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1281820

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many eligible claimants since March 2020 have had their (a) employment and support allowance or (b) limited capability for work-related activity component of universal credit payments delayed due to being required to attend face-to-face assessments to process their claim.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	144943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Claimants do not have to wait for a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) before they can be awarded Employment Support Allowance (ESA) or awarded Universal Credit (UC) on the grounds of having a health condition or disability, as they receive an assessment rate for ESA or Standard Allowance of UC while their claim is being assessed. Depending on the outcome of the WCA, some claimants may then be entitled to an additional amount.</p><p> </p><p>For both ESA and UC, claimants will remain on their current award until we gather the evidence needed to make a recommendation or are able to conduct a face to face assessment (or until their benefit is due to end in contributory ESA). Any additional amounts the claimant may qualify for after their assessment will be backdated to ensure no long-term loss.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/02/2021 14:46:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1281836

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the use of only non face-to-face forms of assessments for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) the Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity component of universal credit are viable methods for all eligible claimants to have their claims processed given the suspension of face-to-face assessments for sickness and disability benefits since March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	144945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The department’s key priorities are the health and safety of our claimants and our staff and that claimants receive the support they are entitled to as soon as possible. As a result, all face to face assessments for health and disability benefits have remained suspended since March 2020. During the pandemic we have continued to assess claimants based on paper evidence where we can, using this route as often as we are able to. We have introduced telephone assessments and are working hard to increase the number of these assessments so that we can make the right decision for as many claimants as possible, while keeping them safe. We are currently in the early stages of testing Work Capability Assessment (WCA) video assessments.</p><p> </p><p>Telephone assessments will not be appropriate for all claimants. We are aware that some claimants, particularly those with certain health conditions or disabilities, will have difficulty being assessed over the telephone. We are currently developing ways in which we can safely assess these claimants. For both Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC), claimants will remain on their current award until we gather the evidence needed to make a recommendation or are able to conduct a face to face assessment, (or until their benefit is due to end in contributory ESA). Any additional amounts the claimant may qualify for after their assessment will be backdated to ensure no long-term loss.</p><p> </p><p>The suspension of face to face assessments is regularly reviewed in line with the latest public health guidance and will recommence as soon as it is safe to do so. The department remains committed to increasing the number of claimants able to participate in a non-face to face assessment by moving towards a wider range of channels. We are closely monitoring all new assessment processes and are working with our supplier to ensure claimants are assessed as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 144944 question first answered 02/02/2021 14:56:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1281280

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of blacklisting sellers of unroadworthy vehicles with improperly issued MOT certificates.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	144619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made a recent assessment in this regard. However it is already an offence to sell a vehicle that is in an unroadworthy condition under section 75 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. <br></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/02/2021 17:15:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1281283

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of vehicles not fit for the roads that have been improperly issued a MOT certificate in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	144620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not make an annual assessment on this basis. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) takes action against garages if they are found to be issuing certificates to unroadworthy vehicles, including stopping them from testing altogether. In 2020 the DVSA stopped 443 garages and testers from testing.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/02/2021 17:13:22 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1281292

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of extending the current appeal periods for improperly issued MOT certificates of (a) three months for corrosion-related problems or (b) 28 days for other defects for buyers of unworthy road vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	144621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made a recent assessment of extending the appeals periods for improperly issued MOT certificates. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) consider that 28 days for mechanical defects and 3 months for corrosion are still fit for purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/02/2021 17:09:40 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1279757

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the adequacy of benefit rates for disabled people on legacy benefits.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	911294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>We will spend over £55 billion this year (2020/21) on benefits to support people with health conditions and disabilities. This will increase by £1.6 billion to £57 billion in 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/01/2021 16:45:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1279833

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many planes out of each of the Prefects, Texan T1s, Hawk T2s, and E35 Lightening IIs and Typhoons are without appropriate safety equipment for conducting sorties over sea.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	142800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>There are no restrictions for Prefect, Hawk T2, Lightning and Typhoon. As set out in my letter to the hon. Member of 7 December 2020, to follow up on your question to my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House on this topic, the Texan aircraft has a temporary restriction to minimise (but not preclude) operation overwater. Therefore, overwater training can still be undertaken, when required, and with a full assessment of the balance of risk relating to the operation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/01/2021 14:54:08 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1279834

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all Prefects, Texan T1s and Hawk T2 aircraft have been operating throughout the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	142801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>Other than due to maintenance or fault rectification requirements, all aircraft in the active fleets have been operating over the past 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/01/2021 14:47:06 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1279836

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned timescale is for orders to be placed for safety equipment including harnesses to enable the Texans to operate over the sea.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	142802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>As I set out in my letter to the hon. Member of 7 December 2020, to follow up on your question to my Right hon. Friend the Leader of the House on this topic, this remains a priority for the Texan fleet. However, as it is based on three different system elements being individually evaluated and certified, it is not possible for me to give you a definitive timescale at this time. I intend to write to the hon. Member and other local MPs next month advising on the different elements of the project and potential timing and will place a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/01/2021 14:33:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1279838

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on reducing the noise pollution caused by training planes near North Wales towns and tourist areas.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	142803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>As home of two-thirds of MOD’s fast-jet training, RAF Valley has seen significant investment in recent years, cementing the station’s position as one of the largest employers in the area and supporting and strengthening the local economy. This does, however, mean a level of flying locally is inevitable.</p><p> </p><p>However, we continue to make every effort to ensure training flights are fairly distributed, and we are working hard to remove remaining restrictions that reduce overwater activity as part of this. Although much of the airspace over the Irish Sea is reserved for civilian airways and airliner traffic, RAF Valley continues to distribute Texan training to other areas when this is practicable and offers effective training opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/01/2021 15:19:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams