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381583

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on meeting its obligations to veterans in accordance with the Military Covenant.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	2741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Department takes its ongoing responsibilities under the Armed Forces Covenant very seriously. Good progress has been made in some key areas.</p><p> </p><p>DWP officials play an active part in the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group, which brings together officials from across Government with a number of service organisations. DWP also has a nominated Armed Forces Advocate who is responsible for ensuring that the needs of service personnel, their families and veterans are properly catered for by the Department. This means ensuring that these groups are not disadvantaged as a result of military service, and providing special treatment where appropriate.</p><p>Every Jobcentre district has an “Armed Forces Champion”, who works with the Career Transition Partnership, and also links with providers and charities giving specialist support, such as the Royal British Legion.</p><p>DWP has ensured that War Disablement Pensions and guaranteed income payments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will be fully disregarded in calculating an award of Universal Credit. Working with the Ministry of Defence we introduced the Armed Forces Independence Payment to provide financial support to service personnel and veterans seriously injured as a result of service to cover the extra costs they may have as a result of their injury. And we have ensured that ex-service personnel can have early access to the Work Programme.</p><p> </p><p>These are just some examples of how DWP is meeting its obligations to the Armed Forces Community through the benefits system and support in finding employment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/06/2015 14:29:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

49047

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse arising from using Capita to administer personal independence payment assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	197153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Expenditure forecasts from the introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are calculated on a national basis and it is therefore not possible to provide a breakdown in respect of areas where administration of PIP has been contracted to Capita.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

49048

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of Capita in fulfilling its contract to administer personal independence payments.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	197152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the right Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 January 2014, <em>Official Report,</em> column 58-59W, to the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Sheila Gilmore).</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

49633

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2014
	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 armed forces veterans are identified when making an application for jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	197704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Armed Forces Veterans who claim Jobseeker's Allowance are identified by the Work Coach at their initial Work Search interview.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

661819

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2016
	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	Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the 10-year rule with respect to the prescription for osteoarthritis of the knee in former miners; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	58344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>There are no current plans to review the ’10 year rule’ with respect to the prescription for osteoarthritis of the knee for specific mining occupations.</p><p>I am advised on matters relating to the Industrial Injuries Scheme by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC). IIAC keeps all occupational diseases under continuous review, including osteoarthritis of the knee, and is always ready to receive and consider robust scientific evidence from any source.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/01/2017 15:48:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

178833

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on Equitable Life compensation packages; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	224013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury continues to talk to many interested parties on this important issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/02/2015 16:52:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

178836

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the level of compensation paid to Equitable Life policy holders; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	223969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government accepted all the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s findings of government maladministration and established the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. Taking into account of the state of the public finances, to be fair to both policyholders and tax payers, the Government allocated £1.5 billion to fund payments to around one million Equitable Life policyholders. At 31 January 2015 payments surpassing £1 billion have been issued to 896,367 policyholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is focussed on making the remaining payments to eligible policyholders and has no plans to increase the levels of funding available to the Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/02/2015 16:59:40 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

385557

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Midland Main Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the electrification of the Midland Mainline; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	4179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>We are pausing electrification works on Midland Mainline pending the proposals we have commissioned from Sir Peter Hendy in the autumn for how the rail upgrade programme will be carried out. On the Midland Mainline, better services can be delivered on that line before electrification using capacity and speed improvement works. The progress already made to enable the electrification of the Midland Mainline includes detailed design, bridge construction and some of the piling for overhead masts. This work will assist with our future plans for the electrification of the route.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/06/2015 14:48:29 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

438123

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many sectarian attacks have been carried out by dissident republicans in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	20047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>PSNI produce regular statistics on the security situation which are publicly available online. These do not specifically record ‘sectarian attacks’ by dissident republicans.</p><p>Dissident republicans continue to represent a severe threat to national security. This year to date they have carried out 16 national security attacks in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:57:39 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

438124

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans she has for pre-legislative scrutiny of proposals to implement new bodies to deal with the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	20045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to establishing the new bodies contained in the Stormont House Agreement and I will continue to work with the political parties, Northern Ireland Executive and victims groups to achieve the consensus needed for legislation. I will give consideration as to whether further drafting or documentation should be published as part of engagement on how to move forward on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 17/12/2015 12:50:31 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker