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789184

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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: Warrington North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit claimants in Warrington North constituency have an advance payment agreement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	113021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Member to the answer given on 8 November 17 to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=50&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;dept=29&amp;uin=110869" target="_blank">110869</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 18:03:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

789185

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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	Support for Mortgage Interest: North West Durham
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 people in North West Durham Constituency will be affected by the Support for Mortgage Interest benefit becoming a loan.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	113010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>There are an estimated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/603004/outturn-and-forecast-spring-budget-2017.ods" target="_blank">124,000 SMI claimants</a>. We are not able to provide estimates of SMI claimants at a constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/11/2017 12:26:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

789186

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
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	Food Banks: Cheshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people referred to foodbanks by Jobcentre Plus in the Halton and Cheshire West and Chester local authority areas in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	113017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Jobcentre Plus does not make direct referrals to food banks but has offered a signposting service since 2011 to those who have expressed an interest in using a foodbank. No data is held on the number using the signposting service in the Halton and Cheshire West and Chester local authority area.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 16:43:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

788290

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Funeral Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the maximum payment that can currently be made under the Funeral Payment scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gardner of Parkes
uin	HL3082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments scheme comprises of two elements. The first element covers the ‘necessary’ costs of arranging a funeral, which include costs of a burial or cremation including the purchase of a grave. It also meets the cost of any medical references or the removal of active implanted medical devices for cremations, reasonable costs if a body has to be moved for more than fifty miles and travel costs for the applicant to arrange and attend the funeral. These costs are paid in full and there is no maximum contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The second element covers all other costs, which are subject to a maximum of £700. We have no plans at this time to review this component of the scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 20/11/2017 15:56:52 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
tabling member	3596 label Biography information for Baroness Gardner of Parkes

788660

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: Repayments
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 pensioners who have had reductions in the size of pension payouts as a result of clawback clauses in their pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	112571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of pensioners who have had a reduction to the size of pension pay-outs is not collated centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>This private arrangement is a feature of what are sometimes called integrated pension schemes. These schemes were designed to avoid additional contributions from sponsors and members by taking account of some or all of the State Pension when calculating the amount of occupational pension payable. The arrangement is set out in scheme rules which would have been available to members when they joined the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Such arrangements are not a Department for Work and Pensions matter. There are no plans to legislate to compel schemes to withdraw an integration arrangement. Any retrospective change would impose significant additional unplanned costs. Pension scheme rules on the calculation of benefits are many and varied, and must remain a matter for employers and scheme trustees to decide.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued any guidance on the effect of integrated pension schemes. However, there is an information note for Trustees, which is available on The Pensions Regulator website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/changes-state-pension-age-dwp-june-2016.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/changes-state-pension-age-dwp-june-2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 112660 112905 question first answered 20/11/2017 14:58:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

788666

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with HM Treasury on funding for existing EU structural and investment projects; and if all such projects meet the criteria of providing strong value for money and are in line with domestic strategic priorities.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	112568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with HM Treasury regarding funding for EU Structural and Investment Funds projects. All EU Structural and Investment Funds projects,signed to date, deliver value for money, are in line with domestic strategic priorities and will be guaranteed by the Government after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/11/2017 16:29:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

788673

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has for processing online applications for the state pension.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	112688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work &amp; Pensions (DWP) does not maintain average processing times relating to online State Pension applications and does not have a target to process online State Pension claims. Customers can claim their State Pension up to four months in advance of reaching pension age by making a clerical, telephone or online application. The Department measures processing times for all claims and monitors the percentage of applications processed by claim date.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 112687 question first answered 20/11/2017 14:50:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

788674

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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
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 his Department takes to process online applications for the state pension is.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	112687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work &amp; Pensions (DWP) does not maintain average processing times relating to online State Pension applications and does not have a target to process online State Pension claims. Customers can claim their State Pension up to four months in advance of reaching pension age by making a clerical, telephone or online application. The Department measures processing times for all claims and monitors the percentage of applications processed by claim date.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 112688 question first answered 20/11/2017 14:50:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

788675

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: Repayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to repeal the pensions clawback clause.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	112660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of pensioners who have had a reduction to the size of pension pay-outs is not collated centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>This private arrangement is a feature of what are sometimes called integrated pension schemes. These schemes were designed to avoid additional contributions from sponsors and members by taking account of some or all of the State Pension when calculating the amount of occupational pension payable. The arrangement is set out in scheme rules which would have been available to members when they joined the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Such arrangements are not a Department for Work and Pensions matter. There are no plans to legislate to compel schemes to withdraw an integration arrangement. Any retrospective change would impose significant additional unplanned costs. Pension scheme rules on the calculation of benefits are many and varied, and must remain a matter for employers and scheme trustees to decide.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not issued any guidance on the effect of integrated pension schemes. However, there is an information note for Trustees, which is available on The Pensions Regulator website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/changes-state-pension-age-dwp-june-2016.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/docs/changes-state-pension-age-dwp-june-2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 112571 112905 question first answered 20/11/2017 14:58:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

786774

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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: Appeals
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 3 November 2017 to Question 110692, whether his Department uses a medical assessment as evidence when the claimant disputes the accuracy of that assessment; whether medical evidence from health care professionals not involved in the medical assessment can be used to overturn an assessment; and whether it is his Department's policy that a claimant may ask for a second medical assessment in the event that the claimant believes that the assessment has not accurately reported their condition.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	112429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>When disputing a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision, claimants can provide whatever additional evidence from whatever source they think will best help their application. There are no restrictions. The case manager will look at <em>all</em> evidence during the reconsideration process applying relevant weight to each piece of evidence on an individual basis.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants cannot demand a second assessment. Instead, and based on evidence provided by the claimant and/or where the case manager (decision maker) requires answers to his own questions, the assessment provider may be approached to provide additional advice – see para 1.13 in the PIP Assessment Guide:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655611/pip-assessment-guide-part-1-assessment-process.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/655611/pip-assessment-guide-part-1-assessment-process.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/11/2017 17:52:01 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn