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1182712

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the time it takes to (a) process and (b) decide on disputes lodged by universal credit claimants regarding their real-time information calculations.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	25114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The data requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/03/2020 17:12:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180815

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 725, what the locations of the are of the small-scale Proof of Concepts for the warning system; and what the timescales are for (a) those proof of concepts and (b) reporting to the House on her Department's assessment of their effectiveness.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The small scale proof of concept took place in South London and we hope to complete the internal evaluation by the Spring at which point further decisions can be made on the next stages.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/03/2020 11:57:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180816

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much pupil premium schools have used in each category in the most recent two years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>In each of the last two years, we have allocated £2.4 billion to schools through the pupil premium to enable them to improve their disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes. The allocations, by category of pupil premium, are published for 2018-19 and 2019-20 on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2019-to-2020</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>While head teachers are empowered to use the grant in ways that best serve their schools, we look to them to use the money well, taking account of effective practice evidence. The Education Endowment Foundation’s ‘Pupil Premium Guide’ recommends that schools focus their pupil premium on developing high quality teaching, targeted academic programmes and wider strategies that support pupils’ readiness to learn. Schools are required to publish details of their pupil premium strategy and its impact and Ofsted looks at provision for disadvantaged pupils during school inspection.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/03/2020 17:22:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180817

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils who are entitled for free school meals on the grounds of low household income but are not registered to receive them, by local authority.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The provision of free school meals to children from out of work families or those on low incomes is of the utmost importance to this government. There are currently 1.3 million pupils eligible for and claiming a free nutritious school meal, saving families around £400 per year.</p><p>We do not routinely collect information on the proportion of pupils that would be entitled to a free school meal but do not make a claim. Our most recent estimate is that take-up is around 89% of those who are entitled.</p><p>Whilst take-up of free school meals is strong, we want to make sure as many eligible pupils as possible are claiming their free school meals and to make it as simple as possible for schools and local authorities to determine eligibility. To support this, we provide an Eligibility Checking System to make the checking process as quick and straightforward as possible for schools and local authorities. We have also developed a model registration form to help schools encourage parents to sign up for free school meals and we provide guidance to Jobcentre Plus advisers so that they can make Universal Credit recipients aware that they may also be entitled to wider benefits, including free school meals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 02/03/2020 12:23:44 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180818

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Breakfast Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he provides to schools in England on allocating pupil premium funding to the provision of free breakfasts.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>​​Schools are allocated around £2.4 billion each year through the pupil premium to improve outcomes for their disadvantaged pupils. School leaders have the freedom to use the grant in a way that best meets the needs of their school and its pupils and are encouraged to make evidenced based decisions, drawing on information from the Education Endowment Foundation, in particular the recently published Pupil Premium Guide, available here: <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Publications/Pupil_Premium_Guidance_iPDF.pdf" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Publications/Pupil_Premium_Guidance_iPDF.pdf</a>.</p><p>The guide recommends that, as well as focusing on developing high-quality teaching and targeted academic programmes, schools should invest their pupil premium in wider strategies that support pupils’ readiness to learn - this may include providing a breakfast meal.</p><p>In addition, the Department is investing up to £35 million into the National School Breakfast Programme between 2018 and 2021, using funds from Soft Drinks Industry Levy revenues. This includes our recent announcement that the programme will be extended by a further year until March 2021, with an aim of helping to establish or improving up to 650 more clubs, further details are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/free-meals-and-summer-holiday-activities-for-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/free-meals-and-summer-holiday-activities-for-children</a>.</p><p>Overall, this money will help to establish or improve breakfast clubs in up to 2,450 schools in disadvantaged areas.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/03/2020 10:13:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180493

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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 24 February 2020 to Question 727 on Universal Credit, how much has been paid back to universal credit claimants as a result of Real Time Information disputes being upheld in the most recent 12 months for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 13:36:01 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1180494

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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 24 February 2020 to Question 727 on Universal Credit, how many universal credit claimants successfully disputed the Real Time Information on which their awards were based (a) from February 2016 to January 2017, (b) from February 2017 to January 2018 and (c) from February 2018 to January 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been working closely with HMRC since Universal Credit went live in 2013 to support and inform employers who report earnings to emphasise the importance of timely reporting via the Real Time Information (RTI) system.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have guidance to reiterate to employers the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles; the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is also working closely with HMRC and employers to encourage accurate reporting dates. Please see the table below for the relevant data on the total successful RTI disputes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total RTI calculations</p></td><td><p>RTI calculation disputes</p></td><td><p>Percentage (%) of disputes to total calculations</p></td><td><p>Number of successful disputes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017 – January 2018</p></td><td><p>3,902,052</p></td><td><p>11,133</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>2,226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018 – January 2019</p></td><td><p>13,566,745</p></td><td><p>61,246</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>11,636</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>The earliest available data is from July 2017.</li></ul> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 16:34:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck