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425499

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
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	Workplace Pensions: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his proposals for automatic enrolment of employees in pension schemes on businesses with fewer than 10 employees.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	14313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>In 2010 the independent Making Automatic Enrolment Work (MAEW) review considered the impact of automatic enrolment on small and micro businesses. DWP’s impact assessments and on-going evaluation of Automatic Enrolment continue to monitor the costs and benefits of automatic enrolment on small businesses, including those with fewer than 10 employees.</p><br /><p>DWP’s evaluation reports and impact assessments are all available online.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/11/2015 14:06:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

425009

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals by claimants in the work related activity group of employment and support allowance have resulted in subsequent placement in the support group of employment and support allowance in each quarter since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	14048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 14049 14055 question first answered 03/11/2015 15:27:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

425010

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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	Work Capability Assessment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of appeals against fit for work decisions since January 2013 have involved people whose primary medical condition is a mental health condition.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	14049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 14048 14055 question first answered 03/11/2015 15:27:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

425014

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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: Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the Multiple Sclerosis Society's recent findings that 36 per cent of people with multiple sclerosis surveyed who had had a PIP face-to-face assessment declared that it had caused their condition to deteriorate or relapse.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	14137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We have made it clear that when attending a face-to-face consultation, claimants can bring someone with them in order to support them or help them manage any anxiety they may feel. In some cases assessment providers will also carry out consultations in claimants’ homes.</p><p>Assessments for PIP are carried out by qualified health professionals who have broad training in assessing the impacts of a variety of disabilities, including fluctuating conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis. Before claimants are invited for a face-to-face consultation, all of the evidence held is reviewed and if, at that stage, a decision can be made on the paper evidence alone, then claimants will not be required to attend a face-to-face consultation.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2015 15:18:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

425016

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that (a) health workers, (b) Jobcentre Plus staff and (c) his Department's staff have received adequate training to respond to the needs of people with Crohn's disease and Colitis, which meets the six main standards set out in the Standards for the Healthcare of People who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2013 update.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	14015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Guidance and training for Healthcare professionals advising the Department is developed by providers for their own staff. Both PIP and ESA assessments are based on function, not diagnosis or treatment.</p><p>All Jobcentre Plus work coaches are trained to have the skills required to support customers with health conditions and disabilities. They have access to information which gives specific detail around various illnesses, the effects those illnesses are likely to have and access to sites such as NHS Choices. Work coaches can also use the “Employment, Health Conditions and Disabilities” intranet guide notes which provide background on specific disabilities /conditions and advice on good practice when interviewing. Finally, via the local District Provision tool, many Work Coaches are able to signpost claimants to organisations such as Crohns and Colitis UK.</p><p>Departmental Decision Makers are given awareness of conditions, incapacities and their effects. Over time and with updates, learning and development they gather more information to increase their knowledgebase. They are also able to obtain specific advice on individual cases from Healthcare professionals employed by providers working for the Department.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2015 15:02:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

425017

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals by claimants in the work related activity group of employment and support allowance whose primary medical condition is a mental health condition have resulted in subsequent placement in the support group of employment and support allowance in each quarter since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	14055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 14048 14049 question first answered 03/11/2015 15:27:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

425019

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) IT systems and (b) cyber-security in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14, (v) 2014-15 and (vi) 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	13999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The available information is set out below:</p><p>(a) IT costs which can be found in the published DWP Annual Report and Accounts, are summarised as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ (to nearest 1,000)</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16 to September</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total IT</p></td><td><p>960,572,000</p></td><td><p>926,912,000</p></td><td><p>1,111,308,000</p></td><td><p>802,134,000</p></td><td><p>732,352,000</p></td><td><p>327,006,000*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Please note that the figure for 2015/16 to September has not yet been audited for accounts.</p><p>(b) DWP has tracked all core aspects of expenditure on cyber security, apart from in specific IT systems, since April 2015. The current estimate up to September 15/16 is £5.6m, with further significant investment planned for the second half of the year.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2015 17:31:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

424680

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many civil servants in his Department are members of trades unions; how much working hours facility time is claimed by each such civil servant; and what the cost of that facility time is to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Tom Pursglove
uin	13910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of members of trade unions is a matter for trade unions. The Cabinet Office publishes data relating to Civil Service facility time on a quarterly basis. The latest data is Quarter 1 - 4, 2014 and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time</a>.</p><p>The latest data available for facility time is Quarter 1 2015. The number of working hours taken by trade union representatives was 38,423.5. The cost of this facility time was £423,088. This represents 0.07% of pay bill for this period.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2015 11:51:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove

424681

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Housing Benefit: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people affected by the under-occupancy penalty in the Bristol City Council area.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	13964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The available information on the number of people affected by the removal of the spare room subsidy in the Bristol City Council area is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/ </a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/11/2015 12:37:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

424686

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to disability benefits on spending by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	13860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance are universal benefits that help with the extra costs arising from a long-term health condition or disability. Spending on these benefits increased by over £2 billion over the course of the last parliament and we expect to be spending over £21 billion this year. We would expect individuals to be accessing the relevant support services, regardless of benefit receipt and do not expect the reforms to disability benefits to impact health services. We have also set up the Work and Health Joint Unit with the Department of Health to improve health and employment outcomes for claimants. answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/11/2015 13:51:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin