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1679446

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Sign Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Disability Unit has made a recent assessment of the (a) level of demand for and (b) adequacy of the availability of courses in British Sign Language.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	7900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Disability Unit in the Cabinet Office has not made any recent assessments of the (a) level of demand for and (b) adequacy of the availability of courses in British Sign Language (BSL) as this is the remit of the Department of Education. However, following the passage of the BSL Act (2022), the Government established a non-statutory BSL Advisory Board who will continue to consider and advise the Government on matters of importance to the d/Deaf community.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/01/2024 17:42:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1663379

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the repayment period for Advance Payments to 36 months as a means of reducing the monthly rate of deductions from Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	201233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/10/2023 13:17:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1663380

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: Deductions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) oral and (b) written communication with Universal Credit claimants at explaining how to request a lower rate of deductions from Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	201234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>We are regularly reviewing and improving the UC service and have recently updated our overpayment notifications to more clearly explain how to get in touch if deductions are too much.</p><p>In addition, there are standing messages available in the Universal Credit journal which can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Alternatively, claimants can seek support from staff in their local job centre or by contacting the Universal Credit helpline.</p><p>DWP Debt Management have an established process whereby trained agents are available to discuss repayment rates and, in most cases, negotiate reduced repayment rates with anyone struggling to repay.</p><p>The department is also committed to HM Treasury’s 'Breathing Space' policy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/10/2023 14:33:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1663381

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Household Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the Household Support Fund beyond the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	201235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to extend the Household Support Fund which runs to the end of March 2024. As with all policies, this is kept under continuous review.</p><p> </p><p>We are proud that, the Household Support Fund has been used to support many households in need in England with the cost of essentials. For example, over 10 million awards were made between 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to focus on the Prime Minister’s priority to halve inflation by the end of the year. Through the ambitious package announced at the Spring budget we are also delivering measures that are designed to support people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/10/2023 16:29:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1524016

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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: Bolton and Medway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the 500 legacy benefit claimants in Bolton and Medway issued with Universal Credit Migration Notices in May 2022, how many had (a) made their claim by the initial deadline day specified in their Migration Notice, (b) made their claim between the initial deadline day specified in their Migration Notice and their extended deadline and (c) had missed their initial or extended deadline and had their legacy benefits suspended or terminated.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	66963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The department is currently completing its analysis of the first 500 legacy claimants who were issued with a Universal Credit Migration Notice. We intend to publish our learnings and observations from the initial Discovery tests in due course, but it is important to do this at such point we have a complete set of data to avoid releasing information prematurely which could be inadvertently misleading.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 66964 66965 question first answered 27/10/2022 14:44:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1524017

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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: Bolton and Medway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in the context of the 500 legacy benefit claimants in Bolton and Medway issued with Universal Credit Migration Notices in May 2022, how many were known by her Department to have had a complex need or disability; and how many of those claimants missed their initial deadline.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	66964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The department is currently completing its analysis of the first 500 legacy claimants who were issued with a Universal Credit Migration Notice. We intend to publish our learnings and observations from the initial Discovery tests in due course, but it is important to do this at such point we have a complete set of data to avoid releasing information prematurely which could be inadvertently misleading.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 66963 66965 question first answered 27/10/2022 14:44:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1524018

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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, pursuant to the of Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49117 on Universal Credit, if she will instruct the Universal Credit Programme Board to collect and publish monthly data on the number and proportion of people who missed the initial deadline day to claim specified in their Migration Notice.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	66965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The department is currently completing its analysis of the first 500 legacy claimants who were issued with a Universal Credit Migration Notice. We intend to publish our learnings and observations from the initial Discovery tests in due course, but it is important to do this at such point we have a complete set of data to avoid releasing information prematurely which could be inadvertently misleading.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 66963 66964 question first answered 27/10/2022 14:44:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1505850

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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, when she expects (a) 10,000, (b) 100,000, (c) 250,000, (d) 500,000 and (e) 1,000,000 legacy benefit claimants to have been issued with a migration notice to move to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	49116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>In May 2022 we started a multi-location approach across the country with a small number of claimants, being issued with migration notices. We will continue to develop our processes and systems to ensure the transition to Universal Credit works as smoothly as possible before we proceed to scale the migration process. Government is committed to ensuring the final phase of Universal Credit is rolled out safely and is responsibly delivered by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/09/2022 16:38:10 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1505851

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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, If she will publish the key performance indicators her Department will use to monitor the performance of the Universal Credit Managed Migration programme.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	49117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Formal performance monitoring is not appropriate to a discovery phase where the aim is to learn what works best, rather than achieve a specific volume of cases.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/09/2022 16:43:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1505852

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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, with reference to the report of the Social Security Advisory Committee on the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022, if she will respond to Recommendation 3 of that report.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	49118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Following the conclusion of the Social Security Advisory Committee’s formal referral on the regulations, the Department published its response on 4<sup>th</sup> July 2022<em>. </em></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 49119 49120 question first answered 22/09/2022 16:46:59 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous