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417035

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Jobcentre Plus: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they issue to Jobcentre Plus branches about treating claimants as innocent and deserving unless clearly shown not to be so; and whether they have any plans to amend any such guidance.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Legislation sets clear entitlement provisions which are used to ensure that benefit is paid correctly to those who claim it. We emphasise in our learning and development packages and the DWP customer charter, that all claimants are treated fairly and with respect. These standards are outlined and published in the DWP Customer Charter on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 11:21:34 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417038

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the support given to those of working age living in a household subject to the benefit cap; how many of those people received employment support: and how many of those receiving employment support moved into work in 2014 and 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL1958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Since April 2012 Jobcentre Plus has been supporting claimants potentially affected by the benefit cap to ensure they receive the help they need to move closer to the labour market. Management Information was collected from pre-implementation in May 2012 to November 2013 showing approximately 35,800 people living in potentially capped households had accepted an offer of support. More recent information on the number of people living in capped households who have received employment support and on how many of them have moved into work is not readily available but employment support continues to be available.</p><p>Since the cap was introduced in April 2013, more than 16,000 previously capped households have entered work, as defined by an open Working Tax Credit claim. A suite of evaluation was published on 15 December 2014 finding those affected by the benefit cap were 41 per cent more likely to go into work, as defined by having an open Working Tax Credit claim, than a similar group with benefit entitlement just under the cap level. 38 per cent of those capped said they were doing more to find work.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 11:22:47 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

417037

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for (1) Jobseeker’s Allowance, (2) Universal Credit, (3) Disability Living Allowance, (4) Personal Independence Payment, (5) Employment Support Allowance, (6) Income Support, and (7) Carer’s Allowance, were subject to a request for mandatory reconsideration in each year since 2013; how many of those claims were (a) approved, and (b) rejected, following the reconsideration process; how many claims that were rejected by the reconsideration process subsequently came before (i) the first-tier tribunal, and (ii) the Upper tribunal; and in each case how many claims were approved.
tabling member printed	Baroness Manzoor
uin	HL1957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published data on Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) and the Ministry of Justice on appeals as follows:</p><p> </p><p>- Ad hoc statistics on MR receipts and clearance times</p><p>- Personal Independence Payment statistics</p><p>- ESA and JSA sanctions</p><p>- Appeals – all benefits</p><p> </p><p>The information will now be placed in the House library.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has plans to look into what might be possible to publish on mandatory reconsiderations in the existing regular statistical publications, including information on outcomes. As each publication is ready, DWP statisticians will pre-announce the improvements in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 15:08:33 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4289 label Biography information for Baroness Manzoor

417033

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to introduce a warning system to provide benefit claimants with an opportunity to explain any non-compliance before sanctions are imposed.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This is already an established part of the process. All claimants are informed of the responsibilities they must fulfil in order to receive benefit, and the consequences of failing to comply. This is done in discussions with work coaches and through the Claimant Commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Where it appears a claimant has failed to comply with a particular requirement and the case is being referred to a decision maker, the claimant is asked to provide information they wish to be taken into account, including their reasons for non-compliance, before the imposition of a sanction.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Anyone who disagrees with a sanction has the right to appeal.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/09/2015 14:36:08 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

417456

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for extending to properties subject to short or holiday lets, such as those via Air BnB, safety provisions such as those set out in the draft Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>DCLG, in conjunction with the tourism sector and the Chief Fire Officers’ Association, has produced guidance to help small-scale accommodation providers comply with the Order’s provisions and Airbnb make this available to hosts on its website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/09/2015 15:58:28 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

418382

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost of operational and policing requirements for each badger killed under the culling programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL2176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Defra has published on gov.uk the total operational and policing costs to Defra for the licensed culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire in 2013 and 2014, and total number of badgers culled. We do not have a breakdown of operational or policing costs for each individual badger killed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/09/2015 16:28:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

416969

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 21 July (HL1204), whether they plan to publish (1) their plans to improve the health outcomes of people with Type 1 diabetes; and (2) the degrees of improvement at annual intervals.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Diabetes is a clear priority for this Government and we are in the early stages of developing plans to improve the outcomes of people with and at risk of diabetes. For example, we are considering improvements in the management and care of people with diabetes which would focus equally on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is still more to do in terms of reducing variation in the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence care processes and achievement of the treatment targets, we are now beginning to see the benefits of incentivising these through the Quality and Outcomes Framework in terms of reductions in complications and premature mortality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent National Diabetes Audit data shows that the relative risk for someone with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes developing heart failure is significantly reduced. There are also clear trends in the reduction of the relative risk of developing angina, heart attack, stroke, major amputation and end stage kidney disease. In 2013, the Global Burden of Disease Study showed that the United Kingdom has the lowest rates of early death due to diabetes of the 19 wealthy countries included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Audit 2012–2013 Report 2: Complications and Mortality provides data on health outcomes for those with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes on an annual basis allowing comparisons between the two types to be made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is developing a sample service specification on the transition from children and young people diabetes services to adult services for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to use if they so choose. This will benefit those with Type 1 diabetes. In addition, a sample diabetes service specification was published in July 2014, which aimed to highlight the specific care needs of those with Type 1 diabetes where they differ from those with Type 2. However, NHS England currently has no plans to publish plans for a programme of work to improve outcomes for people with Type 1 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also recently agreed to extend the roll out of its Right Care programme to all CCGs over the next four years. This will ensure that, where local diabetes services and outcomes are poorer compared to demographic peers, suitable improvement programmes will be implemented, with the learning shared across all CCGs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/09/2015 16:20:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

416970

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 21 July (HL1204), what outcomes have been achieved through the incentives in the Quality and Outcomes Framework regarding the care and treatment of those with Type 1 diabetes.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Diabetes is a clear priority for this Government and we are in the early stages of developing plans to improve the outcomes of people with and at risk of diabetes. For example, we are considering improvements in the management and care of people with diabetes which would focus equally on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is still more to do in terms of reducing variation in the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence care processes and achievement of the treatment targets, we are now beginning to see the benefits of incentivising these through the Quality and Outcomes Framework in terms of reductions in complications and premature mortality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent National Diabetes Audit data shows that the relative risk for someone with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes developing heart failure is significantly reduced. There are also clear trends in the reduction of the relative risk of developing angina, heart attack, stroke, major amputation and end stage kidney disease. In 2013, the Global Burden of Disease Study showed that the United Kingdom has the lowest rates of early death due to diabetes of the 19 wealthy countries included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Audit 2012–2013 Report 2: Complications and Mortality provides data on health outcomes for those with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes on an annual basis allowing comparisons between the two types to be made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is developing a sample service specification on the transition from children and young people diabetes services to adult services for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to use if they so choose. This will benefit those with Type 1 diabetes. In addition, a sample diabetes service specification was published in July 2014, which aimed to highlight the specific care needs of those with Type 1 diabetes where they differ from those with Type 2. However, NHS England currently has no plans to publish plans for a programme of work to improve outcomes for people with Type 1 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also recently agreed to extend the roll out of its Right Care programme to all CCGs over the next four years. This will ensure that, where local diabetes services and outcomes are poorer compared to demographic peers, suitable improvement programmes will be implemented, with the learning shared across all CCGs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/09/2015 16:25:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

416971

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the disparity of outcomes in Type 1 diabetes care and Type 2 diabetes care.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Diabetes is a clear priority for this Government and we are in the early stages of developing plans to improve the outcomes of people with and at risk of diabetes. For example, we are considering improvements in the management and care of people with diabetes which would focus equally on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is still more to do in terms of reducing variation in the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence care processes and achievement of the treatment targets, we are now beginning to see the benefits of incentivising these through the Quality and Outcomes Framework in terms of reductions in complications and premature mortality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent National Diabetes Audit data shows that the relative risk for someone with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes developing heart failure is significantly reduced. There are also clear trends in the reduction of the relative risk of developing angina, heart attack, stroke, major amputation and end stage kidney disease. In 2013, the Global Burden of Disease Study showed that the United Kingdom has the lowest rates of early death due to diabetes of the 19 wealthy countries included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Audit 2012–2013 Report 2: Complications and Mortality provides data on health outcomes for those with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes on an annual basis allowing comparisons between the two types to be made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is developing a sample service specification on the transition from children and young people diabetes services to adult services for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to use if they so choose. This will benefit those with Type 1 diabetes. In addition, a sample diabetes service specification was published in July 2014, which aimed to highlight the specific care needs of those with Type 1 diabetes where they differ from those with Type 2. However, NHS England currently has no plans to publish plans for a programme of work to improve outcomes for people with Type 1 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also recently agreed to extend the roll out of its Right Care programme to all CCGs over the next four years. This will ensure that, where local diabetes services and outcomes are poorer compared to demographic peers, suitable improvement programmes will be implemented, with the learning shared across all CCGs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/09/2015 16:25:49 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

416972

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 July (HL1407), whether they plan to publish their plans to improve the management and care of people with diabetes, including reducing variation in outcomes, within 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL1892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Diabetes is a clear priority for this Government and we are in the early stages of developing plans to improve the outcomes of people with and at risk of diabetes. For example, we are considering improvements in the management and care of people with diabetes which would focus equally on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is still more to do in terms of reducing variation in the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence care processes and achievement of the treatment targets, we are now beginning to see the benefits of incentivising these through the Quality and Outcomes Framework in terms of reductions in complications and premature mortality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent National Diabetes Audit data shows that the relative risk for someone with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes developing heart failure is significantly reduced. There are also clear trends in the reduction of the relative risk of developing angina, heart attack, stroke, major amputation and end stage kidney disease. In 2013, the Global Burden of Disease Study showed that the United Kingdom has the lowest rates of early death due to diabetes of the 19 wealthy countries included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Diabetes Audit 2012–2013 Report 2: Complications and Mortality provides data on health outcomes for those with Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes on an annual basis allowing comparisons between the two types to be made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is developing a sample service specification on the transition from children and young people diabetes services to adult services for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to use if they so choose. This will benefit those with Type 1 diabetes. In addition, a sample diabetes service specification was published in July 2014, which aimed to highlight the specific care needs of those with Type 1 diabetes where they differ from those with Type 2. However, NHS England currently has no plans to publish plans for a programme of work to improve outcomes for people with Type 1 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also recently agreed to extend the roll out of its Right Care programme to all CCGs over the next four years. This will ensure that, where local diabetes services and outcomes are poorer compared to demographic peers, suitable improvement programmes will be implemented, with the learning shared across all CCGs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/09/2015 16:26:00 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon