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760952

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in Barnsley born in the 1950s and affected by the change in state pension age have returned to employment from a position of unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	105266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not held, however the number of older workers in the UK is at a record high, currently standing at 9.9m workers aged 50 years and over. 4.2m women aged 50-64 are in employment; this compares to 3.5m five years ago. There are 1.2 million individuals in employment aged over 65, of which 39% are women.</p><p> </p><p>Employment rates for older workers have also been increasing and recently reached record highs. Since ten years ago, the employment rate has increased by 6.2 percentage points (pp) (from 64.9% to 71.1%) for people aged 50-64. The current employment rate for women aged 50-64 is at a record high of 66.8%.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK can be found in the “UK labour market: September 2017” statistical bulletin published at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/september2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/september2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work; the ‘Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach’ strategy was published on 2nd February. This, crucially, is led by employers, but it also sets out the case for action by individuals, and the role of Government in supporting them in planning their careers and their approach to retirement. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at the attached web address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a></p><p> </p><p>Analysis on the headline measures that the government uses to monitor progress on Fuller Working Lives can be found in this statistical release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/economic-labour-market-status-of-individuals-aged-50-and-over-trends-over-time-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/economic-labour-market-status-of-individuals-aged-50-and-over-trends-over-time-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/10/2017 16:55:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

759870

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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	Sellafield: Pay Settlements
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 discussions he has had with the (a) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (b) Sellafield Ltd and (c) trade unions on the pay dispute at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	10182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Sellafield pay dispute is a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. Officials are in daily contact with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of this issue, but there have been no direct discussions with the other two parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:43:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

759871

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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	Sellafield: Industrial Relations
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 meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) Departmental officials have had with members of the management at Sellafield Ltd in West Cumbria in the last 18 months on industrial relations at Sellafield.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	10185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Sellafield industrial relations, including the current discussions on pay, are a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. No meetings have taken place between the Sellafield management and Departmental Ministers on the matter of industrial relations in the last 18 months. Departmental officials engage with key stakeholders when developing policy proposals, and industrial relations have been a raised at meetings with the management of Sellafield Limited over the last 18 months, particularly whilst negotiating pension reform proposals.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:41:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

759872

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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	Sellafield: Pay Settlements
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 steps he is taking to support a resolution to the pay dispute at Sellafield Ltd in West Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	10186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The pay dispute on the Sellafield site is a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. Officials are in daily contact with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:39:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

758998

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time between the commencement of an employment and support allowance appeal and a decision was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	9646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below contains the requested information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>United Kingdom<sup>1</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Barnsley <sup>2</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>South Yorkshire <sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Average Clearance Time (Weeks)<sup> 4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year <sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA <sup>7</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA<sup>7</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA<sup>7</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. HM Courts and Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. Data are therefore for those appellants only. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service administers ESA and PIP appeals for appellants living in Northern Ireland.</p><p>2 Barnsley data include all cases attributed to this venue.</p><p>3. South Yorkshire includes the venues: Barnsley, Sheffield and Doncaster. Data include all cases attributed to these venues.</p><p>4 Average Clearance Time - time taken for appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need of a tribunal hearing.</p><p>5. Financial year April to March.</p><p>6. Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).</p><p>7. Includes Employment &amp; Support Allowance and Employment &amp; Support Allowance (Reassessments).</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to those of the published stats as these data were run on a different date.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 9647 question first answered 18/09/2017 13:05:40 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

758999

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time between the commencement of a personal independence payment appeal and a decision was in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	9647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below contains the requested information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>United Kingdom<sup>1</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Barnsley <sup>2</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>South Yorkshire <sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Average Clearance Time (Weeks)<sup> 4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year <sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA <sup>7</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA<sup>7</sup></p></td><td><p>PIP <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA<sup>7</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1. HM Courts and Tribunals Service administers appeals for appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. Data are therefore for those appellants only. The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service administers ESA and PIP appeals for appellants living in Northern Ireland.</p><p>2 Barnsley data include all cases attributed to this venue.</p><p>3. South Yorkshire includes the venues: Barnsley, Sheffield and Doncaster. Data include all cases attributed to these venues.</p><p>4 Average Clearance Time - time taken for appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need of a tribunal hearing.</p><p>5. Financial year April to March.</p><p>6. Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).</p><p>7. Includes Employment &amp; Support Allowance and Employment &amp; Support Allowance (Reassessments).</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to those of the published stats as these data were run on a different date.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 9646 question first answered 18/09/2017 13:05:40 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

758190

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Attendance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance NHS England publishes on minimising GP appointment drop-outs and did-not-attends.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	9125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS England does not currently hold information on the number of patients who did not attend general practitioner (GP) appointments on either a local or national level. NHS England has directed NHS Digital to gather this information as a part of a new national collection of GP workload information. This collection will begin shortly.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has not issued guidance on minimising missed GP appointments. This is tackled on a local level as GP practices are best placed to understand the needs of their patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 9124 question first answered 14/09/2017 14:24:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

758191

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Attendance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many did-not-attends and drop-outs from appointments occurred in GP practices in (a) Barnsley and (b) England in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	9124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS England does not currently hold information on the number of patients who did not attend general practitioner (GP) appointments on either a local or national level. NHS England has directed NHS Digital to gather this information as a part of a new national collection of GP workload information. This collection will begin shortly.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has not issued guidance on minimising missed GP appointments. This is tackled on a local level as GP practices are best placed to understand the needs of their patients.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 9125 question first answered 14/09/2017 14:24:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

758229

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for settlement visas paid for under her Department's Priority Service Scheme were processed within 60 working days in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	9242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/10/2017 13:43:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

758242

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for non-settlement visas paid for under her Department's Priority Service scheme were processed within 15 working days in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	9123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/10/2017 13:50:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock