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1141591

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	912066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Strengthening and Sustaining the Union is a key priority for the UK Government. This is why we have asked Lord Dunlop to carry out a review to ensure that we are working in the most effective way possible to realise fully all the benefits of being a United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 912072 question first answered 24/07/2019 14:37:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1141592

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Pension Credit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on trends in the level of claims for pension credit in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	912067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Pension Credit GB caseload stands at around 1.6 million, the number of Pension Credit claims in Scotland stands at around 150,000 - an almost 10% reduction in the number of claims since May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 24/07/2019 14:33:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1141593

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	912072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>Strengthening and Sustaining the Union is a key priority for the UK Government. This is why we have asked Lord Dunlop to carry out a review to ensure that we are working in the most effective way possible to realise fully all the benefits of being a United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 912066 question first answered 24/07/2019 14:37:34 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1141600

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) his Scottish Government counterpart and (b) social media companies on tackling online (i) abuse and (ii) extremist content in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	281487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>DCMS regularly engages with social media companies and the Scottish Government on a range of issues relating to online harms, including as part of the recent consultation on the Online Harms White Paper. The consultation closed on 1 July and the Government intends to publish its response before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 05/09/2019 10:27:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141607

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) regular (i) soldiers, (ii) sailors and (iii) airmen and (b) reserve (A) soldiers, (B) sailors and (C) airmen by medical category there were in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	281768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>There are three Medical Deployability Standard (MDS) categories for the Armed Forces. Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) personnel are those medically fit for duty with no employment limitations. Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) personnel are medically fit for duty with minor employment limitations. MLD personnel may have a medical condition or functional limitation that prevents the meeting of all Medically Fully Deployable (MFD) requirements. Medically Not Deployable (MND) personnel are medically fit for duty with major employment limitations. MND personnel are not fit to deploy on operations but may be deployable on UK-based exercises.</p><p>For the numbers of UK Regular Armed Forces and UK Future Reserves 2020 personnel in each MDS category in each year up to 2017, I refer the hon. Member to the answer the previous Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Tobias Ellwood), gave him on 8 November 2017, to Question 110876.</p><p>The attached table provides the number and percentage of UK Regular Armed Forces in each MDS category, by Service as at 1 April 2018 and 1 April 2019. These figures include full-time trained and serving personnel against requirement. This was the deployable population.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 8 November 2017, UIN 110876.docx title Armed Forces 2 file name UK Regular Armed Forces.docx title Armed Forces question first answered 03/09/2019 13:38:14 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1141608

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many compensation payments have been received by NHS staff as a result of sexual assaults committed against them by patients in the each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not collect specific data around the sexual assault of National Health Service staff by patients or associated compensation payments, as this issue is expected to be dealt with locally, in line with the NHS complaints procedure. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-constitution-for-england/how-do-i-give-feedback-or-make-a-complaint-about-an-nhs-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-constitution-for-england/how-do-i-give-feedback-or-make-a-complaint-about-an-nhs-service</a></p><p> </p><p>We are committed to supporting NHS trusts to protect their staff from sexual harassment. The Social Partnership Forum has led a call to action for NHS organisations to eliminate all forms of bullying and harassment as part of creating a healthy, inclusive and compassionate workplace culture. Eradicating sexual harassment will be one of its top priorities in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/09/2019 16:14:06 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141609

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Barnet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money the General Practice Resilience Programme will provide in the Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group area in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>For the financial year 2019/20, Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group has been allocated approximately £54,000 to deliver the General Practice Resilience Programme. The programme is expected to have commenced by mid-September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/09/2019 16:12:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141610

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including people and organisations in breach of international law in Yemen in the UN Secretary General's 2020 report on Children and Armed Conflict.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>​We are firmly committed to protecting all children affected by armed conflict, including ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers.</p><p>The UK is an active member of the UN Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), which leads the international response to the issue of child soldiers and child protection. This includes pressing those parties to conflicts listed in the UN Secretary-General's annual report on CAAC, including Yemen, to enter into concrete action plans with the UN to verify and release child soldiers.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/09/2019 10:46:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141611

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2019 to Question 259385, when he plans to publish the green paper on funding social care.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government will set out a plan to fix the care system and give every older person the dignity and security they deserve.</p><p>We will set out our proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 16:49:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141612

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Monuments: Scapa Flow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what representations he has made on the proposed sale of dedicated monuments at Scapa Flow.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The wrecks in question – the SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm, SMS Konig, SMS Markgraf and SMS Karlsruhe – lie within Scapa Flow, Orkney. They are protected as scheduled monuments under the terms of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Designation of scheduled monuments is a devolved matter for the Scottish Government and it has given responsibility for this to Historic Environment Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Many scheduled monuments are owned privately and their ownership can change. This does not change their protected status. The proposed sale of the wrecks by their current owner does not change the fact that they are scheduled monuments. Permission to undertake works to the Scapa Flow wrecks will continue to require the prior written consent of Historic Environment Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>Historic Environment Scotland and the Scottish Government is considering changing the designation of the wrecks from scheduled monuments to a Historic Marine Protected Area, a designation which was introduced in Scotland by the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. A public consultation about this proposal has recently taken place and the results will be published soon. Decisions about designating Historic Marine Protected Areas are taken by Scottish Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/09/2019 15:13:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141613

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 11 June 2019 to Questions 258889 and 258888, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays on customs house clearance times for packages sent from EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	281546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In a no deal Brexit, the Government’s priority is to avoid delays at the border and keep goods flowing, whilst protecting security and revenue. HM Revenue and Customs is working closely with businesses involved in importing goods into the UK as parcels and packages to support their preparations for exiting the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/09/2019 15:03:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141614

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: 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 effect on public safety of e-scooters used on the public highway.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Given that electric scooters, and other micromobility devices, are treated like any other motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act, they are subject to laws requiring them to conform to technical standards and be used safely. This includes requirements for users to have insurance, driving licences, number plates, and helmets. At present, it is difficult for electric scooters to meet these requirements and as such they are illegal to use on a public road. Therefore, the Department has made no assessment of their effect on public safety. Ministers are actively looking at ways to provide a framework for UK leadership in transport technology and innovation, and safe and effective regulation. The Future of Mobility regulatory review will address the challenges of ensuring our transport infrastructure and regulation are fit for the future. This is a broad programme of work, and we expect to publish an initial consultation in autumn this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 15:09:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141615

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a central bursary fund to train teachers specialising in teaching children with a hearing impairment; and what plans he has to address the shortage of specialised teachers in this area.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	281547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The department received a proposal from the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) for a central bursary scheme to fund trainee teachers of the hearing impaired. After consideration the department found that it did not provide strong enough evidence that a bursary is the solution to the declining numbers of trained teachers of the deaf.</p><p>Officials are working with NDCS and other organisations in the sensory impairment sector to identify non-bursary solutions to support teachers wishing to train as teachers of the deaf, or teachers for the sensory impaired more widely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 281548 question first answered 05/09/2019 07:44:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141616

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that local authorities tackle excessive car parking charges to help promote tourism in seaside towns.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	281769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The Great British Coast has enormous potential and this Government is determined to see it thrive all year round. We are committed to supporting coastal communities to unlock barriers to their development and growth, and to strengthen their appeal as places to live, work and visit.</p><p>Parking is the responsibility of local authorities and it is for them to determine what is appropriate in their own area. Central government has no remit to intervene in local authorities’ day to day affairs. The Government recognises that councils should be treating motorists fairly and promoting their town centres through their parking plans.</p><p>In line with the Local Authority Transparency Code, local authorities should each year publish their costs and profits relating to their parking management, allowing the public to hold certain overzealous councils to account.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 04/09/2019 12:40:12 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1141617

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has plans to allocate funding to local transport and connectivity projects in seaside towns.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	281770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>We want to unlock the potential of every corner of the UK. Local transport funding decisions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are devolved to the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Executive, respectively. For England, we welcome proposals from Local Enterprise Partnerships, Sub-national Transport Bodies, local authorities and others on transport investment. These bodies are best placed to prioritise investments in their local areas, including to support coastal towns. When the Department for Transport considers proposals, investment decisions are made based on a rigorous and fair appraisal process that ensures spending goes to the projects and programmes where it is most needed and delivers greatest value-for-money for both taxpayers and passengers.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Coastal Communities Fund also supports improvements in productivity in the coastal economy through projects promoting investment in innovation, infrastructure or skills provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 09/09/2019 12:45:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1141618

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Arrests: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many National Crime Agency-led arrests there have been in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; and how many convictions there have been as a result of those arrests.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	281638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) works in partnership with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) when operating in Northern Ireland, including through the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF), a multi-agency effort to protect the communities of Northern Ireland by tackling all forms of criminality linked to paramilitarism.</p><p>In the last 12-month period (July 2018 – June 2019) NCA-led activity has led to three arrests and seven convictions in Northern Ireland.</p><p>Convictions are not necessarily linked to arrests in the same period as the individuals convicted may have been arrested in a previous reporting period.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/09/2019 16:09:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1141619

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a bursary scheme to support the training of new teachers of the deaf.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	281548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The department received a proposal from the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) for a central bursary scheme to fund trainee teachers of the hearing impaired. After consideration the department found that it did not provide strong enough evidence that a bursary is the solution to the declining numbers of trained teachers of the deaf.</p><p>Officials are working with NDCS and other organisations in the sensory impairment sector to identify non-bursary solutions to support teachers wishing to train as teachers of the deaf, or teachers for the sensory impaired more widely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 281547 question first answered 05/09/2019 07:44:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1141620

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cancer: Aerials and Electric Cables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with cancer that live within a mile of (a) an electricity pylon and (b) a mobile telecommunications mast.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/09/2019 17:53:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141621

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Property Development: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on ensuring that property development plans tackles climate change.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	281729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework and its accompanying planning practice guidance provide clear expectations on adaptation and resilience to a changing climate. All development plans should take a proactive approach to mitigating and adapting to climate change, taking account of the implications for flood risk, coastal change, water supply, biodiversity, landscapes and risks of overheating from rising temperatures.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/09/2019 12:37:35 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141622

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who appealed benefits decisions in Doncaster in the last 12 months were successful.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	281662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit, typically on a person’s entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment, can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by the independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since Personal Independence Payment was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and December 2018, 4.1 million Employment and Support Allowance (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made. Of these, 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 281663 281664 question first answered 09/09/2019 08:45:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband

1141623

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who appealed benefits decisions were successful in their appeal in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	281663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit, typically on a person’s entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment, can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by the independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since Personal Independence Payment was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and December 2018, 4.1 million Employment and Support Allowance (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made. Of these, 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 281662 281664 question first answered 09/09/2019 08:45:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband

1141624

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of benefits appeals resulted in a decision being overturned in each Government region in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	281664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefit, typically on a person’s entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment, can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by the independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to March 2019) indicate that since Personal Independence Payment was introduced, 4.1 million decisions have been made, and of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2014 and December 2018, 4.1 million Employment and Support Allowance (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made. Of these, 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 281662 281663 question first answered 09/09/2019 08:45:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband

1141625

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefits decisions in Doncaster have been appealed in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	281665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore.</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the percentage of initial Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions that have been appealed, by region and for Great Britain, is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table: Initial PIP decisions and appeals lodged by region, initial decisions in 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial </strong> <strong>decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of initial decisions appealed</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td><td><p>54,280</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>61,030</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>87,470</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p>48,920</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>109,170</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>82,980</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>80,430</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,760</p></td><td><p>63,150</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>47,490</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,560</p></td><td><p>77,680</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>72,050</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 49,380 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 784,690 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For Doncaster Local Authority, 4,790 initial PIP decisions were made in 2018-19, of which 5% have been appealed.</p><p>Notes</p><ul><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages have been rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</li><li>Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</li><li>Appeals data up to March 2019. Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to appeal.</li><li>The Local Authority and Government Office Region geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</li></ul><p>To provide the information requested across all other DWP administered benefits would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 281666 281667 question first answered 05/09/2019 14:34:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband

1141626

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefits decisions have been appealed in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	281666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore.</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the percentage of initial Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions that have been appealed, by region and for Great Britain, is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table: Initial PIP decisions and appeals lodged by region, initial decisions in 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial </strong> <strong>decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of initial decisions appealed</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td><td><p>54,280</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>61,030</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>87,470</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p>48,920</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>109,170</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>82,980</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>80,430</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,760</p></td><td><p>63,150</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>47,490</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,560</p></td><td><p>77,680</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>72,050</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 49,380 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 784,690 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For Doncaster Local Authority, 4,790 initial PIP decisions were made in 2018-19, of which 5% have been appealed.</p><p>Notes</p><ul><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages have been rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</li><li>Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</li><li>Appeals data up to March 2019. Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to appeal.</li><li>The Local Authority and Government Office Region geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</li></ul><p>To provide the information requested across all other DWP administered benefits would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 281665 281667 question first answered 05/09/2019 14:34:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband

1141627

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefits decisions have been appealed in each Government region in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Doncaster North
tabling member printed	Edward Miliband
uin	281667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore.</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the percentage of initial Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions that have been appealed, by region and for Great Britain, is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table: Initial PIP decisions and appeals lodged by region, initial decisions in 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial </strong> <strong>decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of initial decisions appealed</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td><td><p>54,280</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>61,030</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>87,470</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p>48,920</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>109,170</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>82,980</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>80,430</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,760</p></td><td><p>63,150</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>47,490</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,560</p></td><td><p>77,680</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>72,050</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 49,380 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 784,690 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For Doncaster Local Authority, 4,790 initial PIP decisions were made in 2018-19, of which 5% have been appealed.</p><p>Notes</p><ul><li>Data has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages have been rounded to the nearest percent.</li><li>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</li><li>Appeals data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences in collating and preparing statistics.</li><li>Appeals data up to March 2019. Claimants who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete the claimant journey and progress to appeal.</li><li>The Local Authority and Government Office Region geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</li></ul><p>To provide the information requested across all other DWP administered benefits would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 281665 281666 question first answered 05/09/2019 14:34:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1510 label Biography information for Edward Miliband