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The Government is committed to tackling air pollution. We have invested over £3.5 billion since 2010 to improve air quality and deliver cleaner transport.<\/p>

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From 2020, all funds raised through Vehicle Excise Duty in England will be ring-fenced to form a National Roads Fund, which will be reinvested into the road network. We expect some of this investment to support environmental outcomes across the road network, which includes improving air quality.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-19T11:19:49.267Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ring-fence a proportion of the revenue from Vehicle Excise Duty for projects to improve air quality.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4520", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matthew Pennycook"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Greenwich and Woolwich"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Matthew Pennycook"} ], "uin" : "277795"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139208", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139208/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information requested on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) mandatory reconsiderations (MR) and appeals for claimants with a primary disabling condition of Multiple Sclerosis in Scotland, Wales and England can be found in the tables below.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Northern Irish Assembly has devolved responsibility for social security benefits. The responsibility for statistics in Northern Ireland lies with the Department for Communities: http://www.communities-ni.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>

Since PIP was introduced 4.1m decisions have been made up to March 2019, of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned.<\/p>

<\/p>

Reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP.<\/strong><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 1:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

370<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,360<\/p><\/td>

210<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

820<\/p><\/td>

140<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

690<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 2:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

250<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

930<\/p><\/td>

200<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

430<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

240<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Table 3:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

610<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2,720<\/p><\/td>

640<\/p><\/td>

160<\/p><\/td>

470<\/p><\/td>

300<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

220<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

9,920<\/p><\/td>

1,970<\/p><\/td>

550<\/p><\/td>

1,400<\/p><\/td>

840<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td>

140<\/p><\/td>

560<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

7,160<\/p><\/td>

1,380<\/p><\/td>

330<\/p><\/td>

1,040<\/p><\/td>

620<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

350<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6,260<\/p><\/td>

1,220<\/p><\/td>

300<\/p><\/td>

810<\/p><\/td>

500<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

New Claims to PIP.<\/strong><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 4:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

130<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

560<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

470<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

540<\/p><\/td>

130<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

500<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

440<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Table 5:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

250<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

140<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

180<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

160<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

190<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Table 6:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

530<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,940<\/p><\/td>

650<\/p><\/td>

170<\/p><\/td>

470<\/p><\/td>

180<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,240<\/p><\/td>

730<\/p><\/td>

130<\/p><\/td>

600<\/p><\/td>

240<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,040<\/p><\/td>

670<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

580<\/p><\/td>

230<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,130<\/p><\/td>

740<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

630<\/p><\/td>

280<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

160<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2,780<\/p><\/td>

640<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

450<\/p><\/td>

190<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: PIP Computer System<\/p>

All data rounded to the nearest 10. # refers to where there are less than 5 cases.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.<\/p>

<\/p>

In the application process, claimants\u2019 primary disabling condition is only recorded for collation by the Department at assessment.<\/p>

<\/p>

Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.<\/p>

<\/p>

The geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant\u2019s postcode).<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants.<\/p>

<\/p>

Some decisions which are changed at MR, and where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at tribunal appeal. Therefore the number of people who had a decision changed at MR and the number of people who had a decision changed at tribunal appeal cannot be added together.<\/p>

<\/p>

Lapsed appeals are where DWP changed the decision after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at Tribunal.<\/p>

<\/p>

Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to an MR and appeal.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4105", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Justin Tomlinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "276585"} , {"_value" : "276586"} , {"_value" : "277820"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-22T14:08:37.683Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis in receipt of disability living allowance in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England appealed a decision at tribunal relating to a reassessment for personal independence payments and had that decision overturned (i) by her Department before the date of that tribunal and (ii) by that tribunal in each year since 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4626", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Martin Whitfield"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Lothian"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Martin Whitfield"} ], "uin" : "277819"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139209", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139209/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information requested on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) mandatory reconsiderations (MR) and appeals for claimants with a primary disabling condition of Multiple Sclerosis in Scotland, Wales and England can be found in the tables below.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Northern Irish Assembly has devolved responsibility for social security benefits. The responsibility for statistics in Northern Ireland lies with the Department for Communities: http://www.communities-ni.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>

Since PIP was introduced 4.1m decisions have been made up to March 2019, of these 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned.<\/p>

<\/p>

Reassessments from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to PIP.<\/strong><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 1:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

370<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,360<\/p><\/td>

210<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

820<\/p><\/td>

140<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

690<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 2:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

250<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

930<\/p><\/td>

200<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

430<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

240<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Table 3:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for reassessment claims to PIP with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

610<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2,720<\/p><\/td>

640<\/p><\/td>

160<\/p><\/td>

470<\/p><\/td>

300<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

220<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

9,920<\/p><\/td>

1,970<\/p><\/td>

550<\/p><\/td>

1,400<\/p><\/td>

840<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td>

140<\/p><\/td>

560<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

7,160<\/p><\/td>

1,380<\/p><\/td>

330<\/p><\/td>

1,040<\/p><\/td>

620<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

350<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6,260<\/p><\/td>

1,220<\/p><\/td>

300<\/p><\/td>

810<\/p><\/td>

500<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

New Claims to PIP.<\/strong><\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Table 4:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Scotland.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

130<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

560<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

470<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

540<\/p><\/td>

130<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

500<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

440<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

80<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Table 5:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, Wales.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

250<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

140<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

180<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

160<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

190<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Table 6:<\/strong> The number of Initial Decisions, MRs and appeals for PIP new claims with a main disabling condition of multiple sclerosis, England.<\/p>

<\/p>

Financial Year of<\/strong> Initial<\/strong> Decision<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of Initial<\/strong> Decisions<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> registered<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

MRs<\/strong> completed where the initial award was not changed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals Lodged<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was lapsed<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the decision was<\/strong> maintained<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Appeals where the<\/strong> decision was<\/strong> overturned in favour of the claimant<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

530<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,940<\/p><\/td>

650<\/p><\/td>

170<\/p><\/td>

470<\/p><\/td>

180<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,240<\/p><\/td>

730<\/p><\/td>

130<\/p><\/td>

600<\/p><\/td>

240<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

150<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,040<\/p><\/td>

670<\/p><\/td>

90<\/p><\/td>

580<\/p><\/td>

230<\/p><\/td>

30<\/p><\/td>

70<\/p><\/td>

120<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

3,130<\/p><\/td>

740<\/p><\/td>

110<\/p><\/td>

630<\/p><\/td>

280<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

40<\/p><\/td>

160<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2,780<\/p><\/td>

640<\/p><\/td>

100<\/p><\/td>

450<\/p><\/td>

190<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

#<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: PIP Computer System<\/p>

All data rounded to the nearest 10. # refers to where there are less than 5 cases.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.<\/p>

<\/p>

In the application process, claimants\u2019 primary disabling condition is only recorded for collation by the Department at assessment.<\/p>

<\/p>

Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.<\/p>

<\/p>

The geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant\u2019s postcode).<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants.<\/p>

<\/p>

Some decisions which are changed at MR, and where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award, are then changed again at tribunal appeal. Therefore the number of people who had a decision changed at MR and the number of people who had a decision changed at tribunal appeal cannot be added together.<\/p>

<\/p>

Lapsed appeals are where DWP changed the decision after an appeal was lodged but before it was heard at Tribunal.<\/p>

<\/p>

Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to an MR and appeal.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4105", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Tomlinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Justin Tomlinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "276585"} , {"_value" : "276586"} , {"_value" : "277819"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-22T14:08:37.823Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with multiple sclerosis in (a) Scotland, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Wales and (d) England who made a new application for personal independence payments appealed the decision made by her Department at tribunal and had that decision overturned by (i) her Department before the date of the tribunal and (ii) the tribunal in each year since 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4626", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Martin Whitfield"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Lothian"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Martin Whitfield"} ], "uin" : "277820"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139210", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139210/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The circumstances in which pets may be kept is determined locally by landlords, taking account of the views of their tenants. The Department has no plans to issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-18T13:02:11.44Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Rented Housing: Pets"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, if his Department will issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/151", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tom Brake"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Carshalton and Wallington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tom Brake"} ], "uin" : "277609"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139211", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139211/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Department has not made any assessment of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-18T13:01:39.733Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Rented Housing: Pets"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/151", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tom Brake"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Carshalton and Wallington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tom Brake"} ], "uin" : "277610"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139222", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139222/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah MP) on 9 May 2019 to Question 249283<\/a>. Further to that answer, on 11 July 2019 the Government announced £135 million of funding to support National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs). The NIHR ARC scheme will support high-quality applied health and care research to make tangible improvements for patients, the public and to health and care services. NIHR ARCs will work with local partners and patients and the public from across the local communities they serve, and particularly with Academic Health Science Networks, to tackle local health and care priorities.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4021", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Skidmore"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingswood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Skidmore"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-22T15:18:24.917Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Research: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the equity of the distribution of research and development spending for areas with poor health outcomes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4398", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Green"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Green"} ], "uin" : "277765"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139223", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139223/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The 2.4% R&D Roadmap will set overall direction for how we can achieve the 2.4% R&D ambition by 2027, and 3% in the longer term, through the use of strategic public funding to leverage private R&D investment.<\/p>

It aims to transform R&D intensity across all sectors of the economy, supporting the development of new technologies, industries, and products that bring growth, good jobs across the UK, and social improvements for all.<\/p>

The 2.4% R&D Roadmap will bring together Government, academia, and industry to collaboratively focus their efforts on increasing R&D investment. In the area of health, this includes the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS R&D activity, and work with industry in taking forward the Life Sciences Sector Deal. The 2.4% R&D Roadmap will also align closely with the Industrial Strategy\u2019s Grand Challenges. This includes the Ageing Society Grand Challenge which will create new demands for technologies, products and services for an ageing population, and the AI and Data Grand Challenge which will use data, artificial intelligence, and innovation to transform the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and dementia by 2030.<\/p>

In order to achieve the 2.4% R&D target, we need to accelerate the growth and build on R&D strengths across the UK. The Government has put in place a number of initiatives to support every part of the UK to identify and leverage their R&D strengths, from Science and Innovation Audits to the Strength in Places Fund. The Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) is investing £237m up to 2021-22 in growing new and existing centres of excellence for research and innovation across the UK.<\/p>

We are working with Local Economic Partnerships as they develop Local Industrial Strategies to identify science and innovation strengths and the action needed to unlock R&D growth in places across the country.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4021", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Skidmore"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingswood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Skidmore"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-22T15:15:15.653Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Research: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Government's target of increasing research and development funding to 2.4 per cent of GDP benefits the areas with the poorest health outcomes, particularly parts of the north of England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4398", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Green"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Green"} ], "uin" : "277766"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139242", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139242/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Farming has a bright future outside the EU\u2019s Common Agricultural Policy. The Great Yorkshire Show demonstrated the strengths that British farming has to offer with a record-breaking number of entries for sheep and cattle, and great produce from Wensleydale cheese to North Yorkshire game.<\/p>

<\/p>

I know very well the importance of supporting these farmers in Yorkshire and Humber, home to my own constituency and farm, as well as my Rt Hon friend\u2019s constituency, Haltemprice and Howden. As we prepare to leave the EU, the UK Government is taking a number of steps to support our farmers and industry in England and across the UK.<\/p>

<\/p>

For the UK as a whole, the Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this Parliament, expected in 2022; this includes all funding provided for farm support under both Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 of the current Common Agricultural Policy.<\/p>

The Government has also guaranteed that any projects where funding has been agreed before the end of 2020 will be funded for their full lifetime. This means, in the event the UK leaves the EU with no deal, the UK Government would fund any remaining payments to farmers, land managers and rural businesses due after October 2019. This would ensure continued funding for these projects until they finish. The guarantee also means that Defra and the devolved administrations can continue to sign new projects after the UK leaves the EU during 2019 and 2020.<\/p>

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As agriculture is devolved, each administration will have the flexibility to develop agricultural policy suited to their own unique circumstances, once the UK has left the EU. It is for the Scottish, Welsh and future Northern Ireland Governments to decide upon future agricultural policies for their respective nations.<\/p>

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For farmers in England, the Agriculture Bill marks a decisive shift in our support. We will create an ambitious new system based on paying \u201cpublic money for public goods\u201d. Public goods will include improving air and water quality, and habitats for wildlife. By paying for things the public value, we can also improve animal welfare and reduce the use of antibiotics in our food chain. Financial support for innovations like precision farming can help farmers become more productive, reduce the use of expensive chemicals and protect the environment.<\/p>

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Critically, our Agriculture Bill also includes a seven year transition period of 2021\u20132027 for Direct Payments to help farmers in England to plan for the future. In the meantime direct payments for 2019 and 2020 will be made on the same basis as they are now, with simplifications where possible.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1562", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Scarborough and Whitby"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Robert Goodwill"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-22T12:01:27.743Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Agriculture: Subsidies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the farming and agriculture industry in (a) the UK, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) Haltemprice and Howden constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/373", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Davis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Haltemprice and Howden"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr David Davis"} ], "uin" : "277642"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139243", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139243/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Between 2010-11 and 2017-18, around 65,000 new Shared Ownership homes have been delivered.<\/p>

We believe that shared ownership has an important role to play, as part of a diverse and thriving housing market, supporting mixed developments and helping those who aspire to home ownership but may be otherwise unable to afford it. The combination of rent and mortgage will often be lower than the cost of outright purchase and in many areas lower than the cost of private renting.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4495", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kit Malthouse"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Hampshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kit Malthouse"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-22T13:41:48.59Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Shared Ownership Schemes"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the shared ownership model for housing development.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/373", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Davis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Haltemprice and Howden"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr David Davis"} ], "uin" : "277643"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139266", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139266/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

HMPPS has a duty of care to its staff to ensure they are provided immediate and specialist advice following suspected and actual Bodily Fluid Exposure (BFE) incidents. In December 2017 HMPPS put in place a 24 hour Bodily Fluid Exposure and Sharps Injury telephone helpline which provides an initial assessment by a qualified nurse clinician.<\/p>

<\/p>

Number of calls to the Body Fluid Exposure and Sharps Injury telephone helpline per month:<\/p>

<\/p>

(see annex A)<\/p>

<\/p>

Number of times staff have been directed to contact Accident & Emergency:<\/p>

(see annex C)<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Swindon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Buckland"} , "attachment" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139266/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Copy of Annex A-PQ277787.xlsx"} , "title" : "Annex A"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139266/answer/attachment/2", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Copy of Annex C- PQ277789.xlsx"} , "title" : "Annex C"} ], "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "277787"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-22T15:31:38.797Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prison Service: Industrial Health and Safety"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions have prison staff calling the Body Fluid Exposure and Sharps Injury telephone helpline been advised to attend A&E in each month since December 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Burgon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leeds East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Burgon"} ], "uin" : "277789"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=1&max-ddpModified.=2019-07-17T14%3A45%3A45.925Z&AnswerDate=2019-07-18&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2019-07-22T15%3A40%3A08.96Z", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 154, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }