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1111033

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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
	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 the 192 shared accommodation rates of local housing allowance have been uprated as a result of the targeted affordability fund in each year since this was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	243316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>The information requested is in the table below.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Shared Accommodation Rates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/04/2019 14:47:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1111043

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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
	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 Impact Assessment for the extension of the Shared Accommodation Rate to 25-34 year-olds, how many claimants were affected; and what assessment she has made of the effect of that extension on the average weekly income since January 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	243318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of households aged 25-34 who are entitled to the Shared Accommodation Rate is available on Stat-Xplore from January 2013 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>An independent evaluation of the 2011/12 Local Housing Allowance reforms including the changes to the Shared Accommodation Rate was published in 2014 - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/04/2019 12:13:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1538884

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	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	Advocacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on establishing a National Advocacy Service.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	77268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>In Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper, we set out our intention to test providing extra support for claimants who find it difficult to navigate the benefits system. We will provide an update on our progress in a White Paper which we will publish in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/11/2022 13:03:47 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

855949

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Building Regulations: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of desktop studies in determining fire safety compliance within building regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	131115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Dame Judith Hackitt’s interim report recommended that the Government should restrict the use of desktop studies so that they are only used where appropriate, with sufficient test evidence and where those undertaking the assessment are able to demonstrate suitable competence. The Government will consult on proposals to implement this recommendation shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/03/2018 17:17:32 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab previous answer version 46668 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1338205

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the amounts paid out under the Bus Service Operators Grant by (a) region and (b) nation of the UK to date.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	18463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>Up until 31 December 2013 Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) was paid directly to bus operators and was not split between commercially run or subsidised bus services. We are therefore unable to provide figures for this period. From 1 January 2014 local authorities have received funding equivalent to the level of BSOG which would otherwise have been paid to operators for running subsidised services in 2014. The current dataset provides details of amounts paid up to and including the period to 31/03/21. Details of the amounts paid to local authorities each year can be found on the “Payments to Local Authorities” tab of the relevant spreadsheets published at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend</a></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/06/2021 16:18:18 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1338208

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Service Operators Grant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the amounts paid out under the Bus Service Operators Grant by (a) region and (b) nation of the UK in 200-21.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	18466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>Up until 31 December 2013 Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) was paid directly to bus operators and was not split between commercially run or subsidised bus services. We are therefore unable to provide figures for this period. From 1 January 2014 local authorities have received funding equivalent to the level of BSOG which would otherwise have been paid to operators for running subsidised services in 2014. The current dataset provides details of amounts paid up to and including the period to 31/03/21. Details of the amounts paid to local authorities each year can be found on the “Payments to Local Authorities” tab of the relevant spreadsheets published at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend</a></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 24/06/2021 13:14:48 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1327542

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres and Family Hubs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged five and under accessed programmes through children’s centres and family hubs in each English local authority area in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	6182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The department does not routinely collect data on the number of children who are accessing programmes through children’s centres or family hubs. This data is held at a local level.</p><p>Local authorities have statutory duties under Part 1 of the Childcare Act 2006 to facilitate access to early childhood services and encourage parents to take advantage of them. The act, and the duties, are available to view here: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/part/1" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/part/1</a>.</p><p>Local authorities should be reviewing data on service use and outcomes to ensure that they are meeting these duties and that their commissioning decisions are informed by evidence of the impact of their local services.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 01/06/2021 09:55:32 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1364834

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timeframe his Department has in place for issuing digital Covid recovery certificates; how many people were waiting for those certificates at 28 October 2021, what estimate his Department has made of the average time taken to issue certificates; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	67052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The digital NHS COVID Pass for travel and use in England based on recovery is already available and can be accessed via the NHS App and NHS.UK. The digital Pass can be obtained following a positive National Health Service polymerase chain reaction result within the last 180 days and completion of the 10 day self-isolation period. NHS Test and Trace test results are generally available to individuals the next day or up to three days. The information requested on average waiting times for recovery passes is not held centrally. Recovery data should be available to the NHS COVID Pass service before the end of the self-isolation period, with 80% of recorded results available within two hours. Private tests are not currently included in the NHS COVID Pass.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 13/12/2021 10:10:00 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 30964 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1566114

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Complaints
	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 report entitled Independent Case Examiner for the Department for Work and Pensions: annual report 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, published on 16 December 2022, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which there was an increase in the number of complaints accepted for examination received by the Independent Case Examiner in 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	120838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The ICE report is retrospective and many of the cases referenced date back to the pandemic or even earlier, this was a challenging time for DWP and we expect volumes to decrease now the service has stabilised. We continue to value ICE and we learn from the cases, helping us to put things right.</p><p> </p><p>The report reflects the experience of a small proportion of DWP customers as the vast majority of complaints are handled by DWP, with only a small proportion escalating to the Independent Case Examiner who provide an independent avenue for customers.</p><p> </p><p>Overall complaints to DWP remain significantly lower than pre-pandemic. Complaints equate to less than 1% of the department’s caseload.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/01/2023 16:28:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck

1566115

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Complaints
	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 Answers of 22 November 2022 to Question 86473 and of 2 December 2022 to Question 101705 on Department for Work and Pensions: Complaints, if he will set a maximum target for the length of time taken to assign an Independent Case Examiner complaint to an investigator.
	tabling member constituency	Westminster North
	tabling member printed	Ms Karen Buck
	uin	120839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>There is no service standard for the period of time a complaint is awaiting allocation to an investigator. This is because ICE has no control over the number of complaints it receives, which can vary significantly from month to month and year to year. Other factors which affect the rate of allocation of complaints are the complexity of the individual complaint to be investigated, the evidence required to do that, the available investigative resource and the volume of work on hand. The ICE office is, nevertheless, continuously reviewing its processes and operating model to improve productivity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/01/2023 16:33:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	199 label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck