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1676850

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date	11/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on reports of Israel’s use of artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	6184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have met with a range of senior Israeli officials, including the Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog, to discuss Israel's approach to the campaign in Gaza. They have stressed the critical importance of abiding by International Humanitarian Law, minimising civilian casualties, and of acting in a way that delivers long-term security. It is the longstanding policy of successive UK Governments that we do not comment on military intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/12/2023 17:27:25 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1484616

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
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	Migrants: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that families subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds condition receive adequate support in the context of the rise in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	27675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Access to DWP benefits flows from an individual’s immigration status. DWP has no powers to award public funds benefits to an individual whose Home Office immigration status specifies no recourse to public funds (NRPF) including Universal Credit. Those on certain visa routes, including the family and human rights routes, can apply, for free, to have their NRPF condition lifted by making a ‘change of condition’ application if they are destitute or at risk of destitution, if the welfare of their child is at risk due to their low income, or where there are other exceptional financial circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Those with an immigration status with a NRPFs condition can access contributions-based benefits and the State Pension providing they meet the eligibility criteria; in addition, they can also access Local Authority support.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities can provide a safety net of support to an individual, regardless of their immigration status, if there is a genuine care need that does not arise solely from destitution, for example if there are community care needs, they have serious health problems or there is a risk to a child’s wellbeing. Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 imposes a general duty on local authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of “children in need” in their area. Support provided to a child by local authorities under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 is not dependent on the immigration status of the child or their parent(s). In addition, individuals with no recourse to public funds can also benefit from the Household Support Fund and may be able to receive support in limited circumstances, as determined by Local Authorities. See the link with further <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-guidance-for-local-councils/household-support-fund-final-guidance-for-county-councils-and-unitary-authorities-in-england" target="_blank">guidance</a> on this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Advice on alternative support available for those who are not eligible for Universal Credit can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/other-financial-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/other-financial-support</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/07/2022 15:40:46 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1472602

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Universal Credit Programme Board: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2022 to Question 8086, on Universal Credit Programme Board: Public Appointments, for what reason the Universal Credit Programme Board is not (a) listed in the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019 and (b) subject to regulation by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	23359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office was notified and approved the appointment of a Non-executive Programme Board Chair. The UC Programme Board was not listed in the Public Appointment Order in Council 2019 as the Cabinet Office did not see it as necessary. Therefore, the UCPB is not a body subject to regulation by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_for_Public_Appointments" target="_blank">Commissioner for Public Appointments</a>.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/06/2022 16:04:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1472603

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Universal Credit Programme Board: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the position of Chair of the Universal Credit Programme Board was advertised publicly prior to Sir Robert Walmsley’s appointment in July 2013.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	23360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The position of Chair of the Universal Credit Programme Board was not advertised. Sir Robert Walmsley was appointed on recommendation by the Major Project Authority</p><p>(now Infrastructure and Projects Authority).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/06/2022 15:47:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1472604

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Universal Credit Programme Board
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 invite the new Chair of the Universal Credit Programme Board to publish a statement on his priorities for the Board’s work in the run-up to the managed migration phase of the roll-out of Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	23361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>Managed migration phase restarted in May 2022. The first phase of this is a Discovery with controlled volumes, where we are working with small numbers of existing benefit claimants to identify how best to ensure people can smoothly transition to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/06/2022 15:38:07 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1468405

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether risk scoring or other algorithms are used to identify Universal Credit claimants for potential review by the Risk Review Team.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	14564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>Risk scoring is used to identify Universal Credit claims for potential review by the Risk Review Team. Once the review is completed a DWP agent would decide if a fraud investigation is required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/06/2022 13:44:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1468406

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Universal Credit
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 Universal Credit Risk Review Team, whether a risk review can be initiated solely due to a claimant being identified by a computer system as being high risk, or whether a human will always make the final decision to commence a review.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	14565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Departments Personal Information Charter DWP does not use algorithms to replace human judgement. Risk indicators are determined by DWP agents and where a computer highlights a risk a DWP agent intervenes and reviews the claim. A DWP agent would take into account all circumstances/information before a final decision.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/06/2022 13:46:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1465388

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Universal Credit Programme Board: Public Appointments
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 Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154232, for what reason the post of Chair of the Universal Credit Programme Board was not advertised for open public recruitment; and if she will make an assessment of the compliance of that advertising process with the Code of Guidance on Public Appointments.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	8086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Universal Credit Programme Board is not listed in the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019 as a body subject to regulation by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, so the appointment of the Chair did not need to meet the requirements of the Governance Code for Public Appointments. The Department approached IPA (formally MPA) and reviewed CVs from previous recruitments for suitable candidates, from this a couple of candidates had been invited to apply for the post but did not do so.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 31/05/2022 14:09:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1465389

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Universal Credit Programme Board: Public Appointments
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 Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154232, whether the Commissioner on Public Appointments was notified that the post of Chair of the Universal Credit Programme Board was not going to be advertised for open public recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	8087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Universal Credit Programme Board is not listed in the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019 as a body subject to regulation by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, so the appointment of the Chair did not need to meet the requirements of the Governance Code for Public Appointments. The Cabinet Office was notified and approved the appointment of the Universal Credit Programme Board Chair.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 31/05/2022 14:13:46 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1465390

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Universal Credit Programme Board: Pay
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 Answer of 26 April 2022 to Question 154232, what the level of remuneration was for the post of Chair of the Universal Credit Programme Board in each year since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	8088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>Sir Robert Walmsley’s annual remuneration payment between 29 July 2013 to 29 February 2020 was £15,000.</p><p> </p><p>John McGlynn’s annual remuneration payment from 05 August 2021 was £7,500, however he has chosen to waive any payments.</p><p> </p><p>In the period between Sir Robert Walmsley leaving the post and John McGlynn taking it up both Neil Couling and Will Quince MP sat as chairs, they received no payment for this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 31/05/2022 14:05:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor