Interserve does not provide any services which are provided, or were previously provided, by DWP staff. It is unlikely, therefore, that DWP staffing levels would be affected.<\/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" : "2018-10-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-10-22T16:45:22.697Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions: Interserve"} , "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, what assessment she has made of the effect on staffing levels at each tier of employment in her Department of the appointment of Interserve as the contractor for facilities management.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tommy Sheppard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Edinburgh East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tommy Sheppard"} ], "uin" : "180799"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/989603", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/989603/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Since contract commencement DWP has assessed the quality of services as per the terms of the agreed contract delivered by Interserve and this is via a performance management system which measures service delivery against agreed contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This performance management is monitored on a monthly basis by DWP Integrator (Sodexo).<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984775", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984775/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Independent Case Examiner is independent. All final investigation reports issued by the Independent Case Examiner explain that if the complainant is dissatisfied with the outcome of the investigation into their complaint, they can ask their Member of Parliament to escalate the matter to the Parliamentary Ombudsman. Decisions on whether a referral is made to the Parliamentary Ombudsman rest with the relevant Member of Parliament.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the criteria are for determining which WASPI cases submitted to the Independent Case Examiner are referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman; and who makes the final decision on which cases are referred.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984776/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below details the number of complaint examinations concluded by the Independent Case Examiner\u2019s Office in relation to the Department for Work and Pensions and its service providers, in each month since January 2017.<\/p> <\/p> The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has agreed to write to the Hon. Member with the information requested.<\/p> <\/p> Month<\/p><\/td> Complaint Examinations Concluded by Independent Case Examiner\u2019s Office<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2017<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2017<\/p><\/td> 71<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2017<\/p><\/td> 115<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2017<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2017<\/p><\/td> 84<\/p><\/td><\/tr> June 2017<\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July 2017<\/p><\/td> 83<\/p><\/td><\/tr> August 2017<\/p><\/td> 69<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2017<\/p><\/td> 71<\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2017<\/p><\/td> 81<\/p><\/td><\/tr> November 2017<\/p><\/td> 76<\/p><\/td><\/tr> December 2017<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2018<\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2018<\/p><\/td> 82<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2018<\/p><\/td> 83<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2018<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2018<\/p><\/td> 87<\/p><\/td><\/tr> June 2018<\/p><\/td> 108<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July 2018<\/p><\/td> 91<\/p><\/td><\/tr> August 2018<\/p><\/td> 104<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2018<\/p><\/td> 91<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases relating to her Department have been considered by the (a) Independent Case Examiner and (b) Parliamentary Ombudsman in each month since January 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Thames Valley Police made an application for special grant funding for the costs of policing the wedding between Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to promote UN efforts to resolve the political crisis in Nicaragua.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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