assessment of the proposed managed migration process to Universal Credit; if so, whether they will publish that assessment; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL12431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>In our response the Social Security Advisory Committee on 5 November 2018 we committed to conducting detailed Equality Assessments of migration plans. This is an iterative process and will be fully evaluated with equality impacts reassessed in accordance with the evaluation. We will publish an assessment of the impacts of managed migration prior to increasing the scale.</p><p> </p><p>We routinely publish reviews of Universal Credit. These include the Universal Credit Impact Assessment (December 2012) and the Universal Credit Programme Full Business Case Summary (June 2018), which sets out the rationale for Universal Credit as well as the financial impacts it is expected to have.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to publish a full evaluation of Universal Credit when it has been fully implemented.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 16:49:24 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1029123

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the universal support scheme to cover Universal Credit managed migration; and if so, what additional funding will be made available to Citizens Advice for that purpose.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL12471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Our managed migration processes will develop gradually as we design them with our stakeholders, and we are working to ensure that we get our approach to support in this process right. Alongside this, other learning, including that from the delivery of Universal Support in new partnership with Citizens Advice, will feed directly into the managed migration pilot and we will consider how best to develop the broader Universal Support offer once the pilot is complete.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 16:50:14 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1029107

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish further details of the planned test and trial phase of Universal Credit managed migration; and how managed migration will impact vulnerable claimants.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
	uin	HL12455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of our design process for managed migration we are considering different approaches for how to best migrate claimants onto Universal Credit. We are currently working closely with a large and diverse range of stakeholders to design migration processes that work for everyone and most effectively support those who will need more help. We have said that we will begin managed migration on a small scale in 2019 to pilot our processes and ensure that they are working, adapting them and building on feedback before we begin to take on larger volumes of claimants.</p><p> </p><p>In our published response on 5 November 2018 to the Social Security Advisory Committee’s report, we have committed to publishing an assessment of the managed migration pilot once it is complete, and prior to scaling up managed migration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 16:51:28 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

1028556

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNAIDS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Report on the work of the Independent Expert Panel on prevention of and response to harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power at UNAIDS Secretariat, what recent assessment she has made of the allegations against UNAIDS; and if she will make a statement on the future of the UK's contributions to that agency.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	203900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has been a driving force in tackling this issue, galvanising the aid sector to put in place the vital initiatives needed to finally rid it of those who seek to tarnish its reputation. We have been very clear that we will not tolerate practices which do not reach the highest standards in relation to tackling harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power. The UK expects the current Executive Director to step down. This is vital to signal a strong response to this critical issue within and beyond the organisation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s next scheduled payment to UNAIDS is not due until later in the year. We will assess progress in implementation of the Panel’s recommendations as part of our regular review of funding.</p><p> </p><p>A statement was issued by the Secretary of State on UNAIDS on Thursday 20 December 2018, reference: HCWS1223.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/01/2019 16:56:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty