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1088323

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the average waiting time at assessment centres in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	232052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>All claimants of Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance should expect to be seen within 30 minutes of their scheduled assessment appointment time.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not monitor the average waiting time at the assessment centres for claims to Personal Independence Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time at assessment centres for Work Capability Assessments in February 2019, was 17.1 minutes. We continue to work closely with the supplier to improve the waiting times whilst maintaining the high level of customer satisfaction assessment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/03/2019 17:44:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1045880

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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
	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 recent High Court judgement on universal credit assessments, if she will review the method used to calculate universal credit payments for (a) all claimants and (b) claimants who are paid on a four weekly basis.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	211195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is carefully considering the High Court’s Judgment and it is therefore not appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/01/2019 14:28:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

964587

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Motability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will conduct a review into the insurance options which are available to drivers who are awarded a vehicle under the motability scheme but whom the RSA will not cover because they have an LC20 on their licence as a result of a minor motoring offence.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	169569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability scheme. Any questions regarding the operation of the scheme itself, including those relating to insurance options, should be directed to Motability.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/09/2018 14:13:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

938727

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of the state pension in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018 in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	163159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>At the end of May 2010 there were 19,906 people in receipt of State Pension in Linlithgow and East Falkirk. At the end of November 2017 (the latest data available) the number was 20,496.</p><p>Between 2010 and 2017 the full amount of Basic State Pension rose by £1250 per annum in cash terms, which is £660 per annum more than if it had been increased in line with earnings.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/07/2018 10:02:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

926529

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	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: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employees of her Department are paid their agreed pay increase in July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	154756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that as a result of multilateral discussions, the DWP Permanent Secretary - Peter Schofield, announced on 14 June that contractual Employee Deal salary uplifts would be paid on time for the majority of colleagues within DWP.</p><p> </p><p>Payments of consolidated pay increases will be made in July salaries for the AA, AO, EO and HEO grades. Unfortunately, without the Civil Service pay guidance, we cannot move forward on non-consolidated end-of-year payments nor can we proceed on consolidated pay awards for SEO, Grade 7 and Grade 6 colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to press for the pay guidance to be published as soon as possible. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Rt Hon Esther McVey MP has also taken part in a number of discussions with counterparts responsible for Her Majesty’s Treasury and Cabinet Office to convey the urgency of the situation.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working closely with trade unions and will continue to do so to ensure that all payments are made as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/06/2018 11:50:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

889876

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	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, pursuant to her Answer of 22 March 2018 to Question 133837, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of tendering a contract with a taxi company to enable vulnerable claimants to travel to assessments without having to pay travel costs upfront.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	136928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department expects the assessment providers to explore all possible options to ensure that an assessment can be carried out.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/05/2018 16:23:30 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

869315

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Bereavement Support Payment
	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 make an assessment of the effect of the 18 week limit for bereavement support payments on the time available to families to grieve before returning to work.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	134049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) is paid as an initial larger payment followed by up to 18 smaller monthly instalments. It provides targeted support to help with the immediate costs of bereavement rather than being an income replacement for on-going living expenses. The period of payment is not intended to equate to the period of grief following a bereavement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made a commitment to review the impacts of BSP once sufficient evidence is available to assess all aspects of the policy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2018 15:03:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day