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731135

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Jobcentres: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on which date (a) he and (b) a Minister in his Department last visited Parkhead Jobcentre Plus.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The date of the last Ministerial visit to the Parkhead Jobcentre Plus could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>However, it can be confirmed that since May 2015, there have been no visits to the above Jobcentre Plus by the Secretary of State or his Ministers.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/06/2017 13:47:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731144

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children live in poverty in Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	97
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>National statistics on the number of children in relative low income are set out in the annual &quot;Households Below Average Income&quot; publication. The number and proportion of children in relative low income is not available at local authority or constituency level in this publication because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this geography.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/06/2017 15:13:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731182

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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
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 matching basic benefit levels to the Minimum Income Standards calculated annually by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The potential merits of matching basic benefit levels to the JRF’s Minimum Income Standard have not been assessed.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 28/06/2017 16:33:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731231

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Parents: Education
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 then Prime Minister's speech on Life Chances on 11 January 2016, when the Government expects to implement the significant expansion in parenting programmes.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>In April 2017 we published the Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families paper which outlined the actions we plan to take in supporting the most vulnerable families.</p><p>This included the launch of an innovative new programme to address parental conflict as this is a critical influence on the quality of parenting. Children exposed to frequent, intense and poorly resolved conflict between parents are at greater risk of poor social, emotional and cognitive outcomes. The new programme will support the use of evidence-based interventions to reduce parental conflict, delivered by specialist organisations at a local level. This will transform lives by supporting parents, whether they are together or separated.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/06/2017 14:14:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731250

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	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, what indicators his Department plans to use to measure the quality of assessment reports produced by personal independence payment assessment suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department robustly monitors the performance of contracted suppliers and assessments are independently audited to ensure that the advice provided to the Department’s decision makers is of suitable quality, fully explained and justified. Assessment reports deemed unacceptable are returned to the provider for reworking. We continue to work extensively with PIP assessment providers to make improvements to guidance, training and audit procedures in order to ensure a quality service is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Contractual target is 97% acceptable reports.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance on how reports are audited and the criteria to be used are set out in section 4.5 of the Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide, which can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/547146/pip-assessment-guide.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 15:11:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731269

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Employment: Musculoskeletal Disorders
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 is taking to support people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions to return to and to stay in work.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We want to see disabled people and people with health conditions, including those living with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions, to fulfil their full potential in work and go as far as their talents and drive can take them.</p><p> </p><p>We are reforming current Government schemes that support disabled people and those with health conditions to return to and stay in work, for example through Access to Work. Access to Work is a grant scheme for individuals to cover the additional costs of working that arise as a result of a disability or health condition. We are also encouraging all employers to sign-up to the Disability Confident scheme which is designed to help employers access the talents of disabled people and retain them in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>The Work, Health and Disability Green paper set out plans to develop a 10-year strategy that focuses on transforming employment prospects of disabled people and people with long term health conditions – both by getting people into work as well as retaining those already in employment. The government is committed to ensuring disabled people have better employment outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 14:43:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731286

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance and (c) universal credit were processed within five days during the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	59
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Claims Cleared in 5 working days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseekers Allowance</p></td><td><p>351,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment &amp; Support Allowance</p></td><td><p>385,934</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information is not collected in relation to Universal Credit. The assessment period and payment structure of Universal Credit is fundamentally different to the legacy benefits it is replacing. The first payment is made 5 weeks after the initial application (6 weeks if waiting days are served). This mirrors the world of work and allows for a 1 month assessment period in which to gather information about a claimant’s earnings.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/06/2017 13:15:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731295

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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 assessment he has made of the effect of ending the triple lock on pensions on pensioner poverty.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	65
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring economic security for people at every stage of their life, including when they reach retirement. The Government is also clear that fairness between the generations must be maintained. We are committed to the Triple Lock for the remainder of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 27/06/2017 10:03:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731299

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to decide on the extension of the yellow card early warning system for benefit sanctions across the UK
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	85
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department published the interim findings of our JSA Early Warning Sanctions Trial in December 2016 and we expect the full evaluation later this summer. We will consider the findings from both reports before making decisions on any future roll-out.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/06/2017 13:10:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731346

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on benefits for disabled people over the course of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring our welfare system is a strong safety net for those with disabilities and long-term health conditions. We will ensure that support is both sustainable and targeted to those who need it most, and will continually look at ways of improving the delivery of disability benefits. The Government received around 6000 responses to the Improving Lives Green Paper on work, health and disability. We are carefully considering the Consultation responses and next steps will be outlined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/06/2017 14:39:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris