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1243057

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2020
	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	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, when she plans to publish a Green Paper on disability benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	102871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We spend over £55 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions – up nearly £10 billion since 2010 and more than ever before.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Department has announced it will be bringing forward a Green Paper on health and disability support, considering issues that disabled people have told us that they want to see addressed. This will explore a wide range of issues linked to health and disability benefits and the wider support that is provided.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department has announced it will be bringing forward a Green Paper on health and disability support, considering issues that disabled people have told us that they want to see addressed. We will update the house in due course.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/10/2020 11:45:29 question first ministerially corrected 16/10/2020 13:35:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 54798 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1171008

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	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, what savings have accrued to the public purse under the £30 reduction for claimants of employment and support allowance in the work-related activity group in each month since that reduction was implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	3794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">There are no savings from the removal of the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Component for new claims from April 2017.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">This change enabled the Department to recycle money into providing practical support that will make a significant difference to the life chances of those in the Work-Related Activity Group. We have invested £330m over 4 years with £100m available in 2020/21 and will support those with limited capability for work to move towards and into suitable employment.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>The information requested on the savings accrued from the removal of the Work Related Activity Component (WRAC) is not available. It would incur disproportionate cost to calculate any actual net savings from the removal of the WRAC. </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>When the WRAC was removed we made a clear commitment to instead provide practical support that will make a significant difference to the life chances of those in the Work-Related Activity Group. We have been investing an additional £330m over 4 years to support those with limited capability for work to move towards and into suitable employment. </em></ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/01/2020 15:00:20 question first ministerially corrected 24/01/2020 14:36:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 1615 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1669596

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	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 consultation entitled Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors, published on 5 September 2023, if he will make an estimate of the number of claimants that would no longer be found to have limited capability for work and work-related activity in (a) Motherwell and Wishaw constituency (b) Scotland and (c) the United Kingdom if each of the proposals in that consultation were implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	1616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>DWP’s consultation on changes to the Work Capability Assessment closed on Monday 30 October. Over 1300 individuals and organisations submitted a response and 14 public consultation events were held, both face-to-face across Great Britain, and virtually. The consultation responses are now being considered and decisions will be taken in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The department has developed estimates of the impacts of these proposals on disabled people. We are continuing to refine these estimates as responses to the consultation are considered. This analysis is not available at a subnational level.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/11/2023 16:54:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1675618

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether income-related ESA claimants who are re-assessed upon moving to Universal Credit through Managed Migration after 2025 will be subject to the existing or new Work Capability Assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	5352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>There is no automatic referral for reassessment for customers at the point that they move from Employment Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit (UC). If a customer has an existing ESA Work Capability Assessment decision, they will not be required to have another assessment in order to get the health-related additions of Universal Credit, unless their health condition has changed.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/12/2023 17:34:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1675620

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the scorecard set out in the Autumn Statement document for the reform of the Work Capability Assessment descriptors takes into account the planned implementation of the Health and Disability White Paper for new claimants from 2026-27.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	5354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The impact of the planned reforms set out in the Health and Disability White Paper has not yet been scored by the Office for Budget Responsibility. Therefore, the impact of the changes to the Work Capability Assessment announced at Autumn Budget do not include the impact of the White Paper reforms.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2023 13:04:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1139693

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	William Hill: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect on trends in the level of high street footfall of William Hill's recent announcement to close branches throughout the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	278547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the effects of individual store closures on High Street footfall.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/07/2019 16:56:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1197456

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average length of time was for Ministers of his Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	49746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>In line with Cabinet Office guidance, the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has a target of responding to correspondence within 15 working days where a response is required. The average length of time over the past 2 years is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average response time in working days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/06/2020 14:24:47 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1184715

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2020
	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	WH Smith: Post Offices
	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 assessment his Department has made of potential effect of WH Smith's profit warning on the sustainability of Post Office branches in WH Smith's premises.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	28684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that Post Offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>WHSmith have issued a profit warning in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. The Chancellor announced at the Budget a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses through this period of disruption caused by Covid-19. Post Office Limited is in conversation with WHSmith and all other retail partners on a regular basis including discussions around contingency planning and cost control.</p><p> </p><p>This government will continue to monitor and communicate with Post Office Limited as the situation with Covid-19 develops.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/03/2020 17:12:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 13018 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1196087

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	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	WH Smith: Post Offices
	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 assessment he has made of the effect on the level of viable Post Office branches of WH Smith's recent fall in revenue.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	47340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. As such, the impact of WH Smith’s recent fall in revenue on the viability of post office branches is an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have asked Nick Read, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the Hon. Member about this matter. A copy of his reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 20/05/2020 13:53:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1282411

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Methods: Visual Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timescale is for the full roll-out of new provisions to enable all blind and partially sighted people to vote independently and in private.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	146920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-25/143043" target="_blank">PQ143043</a> on 28 January.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 146921 question first answered 04/02/2021 17:32:37 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows