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1122064

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides to help women to leave abusive relationships.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	245861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has a range of measures designed to support people who flee abusive households. This includes easements to benefit conditionality to give claimants the space and time needed to stabilise their lives, special provisions in both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit housing support when a claimant is temporarily absent from their home through fear of violence, and exemptions from Child Maintenance application fees.</p><p> </p><p>When a victim of domestic abuse comes into a Jobcentre fleeing abuse, we can support them by helping them to open a new claim, and can put in place a rapid advance where needed, which provides access to funds in 2-3 hours.</p><p> </p><p>As a department, we focus on helping frontline colleagues to recognise signs of domestic abuse and to support victims by signposting to expert organisations who can help. All work coaches undergo mandatory training on how to support vulnerable claimants, including recognising the signs of domestic abuse. Furthermore, any individual can be accompanied by a third party organisation to provide expert support when disclosing domestic abuse to a Work Coach, and a private area can be provided to disclose any information if requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Department published information on DWP support to victims of domestic abuse on gov.uk in January 2018. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-violence-and-abuse-help-from-dwp" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-violence-and-abuse-help-from-dwp</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/04/2019 10:45:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1123060

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Cabinet Office of 24 April 2019, Official Report column 743, what arrangements the Treasury has negotiated with civil servants employed in HMRC in order to permit higher wage increases than the proposed 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent pay award.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	247738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 Civil Service pay guidance allows departments to submit business cases, based on improvements to efficiency and productivity, for higher pay. The HMRC Chief Executive has shared that he is exploring HMRC’s opportunities for doing this in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 03/05/2019 07:42:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1110408

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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: Chronic Illnesses
	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 the announcement that personal independence payment claimants with severe or progressive conditions requiring high level support would not face reassessment for 10 years, how many claimants have been granted this exemption.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	242185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is not based on condition or on whether it is or isn’t lifelong, instead being based on the daily living or mobility needs arising. Between April 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> January 2019, 375,550 PIP claimants were awarded an ongoing award at their initial decision. Ongoing awards do not have an end date, but will be subject to a light touch review at the 10-year point.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing awards have been a feature of PIP since it was introduced in 2013. The change introduced last year provides clearer guidance on the process for Case Managers to follow and will ensure that those receiving the maximum support under PIP, and where their needs will not improve or deteriorate – such as those with a severe or progressive condition - receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten-year point.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: PIP ADS</strong></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ul><li>An ongoing award is defined as an award which doesn’t have an end date in the PIP ADS.</li><li>Figures are based on the first decision only and does not take into account Mandatory Reconsideration or Appeal.</li><li>Normal Rules only.</li><li>Data includes both New Claims and DLA Reassessment claims.</li></ul><ul><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li></ul><ul><li>This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>Great Britain only.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/04/2019 11:21:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1122066

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Carers: Gender
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the gender split of carers in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	245862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The 2011 census showed that in the United Kingdom approximately 42% of carers were men and 58% were women.</p><p>The 2016/17 Survey of Adult Carers in England showed that in England approximately 33% of carers were male and 67% of carers were female.</p><p>The gender split of carers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/04/2019 13:03:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley