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516181

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total outstanding debt liabilities held with the Public Works Loans Board (PWLB) are for each local authority in England, Wales and Scotland; how much of the total of PWLB debt still requires servicing on the terms on which it was taken out between 1988 and 1998; how much was taken out between 1999 and 2003; how many separate liabilities from 1988 to 1998, inclusive, each local authority holds; how many separate liabilities from 1999 to 2003 each local authority holds; and what the average rate of interest paid on these liabilities is for each period.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	35898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Information in relation to total outstanding PWLB debt owed is available from the Debt Management Office (DMO). The DMO website publishes details of loans advanced from 2010 onwards. The other information requested in respect of outstanding PWLB loans for each local authority from 1988 to 1998 and from 1999 and 2003 and average rates of interest are available on request from the DMO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 04/05/2016 16:28:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506310

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Personal Income: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the share of income of the top one per cent of earners in Scotland was in each year since 1990.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 13/04/2016 09:04:40 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name UKSA response to 32906.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - One Per Cent Earners
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506789

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Scotland who reach state pension age in 2016-17 will receive less than the full flat rate of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department cannot model the impact of the new State Pension at a regional or country specific level. Results for the whole of Great Britain can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 32839 32840 32841 question first answered 18/04/2016 15:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506790

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of men in Scotland who reach state pension age in 2016-17 will receive the full flat rate of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department cannot model the impact of the new State Pension at a regional or country specific level. Results for the whole of Great Britain can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 32838 32840 32841 question first answered 18/04/2016 15:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506791

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of women in Scotland who reach state pension age in 2016-17 will receive the full flat rate of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department cannot model the impact of the new State Pension at a regional or country specific level. Results for the whole of Great Britain can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 32838 32839 32841 question first answered 18/04/2016 15:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506792

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Scotland who reach state pension age in 2016-17 will receive the full flat rate of the new state pension.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department cannot model the impact of the new State Pension at a regional or country specific level. Results for the whole of Great Britain can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 32838 32839 32840 question first answered 18/04/2016 15:39:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506793

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average and (b) maximum time taken for contractors to return assessments to his Department was for Scottish claimants of (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence payments in each of the last four quarters for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The information you have requested on the average and maximum time taken for the contractor in Scotland to return ESA assessments to the Department is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>PIP average actual clearance times for Scotland, measured from the point of referral to the assessment providers to a decision being made on the claim by the DWP, is available in published data at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-january-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-january-2016</a>. Information on maximum time is not available in the published statistics and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 13/04/2016 12:49:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506794

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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	Work Capability Assessment: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) longest and (b) average journey time to attend a medical assessment was for Scottish claimants of (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence payments in each of the last four quarters for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Centre for Health Disability Assessments (for ESA assessments) and Atos Healthcare (for PIP assessments in Scotland) do not hold or retain information about customer journey times to attend assessments. Should a customer foresee a problem with travelling to their assessment they are asked to contact the appropriate provider to discuss their circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>DWP's requirement is that claimants do not have to travel for more than 90 minutes by public transport (single journey) for a consultation. However, this limit is an absolute maximum and for the majority of claimants their journey will be less than this. A home consultation can be offered, in particular where a claimant is unable to travel to a consultation as a result of their health condition or impairment. More specifically home visits are generally offered when the claimant provides confirmation via their own health professional that indicates that they are unable to travel on health grounds or at a claimant’s request where the assessment provider’s health professional determines this is appropriate for their health condition or disability.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/04/2016 16:13:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506795

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment assessments for Scottish claimants there were in each of the last four quarters for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) initial work capability assessments still in progress in Scotland as at the dates below were:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Quarter</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 December 2014</p></td><td><p>30,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>28,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June 2015</p></td><td><p>28,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September 2015</p></td><td><p>27,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by the healthcare provider.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clearance levels are within expectations. The number of cases in progress in Scotland as at the dates below were:</p><p> </p><p>30 April 2015 6,100</p><p>31 July 2015 6,800</p><p>31 October 2015 8,900</p><p>31 January 2016 13,000</p><p> </p><p>Source: Data taken from the PIP computer system management information</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/04/2016 16:02:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

506796

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of claim decisions for Scottish claimants of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payments were upheld at appeal in each of the last four quarters for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	32904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) is administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. The Tribunal hears appeals against decisions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on a range of benefits including employment and support allowance (ESA) and personal independence payment (PIP).</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information on the number and proportion of ESA and PIP appeals in Scotland where the decision of the DWP was upheld for the four quarters to December 2015 (the latest period for which figures are available).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>The number and proportion of Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment appeals upheld in Scotland</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Quarter</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><sup>1 </sup>ESA</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><sup>2</sup> PIP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>3</sup> Number of Decisions Upheld</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Decisions Upheld</p></td><td><p><sup> </sup> Number of Decisions Upheld</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Decisions Upheld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January –March 2015</p></td><td><p>693</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – June 2015</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July –September 2015</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>772</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October – December 2015</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em><sup>1 </sup></em><em>Data include Employment and Support Allowance rolled out from October 2008 and Employment and Support Allowance (Incapacity Benefit Reassessment) rolled out from April 2011. </em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em><sup>2 </sup></em><em>Data include PIP (New Claims) and PIP (DLA Reassessed). PIP started to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 from 8 April 2013.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><em><sup>3</sup></em><em> Decision Upheld numbers of cases where the 1st tier decision was upheld.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>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 that are available</em></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/04/2016 10:39:19 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray