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855964

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	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	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's paper, Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability, published in November 2017, what steps his Department has taken to (a) establish Community Partners and (b) to increase the number of Disability Employment Advisers by 300.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	131130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Community Partners and Disability Employment Advisors have been recruited to achieve the ambition set out in the Department’s paper, Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability.</p><p>The Department is committed to recruiting around 200 Community Partners and is actively doing so. There are Community Partners in place in every Jobcentre Plus District. 116 Community Partners are currently in post and 38 others have accepted offers of employment. For all remaining posts recruitment is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>The role of the Community Partner is to support work coaches with their experience and expertise in a full range of disabilities and health issues, including musculoskeletal conditions. Given that Districts are recruiting Community Partners with musculoskeletal expertise where they require it, the Department has no proposals to offer training to Community Partners on that subject.</p><p> </p><p>Each Jobcentre District has been asked to identify the most appropriate mix of Community Partner roles to address local circumstances. In around 10 Districts this has included musculoskeletal-specific Community Partners.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisors (DEAs) have been recruited in every country and region of Great Britain. As at February 2018, there are 470 full time equivalent DEAs with an actual headcount above 500 when taking account of part time and dual role workers.</p><p> </p><p>The DEA role has also changed and in partnership with Community Partners and Work Psychologists they are working to improve the capability of all Work Coaches to better support claimants, including those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisers have a tailored learning journey that equips them with the skills and knowledge to support work coaches and other DWP staff when they are working with customers with a wide range of health conditions. This includes researching local healthcare and disabled services organisations and identifying sources of support for claimants with physical health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 131131 131132 question first answered 14/03/2018 17:42:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

855965

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	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	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training his Department plans to offer to (a) Community Partners and (b) Disability Employment Advisers on musculoskeletal health.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	131131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Community Partners and Disability Employment Advisors have been recruited to achieve the ambition set out in the Department’s paper, Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability.</p><p>The Department is committed to recruiting around 200 Community Partners and is actively doing so. There are Community Partners in place in every Jobcentre Plus District. 116 Community Partners are currently in post and 38 others have accepted offers of employment. For all remaining posts recruitment is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>The role of the Community Partner is to support work coaches with their experience and expertise in a full range of disabilities and health issues, including musculoskeletal conditions. Given that Districts are recruiting Community Partners with musculoskeletal expertise where they require it, the Department has no proposals to offer training to Community Partners on that subject.</p><p> </p><p>Each Jobcentre District has been asked to identify the most appropriate mix of Community Partner roles to address local circumstances. In around 10 Districts this has included musculoskeletal-specific Community Partners.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisors (DEAs) have been recruited in every country and region of Great Britain. As at February 2018, there are 470 full time equivalent DEAs with an actual headcount above 500 when taking account of part time and dual role workers.</p><p> </p><p>The DEA role has also changed and in partnership with Community Partners and Work Psychologists they are working to improve the capability of all Work Coaches to better support claimants, including those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisers have a tailored learning journey that equips them with the skills and knowledge to support work coaches and other DWP staff when they are working with customers with a wide range of health conditions. This includes researching local healthcare and disabled services organisations and identifying sources of support for claimants with physical health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 131130 131132 question first answered 14/03/2018 17:42:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

855966

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	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	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many musculoskeletal-specific community partner roles he plans to establish.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	131132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Community Partners and Disability Employment Advisors have been recruited to achieve the ambition set out in the Department’s paper, Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability.</p><p>The Department is committed to recruiting around 200 Community Partners and is actively doing so. There are Community Partners in place in every Jobcentre Plus District. 116 Community Partners are currently in post and 38 others have accepted offers of employment. For all remaining posts recruitment is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>The role of the Community Partner is to support work coaches with their experience and expertise in a full range of disabilities and health issues, including musculoskeletal conditions. Given that Districts are recruiting Community Partners with musculoskeletal expertise where they require it, the Department has no proposals to offer training to Community Partners on that subject.</p><p> </p><p>Each Jobcentre District has been asked to identify the most appropriate mix of Community Partner roles to address local circumstances. In around 10 Districts this has included musculoskeletal-specific Community Partners.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisors (DEAs) have been recruited in every country and region of Great Britain. As at February 2018, there are 470 full time equivalent DEAs with an actual headcount above 500 when taking account of part time and dual role workers.</p><p> </p><p>The DEA role has also changed and in partnership with Community Partners and Work Psychologists they are working to improve the capability of all Work Coaches to better support claimants, including those with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Employment Advisers have a tailored learning journey that equips them with the skills and knowledge to support work coaches and other DWP staff when they are working with customers with a wide range of health conditions. This includes researching local healthcare and disabled services organisations and identifying sources of support for claimants with physical health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 131130 131131 question first answered 14/03/2018 17:42:21 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

882246

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: 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, what estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of the upper rate of employment support allowance who have died of motor neurone disease since October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	135350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on cause of death.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/04/2018 14:55:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

882248

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of granting indefinite personal independence payment awards to people diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	135356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Reviews of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which can be paid at one of eight rates, are a key part of the benefit and ensure that not only do awards remain correct where needs may change, including increasing, but that we also maintain contact with the claimant, both features missing from its predecessor Disability Living Allowance. Importantly, the length of an award is based on an individual’s circumstances and can vary from nine months to an on-going award, with a light touch review at the ten year point.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware through discussion with stakeholders such as the Motor Neurone Disease Association, that some people are not receiving an award duration that is appropriate to their condition and needs arising. We are, therefore, currently developing improved guidance to ensure that those with severe and/or progressive conditions, who are awarded the highest level of PIP, get an award duration that is appropriate and avoids unnecessary reviews. Once we have written the new guidance we will take that through a process of testing to ensure it works effectively and is delivering as intended.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/04/2018 10:52:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

889968

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2018 to Question 135350, if she will estimate the number of people in receipt of the upper rate of employment support allowance who have died of motor neurone disease since October 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	137020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on cause of death and has no plans to collect this information.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/05/2018 16:46:17 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

535555

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received representations from the police on increasing resources related to criminal record check disclosure requests.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	42573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring service works directly with each police force to agree a budget annually based on the expected numbers of local checks and considers any requests for additional resources as part of these discussions.</p><p>In 2015/16 the Disclosure and Barring Service had a target of processing 85% of all applications within 21 days. Some of the over four million applications received each year need to be referred to one or more police forces for further checks and the Disclosure and Barring Service funds Police disclosure units.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/07/2016 15:43:46 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

535556

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets her Department has in place to ensure criminal records check disclosures are processed efficiently.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	42523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2016 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring service works directly with each police force to agree a budget annually based on the expected numbers of local checks and considers any requests for additional resources as part of these discussions.</p><p>In 2015/16 the Disclosure and Barring Service had a target of processing 85% of all applications within 21 days. Some of the over four million applications received each year need to be referred to one or more police forces for further checks and the Disclosure and Barring Service funds Police disclosure units.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/07/2016 16:49:17 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

539797

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce or abolish the fee for permanent residency applications for EU citizens.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	43297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>This Government has no plans to reduce or abolish the fee for permanent residency applications for EU citizens.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 26/07/2016 15:08:20 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670290

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Labour Mobility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil servants in each unit of her Department are in the redeployment pool.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	59147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>There are 43 staff in the redeployment pool. This data is taken from Home Office redeployment database on 10/1/17 and is broken down by unit as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Directorate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dept</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Border Force</strong></p></td><td><p>North Region</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capabilities &amp; Resources</strong></p></td><td><p>Chief Technology Office</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Commercial</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Communications</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Civil Service Learning</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Finance &amp; Estates</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Performance&amp; Risk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Science England &amp; Technology</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Human Resources</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Transformation</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Crime Policing Group</strong></p></td><td><p>Finance &amp; Strategy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HM Passport Office</strong></p></td><td><p>Strategy &amp; Change</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Customer Digital</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>East &amp; Midlands</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Wales &amp; SW</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Nth East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>International &amp; Immigration Policy Group</strong></p></td><td><p>Independent Chief Inspector of Borders &amp; Immigration</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Office Security &amp; Counter Terrorism</strong></p></td><td><p>Comms Capabilities Dev Programme</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>National Security Directorate</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK Visas &amp; Immigration</strong></p></td><td><p>Complex Casework</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Premium Services</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Temporary Migration &amp; Sponsorship</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/01/2017 14:02:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake