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1126120

	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, since January 2019 how many universal credit claimants who had an underlying entitlement to severe disability premium (SDP) have not been able to claim employment and support allowance (ESA) following the death of a partner who was the lead claimant in a previous joint ESA claim and who also had entitlement to SDP.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p /><p>Since the introduction of The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019, which came into force on 16th January 2019, claimants who are entitled, or have been within the last month, to an award of an existing benefit that includes Severe Disability Premium (SDP) have not been able to claim Universal Credit; even if they have experienced a relevant change in their circumstances, such as a partner’s death. These claimants continue to be able to maintain, or make, a claim to legacy benefits.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2019 16:16:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1126103

	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: Bristol South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UC50 forms were returned to her Department by residents of Bristol South constituency between June 2018 and December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>This information is not readily available at constituency level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 253638 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:39:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1126096

	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: Bristol South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UC50 forms were issued by her Department to residents of Bristol South constituency between the June 2018 and December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>This information is not readily available at constituency level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 253640 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:39:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1126118

	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Bristol South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ESA50 forms were returned to her Department by residents of Bristol South constituency between June 2017 and December 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available to constituency level and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 253639 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:30:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1126100

	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	Employment and Support Allowance: Bristol South
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ESA50 forms were issued by her Department to residents of Bristol South constituency between June 2017 and December 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available to constituency level and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 253641 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:30:14 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1126119

	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	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance joint claimant cases there are where both claimants have an underlying entitlement to severe disability premium.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>A person would have to satisfy the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) qualifying conditions to be entitled to it.</p><p> </p><p>There are no ‘joint claims’ in income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA(IR)). Where a couple wishes to claim ESA(IR), they will need to decide which of them will be the ‘lead’ claimant, and claim on their partner’s behalf.</p><p /><p>Only the lead claimant has entitlement to a SDP. In couple cases, the SDP is not payable if the lead claimant does not meet the qualifying conditions, even if their partner does.</p><p> </p><p>The SDP is payable at the single rate where only the lead claimant meets the qualifying conditions. The couple rate is payable where both members of the couple meet the qualifying conditions – but only the lead claimant is entitled to it.</p><p /><p>In November 2018 there were 9,500 live couple cases of ESA(IR) where the lead claimant was in receipt of a SDP at the couple rate.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2019 14:23:48 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1126121

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will confirm that none of the 870,651 alleged Tax Credit overpayments which were remitted as detailed in the HM Revenue & Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 have been transferred to his Department for collection through universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>HMRC can confirm that none of the Tax Credit overpayments remitted have been transferred to DWP for collection through Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2019 11:49:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1126090

	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
	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 universal credit claimants have had money deducted as a result of (a) council tax arrears, (b) rent arrears and (c) historical tax credit debt.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	253637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The latest available data is for eligible claims to Universal Credit Full Service that were eligible for payment in February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Of these claims:</p><p> </p><p>- 2% (34,000 claims) had a deduction for council tax arrears</p><p>- 6% (83,000 claims) had a deduction for rent arrears</p><p>- 17% (255,000 claims) had a deduction for tax credit overpayments</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures include only those claims with a non-zero deduction for each deduction type.</li><li>Rent arrears deductions are defined as arrears of rent and/or service charges relating to a rented property.</li><li>Figures for tax credit overpayments include both fraud and normal overpayments.</li><li>Figures rounded to nearest 1,000.</li></ol> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/05/2019 15:24:58 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1050524

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Headteachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers (a) started and (b) completed the National Professional Qualification in Headship in each of the last five years; and whether he made an assessment of methods for improving head teacher recruitment and retention as part of his recently published recruitment and retention strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	214096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of participants who have (a) started and (b) completed a National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) is set out below. A full set of data for 2017/18 is not held by the Department at this time.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Participants who started an NPQH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Participants who completed an NPQH</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1192</p></td><td><p>855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1132</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td><p>624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1172</p></td><td><p>744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1520</p></td><td><p>511</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department funds a range of professional development programmes to strengthen school leadership in the most challenging areas and ensure there is a pipeline of talented leaders in the system. These include the reformed National Professional Qualification (NPQs) and High Potential programmes, which support aspiring and serving leaders to develop the knowledge and skills they need to be successful. As set out in the Recruitment and Retention Strategy, the Government is investing £20 million in scholarships to drive take-up of the reformed NPQs in the most challenging areas, doubling our initial intended investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/02/2019 14:28:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1041414

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC plans to reach an agreement with the Roadchef Employee Benefit Trust on outstanding tax issues.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	208381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system, including where appropriate the repayment of tax or duties, is a matter for HMRC. It would not be appropriate for Ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 22/01/2019 15:39:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth