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229409

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226839, whether quarterly or monthly data is now available on the number of adverse employment and support allowance sanction decisions broken down by the Summary International Classification of Diseases since January 2014; and what the reason was for each such sanction.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
uin	228870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of adverse employment and support allowance sanction decisions broken down by the Summary International Classification of Diseases since January 2014 will shortly be published as part of a response to a Freedom of Information request here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-foi-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-foi-releases</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that the Department does hold monthly data detailing the reasons for sanctions in such cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228869 question first answered 26/03/2015 15:46:24 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow

229410

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226858 and with reference to his Department's response to the freedom of information requests 2014-79 and 2014-2282, whether his Department holds any quarterly or monthly data on the reasons for sanctions in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
uin	228869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of adverse employment and support allowance sanction decisions broken down by the Summary International Classification of Diseases since January 2014 will shortly be published as part of a response to a Freedom of Information request here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-foi-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-foi-releases</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that the Department does hold monthly data detailing the reasons for sanctions in such cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228870 question first answered 26/03/2015 15:46:24 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow

229411

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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, how many people who received the higher rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance have been assessed for personal independence payment (PIP) and not been awarded the enhanced mobility rate of PIP.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	228889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment, registrations, clearances and awards for both new claims and reassessed claims (for those previously in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)) are published on Gov.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a>. In particular, breakdowns of reassessed claims in payment by type and rate of awards can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department intends to provide more detailed breakdowns of DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes in due course. The Department is working to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet high quality standards at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/03/2015 09:28:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

229413

registered interest
date	24/03/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what conditions married women can claim universal credit in their own right.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	228936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Under Universal Credit couples in the same household must make a joint claim. Payment is normally once a month into a bank account nominated by the couple, which could be a joint or an individual account. Where there is financial abuse that is affecting the rest of the family, or other more fundamental problems such as domestic violence, we have the ability to split the payment between partners, allowing each claimant to receive a separate payment.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 26/03/2015 15:32:53 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

229221

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason improving the mandatory reconsideration process was not included within the scope of his Department's employment and support allowance repeat claims project.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	228847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Mandatory reconsideration is an entirely separate process to the new arrangements for dealing with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) repeat claims. No change to the mandatory reconsideration process is required as a result. We keep the mandatory reconsideration process under review with the aim to improving the process as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been undertaken of the number of individuals previously entitled to claim ESA who will claim Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) following the changes proposed by the ESA repeat claims project.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no specific estimate of the number of individuals previously entitled to ESA who would be entitled to JSA but choose not to claim it following the changes to the benefit rules.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does all that it can to encourage people found fit for work to claim JSA. ESA decision-makers make decision assurance calls which invite claimants to claim JSA where appropriate. Claimants are routed to the contact centre to discuss their claim with an agent. Where such calls are unsuccessful claimants are provided with a written notification of how to call the JSA contact centre to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228848 228849 228850 question first answered 26/03/2015 08:46:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

229222

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fit for work decisions were overturned by mandatory reconsideration in each month since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	228854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP plans to look into what it might be possible to publish on mandatory reconsiderations in the existing regular statistical publications, including information on outcomes. Before decisions are made DWP statisticians need to make sure that the data is accurate and fit for purpose. When a decision has been made and as each publication is ready, we will pre-announce the improvements in 2015 in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228855 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:17:08 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

229223

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fit for work decisions overturned by mandatory reconsideration or appeal related to claimants with mental health difficulties in each month since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	228855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>DWP plans to look into what it might be possible to publish on mandatory reconsiderations in the existing regular statistical publications, including information on outcomes. Before decisions are made DWP statisticians need to make sure that the data is accurate and fit for purpose. When a decision has been made and as each publication is ready, we will pre-announce the improvements in 2015 in accordance with the UKSA release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228854 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:17:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

229224

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals previously entitled to claim employment and support allowance who will claim jobseeker's allowance following the changes proposed by the employment and support allowance repeat claims project.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	228848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Mandatory reconsideration is an entirely separate process to the new arrangements for dealing with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) repeat claims. No change to the mandatory reconsideration process is required as a result. We keep the mandatory reconsideration process under review with the aim to improving the process as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been undertaken of the number of individuals previously entitled to claim ESA who will claim Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) following the changes proposed by the ESA repeat claims project.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has made no specific estimate of the number of individuals previously entitled to ESA who would be entitled to JSA but choose not to claim it following the changes to the benefit rules.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does all that it can to encourage people found fit for work to claim JSA. ESA decision-makers make decision assurance calls which invite claimants to claim JSA where appropriate. Claimants are routed to the contact centre to discuss their claim with an agent. Where such calls are unsuccessful claimants are provided with a written notification of how to call the JSA contact centre to make a claim.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228847 228849 228850 question first answered 26/03/2015 08:46:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

229226

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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 employment and support allowance claimants have received payment of that benefit pending an appeal since October 2008.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	228856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Published statistics show that between Q1 2009/10 (the earliest period statistics are available) and Q3 2014/15 (the latest period statistics are available), Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) received 1,096,732 Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) appeals. Whilst the vast majority of these claimants would have chosen to continue to receive a payment of ESA pending their appeal, some did choose to remain on Jobseeker’s Allowance. As the latter information is not available it is not possible to provide an exact answer.</p><p> </p><p>Historical information on the average length of time for appeals is not readily available. The most recently published HMCTS statistics state the average (mean) clearance time for Judge and Member ESA/Incapacity Benefit appeals was 22 weeks. Accordingly this would also be the average length of time of payment of ESA pending appeal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228857 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:09:38 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

229227

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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, what the average length of time was that a claimant received payment of employment and support allowance pending appeal in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	228857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Published statistics show that between Q1 2009/10 (the earliest period statistics are available) and Q3 2014/15 (the latest period statistics are available), Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) received 1,096,732 Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) appeals. Whilst the vast majority of these claimants would have chosen to continue to receive a payment of ESA pending their appeal, some did choose to remain on Jobseeker’s Allowance. As the latter information is not available it is not possible to provide an exact answer.</p><p> </p><p>Historical information on the average length of time for appeals is not readily available. The most recently published HMCTS statistics state the average (mean) clearance time for Judge and Member ESA/Incapacity Benefit appeals was 22 weeks. Accordingly this would also be the average length of time of payment of ESA pending appeal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 228856 question first answered 26/03/2015 09:09:38 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell