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849990

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on the household finances of low-income families in Scotland of the roll-out of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	129558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>When fully rolled out, Universal Credit will support low income families with around £60 billion a year across the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no assessment in Scotland specifically. However we continue to evaluate progress as we roll out Universal Credit nationally in a careful and co-ordinated way, reviewing against key measures, to ensure safe and secure delivery.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/03/2018 10:25:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1126011

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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: Domestic Abuse
	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 January 2019 to Question 212664 on Universal Credit: Domestic Violence, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation of separate universal credit payments by default; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	253698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>When an individual suffering from domestic abuse requests a split payment, we will make split payments available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst DWP is not intending to introduce split payments by default, as a department we respond positively to requests for split payments, and can take other actions to support those experiencing abuse, such as making a managed payment of rent direct to landlords. We also ensure that claimants who disclose domestic abuse are signposted to specialist organisations for support. All work coaches undergo mandatory training regarding how to support vulnerable claimants, including recognising the signs of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to establish the practicalities of delivering split payments in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/05/2019 13:42:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

800560

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Midlothian
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to enhance provision of internet services in Midlothian.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	117181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We provided £100.8m from Phase 1 of the Superfast Broadband Programme to support superfast broadband coverage in Scotland. This has been delivered through the Highlands &amp; Islands broadband project and the Digital Scotland project which covers the Rest of Scotland.</p><p>The UK Government provided £20.99m additional funding in February 2014 to support a Phase 2 project in Scotland to provide further superfast broadband coverage. The Scottish Government has not yet begun the procurement process using this funding and is not expecting to have agreed a contract until December 2018. We are doing all we can to speed this up.</p><p> </p><p>For all premises which do not have superfast broadband coverage, the UK Government will ensure universal broadband of at least 10Mbps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/12/2017 10:44:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893090

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2018
	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	Parental Leave
	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 the Government's policy is on making shared parental pay and paternity pay a right for all employees from their first day of employment.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	139035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>We have started the evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes this year. This will look at the take up of leave and pay by fathers and partners, barriers to take-up, and how Shared Parental Leave and Pay are being used in practice. As a part of the same process of data collection, we will also gather information on the take up of paternity leave and pay.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation will improve the evidence base and inform future policy development in this area.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/05/2018 15:40:13 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

778311

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	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: Midlothian
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether assessments have been carried out in Midlothian constituency to analyse the roll-out of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	109806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>We have made no assessment in Midlothian specifically, however we continue to evaluate progress as we roll out the full Universal Credit service nationally, in a careful and co-ordinated way, reviewing against key measures, to ensure safe and secure delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/11/2017 16:15:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1091251

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to undertake an evaluation of (a) the Community Partner Programme and (b) that programme’s effect on claimants with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	234215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to conduct an external evaluation of the work of the Community Partners and the contribution that they have made, but an internal review of the Community Partner role and other disability employment enabling roles identified that there was some overlap in the support provided to claimants. In order to remove the overlap and focus on key areas we are introducing new disability employment roles from April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to continually improving the employment support we offer disabled people, including those with mental health conditions, and will ensure valuable learning from the Community Partners is built into the ongoing support we provide through our Jobcentres. We will not be reducing the amount of resource devoted to supporting disabled people into work.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing up to £115 million of programme funding to support the work and health agenda to enable investment in new models and to build the evidence of what works. This includes mental health trials - more than doubling the number of Employment Advisers in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services - and the £3.9 million Challenge Fund, which was launched in November 2018.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/03/2019 12:01:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

870184

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Scotland
	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 implications for her Department's policies of the Scottish Government’s proposed once-for-Scotland approach.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	134054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with the Scottish Government on devolved matters, however we do not anticipate a significant impact from the proposed “Once for Scotland” approach for NHS Scotland services on my Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 04/04/2018 15:18:14 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1048064

	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	Universal Credit: 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 recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of automatic split payment of universal credit payments to prevent domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	212664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>We believe that most couples can and want to manage their finances jointly without state intervention. However, we recognise that there are circumstances in which split payments are appropriate. Where this is the case, split payments are available on request. Both members of a couple do not need to be present to arrange a split payment and consent is not required from the other partner to authorise a split payment. Claimants can request a split payment during a face to face meeting, a phone call, or online via their journal and do not have to provide evidence of abuse in order to be granted a split payment.</p><p>Not all individuals who are suffering domestic abuse will want a split payment and we work with claimants on an individual basis to provide support that fits with their individual circumstances. Work coaches receive training on domestic abuse and we provide all the support we can when an individual discloses they are suffering from domestic abuse, including signposting them to third party professionals who can provide additional expert advice and support.</p><p>We continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to support the development and implementation of their split payment policy, and will observe the implementation of split payments in Scotland further to understand the impacts of such a policy.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/01/2019 16:45:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1019425

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Animal Products: Labelling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that consumers are able to make informed decisions about the meat and diary products that they purchase.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	198323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering informative food labelling to protect consumer interests and ensure that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. When the UK leaves the EU, rules on food labelling will be carried over into UK law by the Withdrawal Act and so, standards of information currently in place will remain. After EU Exit we have an opportunity to review all food labelling so that consumers have the information they need to have full confidence in the food they buy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/12/2018 12:52:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

944791

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	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	Mental Health Services: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that former armed forces personnel are able to access metal health services.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	166249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Veterans on average have very similar mental health needs to the general population. Most services used by veterans are provided by mainstream NHS services, often without their veteran status being disclosed. However, additional bespoke services have been provided in England to meet service related needs.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 NHS England launched the Veterans Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (TILs) which increases access and treatment to appropriate and timely mental health services for both armed forces serving personnel approaching discharge and veterans with mental health difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England also launched the Veterans Mental Health Complex Treatment Service in April 2018, which builds on the launch of TILs and provides an enhanced service for veterans who have military-attributable complex mental health problems that have not been resolved earlier in the care/support pathway.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/07/2018 10:31:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley