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999595

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken has been to return a driving license revoked on the basis of a notifiable medical condition after evidence that the person is fit to drive has been received by the DVLA in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	187047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not available. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with around 750,000 medical cases each year and aims to complete 90% within 90 working days. The length of time taken to deal with an application following a driving licence being revoked depends on the medical condition involved and whether further information is needed from medical professionals. The table below shows the average working days it took DVLA to make a licensing decision on all medical applications over the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average working days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2018 17:55:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

995594

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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: Disability
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 cumulative effect on people with disabilities of the number of different assessments required to access benefits; and what steps she is taking to reduce that number.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	184433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department recognises that many of those claiming benefits are particularly vulnerable and we continue to explore ways to improve the customer journey for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that attending a Work Capability Assessment or a PIP assessment can be a stressful experience, which is why we do not carry out a face-to-face assessment where there is enough existing evidence to determine benefit entitlement for either benefit.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, those placed in ESA’s Support Group, and the Universal Credit equivalent, who have the most severe and lifelong health conditions or disabilities, whose level of function would always mean that they would have Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity, and be unlikely ever to be able to move into work, will no longer be routinely reassessed.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to PIP, in August 2018, we introduced updated guidance for case managers which will ensure that those who receive the highest level of support under PIP, and where their needs are unlikely to change or may get worse, will now receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten year point.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 31/10/2018 16:42:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

993562

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Polio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the ability of Ethiopia to maintain its polio vaccine programme after the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in that country has ended.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	182815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Ethiopia was declared polio-free in 2014 and current estimates report that 76% of children in Ethiopia are receiving three doses of polio vaccine. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is supporting Ethiopia with technical assistance to strengthen surveillance systems and with supplementary immunisation campaigns to mitigate the risk of importation from neighbouring countries that are experiencing outbreaks.</p><p> </p><p>It is a key priority for the UK that countries are supported to transition polio funded assets to the national government and partner organisations after GPEI sunsets upon global eradication. Part of the UK’s funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) is conditional on this being met.</p><p> </p><p>Ethiopia has a costed polio transition plan in place and the UK will continue to monitor WHO’s support to Ethiopia for implementing this plan. The UK is also providing financial and technical support to strengthen Ethiopia’s health system to ensure the country remains polio free.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/10/2018 13:33:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

971379

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were received by HMRC from UK Businesses in relation to PDA1 (a) applications and (b) renewals in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	172538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold this information and to obtain it would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 15:16:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

964109

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many paying parents who had defaulted on payment and had outstanding arrears during the last month of their Child Support Agency case defaulted on payment within the first six months of being moved to the new Child Maintenance Service case.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	169398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/09/2018 10:59:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

964110

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a limit on how many times a paying parent is given the opportunity to pay direct through the Child Maintenance Service to the parent with care after failing to pay and enforcement action having been taken.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	169399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Paying parents deemed unlikely to pay must pay on time and in full by a non-enforced method for a period of at least six months via the Child Maintenance Service (the collect and pay service) before they can choose to revert to paying the receiving parent direct (Direct Pay). This provides a period of stability for the receiving parent, and requires the paying parent to demonstrate that they can be voluntarily compliant. There is no limit, however, to the number of times that a paying parent may be given the opportunity to pay direct to the receiving parent, as behaviour can change over time. A parent once deemed unlikely to pay, may now be willing to do so.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/09/2018 09:50:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

964111

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	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 performance measures have been established for the Child Maintenance Service for the clearing of arrears in maintenance cases.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	169400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>CMS publishes updates with regards to the value of unpaid maintenance in the Child Maintenance Service Statistics:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717223/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-march-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717223/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-march-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2018 there was a total of £197.8m unpaid Child Maintenance which should have been paid through the Collect and Pay service. This equated to 12.1% of the total liability (child maintenance) raised to date since the service began, £1,637.6m, and includes unpaid Child Maintenance under Direct Pay cases which have been transferred to Collect and Pay.</p><p> </p><p>Unpaid Maintenance will continue to accrue as it is impossible to achieve total compliance due to circumstances on individual cases and customer behaviours. CMS sets stretching performance measures to support restricting and reducing the growth of Unpaid Maintenance. The performance measures relate to expectations of compliance through proactive treatment of non-paying cases. The effect of these performance measures is to drive down the predicted growth so total Unpaid Maintenance does not exceed ~£300m reducing to 11.8% of the total liability raised.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/09/2018 11:13:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

964112

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Child Maintenance Service: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made against the Child Maintenance Service since January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	169401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The latest statistics on the number of complaints received each quarter by the Child maintenance Service are published in Table 17 of the Child Maintenance Service: Aug 2013 to Mar 2018 (experimental) statistics available online at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-aug-2013-to-mar-2018-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-aug-2013-to-mar-2018-experimental</a><br>Information up to the end of June 2018 is due to be published in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/09/2018 12:19:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

964114

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	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 average time was for arrears to be (a) assessed and (b) applied in relation to cases transferred from the Child Support Agency to the Child Maintenance Service.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	169402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>In the spirit of answering the question let me briefly describe the approach to assessing and applying arrears. On our old CSA systems we need to undertake action to ensure that we are assured the arrears amount is as accurate as possible before we trigger the movement of the amount to our new CMS IT systems. Once movement has been triggered our CMS caseworkers need to review the amount and apply it to the CMS case/scheduled for payment. Since April -18 the average time taken to apply arrears was 81.03 days, for work completed in August 18 the time taken has reduced to 62.15 days.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2018 16:58:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

964247

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people paid monthly for whom April was treated as month one prior to the introduction of Real Time Information (RTI), but for whom May would then be treated as month one after the introduction of RTI were overtaxed as a result of missing out on one month of tax-free pay at the point at which RTI was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	169403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of RTI did not result in changes to the tax calendar. The first payment made on or after the 6<sup>th</sup> April is classed as month 1 and this did not change post RTI. No individuals should have been overtaxed as a result of the implementation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2018 10:17:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford