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1093437

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	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: Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory cyber security training sessions civil servants working in her Department are required to undertake.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	235797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Each year all DWP staff are required to complete mandatory security eLearning which includes cyber security.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/03/2019 15:07:44 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1129072

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will list the countries hosting cloud-based data as contracted by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	259455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>DWP host cloud-based data in the following countries:</p><p> </p><p>United Kingdom</p><p>Eire</p><p>Netherlands</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/06/2019 16:51:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

964944

	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	Pensions: Consumer Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent current progress she has made on the roll-out of a pensions dashboard.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	169881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>On Tuesday 4 September 2018, I published a written statement providing an update on pensions including the pensions dashboard. This can be found here: : <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-04/HCWS933/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-04/HCWS933/</a></p><p> </p><p>We will shortly report on the findings of the Feasibility Study, and will engage with industry, consumer groups and other stakeholders to agree timelines for delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 169307 169355 169653 169654 169812 question first answered 06/09/2018 11:53:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1048062

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2019
	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, for what reason dialysis is not classified as therapy in relation to personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	212675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Dialysis is considered within the Personal Independence Payment Activity 3 – managing therapy or monitoring a health condition.</p><p> </p><p>This activity recognises the needs of a person requiring supervision prompting or assistance to undertake therapy at home which has been prescribed or recommended by a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or health professional regulated by the Health Professions Council.</p><p>Where a person requires supervision, prompting or assistance to undertake home dialysis they can score points under activity 3.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 04/02/2019 16:52:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1055062

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 212675 on Personal Independence Payment, for what reason the treatment of dialysis whilst in a hospital is not classified as therapy in relation to personal independence payment.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	217147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Personal Independence Payment Activity 3, which relates to managing therapy including dialysis, assesses a persons need for supervision, prompting and assistance in managing their therapy at home. Therapy provided at hospital is managed by the NHS and whilst PIP sits alongside the support provided by the NHS it is not intended to duplicate that support.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/02/2019 11:04:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

834774

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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: Motor Neurone Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with motor neurone disease were awarded personal independence payment at (a) the enhanced rate for daily living and mobility, (b) the standard rate for daily living and the enhanced rate for mobility, (c) the standard rate for mobility and the enhanced rate for daily living and (d) the standard rate for daily living and mobility between 6 April 2016 and 5 April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	126196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with motor neurone disease, as recorded on the PIP Computer System, that were awarded either one or both of the Mobility and Daily living rates of PIP between 6th April 2016 and 5th April 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><em>Table showing number of people awarded PIP by award level between 6th April 2016 and 5th April 2017 with main disabling condition recorded as Motor Neurone Disease.</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>PIP Daily Living Award Type</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>PIP Current Mobility Award Type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mobility Award - Enhanced</p></td><td><p>Mobility Award - Standard</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Living - Enhanced</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Living - Standard</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p>Source: PIP Computer System.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>Figures are based on the first outcome recorded for each case and include both new claims and DLA reassessment claims assessed under both normal rules and special rules.</li><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 cases; totals less than 5 but greater than 0 are indicated by “#”.</li><li>This is unpublished data and it should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Data is based on main disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer system. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</li><li>Data taken from the PIP computer system’s management information.</li><li>Figures are for Great Britain only.</li></ul> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/02/2018 11:22:52 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

874806

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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: Diverticulitis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with diverticulitis through the welfare system.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	135107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is an income replacement benefit, available for people with health conditions or disabilities, including diverticulitis who face barriers to work.</p><p> </p><p>People claiming ESA are offered support through the Personal Support Package to help them move closer to the Labour Market. The package is for people with health conditions and disabilities, with a range of interventions and initiatives designed to provide support that is tailored to the individual needs of claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit (UC) is replacing Income-related ESA and the linked disability premiums, including the Severe Disability Premium. This is will simplify the benefits processes and better target support. UC claimants are assigned a dedicated Work Coach to support them throughout their claim. This builds relationships and trust, and means Work Coaches can identify and address any specific needs the claimant may have as a result of their health condition.</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that disabled people can face and is assessed on needs arising rather than being condition specific. There are currently 620 people in receipt of PIP whose main disabling condition is recorded as being diverticular disease of diverticulitis.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/04/2018 11:30:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1149003

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	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
	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 access their state pension online.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>On-line take up figures are published on the <a href="http://Gov.uk" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> internet site.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Pre-Retirement (Check your State Pension) on-line take up is 95.1% (September 2019)</li><li>The Get your State Pension on-line take up is 57.6% (August 2019)</li></ul><p> </p><p>The links to the <a href="http://Gov.uk" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> pages are updated regularly:</p><p> </p><p>Check your State Pension</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/performance/state-pension-statement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/performance/state-pension-statement</a></p><p> </p><p>Get your State Pension</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/performance/state-pension-new-claims" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/performance/state-pension-new-claims</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/10/2019 11:43:51 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1133718

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent loansharks applying on behalf of an individual for a universal credit advance payment which is then issued as a loan to the individual.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	267343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department takes any suspicious or fraudulent activity very seriously, especially when it has the potential to impact our vulnerable claimants.</p><p> </p><p>We investigate any allegations of fraudulent activity quickly and look to establish the facts, communicating quickly with our staff and colleagues to ensure that awareness is raised. We also continuously work to improve our services and create more robust processes to help our claimants interact with us in an easier, yet secure way which protects the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot provide details about current investigations, but we investigate promptly and will refer to the relevant authorities to seek prosecution where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/06/2019 16:49:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1134870

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 267343 on Universal Credit, if her Department will (a) investigate the practice of loansharks applying on behalf of an individual for a universal credit advance payment which is then issued as a loan to the individual and (b) review the application process for universal credit advance payments to tackle such practices.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	269775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to reducing fraud and error and considers information from a range of sources to progress our investigations. We work hard to identify perpetrators of fraud and ensure we take appropriate prosecution action.</p><p> </p><p>We routinely gather intelligence to assist our understanding of anyone seeking to abuse the safety net that Universal Credit offers. Any exploitation of advance payments is not acceptable, and we are seeking to identify the perpetrators and ensure we take appropriate prosecution action. We have a dedicated team of investigators working on this issue and we regularly raise awareness with our front line staff who understand the risks and raise concerns as appropriate through referrals to Fraud colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to keeping all Universal Credit services and processes, including advance payments, under review and will make improvements to address any vulnerabilities in the system. The protection of our most vulnerable claimants remains of paramount importance to us.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2019 15:23:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 126277 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt