Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1719237

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid to his Department since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	27082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/05/2024 11:32:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1714516

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Universal Credit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with housing associations on the potential impact of the 53 rent week year on residents.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	24062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-14/18812" target="_blank">18812</a> on the 19<sup>th</sup> March.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/05/2024 16:32:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1688671

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Disability Living Allowance
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 make an assessment of the impact delays in change of circumstance requests for Disability Living Allowance claims have on the welfare of those children and their families.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	13723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>In certain cases, delays may occur due to the gathering of evidence from the NHS or Schools but, where possible, we are aiming to gather this from the parent/guardian of the child to expedite this. We have seen a significant increase in claims, which results in us deploying our people accordingly to ensure we manage service across the entire business.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/02/2024 11:52:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1685449

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	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 he will publish data on the (a) geographical location and (b) age profile of people who have not claimed Universal Credit following required migration.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	11813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The latest published statistics which include geography and age breakdowns can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/move-to-universal-credit-statistics-july-2022-to-august-2023/completing-the-move-to-universal-credit-statistics-related-to-the-move-of-households-claiming-tax-credits-and-dwp-benefits-to-universal-credit-data" target="_blank">Completing the move to Universal Credit: statistics related to the move of households claiming Tax Credits and DWP benefits to Universal Credit: data to end of August 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/02/2024 15:57:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1678455

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	Personal Independence Payment: Take-up
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 document entitled Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to July 2023, published on 19 September 2023, what steps his Department is taking to manage increases in the number of new PIP applications.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	7348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Despite the increase in new claims, we have seen a decrease in PIP clearance times since August 2021 with the latest statistics showing that the average end-to-end journey has reduced from 26 weeks in August 2021 to 15 weeks at the end of October. This means that we’re clearing claims faster than we were prior to the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>This is because we are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>using a blend of phone, video and face-to-face assessments to support customers and deliver a more efficient and user-centred service.</li><li>increasing case manager and assessment provider health professional resource.</li><li>prioritising new claims, whilst safeguarding claimants awaiting award reviews, who have returned their information as required, to ensure their payments continue until their review can be completed.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, the Health Transformation Programme (HTP) is modernising Health and Disability benefit services to create a more efficient service, to reduce processing times and improving trust in our services and decisions. As part of this, from July 2023, a limited number of claimants have been able to begin their claim for PIP entirely online.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/01/2024 17:25:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1677691

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
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	Disability Living Allowance
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 potential impact of the 27.5 week timescale for completing change in circumstance requests for child Disability Living Allowance claims on those children and their families.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	6829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The average journey time for change in circumstances for child Disability Living Allowance is 13 weeks. In certain cases, we are experiencing delays in the gathering of further evidence from the NHS, however, where possible, we are looking to expedite this by obtaining it from the parent/guardian of the child instead.</p><p> </p><p>We have seen a significant increase in child Disability Living Allowance claims and therefore need to deploy our people accordingly to ensure we balance workloads to manage the entire service.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/12/2023 15:00:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1676908

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Workplace Pensions
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 publish his Department's response to the Options for Defined Benefit Scheme: call for evidence which closed in September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	6210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The government response to ‘Options for Defined Benefit schemes: a call for evidence’ was published on 22 November 2023. Please see the link to our response at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/options-for-defined-benefit-schemes-a-call-for-evidence/outcome/government-response-to-options-for-defined-benefit-schemes#introduction" target="_blank">Government response to Options for Defined Benefit schemes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2023 14:08:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1676915

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit claimants reached State Pension age (a) in and (b) since April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	6217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Latest published statistics show there were 1.38m Pension Credit claimants at May-23. 1,440 of these reached State Pension age (SPa) in April 2016, with a further 196,520 having reached SPa since April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2023 14:01:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1666893

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Pension Credit were born on or after April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	204041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Pension Credit is only available to those of State Pension age. Therefore the number and proportion of people claiming Pension Credit who were born on or after April 2016, is zero. They are, at most, seven years old.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/10/2023 09:15:43 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1659551

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Pensions: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to confirm what the average answering time is on the Pension Service Helpline.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	198719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows data from the Pension Service lines, Pension Credit and State Pension. The metrics include Average Speed to Answer as requested for the last complete calendar month.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Product Line</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Speed to Answer</strong> <strong>(hh:mm:ss)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>Pension Credit</p></td><td><p>0:06:08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>State Pension</p></td><td><p>0:03:08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Average</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0:04:22</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note this information is derived from the Department’s management information designed solely for the purpose of helping the Department to manage its business. As such, it has not been subjected to the rigorous quality assurance checks applied to our published official statistics. As DWP holds the information internally, we have released it. However, it is possible information held by DWP may change due to operational reasons and we recommend that caution be applied when using it.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 18/09/2023 14:30:05 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders