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834621

	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	Social Security Benefits: 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 and what proportion of (a) personal independence payments and (b) employment support allowance cases subject to a mandatory reconsideration decision were subsequently taken forward to tribunal in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	126069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of Personal Independent Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsiderations (MRs) cleared can be found in the official published statistics: “Data tables: Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to October 2017”. The relevant data can be found in Tavle 7b. This data shows the number of mandatory reconsiderations for New Claims and Reassessments broken down by month since PIP was introduced:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2017</a></p><p>The number of mandatory reconsiderations (MRs) and appeals from Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments can be found in the official published statistics: “ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: December 2017”. The relevant data can be found in Table 17.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-december-2017</a></p><p>The number of appeals registered for both benefits can be found in the official published statistics: “Tribunals and gender recognition certificate statistics quarterly – July to September 2017”. The relevant data can be found in table SSCS.1 in the “Main Tables (July to September 2017)” document.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/02/2018 17:24:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

837818

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
	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 24 January to Question 123049, if the Government will review the guidelines for decisions on mandatory reconsiderations for employment support allowance claims to take account of the decline in the number of cases in which the mandatory reconsideration decision is upheld since the introduction of that system.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	126849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Mandatory reconsideration benefits claimants, as it enables (i) the Department to provide a clear explanation of the decision; (ii) the claimant a further opportunity to present their case, including providing new evidence; and (iii) crucially, for decisions to be changed at the earliest opportunity, when appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The overturn rate of appeals does not mean that mandatory reconsideration is not working. The main reason decisions are overturned on appeal is due to additional evidence, both oral and written, being provided at tribunal, which was not previously available at the initial decision or the mandatory reconsideration stage.</p><p><br>There are strands of work in progress to drive continuous improvement in the appeals process. This includes improving the way further evidence is collected to ensure all relevant information is available to decision makers at the earliest opportunity and the recruitment of approximately 150 Presenting Officers who represent DWP cases at Tribunals and provide valuable insight into why decisions are overturned.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/02/2018 12:02:24 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

947275

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	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: Glasgow
	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 causes of unsuccessful transfers from disability living allowance to personal independence payments in the Glasgow area, and if will she make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	168078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has different eligibility criteria and takes a more holistic view of a person’s health condition or disability and the impact it has on their ability to live an independent life, compared to Disability Living Allowance (DLA).</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, when someone on DLA is invited to claim PIP and is reassessed, the level of their award may stay the same, go up, down or cease altogether depending on the claimants assessed level of needs.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Stat-Xplore – www.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 168079 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:41:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

947276

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	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: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to investigate the causes of the high proportion of unsuccessful transfers of disability living allowance claiminats to personal independence payments in the Glasgow area.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	168079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has different eligibility criteria and takes a more holistic view of a person’s health condition or disability and the impact it has on their ability to live an independent life, compared to Disability Living Allowance (DLA).</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, when someone on DLA is invited to claim PIP and is reassessed, the level of their award may stay the same, go up, down or cease altogether depending on the claimants assessed level of needs.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Stat-Xplore – www.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 168078 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:41:54 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

843861

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	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 set out (a) the number of complaints relating to the equalisation of the state pension age that her Department's independent case examiner is currently considering and (b) the number of cases that the independent case examiner has resolved since 2 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	128116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>(a) Details of the number of complaints relating to the equalisation of state pension age, that are currently (as at 20<sup>th</sup> February 2018) being considered by the Independent Case Examiner’s Office are detailed below:</p><p> </p><ul><li>369 complaints undergoing checks to establish if they can be accepted for examination</li><li>1,800 complaints awaiting investigation</li><li>36 complaints being investigated</li></ul><p> </p><p>(b) Since 2 October 2017, the Independent Case Examiner’s Office has issued 44 investigation reports into complaints about the equalisation of state pension age.</p><p><em></em></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/02/2018 17:15:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

843862

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will set a maximum waiting time for responses to complaints regarding the equalisation of the state pension age received by the Independent Case Examiner.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	128289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>We will not set a maximum waiting time for responses to complaints regarding the equalisation of state pension age.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/02/2018 17:00:04 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

843863

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	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 average time taken for a reply to be issued to a complaint submitted to the Independent Case Examiner regarding the equalisation of the state pension age.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	128119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The average time taken to respond to complaints about the equalisation of state pension age, from the point at which the investigation of the complaint commenced, is currently 9.75 weeks.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/02/2018 17:18:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

850313

	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	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 22 February 2018 to Question 128116, on State Retirement Pensions: Females, what steps her Department plans to take to address the outstanding complaints in a timely fashion and whether she (a) is seeking more funding for that purpose and (b) plans to appoint more investigator staff.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	129881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Independent Case Examiner’s Office has established a dedicated team of investigation case managers from within existing resources, to examine this group of complaints. The resources allocated to the Office are reviewed on an annual basis; however, there are no plans to seek additional funding or appoint more investigation staff to consider this group of complaints.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/03/2018 14:37:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

850314

	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	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 22 February 2018 to Question 128116, on State Retirement Pensions: Females, how many complaints have been dismissed while undergoing checks to establish if they can be accepted for examination since 2 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	129882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Between 2 October 2017 and 20 February 2018, the Independent Case Examiner’s Office declined to accept 243 complaints concerning the equalisation of State Pension age, as a result of checks to see if the complaint could be accepted for examination.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/03/2018 14:29:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

850315

	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints received by the Independent Complaint Examiner on the equalisation of the state pension age since 2 October 2017; and how many of these complaints (a) have been resolved and (b) were not progressed to investigation.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Ged Killen
	uin	129883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>We have interpreted this question as a request for information about: the number of complaints received about the equalisation of State Pension age between 2 October 2017 and 27 February 2018; the number investigations concluded into complaints about the equalisation of State Pension age between 2 October 2017 and 27 February 2018; and the total number of complaints about the equalisation of State Pension retirement age outstanding at 27 February 2018 (including those undergoing checks to determine whether the complaint can be accepted for examination; those awaiting examination; and those being investigated).</p><p> </p><p>Between 2 October 2017 and 27 February 2018 the Independent Case Examiner’s Office received 1,476 complaints and concluded 52 investigations into complaints about the equalisation of State Pension age. On 27 February 2018, the Office had 2,492 outstanding complaints about the equalisation of state pension retirement age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/03/2018 13:30:15 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen