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1082282

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes jobcentre staff will visit claimants in hospital.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	228729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Officers from the DWP Visiting Team, as appropriate, visit claimants to support them in making an application for benefit or for on-going administration of their claim – for example if they have a change in their circumstances. The majority of visits conducted by DWP take place in a claimant’s home. However, an officer can also arrange an appointment at an alternative place, such as an information point (surgery) or hospital, if a claimant is deemed to be vulnerable or is in need of additional support when making an application for benefit or for on-going support. We may also visit centenarians to confirm they can receive and appreciate a congratulatory birthday card from the Queen.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/03/2019 18:09:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1061179

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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: Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many records her Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	221707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>DWP reviewed 45,981 files in 2018 and transferred 1369 files to The National Archives (TNA) in October 2018. 3205 files are due to be transferred to the TNA in March 2019.</p><p>DWP has 569 files that are awaiting review, these files have start dates pre-1995. Some of these files may be selected for transfer to the TNA.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/02/2019 17:58:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1061339

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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, if she will publish her Department's guidance for Decision makers on issuing sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	221781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s guidance for its decision makers is already available to see on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>. For decision makers dealing with awards of Jobseeker’s Allowance, the guidance can be found in the “<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decision-makers-guide-staff-guide" target="_blank">Decision Makers Guide</a>” (“DMG”) at chapter 34. Guidance for Employment and Support Allowance can be found in DMG chapter 53.</p><p> </p><p>The “<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide" target="_blank">Advice for Decision Makers</a>” (“ADM”) contains guidance for decision makers dealing with awards of Universal Credit at chapters K1 to K9. Guidance for awards of new-style Employment and Support Allowance and new-style Jobseeker’s Allowance, guidance can be found at chapters V7 and S4 to S7 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/02/2019 16:57:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1020629

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Christmas Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the trend in the number of benefit recipients receiving the Christmas bonus in each year since 2010; and what estimate her Department has made of the number of benefit recipients eligible to receive the Christmas bonus in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	199888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The number of benefit recipients receiving the Christmas bonus in previous years and forecasts for future years can be found in table 1c of the “Outturn and forecast: Autumn Budget 2018” publication.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2018 11:52:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1011435

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure confidentiality of medical information handled by contracted employment support allowance and personal independence payment assessors.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	194249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The contracts for the Departments Health Providers who are assessing the needs of claimants for Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment include strict confidentiality clauses for the protection of personal medical information. The highest priority is placed on confidentiality, protecting the information the Health Providers hold about claimants securely. The Health Providers have detailed and strictly enforced policies relating to data protection and records management to ensure that the data they hold is dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/11/2018 16:35:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1010702

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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, what steps he is taking to ensure employment support allowance and personal independence payment assessors are (a) informed of and (b) abide by mandates instructing communications via an agreed advocate rather than directly with the client.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	193580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Where Employment Support Allowance or Personal Independence Payment claimants have an approved appointee, this will be flagged in the initial referral to the Assessment Provider. If a face-to-face assessment is deemed necessary, the Assessment Provider will send the invite to the appointee only.</p><p> </p><p>In regards to any other ‘advocate’ ie: not an approved benefit appointee, as long as the claimant has made this request clear when claiming PIP or ESA, either by providing a correspondence address, the advocate’s personal details or on their Questionnaire – the PIP2 or the ESA50, then this will be acted upon.</p><p> </p><p>Department works with providers to ensure guidance is understood and applied in line with policy intent.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 14:38:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

908452

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When she last visited a personal independence payment assessment centre.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	905452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The last time I attended a Personal Independence Payment assessment centre was 12th December 2017. I was struck by the professional and helpful attitude displayed by all the staff at the assessment centre.</p><p> </p><p>My Honourable Friend, the member for North West Hampshire (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Kit Malthouse MP) visited Vauxhall assessment centre on the 17th April 2018. Like me he found the visit extremely informative.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/05/2018 16:10:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

900252

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at his Department and its agencies in each of the last six years; and what the total cost of those bonuses was.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	141816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s transparency agenda, departments publish annual information on the number of awards and spend on end-year and in-year Non-Consolidated Performance Related Pay. This information can be found on the department’s website [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-performance-related-pay" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-performance-related-pay</a>] and on data.gov.uk. Information for future years will be published in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 14/05/2018 15:32:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

896541

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Harassment
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 19 December 2017 to Question 118660 on Employment: Treaties, if he will publish its publish its response to the International Labour Organization’s Questionnaire.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	140798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government response to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) questionnaire on ‘Ending Violence and Harassment for Women and Men at Work’ has been reflected in the ILO report on the consultation which is available on the ILO website. The Government fully supports the ILO initiative and is engaged in discussions in the ILO on the scope and content of any new resulting instrument.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/05/2018 11:50:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

896542

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government discussed the potential ILO Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	140799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this year, the Commonwealth Women’s Forum released an outcome statement calling on business leaders to support the proposed ILO convention on ‘Ending Violence and Harassment against Women and Men in the World of Work’.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/05/2018 16:43:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock