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1202968

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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	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 assessment she has made of the effect of delays by the Child Maintenance Service in pursuing payments for resident parents during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	58733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the income of many separated parents is being impacted by the public health emergency and some receiving parents may receive less maintenance as a result of a paying parent’s drop in income.</p><p> </p><p>Paying parents are still expected to pay child maintenance throughout this period. Our priority is to maintain the flow of maintenance that is currently being paid, by easing the financial pressure on paying parents and ensuring that we transfer the payments as quickly as possible to receiving parents.</p><p> </p><p>In order to ensure that receiving parents do not lose out in the long run, we will update calculations as soon as possible and collect any unpaid amounts that may have accrued. The small minority who might be found to be abusing the system at this difficult time could potentially find themselves subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers once the emergency passes.</p><p> </p><p>Measures have been introduced to support both paying and receiving parents, whose income drops as a result of the public health emergency. These include increasing the standard rate of Universal Credit and working tax credit for this year by over £1000 per year, benefiting over 4 million of the most vulnerable households. We have also increased the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the cheapest third of local rents – which is on average £600 in people’s pockets.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/06/2020 12:45:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 29528 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1202969

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2020
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Secondment
	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 her Department's staff have been seconded to other Government departments during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	58734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>As the Department for Work and Pensions is a critical department during the COVID-19 outbreak, and has experienced a significant increase in demand for our services, it has undertaken a small number of secondments and loans of members of staff to other Government departments.</p><p> </p><p>As at April 2020, the Department had 78,138 staff and we have seconded or loaned out only a very low number of individuals.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/07/2020 16:27:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 29529 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1692461

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what psychological support is available for people (a) infected and (b) affected by contaminated blood and blood products in Glenrothes constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	16155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>Health services in Scotland are the responsibility of the Scottish Government.</p><p>Anyone living in Scotland who has been infected or affected by infected blood or blood products has access to specialist psychological support services. There are two such services established by the Scottish Government and managed by NHS Lothian: the Inherited Bleeding Disorders Psychological Support Service, which is available for any patients with a bleeding disorder or their family, and the Scottish Infected Blood Psychological Service. Both services can see patients from across Scotland by means of outreach services, virtually using the NHS Near Me service, or by telephone.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/03/2024 18:13:15 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 21235 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1386971

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) provision of (i) uniforms and (ii) winter uniforms by the employer and (b) other working conditions at covid testing centres under contract to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	90897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2021 answer text <p>Uniforms, personal protective equipment and special apparel, such as winter uniforms, are provided by the service management providers operating testing sites, according to local needs. COVID-19 testing centres are regularly audited and inspected by the Department, the UK Health Security Agency and by external organisations to maintain working conditions which are safe for test site operatives.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 24/12/2021 10:47:44 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 39477 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1329735

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	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	Carbohydrates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring inclusion of carbohydrate content on food menus to help people with diabetes to accurately calculate their insulin requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	10481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Some respondents to our consultation on mandating calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector suggested the inclusion of other macronutrients, most notably carbohydrate content, particularly in connection with helping people with diabetes to manage their blood sugar. However, we believe there is a balance to be struck between providing accessible and useful information for consumers while not disproportionately impacting businesses and their ability to shape their menus or the appearance of menu boards.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/06/2021 12:00:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 5142 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1459271

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will respond to the correspondence dated 9 March 2022 from the hon. Member for Glenrothes on delays with state pensions in summer 2021, reference PG5490.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	157411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/04/2022 11:15:16 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 66191 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1360006

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Green Deal Scheme: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Green Deal appeal cases are still due to be processed as at 18 October 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	56668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>As of 18 October 2021, there are 382 live Green Deal complaint cases referred to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for review.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/10/2021 12:56:14 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 25586 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1399252

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	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	Energy Supply: Fife
	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 energy companies on the levels of debt accrued by customers in Glenrothes and Central Fife during the first and second covid-19 lockdowns and the plans those companies have to collect this debt.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	96947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem collects information from energy companies on average debt levels which can be sourced here: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/all-available-charts?keyword=debt&amp;sort=relevance" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/all-available-charts?keyword=debt&amp;sort=relevance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 12/01/2022 16:26:23 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 42074 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1357875

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the case for and against removing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam from the list of organisations proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	53946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>In October 2020 the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission allowed the appeal against the Government’s decision to maintain the proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the basis of a procedural error. The Home Secretary subsequently undertook to reconsider the application for deproscription and, having reconsidered the application, determined that the LTTE should remain proscribed. The Home Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee on 31 August 2021 notifying the Chair of her decision. A copy of the Home Secretary’s letter was deposited in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/11/2021 11:36:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 25076 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1363475

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the average waiting time to process personal independence payment applications in (a) Scotland and (b) Fife.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	63759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner and reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the Department. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all available evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Average waiting times for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims made under normal rules (i.e. excluding those processed under special rules for terminal illness, which typically take 3 days) are calculated as the median number of weeks from registration to DWP decision, and published as the “Average Actual Clearance Time”. For claims cleared in July 2021, which is the most recent data available:</p><p /><p>(a) The Average (median) Actual Clearance Time for new claims in Scotland was 26 weeks.</p><p>(b) The Average (median) Actual Clearance Time for new claims in the Fife Local Authority was 26 weeks.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>Notes:<p>Data Source: PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS)</p><p> </p><ul><li>Data for the Fife Local Authority is unpublished. It should be used with caution as there is likely to be more variability in clearance times at small geographical levels. It may be subject to future revision.</li><li>The status of claims as 'normal rules' and 'new claim' is shown as at the point of the DWP decision, in accordance with the measure. It is possible for claims to transition between normal and special rules, and between new claims and reassessments, during the course of the claimant journey.</li><li>Clearance time measures do not include claims that were withdrawn by the claimant or claims that were disallowed by DWP prior to referral to the Assessment Providers (e.g. for failure to meet basic eligibility criteria).</li></ul> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/11/2021 17:16:27 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 28980 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant