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928672

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what evacuation procedures are in place in the event of a fire or other evacuation being required while doors to the division lobbies are locked during a division.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	156451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>Whilst the House of Commons is sitting the Serjeant at Arms (or an Associate) is positioned within the Chamber to manage any incidents which occur within it. Serjeants are supported by a team of Doorkeepers who are led by a Duty Principal Doorkeeper.</p><p>After eight minutes of a division, the entry doors to each lobby are locked by Doorkeepers, whilst the exit remains open. Doorkeepers remain with locked doors (and keys) to ensure they can be unlocked quickly if required in an emergency.</p><p>In the event of a fire (or other) evacuation, Doorkeepers will be directed to immediately unlock the doors and direct Members to evacuate by the most appropriate route – depending on the location of the incident.</p><p>Doorkeepers are first aid trained and have immediate access to equipment including first aid kits and an automated external defibrillator. Doorkeepers are also able to summon the nurse from Lower Waiting Hall.</p><p>The Serjeant at Arms is happy to discuss such procedures in detail with the hon. Member.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 156452 question first answered 27/06/2018 17:11:08 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

928769

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Privy Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what procedures are in place for notifying Rt hon Members of when meetings of the Privy Council are scheduled.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	156453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Privy Counsellors are notified of scheduled meetings by invitation to attend. Details of Privy Council meetings, together with the list of attendees, is published after each meeting on the Privy Council Website, <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-meetings/" target="_blank">https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-meetings/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/06/2018 10:39:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

928770

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Privy Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, under what circumstances Right Honourable Members of the House would be (a) invited and (b) entitled to attend a meeting of the Privy Council.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	156454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>There are currently some 680 members of the Privy Council, but only ministers of the current Government attend scheduled meetings of Her Majesty’s Privy Council, and are notified or invited on a meeting by meeting basis. I attend each Privy Council meeting in my capacity of Lord President of the Council, together with a quorum of three further Government ministers. The quorum are invited on a rota basis, dependent on availability.</p><p>There are, however, two occasions when the whole of the Privy Council is invited to attend a meeting; the announcement of the intention of a reigning Sovereign to marry; and, the Accession Council. The Privy Council Office has detailed procedures in place for contacting all Privy Counsellors in this event.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/06/2018 10:40:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

928012

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	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 recent changes her Department has made to the the calculation of personal independence entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	155837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The calculation of the rates of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is subject to the Secretary of State’s duty to determine annually whether they have retained their value in relation to the general level of prices. The most recent review was concluded in 2017 in advance of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018 (SI 2018/281) being approved by both Houses earlier this year. The Order came in to force on 9 April 2018 in relation to the up-rating of PIP. The rates of PIP for 2018/19 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pip/what-youll-get" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pip/what-youll-get</a>.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 155839 question first answered 25/06/2018 13:56:02 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

928013

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	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 recent changes her Department has made to the calculation of benefits entitlement that are consequential to personal independence payment entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	155838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department takes our responsibility for the prevention of error very seriously. We understand that the need to make sure payments are correct as incorrect payments will have implications for benefit claimants.</p><p>We ensure the accuracy and quality of payments through internal assurance processes. This enables the Department to identify and correct error and to focus on those points in the customer journey where there is a risk of error occurring.</p><p>When a benefit is reviewed the consequential impacts on other benefits are also reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 155812 155813 155814 155835 155836 155840 question first answered 25/06/2018 15:40:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

928014

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	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, whether her Department has undertaken a recent review of the calculation of personal independence payment entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	155839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The calculation of the rates of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is subject to the Secretary of State’s duty to determine annually whether they have retained their value in relation to the general level of prices. The most recent review was concluded in 2017 in advance of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018 (SI 2018/281) being approved by both Houses earlier this year. The Order came in to force on 9 April 2018 in relation to the up-rating of PIP. The rates of PIP for 2018/19 can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pip/what-youll-get" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pip/what-youll-get</a>.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 155837 question first answered 25/06/2018 13:56:02 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

928015

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	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, whether her Department has undertaken a review of the calculation of benefits entitlement consequential on personal independence payment entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	155840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department takes our responsibility for the prevention of error very seriously. We understand that the need to make sure payments are correct as incorrect payments will have implications for benefit claimants.</p><p>We ensure the accuracy and quality of payments through internal assurance processes. This enables the Department to identify and correct error and to focus on those points in the customer journey where there is a risk of error occurring.</p><p>When a benefit is reviewed the consequential impacts on other benefits are also reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 155812 155813 155814 155835 155836 155838 question first answered 25/06/2018 15:40:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

926717

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	Public Health England: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what key performance indicators his Department uses to measure the delivery of Public Health England contracts by externally-operated contact centres in respect of their call-handling times.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	154740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England requires the supplier to answer at least 85% of calls within 10 seconds during normal business as usual activities. This figure is averaged over the calendar month.</p><p> </p><p>Reporting on the call handling Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is done on a weekly and monthly basis as well as being looked at in more depth as part of the quarterly business review. The figures are taken directly from the telephony systems.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on the circumstances of the failure to meet the agreed KPI, the company would be put under a performance review and officials would consider imposing any financial penalty that was stated in the contract.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 154741 154742 question first answered 25/06/2018 14:15:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

926719

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	Public Health England: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department measures the performance of Public Health England contracts being delivered by externally-operated contact centres against key performance indicators.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	154741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England requires the supplier to answer at least 85% of calls within 10 seconds during normal business as usual activities. This figure is averaged over the calendar month.</p><p> </p><p>Reporting on the call handling Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is done on a weekly and monthly basis as well as being looked at in more depth as part of the quarterly business review. The figures are taken directly from the telephony systems.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on the circumstances of the failure to meet the agreed KPI, the company would be put under a performance review and officials would consider imposing any financial penalty that was stated in the contract.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 154740 154742 question first answered 25/06/2018 14:15:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

926720

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	Public Health England: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department takes in circumstances in which an externally-operated contact centre delivering Public Health England contracts fails to adhere to agreed key performance indicators.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	154742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England requires the supplier to answer at least 85% of calls within 10 seconds during normal business as usual activities. This figure is averaged over the calendar month.</p><p> </p><p>Reporting on the call handling Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is done on a weekly and monthly basis as well as being looked at in more depth as part of the quarterly business review. The figures are taken directly from the telephony systems.</p><p> </p><p>Depending on the circumstances of the failure to meet the agreed KPI, the company would be put under a performance review and officials would consider imposing any financial penalty that was stated in the contract.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 154740 154741 question first answered 25/06/2018 14:15:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady