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784889

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date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of humanitarian airdrops in Eastern Ghouta in the event that the Assad regime continues to block UN land access for aid provision.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Aid delivered by road by trusted humanitarian partners is by far the most effective way to meet needs in Eastern Ghouta and to ensure that it reaches those most in need. Airdrops are high risk and not capable of delivering many of the types of aid on a scale that could meet key needs there (e.g. safe drinking water, shelter, health support). Crucially, the consent is needed of those who control the airspace and those on the ground that could threaten aircraft. There is nothing to suggest that the Assad regime would provide such consent if it remained intent on blocking land access.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:56:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783268

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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: Forms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review the PIP2 form and the requirement that it be returned to his Department within four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Where a claimant finds it difficult to complete the “How your disability affects you” form within the 4-week period, they are advised to contact the Department who will automatically provide an additional two weeks when needed. Where a claimant still has difficulty, they will be granted further time where it is considered reasonable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Recent research carried out by Ipsos MORI indicated that 85% of claimants were able to complete all sections of the PIP2 questionnaire and only 4% were unable to do so. This has been the subject of a government publication</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-evaluation-wave-1-claimant-survey-findings</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:01:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783269

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability-specific training personal independence payment assessors receive to enable them to adapt their communication and assessment methods so that claimants can better understand and take part in their assessment.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has set clear requirements on the professions, skills, experience and training of the Healthcare Professionals that the providers should use to carry out assessments. Healthcare Professionals are medically qualified professionals who have previous clinical experience of communicating with individuals who have varied conditions.</p><p> </p><p>All Healthcare Professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes communication skills and understanding the communication needs of those with specific disabilities. This training builds on prior clinical knowledge to develop an understanding as to how conditions affect claimants in their day-to-day activities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:37:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783270

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what venues were used for assessments for personal independence payments in Manchester in the last 12 months; and what assessment his Department made of the accessibility of those venues before choosing them.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Independent Assessment Services undertake PIP consultations in Manchester at the following venues:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Unit 1 &amp; 2, Deva City Office Park, Trinity Way, Salford, Manchester, M3 7BB.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Lilac Centre, Manchester General Hospital, Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5RB</strong></p><p> </p><p>DWP has set clear requirements in terms of geography/travel, security and claimant experience in relation to the sites used for PIP consultations. All Assessment Centres are compliant with the Equality Act 2010. If a claimant is unable to travel to, or access an Assessment Centre as a result of their health condition or impairment, a home visit may be offered.</p><p><em></em></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:40:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783271

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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: Manchester Gorton
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 Manchester Gorton constituency have been denied a home assessment for their personal independence payment claim; and what reasons were given for those decisions.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:41:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783272

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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
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 his Department's Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide, paragraph 1.5.4, what recent assessment he has made of compliance with the guidance on cases that should not require a face-to-face consultation by assessors; and what estimate he has made of the number of claimants who were invited to attend unnecessary face-to-face assessments in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on whether an assessment can be undertaken based on the paper evidence alone, or via a face-to-face consultation, are made by a Healthcare Professional on a case by case basis and are not dependent on a claimant’s condition, except for those people who are applying under the terminally ill provisions. Most people will be required to attend a face-to-face consultation except where Healthcare Professionals consider that there is sufficient existing information to carry out an assessment based on the paper evidence, or where there is strong evidence to indicate that a face-to-face consultation is likely to be stressful for the claimant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:47:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783273

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review its policy on exemptions from reassessment for personal independence payments claimants.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-17/5325/" target="_blank">UIN 5325</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:15:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783275

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has published to raise awareness of requesting a home assessment for personal independence payments applicants.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>Consultations may potentially be carried out in a variety of locations and some will need to be carried out at a claimant’s home. Information relating to when a home consultation should be considered can be found in the PIP Assessment Guide which is publically available on gov.uk</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-assessment-guide-for-assessment-providers</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:34:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

783277

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to review the personal independence payments claims process.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	111430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>We constantly look to review and improve the experience of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). We are currently considering the recommendations made in the second independent review of Personal Independence Payment (published on 30 March 2017) which included recommendations to improve our communications for claimants. We plan to respond to the review’s findings later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/11/2017 16:08:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

780554

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Tapan Ghosh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using an exclusion order on Mr Tapan Ghosh, prior to his arrival to the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	110313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>It is Home Office policy not to comment on whether an individual is being assessed for a potential exclusion order.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/11/2017 17:04:17 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan