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1128546

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Scottish Government guidance for registered medical professionals on making clinical judgments about terminal illness; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	257689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the Scottish Government how they assess entitlement for devolved benefits and to decide on appropriate guidance to support that.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/06/2019 14:18:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1128547

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Scottish Government guidance for registered medical professionals on making clinical judgments about terminal illness was a contributory factor in revised UK guidance notes for the DS1500 form.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	257690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>A variety of stakeholders were involved in the development of the revised guidance notes for the DS1500 form. This included specialist clinicians as well as disability charities, representing a broad clinical perspective. This work was a result of our continual improvement activity and engagement with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 257691 question first answered 10/06/2019 14:15:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1128623

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount is of arrears owed to the parent with care that has been written-off by the Child Support Agency since March 2012.
	tabling member constituency	North East Somerset
	tabling member printed	Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg
	uin	257743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Information on cases written off since 13<sup>th</sup> December 2018, when the write off process began, will be published in June 2019 (number of cases) and September 2019 (amounts). Information on the planned changes to the Child Support Agency Quarterly Statistical Summary to incorporate this information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/06/2019 16:51:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg

1128542

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost is to the public purse of processing a new personal independence payment application under special rules for terminal illness.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	257685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 16:02:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1128541

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the administrative cost is of processing a new application for personal independence payment under normal rules.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	257684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 14:52:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1128573

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Market Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she takes to ensure market research conducted for her Department has provision for deaf people to respond.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	257774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The DWP uses the <a href="https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6018" target="_blank">Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System</a> to contract its social research. All service providers registered on the System are obliged to operate within the stipulations of all prevailing disability legislation in operation within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all social research the Department undertakes complies with the principles laid out in the Government Social Research <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515296/ethics_guidance_tcm6-5782.pdf" target="_blank">‘Ethical Assurance for Social Research in Government’</a> framework. This includes Principle 3 (Enabling participation), which states that:</p><p> </p><p>‘The potential impact of choices in research design (such as sample design, data collection method and so on) on participation should be considered. In particular, the effect of research design on such groups as ethnic minorities, those with caring responsibilities, and those with physical or mental impairment should be considered. Consideration should be given to issues likely to act as a barrier to participation, and reasonable steps taken to address these.’</p><p> </p><p>Accessibility requirements are therefore considered on a project by project basis in accordance with this Principle.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 14:07:02 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1128568

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Poverty: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to reduce the number of children living in poverty in London.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
	uin	257702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>This Government is committed to a sustainable solution to poverty so that we improve children’s long-term outcomes. This means a strong economy and a benefit system that supports employment and higher pay. Children in households where all adults are working are around 5 times less likely to be in poverty than those in workless households. Compared to 2010, there are 1 million fewer workless households and 665,000 fewer children in workless households.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2019 17:05:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1128574

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Market Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department had with charities and third sector organisations on ensuring market research on her Department's polices was accessible for people with that disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	257775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>All social research the Department undertakes complies with the principles laid out in the Government Social Research ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515296/ethics_guidance_tcm6-5782.pdf" target="_blank">Ethical Assurance for Social Research in Government’</a> framework. This includes Principle 3 (Enabling participation), which states that:</p><p> </p><p>‘The potential impact of choices in research design (such as sample design, data collection method and so on) on participation should be considered. In particular, the effect of research design on such groups as ethnic minorities, those with caring responsibilities, and those with physical or mental impairment should be considered. Consideration should be given to issues likely to act as a barrier to participation, and reasonable steps taken to address these.’</p><p> </p><p>Accessibility requirements are therefore considered on a project by project basis in accordance with this Principle.</p><p> </p><p>No record has been kept of any specific discussions with charities and third sector organisations on ensuring that research undertaken by the Department for Work and Pensions is accessible for people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 14:27:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1128539

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Child Maintenance Service
	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 effect on children of a Child Maintenance Service deduction of earning requests being declined by the Ministry of Defence Council or an authorised officer.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	257768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Group has a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Defence that supports the operation of Deduction from Earnings Requests. However, the final decision on whether to implement the deduction from earnings request and at what rate ultimately rests with HM Paymaster. Where we are unable to deduct child maintenance directly from salaries, we will look to enforce payment directly from a paying parent’s bank account.</p><p>Where a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, the Child Maintenance Service has a wide range of strong enforcement powers including deduction from earnings orders, order for sale, removing non-paying parent's driving licences, disqualification of passports, and committal to prison.</p><p>We introduced new powers in December 2018 which allow the Child Maintenance Service to deduct child maintenance directly from a wider range of accounts, including joint and business accounts, and enable it to target complex earners via a calculation of notional income based on assets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2019 14:13:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1128550

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	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 accessibility of the digital DS1500 service by GPs in the Welsh NHS who do not (a) have NHS smartcards and (b) use NHS.net email addresses.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	257693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>User research with clinicians to develop the Report that a patient may live less than 6 months (Digital DS1500) found that using the NHS smartcard authentication into the service was the preferred approach to ensure sensitive patient data was protected. Extending smartcard identity management into Wales would be a decision for NHS Wales and at present there are no active plans to pursue this.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 07/06/2019 15:08:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon