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1188952

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to support the civil service to work securely and safely at home during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	38510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Where possible civil servants are working from home during the COVID-19 crisis. Departments have been issued with working from home guidance as well as a practical working from home toolkit. This includes information on the safe and secure use of technology and data as well as advice on wellbeing, mental health and staying connected. Departments are creating their own guidance packages specific to their employees and are encouraging employees, their line managers and teams to have regular conversations during this period.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 27/04/2020 13:42:10 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465076

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has set for standard waiting times for new claimants of PIP to receive their first payment.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 6869 question first answered 25/05/2022 13:58:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465077

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department uses to assess performance standards for average clearance times for new claims made under normal rules for Personal Independence Payments.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	6869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 6868 question first answered 25/05/2022 13:58:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1465231

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2022
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Standards
	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 performance standards for clearance times for Personal Independence Payments.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	8101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>There is no target for the completion of a claim to PIP through to the first payment. However, we are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. We always aim to make an award decision as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to review all the available evidence, including that from the claimant, any supporting evidence supplied and the advice from an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 31/05/2022 13:57:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1189253

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure timely responses by Departments to Freedom of Information requests during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	38978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>It is important that Departments continue to respond to requests for access to information during this period as a key means of supporting transparency. We recognise that Departments face a range of pressures, and in some cases may not have access to the information requested. The Cabinet Office continues to provide advice to support delivery, in line with guidance issued by the Information Commissioner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/04/2020 13:05:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1188950

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Devolution: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps they are taking to work with the devolved administrations to combat the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	38508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2020-04-28/debates/6B80ADC6-5AE0-404A-BF91-3924FAD111CE/PublicServices" target="_blank">statement</a> given by my Rt Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 28 April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 30/04/2020 12:25:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont