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349904

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date	11/06/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
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 in Scotland are not claiming what value of each benefit and pension entitlement; what proportion of each benefit and pension entitlement is unclaimed by claimants in Scotland; and if he will take steps to transfer the value of unclaimed benefits and pension entitlements to the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	2275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Estimates of benefit take-up are not available at geographies below Great Britain. This is due to the size of the survey sample they are based on and methods used to generate robust national figures.</p><p> </p><p>Following a consultation at July 2012 on the future on the “Income Related Benefits: Estimates for Take-Up” National Statistics series, DWP are planning to publish Experimental Statistics on benefit take-up rates. Further details are available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-201213-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-201213-experimental</a></p><p> </p><p>In February 2012 the Department for Work and Pensions published the report “Income Related Benefits: Estimates of Take-up in 2009-10”. The full report can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/06/2015 11:49:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

349906

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure all people entitled to benefits and not claiming those benefits are identified and assisted in claiming those benefits.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	2273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 10 February 2015 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=223115" target="_blank">UIN 223115</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/06/2015 11:42:50 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

349971

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish the recommendations from the peer reviews of deaths which occurred during benefit sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	2094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Peer Reviews are used to examine whether processes have been followed correctly, and are not used to seek out or apportion blame. Where opportunities for improvement are found, recommendations are made. It is important to appreciate that these reviews do not examine the underlying benefit policy or legislation. DWP has no plans to publish these reports.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/06/2015 11:34:55 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

349986

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to monitor the effect of the new pensions flexibilities.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	2226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The April 2015 reforms have given people with Defined Contribution pension savings greater freedom about how they fund their retirement.</p><p> </p><p>The new flexibilities have been in place for two months, and the pensions industry is in the process of designing new products. DWP, HMT and the FCA will continue to actively monitor the market as it develops. HMRC will also monitor the effects of tax flexibilities policy through tax data that they collect.</p><p> </p><p>The Government already has the power to limit or ban pensions charges, and if we see that providers are charging excessive fees on these new products we will not hesitate to take action to ensure that consumers receive a good deal.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 16:38:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

350079

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	State Retirement Pensions
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of rolling the value of pensioner benefits into the state pension.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	2286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the potential merits of rolling the value of pensioner benefits into the state pension. Means tested, disability, care and universal benefits serve different purposes alongside the state pension.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 16:32:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

350080

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Jobcentres: Telephones
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 ensure that all jobcentres provide access to telephones for jobseekers to apply for jobs when no computer is required or the jobseeker is unable to use a computer.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	2287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As part of our Jobcentre modernisation programme we have replaced all Customer Access Telephones with computers. Alongside this we provide an assisted service for claimants who require additional support while using the computers.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who require access to a telephone in connection with their benefit or job search will still be given access to a telephone in a Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/06/2015 11:48:32 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

350088

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the implications for his Department's policies are of the ruling in the case of Ms C and Mr W v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others of 8 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	2214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The Court rejected two of the three legal grounds brought by the claimants, finding that their human rights had not been breached and not awarding damages.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Court found that the historic delay for the two claimants was unlawful, they also ruled that they are not “test cases” and it would be inappropriate to make wider findings.</p><p> </p><p>The Court accepted that the Government had made significant improvements to the Personal Independence Payment process and there are now no inherent failings in the system.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of these improvements, the average time taken for a claimant to be assessed by an assessment provider has more than halved since June 2014. In March 2015, the average claimant wait was 7 weeks for their PIP assessment - well within the 16 week target set by the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 13:49:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams