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1549686

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
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: Applications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for Pension Credit have been waiting for more than (1) two, (2) three, (3) four, (4) five, and (5) six, months for approval; and what percentage of applications this comprises.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL4083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to The Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 21/12/2022 12:13:03 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1543812

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much the threshold for (1) income support, (2) income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, (3) income-related Employment and Support Allowance, (4) housing benefit, (5) child tax credits, and (6) pension credits, has increased (a) in line with inflation, and (b) in monetary terms, each year since 1997.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL3573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>For the benefits listed there are many different rates. The tables in the spreadsheet attached show a selection of illustrative examples for each benefit in both cash and real terms.</p><p> </p><p>Child Tax Credits are administered by HMRC and are not a DWP responsibility. Rates are therefore not provided here.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 05/12/2022 17:55:29 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott attachment 1 file name Benefit Rate Tables 1997-2021.xlsx title HL3573 attachment
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1537275

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mental Capacity: Payments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to the Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme, which closed on 12 January, to help disabled families access Child Trust Funds.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL3027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are preparing the Government's response to the consultation and are aiming to provide an update to the House in the near future. The consultation exposed a number of issues which warranted further consideration, especially in relation to the design, security, simplicity and effectiveness of a scheme when compared to existing processes. In the meantime we have been collaborating with the Court of Protection to improve access to payments under current legislation, and pilot processes and documentation are currently being developed.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 14/11/2022 12:53:26 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1484511

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the total number of Health and Care Worker visas issued in Q1 2022 were issued to people due to work in (1) the health sector, and (2) the social care sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Health and Care Worker visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p>Data on the number of Health and Care visas issued are published in table Vis_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/managed-migration-datasets#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk" target="_blank">entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets</a>’. Data on work sectors can be found in table CoS_D01 of the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1076307/migration-work-sponsorship-datasets-mar-2022.xlsx" target="_blank">Work sponsorship (Certificate of Sponsorship)</a>’ dataset. Information on how to use these datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to year ending March 2022.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish the number of Health and Care worker visas granted by sector.</p><p> </p><p>The published sector (industry) data show visa applications where a certificate of sponsorship was used. The ‘Human Health and Social Work Activities’ sector cannot be disaggregated to differentiate social care from health.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/07/2022 16:42:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1484512

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
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	Care Workers: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social care workers earning more than £20,480 they estimate will be recruited from overseas as a result of the new immigration visa rules; and what proportion of staff vacancies are expected to be filled further to those rules.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made. However, we are working with Skills for Care and the Home Office to produce guidance and seminars to equip adult social care providers with necessary tools and information to recruit successfully from overseas.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 15/07/2022 13:51:44 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1483307

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many councils in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, and (4) Northern Ireland, have introduced parking which has no cash or credit card payment option and requires payment digitally or through an app.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>Responsibility for traffic management on local roads rests with the relevant local authority, as they are best placed to consider how local needs can be effectively met. It is entirely a matter for individual authorities to decide on the nature and scope of parking policies including the operation of any pay to park schemes in their area. The Department does not hold information on local parking schemes of this nature in England and, because parking is a devolved matter, not for Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 06/07/2022 13:20:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1483308

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Parking and Public Sector: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all (1) parking facilities, and (2) essential public services, including medical appointments, council inquiries, service payments, and registrations, are always available to those who do not have (a) internet access, (b) a Wi-Fi connection, or (c) a smartphone.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government's Service Standard is mandated for government departments to follow in the development of new digital services. The Service Standard requires new services to be accessible to all users, including disabled people, people with other legally protected characteristics, people who do not have access to the internet and/or lack the skills or confidence to use the internet.</p><p>The Service Standard mandates that users who need “assisted digital support” should be able to access public services by phone, face to face meetings, or via webchat. All central government services must meet these requirements to go onto <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C595df58a49fc426f5b2508da5a803dbd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637921804095549726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Kya0WCPdjOjokCwR1NJkSo7wHqQ5P%2F31sFj07gSLXaQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and assurance is provided through a formal Assessment process.</p><p>The NHS also follows the Service Standard with additional elements specific to health needs. People can contact their GP practice by telephone, in person or using a secure online form and patients unable to access remote general practice consultations for any reason should be offered an alternative appointment mode. In England and Wales there is no provision for births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships to be registered online, attendance in person is required. Online tools must always be provided in addition to, rather than as a replacement for, other channels for accessing general practice, and practice receptions should be open so that patients without access to telephone or online services are in no way disadvantaged.</p><p>Responsibility for parking facilities rests with the relevant local authority, as they are best placed to consider how local needs can be effectively met.</p><p>DLUHC is currently reviewing Private Parking Code of Practice, which has previously recommended that operators accept at least two different payment methods. For example, cash and card. There are currently no plans to issue a similar direction to local authority car parks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 07/07/2022 15:36:49 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1483309

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of people in the UK aged (1) 20–39, (2) 40–59, (3) 60–79, and (4) 80 and over, do not own a smartphone.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>According to Ofcom’s <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/217834/adults-media-use-and-attitudes-report-2020-21.pdf" target="_blank">Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes report’</a>, published in April 2021, smartphone usage by the following age categories was: 16-24 (96%), 25-34 (96%), 35-44 (96%), 45-54 (94%), 55-64 (86%), 65+ (55%).</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 11/07/2022 14:19:46 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1483310

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Internet and WiFi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of people in the UK aged (1) 20–39, (2) 40–59, (3) 60–79, and (4) 80 and over, have no (a) internet, or (b) Wi-Fi, access in their own home.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>At present, 94% of UK households have internet access and Her Majesty’s Government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit connectivity as soon as possible. Today, 69% of premises can access gigabit-capable broadband, up from just 9% in November 2019.</p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not hold information broken down by the specific age brackets registered.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/231760/Media-Literacy-2021-CATI-omnibus-survey-data-tables.pdf" target="_blank">2021 Ofcom data,</a> the percentage of those without internet access in their own home is (1) 1% for 18 - 24 year olds; (2) 0% for 25 - 34 year olds; (3) 3% for 35 - 44 year olds; (4) 2% for 45 - 54 year olds; (5) 3% for 55 - 64 year olds; and (6) 20% for those aged 65+.</p><p>In addition, the Office for National Statistics releases information relating to internet access across the UK. Its most recent release <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/itandinternetindustry/bulletins/internetusers/2020" target="_blank">was in April 2021</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 11/07/2022 14:20:17 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1483311

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people aged over 60 in the UK have ISAs; and what is the (1) total, and (2) average, value of those ISAs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The number of people aged over 60 in the UK who have ISAs as of the end of the 2019 to 2020 tax year is 9,273,000, with a total market value of £401 billion. The average market value per individual for this group is £43,274.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 05/07/2022 13:46:07 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann