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1174327

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how her Department has promoted Pension Credit since June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	9605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that older people receive the support and help available to them. It is important to highlight that there are already 1.6 million people claiming some £5.4 billion in Pension Credit but some people may be missing out.</p><p> </p><p>We want to make sure that all pensioners eligible can claim the Pension Credit to which they are rightly entitled. That is why we are currently considering options for raising awareness of Pension Credit, including working with our stakeholders, to help dispel some of the misconceptions that people might have about Pension Credit eligibility. For example, we want to make it clear that having savings, a pension or owning a home are not automatic barriers to receiving Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Of course DWP continues to use a wide range of channels including information on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>, in leaflets and by telephone to communicate information about benefits including Pension Credit to potential claimants. We target activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or Attendance Allowance or report a change in their circumstances which may mean that they could be eligible for Pension Credit. In addition, the Pension Credit calculator <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator</a> enables potential claimants to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive</p><p>We know that often the best ways to reach eligible pensioners is through trusted stakeholders working in the community. The Pension Credit toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p><br>Information on how much has been spent on raising awareness of the availability of pension credit since June 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 9606 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:54:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1174329

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	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	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much money from the public purse has been spent on raising awareness of the availability of pension credit since June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	9606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants to ensure that older people receive the support and help available to them. It is important to highlight that there are already 1.6 million people claiming some £5.4 billion in Pension Credit but some people may be missing out.</p><p> </p><p>We want to make sure that all pensioners eligible can claim the Pension Credit to which they are rightly entitled. That is why we are currently considering options for raising awareness of Pension Credit, including working with our stakeholders, to help dispel some of the misconceptions that people might have about Pension Credit eligibility. For example, we want to make it clear that having savings, a pension or owning a home are not automatic barriers to receiving Pension Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Of course DWP continues to use a wide range of channels including information on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>, in leaflets and by telephone to communicate information about benefits including Pension Credit to potential claimants. We target activity on engaging with people who may be eligible to benefits at pivotal stages, such as when they claim State Pension or Attendance Allowance or report a change in their circumstances which may mean that they could be eligible for Pension Credit. In addition, the Pension Credit calculator <a href="https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator</a> enables potential claimants to check if they are likely to be eligible and get an estimate of what they may receive</p><p>We know that often the best ways to reach eligible pensioners is through trusted stakeholders working in the community. The Pension Credit toolkit contains resources for anyone working with pensioners and includes guides to Pension Credit. It also contains publicity material and guidance designed to help older people understand how they could get Pension Credit and help organisations support someone applying for Pension Credit as well as ideas for encouraging take-up. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-credit-toolkit</a></p><p><br>Information on how much has been spent on raising awareness of the availability of pension credit since June 2019 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 9605 question first answered 03/02/2020 17:54:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

758654

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Arts: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will list the attendees at any roundtable events that she or Ministers in her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	9406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9412 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:23:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

758656

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Arts: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish details of (a) the roundtable events she or Ministers of her Department have held with representatives of the creative industries and (b) the attendees at those events.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	9412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department meets daily with stakeholders from across the range of DCMS policy. The most formal contact with the creative industries is through the Creative Industries Council and its members. Further details including membership of the Council and minutes of council meetings are available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 9406 question first answered 12/09/2017 16:23:09 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

731985

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Culture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on smaller creative and cultural organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We have met with a range of organisations, including large and small creative and cultural businesses to assess both the potential impacts, as well as the opportunities, arising from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 720 question first answered 27/06/2017 13:05:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

731987

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Culture: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with representatives of smaller creative and cultural organisations on replacing EU funding when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We have met with a range of organisations, including large and small creative and cultural businesses to assess both the potential impacts, as well as the opportunities, arising from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU).</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 719 question first answered 27/06/2017 13:05:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1219336

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Kingdom Security Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 64088 on United Kingdom Security Vetting, what his most recent estimate is of the average time taken to process a routine application in the (a) Counter Terrorist Check, (b) Security Check and (c) Developed Vetting categories.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	66816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Further details relating to the questions asked will not be disclosed in order to safeguard national security. This is in line with the practice of successive administrations.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 66817 66818 question first answered 06/07/2020 14:02:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1219337

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Kingdom Security Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 64088 on United Kingdom Security Vetting, how many applications have been received in the (a) Counter Terrorist Check, (b) Security Check and (c) Developed Vetting categories in 2020; and how many of those applications in each of those categories are designated by United Kingdom Security Vetting as non-routine.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	66817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Further details relating to the questions asked will not be disclosed in order to safeguard national security. This is in line with the practice of successive administrations.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 66816 66818 question first answered 06/07/2020 14:02:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1219338

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Kingdom Security Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 64088 on United Kingdom Security Vetting, if he will publish statistics of the (a) numbers of applications processed and (b) average processing times of those applications in the categories of (i) Counter Terrorist Check, (ii) Security Check and (iii) Developed Vetting for each month since January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	66818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>Further details relating to the questions asked will not be disclosed in order to safeguard national security. This is in line with the practice of successive administrations.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 66816 66817 question first answered 06/07/2020 14:02:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1217660

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Kingdom Security Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his most recent estimate is of the average time taken to process applications to United Kingdom Security Vetting.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	64088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The average time to process a routine application across all vetting activity is 66 days gross as at 25 June 2020. This combines average times across CTC, SC and DV applications. Like many government services, vetting has been impacted by COVID-19. The Vetting Reform Programme is intended to improve performance.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 64089 question first answered 29/06/2020 14:18:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan