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1189323

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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: Females
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 her Department has made of the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns notifying women affected by changes to the age of eligibility for the state pension.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	39007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>Communications around the changes to State Pension age have been clear and comprehensive. Since 1995, people have been notified with leaflets, an extensive advertising campaign and individual letters. During 2012-13, the Department wrote to individuals directly affected by the 2011 Act, informing them of the change to their State Pension age (5.7 million letters sent). Between April 2000 and the end of January 2020, the Department provided more than 33 million personalised State Pension statements to people who requested them (either online or by telephone or post; and based on both old and new State Pension rules). We continue to encourage people to request an estimate, as part of their long-term financial planning.</p><p> </p><p>The workplace pension campaign continues to drive the positive benefits of saving into a workplace pension, maintaining awareness and understanding, whilst the Retirement Provision campaign encourages people to go and check their state pension forecast online to better understand their retirement provision.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/04/2020 11:16:23 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1180099

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Thomas Cook: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former Thomas Cook employees are facing deductions from payment of (a) universal credit and (b) legacy social security benefits as a result of being defined as being in a couple.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	20043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The data for this request is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is offering a range of support to anyone affected by the closure of Thomas Cook, through our Rapid Response Service (RRS) and wider services. This is designed to give practical support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/02/2020 16:18:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1176164

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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: Vulnerable Adults
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 she has made of the effectiveness of the personal independence payment assessment process in (a) identifying the most vulnerable applicants and (b) ensuring that those applicants receive adequate support.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	12438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>DWP are committed to providing a quality, sensitive and respectful service to everyone. In advance of attending a face-to-face consultation, individuals will be given the opportunity to alert their assessment provider of any additional requirements they may have and the providers will meet any such reasonable requests. Individuals identified as being vulnerable, including having mental health or learning disabilities, can access additional support at any point in the claim or assessment process, for example help filling in the form or the questionnaire and additional protections for failing to return the questionnaire or for failing to attend a face-to-face assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Companions are encouraged to attend and can play an active role in assessments. This can be particularly helpful for individuals with mental, cognitive or intellectual impairments who may not be able to provide an accurate account of their condition due to a lack of understanding or unrealistic expectations of their ability.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/02/2020 17:20:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1126866

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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
hansard heading	Pensions: Consumer Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding (a) has been and (b) is planned to be allocated to the Money and Pensions Service for the delivery of pensions dashboards in (i) 2019-20 and (ii) each of the three subsequent years from (A) the financial services levy on FCA-regulated firms, (B) the general levy on pension schemes and (C) general taxation.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	254866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>Pensions dashboard are a priority of this Government. The Government is committed to ensuring that the Money and Pensions Service has the funding necessary to develop the non-commercial dashboard and to work with industry, through the Industry Delivery Group (IDG), to develop the dashboard architecture.</p><p> </p><p>The Money and Pensions Service has £8.2m funding for 2019/20 to begin development of the non-commercial dashboard and the dashboard architecture. This funding consists of:</p><ul><li>£1.2m from the Department’s Autumn Budget 2018 settlement to cover the initial set up costs for the Industry Delivery Group.</li><li>£4.7m from the pensions guidance element of the Financial Services Levy.</li><li>£2.3m from the General Pensions Levy.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with the Money and Pensions Service to understand the future development and ongoing maintenance costs over future years, including over the next three years to ensure sufficient funding is allocated from the levies.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 254867 question first answered 24/05/2019 08:35:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

1126868

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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
hansard heading	Pensions: Consumer Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how funding for the Money and Pension Service for delivery of pensions dashboards will be allocated between (a) the delivery of a non-commercial dashboard hosted by the Money and Pensions Service and (b) the Industry Delivery group for implementation of the wider project.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	254867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>Pensions dashboard are a priority of this Government. The Government is committed to ensuring that the Money and Pensions Service has the funding necessary to develop the non-commercial dashboard and to work with industry, through the Industry Delivery Group (IDG), to develop the dashboard architecture.</p><p> </p><p>The Money and Pensions Service has £8.2m funding for 2019/20 to begin development of the non-commercial dashboard and the dashboard architecture. This funding consists of:</p><ul><li>£1.2m from the Department’s Autumn Budget 2018 settlement to cover the initial set up costs for the Industry Delivery Group.</li><li>£4.7m from the pensions guidance element of the Financial Services Levy.</li><li>£2.3m from the General Pensions Levy.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with the Money and Pensions Service to understand the future development and ongoing maintenance costs over future years, including over the next three years to ensure sufficient funding is allocated from the levies.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 254866 question first answered 24/05/2019 08:35:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

938465

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the interim results of the further survey commissioned by his Department on Direct Pay clients.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	163182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish any interim findings of the Direct Pay survey. The final report is due to be published in autumn 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2018 11:54:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

938466

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Child Maintenance Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department issues guidance to hon. Members on the Child Maintenance Service to assist them with constituency casework.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	163183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance</a></p><p> </p><p>There is dedicated support for MP’s available from:</p><p> </p><p><strong>MP Hotline</strong> for Child Maintenance Service on 0800 232 1940</p><p> </p><p><strong>Email </strong>the Child Maintenance Service MP Team at: <a href="mailto:mp.inbox.cmg@dwp.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">mp.inbox.cmg@dwp.gsi.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/07/2018 12:06:48 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

938467

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
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 Child maintenance arrears and compliance strategy 2012-17, published in January 2013, whether she has plans to implement an annual review of arrears under the Child Maintenance Service.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	163184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Our response to the recent consultation on a new Child Maintenance Compliance and Arrears strategy was published on 12 July and replaces the previous strategy. It can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-a-new-compliance-and-arrears-strategy" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-a-new-compliance-and-arrears-strategy</a></p><p> </p><p>The child maintenance client fund accounts are published on an annual basis and include details of the arrears position for both the Child Maintenance Service and the Child Support Agency. The latest client fund accounts can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-maintenance-client-funds-accounts" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-maintenance-client-funds-accounts</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/07/2018 09:10:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

832981

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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: Consumer Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which types of pension scheme will be required to provide information to the pensions dashboard in 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	125297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>As announced on 19th October 2017 the DWP is leading a feasibility study, working with industry, consumer-facing organisations and the regulators to explore the key issues and determine a path towards implementation for the pensions dashboard.</p><p>As part of the feasibility study, the Department is considering how best to ensure the widest possible participation of pension schemes to meet the user need and ensure the dashboard is a success. To inform the study, the Department is looking at the experiences of other countries as well as taking into account the views from different parts of the UK pensions industry. The feasibility report is expected to be published in March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/02/2018 14:19:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

832982

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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: Consumer Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the state pension will be included in the pensions dashboard when it launches in 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	125298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>As announced on 19th October 2017, DWP is leading a feasibility study, working with industry, consumer-facing organisations and the regulators to explore the key issues and determine a path towards implementation for the Pensions Dashboard. The results of this feasibility study will be published shortly.</p><p>Government remains committed to ensuring that State Pension forms part of the Pensions Dashboard. Until State Pension information is available on a dashboard, people can access the online ‘Check your State Pension’ service through GOV.UK to get a forecast of their State Pension, where they can get information about how they may be able to improve it, and view their National Insurance contribution record.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/02/2018 12:40:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton