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1010387

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Universal Credit: Housing
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 claimants receiving the housing element of universal credit are disabled.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/11/2018 13:51:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1010389

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Universal Credit: Housing
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 claimants receiving the housing element of universal credit are from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/11/2018 13:59:42 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1010390

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Universal Credit: Housing
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 claimants receiving the housing element of universal credit are also claiming the state pension.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	192811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The table gives the estimated number of households receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018. The notes should be read in conjunction with the information provided in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Estimated number of households in payment and receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">471,800</del><ins class="ministerial">425,400</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claiming State Pension</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Household on Universal Credit dataset <strong>and</strong> Work and Pensions Longitudinal Survey.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>The figures are derived from unpublished information and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</li></ol><ol start="2"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred. Individual figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.</li><li>A count date of the second Thursday of the month is used when calculating the statistics for households on Universal Credit.</li><li>Further information on the background and methodology for Universal Credit can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/739399/universal-credit-statistics-background-methodology.pdf</a></li></ol> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 27/11/2018 11:22:16 question first ministerially corrected 06/12/2018 16:58:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 87254 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

968116

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Cold Weather Payments: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using an alternative weather station to the Mona weather station when determining eligibility for cold weather payments for postcode areas LL33 and LL54-LL61.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	170716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The linkages between postcodes and weather stations are reviewed every year, with the last review being submitted in July 2018. In addition to this year’s review I have commissioned a supplementary review of the LL33 and LL54-61 postcodes, which will be communicated when the Met Office have finalised their thorough re-assessment of the postcodes links.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2018 15:10:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

937811

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Cold Weather Payments
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 in (a) Arfon constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK are eligible for cold weather payments.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	162486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB geography such as constituency level. The number of claimants eligible for Cold Weather Payments is estimated at a weather station level and cannot be broken down further.</p><p> </p><p>The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area. Cold Weather Payments are triggered for the eligible claimants when the average temperature recorded at the weather station has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0<sup>o</sup>C or below over seven consecutive days, during the Cold Weather season (November to March).</p><p> </p><p>The Arfon constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL33, LL54-LL61. These postcode areas are covered by the Mona weather station. The number of eligible claimants at Mona weather station for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 12,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Aberconwy constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: L22, LL24-28, LL30-34. These postcode areas are covered by the following weather stations: Rhyl, Capel Curig, Mona. The total number of eligible claimants at these weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 47,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Ynys Mon constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL58-LL78. These postcode areas are covered by the Mona weather station. The number of eligible claimants at Mona weather station for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 12,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Dwyfor Meirionnyd constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL21, LL23, LL35-LL49, LL51-55, SY20. These postcode areas are covered by the following weather stations: Lake Vyrnwy, Trawsgoed, Capel Curig, Mona. The total number of eligible claimants at these weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 24,000.</p><p> </p><p>For Wales, the number of eligible claimants for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 244,000.</p><p> </p><p>For the United Kingdom, the Department for Work and Pensions does not produce estimates for Cold Weather Payments issued in Northern Ireland. Cold Weather Payments in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities. The number of eligible claimants for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season in Great Britain was approximately 3,888,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of eligible claimants given here is an estimate as information on the exact number of those eligible for Cold Weather Payments is not readily available. These estimates are produced at the start of the Cold Weather season.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The number of eligible claimants is not necessarily the total number of individuals or households benefitting from a Cold Weather Payment. Any individuals making a joint claim for one of the qualifying benefits, such as a couple living together, will receive one payment between them rather than one payment each.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Estimates of Cold Weather Payments are published weekly during the Cold Weather season. The latest published estimates can be found at the link below:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Links between postcode areas and weather stations are reviewed before the start of a new Cold Weather season.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Links between postcode areas and weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season can be found at the link below:</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>The estimated number of eligible claimants for Wales is adjusted to account for weather stations with coverage spanning the border of Wales and England.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 162487 162488 question first answered 16/07/2018 12:25:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

937813

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Cold Weather Payments: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) Arfon, (b) Ynys Mon, (c) Aberconwy and (d) Dwyfor Meirionnyd constituency are eligible for cold weather payments.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	162487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB geography such as constituency level. The number of claimants eligible for Cold Weather Payments is estimated at a weather station level and cannot be broken down further.</p><p> </p><p>The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area. Cold Weather Payments are triggered for the eligible claimants when the average temperature recorded at the weather station has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0<sup>o</sup>C or below over seven consecutive days, during the Cold Weather season (November to March).</p><p> </p><p>The Arfon constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL33, LL54-LL61. These postcode areas are covered by the Mona weather station. The number of eligible claimants at Mona weather station for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 12,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Aberconwy constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: L22, LL24-28, LL30-34. These postcode areas are covered by the following weather stations: Rhyl, Capel Curig, Mona. The total number of eligible claimants at these weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 47,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Ynys Mon constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL58-LL78. These postcode areas are covered by the Mona weather station. The number of eligible claimants at Mona weather station for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 12,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Dwyfor Meirionnyd constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL21, LL23, LL35-LL49, LL51-55, SY20. These postcode areas are covered by the following weather stations: Lake Vyrnwy, Trawsgoed, Capel Curig, Mona. The total number of eligible claimants at these weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 24,000.</p><p> </p><p>For Wales, the number of eligible claimants for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 244,000.</p><p> </p><p>For the United Kingdom, the Department for Work and Pensions does not produce estimates for Cold Weather Payments issued in Northern Ireland. Cold Weather Payments in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities. The number of eligible claimants for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season in Great Britain was approximately 3,888,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of eligible claimants given here is an estimate as information on the exact number of those eligible for Cold Weather Payments is not readily available. These estimates are produced at the start of the Cold Weather season.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The number of eligible claimants is not necessarily the total number of individuals or households benefitting from a Cold Weather Payment. Any individuals making a joint claim for one of the qualifying benefits, such as a couple living together, will receive one payment between them rather than one payment each.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Estimates of Cold Weather Payments are published weekly during the Cold Weather season. The latest published estimates can be found at the link below:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Links between postcode areas and weather stations are reviewed before the start of a new Cold Weather season.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Links between postcode areas and weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season can be found at the link below:</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>The estimated number of eligible claimants for Wales is adjusted to account for weather stations with coverage spanning the border of Wales and England.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 162486 162488 question first answered 16/07/2018 12:25:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

937814

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Cold Weather Payments: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which weather station her Department uses to determine eligibility for cold Weather Payments in (a) Arfon, (b) Aberconwy, (c) Ynys Mon and (d) Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	162488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB geography such as constituency level. The number of claimants eligible for Cold Weather Payments is estimated at a weather station level and cannot be broken down further.</p><p> </p><p>The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area. Cold Weather Payments are triggered for the eligible claimants when the average temperature recorded at the weather station has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0<sup>o</sup>C or below over seven consecutive days, during the Cold Weather season (November to March).</p><p> </p><p>The Arfon constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL33, LL54-LL61. These postcode areas are covered by the Mona weather station. The number of eligible claimants at Mona weather station for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 12,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Aberconwy constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: L22, LL24-28, LL30-34. These postcode areas are covered by the following weather stations: Rhyl, Capel Curig, Mona. The total number of eligible claimants at these weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 47,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Ynys Mon constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL58-LL78. These postcode areas are covered by the Mona weather station. The number of eligible claimants at Mona weather station for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 12,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Dwyfor Meirionnyd constituency covers all or part of the following postcode areas: LL21, LL23, LL35-LL49, LL51-55, SY20. These postcode areas are covered by the following weather stations: Lake Vyrnwy, Trawsgoed, Capel Curig, Mona. The total number of eligible claimants at these weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 24,000.</p><p> </p><p>For Wales, the number of eligible claimants for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season was approximately 244,000.</p><p> </p><p>For the United Kingdom, the Department for Work and Pensions does not produce estimates for Cold Weather Payments issued in Northern Ireland. Cold Weather Payments in Northern Ireland are administered by the Department for Communities. The number of eligible claimants for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season in Great Britain was approximately 3,888,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>The number of eligible claimants given here is an estimate as information on the exact number of those eligible for Cold Weather Payments is not readily available. These estimates are produced at the start of the Cold Weather season.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The number of eligible claimants is not necessarily the total number of individuals or households benefitting from a Cold Weather Payment. Any individuals making a joint claim for one of the qualifying benefits, such as a couple living together, will receive one payment between them rather than one payment each.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Estimates of Cold Weather Payments are published weekly during the Cold Weather season. The latest published estimates can be found at the link below:</li></ol><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Links between postcode areas and weather stations are reviewed before the start of a new Cold Weather season.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Links between postcode areas and weather stations for the 2017-18 Cold Weather season can be found at the link below:</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cold-weather-payment-statistics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>The estimated number of eligible claimants for Wales is adjusted to account for weather stations with coverage spanning the border of Wales and England.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 162486 162487 question first answered 16/07/2018 12:25:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

934196

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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: Bangor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessors were employed at the Bangor Personal Independence Payment assessment centre as of 1 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	160111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>There are no Disability Assessors employed at Bangor Assessment Centre.</p><p> </p><p>Capita use the centre to carry out Personal Independence Payment consultations. They have 8 Disability Assessors available to cover Bangor and consultations are conducted in the assessment centre and claimants’ homes.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/07/2018 09:54:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

934197

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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: Bangor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments on average are able to be carried out each (a) day and (b) week at in the Personal Indepedence Payment assessment centre in Bangor.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	160112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Capita utilise the one-room facility at Bangor Assessment Centre five days a week. There are eight bookable slots in clinic per day, and 40 per week.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/07/2018 14:40:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

934199

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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: Bangor
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 waiting time has been for an appointment with a Personal Independence Payment assessor at Bangor assessment centre over the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	160113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Between April and June 2018 the average waiting time between the arrival of a case at Capita and an appointment taking place at Bangor Assessment Centre was 42 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/07/2018 14:46:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams