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993986

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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: Glasgow North East
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 receiving personal independence payment in Glasgow North East have joined the Motability scheme since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	183348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>This information is not readily available at constituency level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability scheme. While the Department works closely with Motability, it is an independent charitable organisation that is wholly responsible for the terms and the administration of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 29/10/2018 16:23:57 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

994010

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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: Domestic Abuse
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of including provisions on automatic split payments in the draft Domestic Abuse Bill.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	183352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice led on the recent domestic abuse consultation and draft Domestic Abuse Bill. They will publish their response later this session.</p><p> </p><p>Split payments are already available on request in Universal Credit as part of our Alternative Payment Arrangements. Not all victims of domestic abuse will want a split payment and we work with claimants on an individual basis to provide support that fits their individual circumstances. We will provide all the support we can when an individual discloses they are suffering from domestic abuse, and direct them to third party professionals who can provide additional expert advice.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to support the development and implementation of their split payment policy, and will observe the implementation of split payments in Scotland to further understand the impacts of such a policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/10/2018 15:03:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

994027

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Children: Maintenance
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 results of the arrears segmentation trial run by the Child Maintenance Group between April 2013 and April 2014; and what assessment she has made of how the results of that trial have informed her Department's approach to collecting child maintenance arrears.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, The Child Maintenance Service has not undertaken an arrears segmentation trial.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/10/2018 15:33:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994028

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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: Anxiety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit with a diagnosis of anxiety (a) did not receive an award after their initial assessment and (b) received an award after tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>There is some information on Universal Credit appeals and overturn rates in the Tribunals and Gender Recognition Statistics published by the Ministry of Justice, however this does not include segmentation by nature of diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 29/10/2018 16:17:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994029

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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: Epilepsy
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 July 2018 to Question 162165 on Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that initial assessments are accurate.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, accurate assessments and monitor assessment quality through independent audit. DWP Decision Makers can return reports to Assessment Providers for rework/additional advice if they feel that the information within a report does not fully justify the recommendation given. A range of measures, including provider improvement plans, address performance falling below expected standards, and DWP are closely monitoring and auditing assessments to ensure quality and consistency.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 29/10/2018 16:18:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994030

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training managers of her Department receive to support their employees with work-related anxiety; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that training.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	183362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to developing managers who are confident in supporting mental health and have a good understanding of DWP tools and services available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides a 24/7 manager support line. EAP workshops are available to all managers including ‘Managing stress and stress risk assessments’ and ‘Supporting mental wellbeing at work’. Service Level Agreements are in place to ensure workshops are effective.</p><p> </p><p>‘Mental Health at Work’ learning also features in the Department’s recently launched Leadership and Management Fundamental Learning Journey (FLJ) which has been designed for all colleagues. The FLJ has been piloted to ensure its effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has committed to training an additional 500 Mental Health First Aiders in 2019-20 (a total of 700) to provide acute, short-term and structured support to individuals as well as reassurance and signposting to sources of support as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/10/2018 15:04:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

994058

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Statutory Sick Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has in place to communicate to key stakeholders in Government and the public and private sectors the outcome of her rapid review of the Allied Health Professions Advisory Fitness for Work Report which clarified that the report can be used to provide medical evidence for the purpose of statutory sick pay.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	183294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1985 already allow for other forms of medical information to be used in place of a fit note as long as there is an agreement between employer and employee that the other option, which can include an Allied Health Professions Advisory Fitness for Work Report, is acceptable. The regulations do not however name a particular alternative as being the most suitable replacement.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2017, The Government Command paper “<em>Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability” </em>committed to investigating the feasibility of using the AHP Advisory Fitness for Work Report for the purposes of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). The Paper can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-lives-the-future-of-work-health-and-disability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-lives-the-future-of-work-health-and-disability</a></p><p> </p><p>A rapid review was held in February 2018 involving extensive work by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) with its fellow organisations under the Allied Health Professions Federation and the Joint Department for Health and Social Care and Department for Work and Pensions Work and Health Unit. Following this, the RCOT and Chartered Society of Physiotherapists released a statement advising their members that the Allied Health Professions report can be used to provide evidence for the purposes of SSP and encouraging them to increase their use of this document within their professional remits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The link to statement can be found here: <a href="https://www.rcot.co.uk/news/ahp-advisory-fitness-work-report-admissible-evidence-statutory-sick-pay" target="_blank">https://www.rcot.co.uk/news/ahp-advisory-fitness-work-report-admissible-evidence-statutory-sick-pay</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/11/2018 17:48:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

994061

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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: Capita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which contracts awarded by her Department are operated by Capita.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	183380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions has 4 live contracts operated by Capita.</p><p> </p><p>They are;</p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Service Lot 2: Central England and Wales</p><p>Network Management Contact Centre</p><p>Jobseeker's Allowance New Claims Contact Centre Service</p><p>Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Employment Adviser Training</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/11/2018 13:06:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

994184

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2018 to Question 176388 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, how many of those audits resulted in amendments to health assessment reports (a) in total and (b) where a person's care needs for a descriptor were reduced for (i) employment and support allowance and (ii) personal independence payment in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	183441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring claimants receive high quality, accurate assessments and monitor assessment quality through independent audit. DWP Decision Makers can return reports to Assessment Providers for rework/additional advice if they feel that the information within a report does not fully justify the recommendation given. A range of measures, including provider improvement plans, address performance falling below expected standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 29/10/2018 16:15:38 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

994222

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to ensure that the proposed June 2019 ILO Convention includes (a) informal workers and (b) the world’s other poorest workers.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	183319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government supports the adoption of an ILO Convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. The Government is fully engaged in discussions in the ILO on the scope and content of the proposed Convention and as part of that is in regular contact with other states on this issue. The text of the Convention under negotiation includes informal workers and, if universally ratified, would apply to the world’s poorest workers. The Government’s position on the definitions and scope of the Convention is that it should provide broad coverage, whilst being ratifiable by as large a number of the ILO’s membership as possible.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 183320 183322 183969 question first answered 01/11/2018 16:04:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma