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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

1028501

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what circumstances his Department reveals to a third party that an individual is receiving a war disablement pension.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department only releases information to a third party in line with Data Protection Legislation.</p><p>In regard to War Disablement Pensions, disclosure to other Government Departments, local authorities and other public bodies can be made under Schedule 2, Paragraph 5 of the Data Protection Act 2018. As War Disablement Pensions can affect other Social Security Benefits, the legislation allowing the sharing of personal information for state benefit and war pension purposes is Section 3 of the Social Security Act 1998. This legislation can be found on the Gov.UK website at the following link - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/14</p><p>Additionally, information is shared with third parties at the request of the claimant themselves, either in the form of authority for representation, or written authority.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/01/2019 15:18:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

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

1028518

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of students who have been granted a university place after obtaining three D grades or lower at A-level in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	203932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publish data on the number of English 18 year-olds accepted into full-time higher education (HE) by A level points score.</p><p>The table below shows the number of 18 year-olds in England who held at least three A levels and were accepted into HE with A level points equivalent to DDD or below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Acceptances</strong></p></td><td><p>6,605</p></td><td><p>7,095</p></td><td><p>7,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are not published at an institution level.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 203933 question first answered 09/01/2019 15:48:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1028519

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the proportion of students granted a place at (a) Russell Group, (b) University Alliance, (c) Million Plus and (d) Guild HE universities having obtained three D grades or lower at A-level in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	203933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publish data on the number of English 18 year-olds accepted into full-time higher education (HE) by A level points score.</p><p>The table below shows the number of 18 year-olds in England who held at least three A levels and were accepted into HE with A level points equivalent to DDD or below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Acceptances</strong></p></td><td><p>6,605</p></td><td><p>7,095</p></td><td><p>7,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures are not published at an institution level.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 203932 question first answered 09/01/2019 15:48:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1029111

	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: Learning Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with a learning disability will be subject to the Universal Credit managed migration process.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
	uin	HL12459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We are unable to forecast who might need to go through the managed migration processes, as it will apply to those who have not had by that point a change in their circumstances. There will inevitably be a number of claimants currently receiving ESA who will be managed migrated, but we do not have data on the nature of their disability.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to fully support all of our claimants through our managed migration processes, which we are working with a diverse stakeholders to co-design to ensure that they work for the most vulnerable. In each phase of the design process, we will be working with a broad range of participants representing all of our claimants, including those with learning disabilities. We will ensure through this work that our design is user-centred, and that we use a wide range of insights to collaboratively develop our approach.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL12460 HL12461 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:52:55 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

1029112

	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: Learning Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have done to ensure that the application process for Universal Credit is accessible for people with a learning disability.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
	uin	HL12460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We are unable to forecast who might need to go through the managed migration processes, as it will apply to those who have not had by that point a change in their circumstances. There will inevitably be a number of claimants currently receiving ESA who will be managed migrated, but we do not have data on the nature of their disability.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to fully support all of our claimants through our managed migration processes, which we are working with a diverse stakeholders to co-design to ensure that they work for the most vulnerable. In each phase of the design process, we will be working with a broad range of participants representing all of our claimants, including those with learning disabilities. We will ensure through this work that our design is user-centred, and that we use a wide range of insights to collaboratively develop our approach.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL12459 HL12461 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:52:55 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

1029113

	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: Learning Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement the Department for Work and Pensions has had with organisations representing people with learning disabilities about the Universal Credit managed migration process to ensure that communications are accessible for people with learning disabilities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
	uin	HL12461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We are unable to forecast who might need to go through the managed migration processes, as it will apply to those who have not had by that point a change in their circumstances. There will inevitably be a number of claimants currently receiving ESA who will be managed migrated, but we do not have data on the nature of their disability.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to fully support all of our claimants through our managed migration processes, which we are working with a diverse stakeholders to co-design to ensure that they work for the most vulnerable. In each phase of the design process, we will be working with a broad range of participants representing all of our claimants, including those with learning disabilities. We will ensure through this work that our design is user-centred, and that we use a wide range of insights to collaboratively develop our approach.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe grouped question UIN HL12459 HL12460 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:52:55 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

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

1029082

	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 plans they have to engage with (1) disabled people, and (2) organisations representing disabled people about the accessibility needs of those undertaking managed migration as part of the move to Universal Credit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL12430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with stakeholders and other parties to design the best possible process for the migration of all of our customers, including those with disabilities, to Universal Credit. Our focus will be on safeguarding claimants and ensuring a smooth transition with uninterrupted support. We will have a comprehensive and well-supported preparation period for claimants.</p><p> </p><p>This will include a variety of communication formats, including face-to-face, internet and postal notification, to ensure claimants are aware of the managed migration process. There is flexibility to extend that period if necessary for claimants; and a process to ensure that, before the existing benefits are stopped, our staff will check for evidence of complex needs or vulnerability or disability and act accordingly to support the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed to explore options for improving the process of consent in collaboration with the Social Security Advisory Committee’s to consider how current practices could be enhanced, and we will publish a report on our joint conclusions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 17:53:27 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1029108

	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 whether those currently in receipt of disability related benefits will be regarded as vulnerable claimants for the purpose of the Universal Credit managed migration process.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
	uin	HL12456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to fully support all of our claimants through our managed migration processes, which we are working with stakeholders to co-design to ensure that they work for the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>There are many reasons why someone could be vulnerable or in need of additional support, and we work hard to ensure that the support we provide for each claimant is tailored specifically to their circumstances, making individual assessments of the help that each claimant needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 17:53:39 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

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

1029106

	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 steps they are taking to ensure that people do not incur extra costs, such as obtaining photographic identification, in order to complete Universal Credit applications.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
	uin	HL12454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>If a claimant does not have photographic identification, staff are able to use a number of alternative identification methods. For example, we can accept separate documentary evidence or we can contact trusted third parties (such as a doctor) in order to verify a claimants identity. These identification methods should not incur costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department take the security of Universal Credit very seriously, including verifying who our claimants are. We continue to work closely with Government Digital Service to support the success of the Verify online system. The high standards of ID verification achieved by Verify are used on our Universal Credit Full Service today in addition to a face-to-face alternative approach.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 07/01/2019 16:59:58 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

1028558

	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 her Department has made of the number of mixed-age couples who have been negatively affected by changes to universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	203901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Additional support to all claimants whatever their age, has been provided by the Autumn Budget 2017 and 2018 and will therefore not have any negative impact on mixed-aged couples claiming Universal Credit.</p><p>Following Autumn Budget 2017, the Department has introduced a range of measures to support claimants and ensure no one has to experience hardship within the initial assessment period, these include: making advances more generous, removing the 7 waiting days; providing an additional transitional payment of 2 weeks of Housing Benefit; and changing how claimants in temporary accommodation receive support for their housing costs.</p><p>Measures introduced at Autumn Budget 2018 will provide further assistance for claimants over the next few years. These include reducing, from October 2019, the maximum rate at which deductions can be made from a Universal Credit award from 40% to 30% of the standard allowance, with the period over which these recoveries are made extended from 12 to 16 months in October 2021. Payment of Income Support and the income related elements of Employment and Support Allowance and Jobseeker’s Allowance will continue for two weeks after a claim for Universal Credit has been made, effective from July 2020, benefitting 1.1 million households. Additionally, from April 2019, there will be a £1000 increase in work allowances from April 2019, which will provide a £630 boost for households with children, and for people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/01/2019 18:08:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1029115

	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 anticipate take-up of income-related benefits to improve after the roll out of Universal Credit; if so, what improvement they anticipate; and over what time period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL12463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>We anticipate a further 700,000 households will get entitlements they were not claiming under the legacy system, worth on average £285 per month as Universal Credit is a more accurate system and will ensure people will receive the right entitlement. Within the legacy system, there are £2.4bn of unclaimed benefits not taken up by people who need them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 08/01/2019 17:56:18 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1029105

	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 assessment they have made of demand for home visits during the managed migration process; and what resource is available to ensure that this service is accessible to all those that need it.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
	uin	HL12453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no special assumptions for home visits for claimants going through managed migration. Between April 2017 and March 2018 290,000 cleared home visit referrals were made across all the Departments service lines.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure all claimants are supported, the Department has allocated additional funding for the home visiting service. This year we have allocated £1 million of funding for the home visiting service. For 2019/20 the total fund allocated will rise to just under £2 million, and will continue to increase to over £5.5 million per year by 2023/24, reflecting the increase in the total number of claimants of Universal Credit whether through managed migration or from other sources.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 08/01/2019 17:56:45 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4179 label Biography information for Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill

1029080

	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 will publish the monthly estimates of new claims to Universal Credit through natural migration before July 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL12428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>We cannot predict precisely when a claimant’s circumstances will change as this will be due to a significant change of circumstances that would have caused a new claim to be made to a different legacy benefit. Claimants cannot make a claim to legacy benefits, as these have been replaced by Universal Credit, with national roll-out completed last month.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 08/01/2019 17:58:03 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1028731

	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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2018 to Question 195460, what proportion of RTI earnings data her Department corrects each month using the RTI BACS hash validation value made available for that purpose by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	203766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested. The BACS hash is not passed to the Department from HMRC. The Department assist HMRC with Real Time Information disputes, and a manual intervention can be made to correct the Universal Credit award when validated against a claimant’s pay slips.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 203765 question first answered 10/01/2019 16:05:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 94117 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1028730

	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 percentage of earnings data provided to her Department from HMRC Real Time Information PAYE data and used in live claims to calculate Universal Credit awards contains a BACS hash.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	203765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested. The BACS hash is not passed to the Department from HMRC. The Department assist HMRC with Real Time Information disputes, and a manual intervention can be made to correct the Universal Credit award when validated against a claimant’s pay slips.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 203766 question first answered 10/01/2019 16:05:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 94114 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

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

1028644

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has entered into in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	203844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/01/2019 09:39:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1028547

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to his Department for financial year 2018-19 for planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much of that funding has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	203877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19, including £24.8m and £260m for the Chancellor’s HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs respectively, to enable them to prepare for EU Exit effectively in any scenario.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>) This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on EU Exit preparation in 2018-19 will be detailed in departments Annual Report and Accounts in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/01/2019 13:17:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1028478

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Torture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his US counterpart on the UK Government's opposition to the use of torture.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	203821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK consistently and unreservedly condemns the use of torture in all forms. We continue to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs. The US Government is aware of our position on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/01/2019 13:22:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1028689

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many providers of tax avoidance schemes paid HMRC a penalty in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	203919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>HMRC’s top priority in dealing with the promoters of tax avoidance schemes is to change their behaviour so that they stop this activity altogether. HMRC uses a range of powers to achieve this, including the Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes legislation. As a result of HMRC’s concerted action against them, a number of major promoters have co-operated with HMRC and have either stopped selling schemes or ceased in business altogether.</p><p>Providers of tax avoidance schemes face penalties if they fail to comply with their obligations under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes or Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes regimes, or if they enable another person to use tax avoidance arrangements which HMRC later defeats.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/01/2019 17:48:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1028672

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to make people aware of the change in loan charges; how they have identified the number of people so affected; and how many people have been informed of the changes to date.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	203910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Since November 2017, HMRC has been writing directly to individuals and employers who may be impacted by the loan charge. HMRC has written directly to over 40,000 users, identified through its compliance work, IT records and tax return data.</p><p>In addition, it is actively encouraging disguised remuneration scheme users to come forward and settle through its regular contact with customers and has raised additional awareness through its series of Spotlight publications, tweets and webinars. In July 2018, an HMRC issue briefing on disguised remuneration charge on loans was published on GOV.UK. This provides additional information about the loan charge, links to the settlement terms and relevant Spotlights along with helpful information for those who may have difficulty paying what they owe.</p><p>HMRC is working hard to help individuals get out of tax avoidance for good and is encouraging anyone who is concerned about their ability to pay to contact them as soon as possible to discuss their options. In November 2017, HMRC set up a dedicated helpline for those wanting to settle their avoidance scheme use, and discuss payment options. HMRC will work with all individuals to reach a manageable and sustainable payment plan wherever possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:16:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1028544

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to implement an affordable repayment plan for people affected by the disguised remuneration loan charge.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	203982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Disguised Remuneration (DR) schemes are contrived arrangements that pay loans in place of ordinary remuneration with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC is working hard to help individuals get out of tax avoidance for good and is encouraging anyone who is concerned about their ability to pay to contact them as soon as possible to discuss their options. In November 2017, HMRC set up a dedicated helpline for those wanting to settle their avoidance scheme use, and discuss payment options. HMRC will work with all individuals to reach a manageable and sustainable payment plan wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has also introduced a simplified process for those who choose to settle their use of DR avoidance schemes before the loan charge arises. Those earning less than £50,000 a year and who are no longer engaging in tax avoidance can agree a payment plan of up to five years without the need for detailed supporting information.</p><p> </p><p>There is no maximum period within which an overall settlement can be agreed, and HMRC will deal with individual cases appropriately and sympathetically.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:18:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1028747

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received a tax avoidance enabler penalty.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	203863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The enablers penalty applies to those who have enabled newly implemented arrangements after 16 November 2017 which have later been defeated in the courts or by agreement.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are currently challenging a number of arrangements, seeking to apply penalties at the earliest opportunity under this new legislation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:19:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1028746

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion people were (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted by HMRC for the (i) promotion and (ii) operation of marketed tax avoidance schemes in relation to activities involving disguised remuneration schemes.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	203862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>HMRC takes tackling promoters of avoidance schemes seriously.</p><p> </p><p>In recent years, HMRC has been investigating over 100 promoters and others involved in avoidance, including disguised remuneration arrangements. In the last year, HMRC has taken litigation action against 5 scheme promoters for failure to disclose under Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) with others deciding to disclose to avoid litigation. Further cases will be litigated in the year ahead.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has used its powers under the Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes (POTAS) legislation to challenge promoters and made three successful complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority about misleading advertising; two of which relate to disguised remuneration schemes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC considers criminal investigation and makes referrals to prosecuting authorities, where appropriate. Since the formation of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service on 1 April 2016 more than 15 individuals have been convicted for offences relating to arrangements which have been promoted and marketed as tax avoidance schemes and sentenced to over 95 years custodial with an additional 4 years suspended sentences being ordered, additional matters are the subject of ongoing enquiries.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:20:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1028743

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters of tax avoidance schemes have been fined for failures to inform their clients that registration under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme legislation does not signify that a scheme has been approved by HMRC in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	203860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not approve tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Promoters are required to give scheme users the tax avoidance ‘Scheme Reference Number (SRN)’ issued by HMRC when an avoidance scheme is disclosed under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme (DOTAS). For schemes disclosed since the end of March 2015, which involve employers and their employees, the employer is required to give the SRN to those employees.</p><p> </p><p>The forms that promoters and employers are required to use make it clear to the recipient that they are “involved in a Disclosed Tax Avoidance Scheme” and that the scheme is “not HMRC approved”. They also provide clear information to inform would‑be tax avoiders of the risks they face by using avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has no evidence to suggest that promoters and employers are not complying with these obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 203861 question first answered 11/01/2019 14:25:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1028745

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers using tax avoidance schemes have faced (a) investigation and (b) sanction for failures to inform their employees that they are involved in a Disclosed Tax Avoidance Scheme that has not been approved by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	203861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not approve tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Promoters are required to give scheme users the tax avoidance ‘Scheme Reference Number (SRN)’ issued by HMRC when an avoidance scheme is disclosed under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Scheme (DOTAS). For schemes disclosed since the end of March 2015, which involve employers and their employees, the employer is required to give the SRN to those employees.</p><p> </p><p>The forms that promoters and employers are required to use make it clear to the recipient that they are “involved in a Disclosed Tax Avoidance Scheme” and that the scheme is “not HMRC approved”. They also provide clear information to inform would‑be tax avoiders of the risks they face by using avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has no evidence to suggest that promoters and employers are not complying with these obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 203860 question first answered 11/01/2019 14:25:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1028650

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) role and (b) responsibilities are of the Chief Executive of Tameside and Glossop NHS Clinical Commissioning Group.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	203819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The role of the Accountable Officer, which is equivalent to a Chief Executive, is summarised by the Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group Constitution as:</p><p>“i. being responsible for ensuring that the clinical commissioning group fulfils its duties to exercise its functions effectively, efficiently, and economically thus ensuring improvement in the quality of services and in the health of the local population whilst maintaining value for money,</p><p>ii. at all times ensuring that the regularity and propriety of expenditure is discharged, and that arrangements are put in place to ensure that good practice (as identified through relevant national bodies and agencies) is embodied and that safeguarding of funds is ensured through effective financial and management systems,</p><p>iii. working closely with the Chair of the Governing Body, the Accountable Officer will ensure that proper constitutional, governance, and development arrangements are put in place to assure the members (through the Governing Body) of the organisation’s on-going capability and capacity to meet its duties and responsibilities. This will include arrangements for the on-going development of its members and staff.”</p><p> </p><p>The key responsibilities of the Accountable Officer are defined by NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG as:</p><p>&quot;i.T o contribute to developing the strategic direction of the GP Commissioning Consortium (GPCC), translating the strategic objectives of the Consortium into operational plans and managing their delivery.</p><p>ii. To lead the accreditation process for licencing of the Consortium, working with NHS North West and the Greater Manchester Cluster to ensure that accreditation criteria is met and that the Consortium is successful is successful in its application to become an authorised GPCC by April 2012/2013 and can be established as a NHS Consortium statutory body.</p><p>iii. To lead the development of the transition plan, developing organisational structures, systems and processes and ensuring that they are fit for purpose and working closely with the Greater Manchester Cluster in order to implement Quality, Innovation, Prevention and Productivity plans and reach consensus on shared services, risk management and commissioning approaches.</p><p>iv. To be responsible for ensuring wide engagement with senior stakeholders from the local health and social care economy, developing and maintaining existing partnership working and actively pursuing opportunities to partnerships within the community which will promote the health and wellbeing of the population.</p><p>v. To provide or procure comprehensive commissioning and support functions to support the Consortium, performance managing their delivery.”</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in the attached document.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 09/01/2019 14:56:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name SP AO TGCCG.PDF title PQ203819 attached document
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1029102

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Sustainability of the Press Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Cairncross Review into the sustainability of the press, announced on 28 June, to be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	uin	HL12450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We expect the Cairncross Review's report to be published in early 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 07/01/2019 13:17:39 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1029086

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes and extent of anti-government demonstrations in Atbara.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL12434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Since 19 December there have been demonstrations in a number of cities across Sudan, driven by concerns over the economic situation, including plans by the Government of Sudan to reduce subsidies on fuel and wheat. We are deeply troubled by reports of the use of live fire by the security forces. On 24 December the UK with Troika members the US and Norway released a statement expressing concern, and calling for investigations into any abuses. We continue to make clear to the Government of Sudan that it is crucial that the Sudanese people are allowed to exercise their right to freedom of expression in full. We urge all those exercising this right to do so peacefully.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/01/2019 16:52:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1028667

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Disability Aids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2018 to Question 199283 on Disabled Students Allowances, what steps he is taking to ensure disabled students that are unable to afford the £200 are able to access specialist equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	203783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Students from the lowest-income households who started their courses this year have access to the largest ever amounts of cash-in-hand support for their living costs. Maintenance support is available in addition to Disabled Students Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/01/2019 14:43:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1028696

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to payments under the specialist equipment allowance, what the (a) minimum, (b) maximum and (c) average amount a student has had to contribute towards equipment.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	203907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Occasionally, students with particularly complex equipment needs may contribute to the cost of other specialist equipment if they exceed the maximum allowance amount, which in the 2018/19 academic year is £5,529 for the whole course for full-time students. Figures on the numbers of students who exceed the maximum allowance amount are not kept routinely.</p><p>Disabled students who are recommended a higher-powered computer to run assistive software as part of a Disabled Students’ Allowances needs assessment are required to contribute £200 towards the cost of their computer.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/01/2019 17:24:24 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1028692

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tribunals there have been involving SEND appeals in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those appeals were successful in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	203904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Information about the number of appeals received by the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) and the proportion of those appeals which were successful is published at www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/01/2019 15:00:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1028690

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students (a) have been transferred, (b) are waiting to be transferred and (c) have not been transferred from a SEND Statement to an EHC plan.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	203903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>Data from local authorities shows that as of 15 December 2018, over 99.99% of the 236,225 statements of special educational needs in place on 31 August 2014 - the start of the transition period to Education Health and Care (EHC) plans - have either been:</p><p> </p><p>a) transferred to an EHC plan</p><p>b) assessed and a decision made not to transfer to an EHC plan or</p><p>c) discontinued because they have left school at the end of compulsory schooling or after.</p><p>d) reviewed and discontinued as special needs being met without Statement or EHC plan or for other reasons.</p><p> </p><p>The department is in contact with the local authorities who are working with families to address the specific circumstances in all remaining 67 cases and clear that the provision in the statement must continue until the review has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/01/2019 13:23:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1028658

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
	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 assessment the Department has made of the potential effect on the number of households choosing to install solar panels of the cessation of payment for excess electricity exported to the grid by solar households.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	203776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>This is publicly available information: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/767081/FITs_2018_Consultation__Response_Impact_Assessment_signed.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/767081/FITs_2018_Consultation__Response_Impact_Assessment_signed.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/01/2019 12:05:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1029109

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Social Services: Vetting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Disclosure and Barring Service applications for employment in the adult social care workforce took more than (1) 60 days, and (2) 100 days to complete in (a) 2016, and (b) 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
	uin	HL12457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The DBS do not hold the information requested by sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL12458 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:38:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

1029110

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Social Services: Vetting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average time taken to complete Disclosure and Barring Service applications for employment in the adult social care workforce in (1) 2016, and (2) 2017.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
	uin	HL12458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The DBS do not hold the information requested by sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL12457 question first answered 07/01/2019 17:38:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

1028511

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that social care receives a real terms increase in funding in the forthcoming comprehensive spending review.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	203981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Social care funding for future years will be settled in the spending review, where the overall approach to funding local government will be considered.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2019 12:21:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1028578

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the social care green paper.
	tabling member constituency	North Thanet
	tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
	uin	203761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As an ageing society, we need to reach a longer-term sustainable settlement for social care. Given wider events, and because we recognise that parliamentary colleagues will wish to engage thoroughly in the debate following publication, it was not possible to publish the Adult Social Care Green Paper by the end of 2018. The Government is committed to publishing it at the earliest opportunity this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/01/2019 15:10:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1028536

	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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on enabling registered medical practitioners to make clinical judgments about whether illnesses are terminal.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	203814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>It is for the Scottish Government to decide their policies on the devolved matters under the Scotland Act 2016, my Department is working closely with them. The Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare is the forum in which exchanges take place at Ministerial level and officials from the two governments work closely together, including on matters which have an effect on reserved benefits. This includes assessments relevant to disability and carer benefits.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 203815 question first answered 08/01/2019 17:30:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1028537

	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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she will ask the Scottish Government for advanced sight of the guidance being developed to enable registered medical practitioners to make a clinical judgement on whether an illness is regarded as terminal.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	203815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>It is for the Scottish Government to decide their policies on the devolved matters under the Scotland Act 2016, my Department is working closely with them. The Joint Ministerial Working Group on Welfare is the forum in which exchanges take place at Ministerial level and officials from the two governments work closely together, including on matters which have an effect on reserved benefits. This includes assessments relevant to disability and carer benefits.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 203814 question first answered 08/01/2019 17:30:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1028539

	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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
	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 financial effect of enabling registered healthcare professionals to make clinical judgments about whether illnesses are terminal without using the six-month time limit.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	203816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. However, the Department has recently engaged with leading clinicians to discuss the current wording and guidance used in the benefit system around terminal illness, with the aim of improving understanding of the Special Rules process and to consider proposed suggestions for improvement. We will also shortly be engaging with disability charities, such as the Motor Neurone Disease Association and others to help inform this work.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/01/2019 14:54:28 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon