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1402219

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
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: Strokes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department had made of the physical and mental health pressures that medical reassessments for welfare support place on claimants who are recovering from strokes.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	102747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>As set out in answer <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-12/102750" target="_blank">UIN102750</a>, benefits are designed to support an individual’s needs arising from a range of disabilities or ill health, including strokes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department aims to continually improve the assessment process for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) through customer insight, stakeholder engagement and qualitative research. For people with the highest level of support and with severe and lifelong health conditions which will not improve or will deteriorate, new guidance was introduced in August 2018 for both new claims and award reviews to ensure they receive an ongoing award of PIP, with a light-touch review at the 10-year point. Since 2019 ongoing awards with a light-touch review at the 10-year point are also applied to most awards for people over State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>We published ‘Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper’ in July 2021 and asked for views on how we might improve health assessments considering a number of options. The consultation closed on 11 October 2021 and we will set out next steps in a White Paper later this year.</p><p> </p><p>We are now exploring how to test a new Severe Disability Group (SDG) so those with severe and lifelong conditions can benefit from a simplified process to access ESA/UC and PIP without ever needing to complete a detailed application form or go through a face to face assessment/reassessment.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/01/2022 11:32:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1402222

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the mental and physical pressures that medical reassessments relating to a personal independence payment claim has on claimants with a chronic illnesses or a hidden disability.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	102750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department aims to continually improve the assessment process for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) through customer insight, stakeholder engagement and qualitative research. For people with the highest level of support and with severe and lifelong health conditions which will not improve or will deteriorate, new guidance was introduced in August 2018 for both new claims and award reviews to ensure they receive an ongoing award of PIP, with a light-touch review at the 10-year point. Since 2019 ongoing awards with a light-touch review at the 10-year point are also applied to most awards for people over State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>PIP is designed to support an individual’s functional needs arising from a range of disabilities, including chronic or hidden illnesses, and the PIP Assessment Guide (PIPAG) makes clear that Health Professionals must take into consideration the invisible nature of some symptoms such as fatigue and pain in their assessment of a claimant.</p><p> </p><p>We published ‘Shaping Future Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper’ in July 2021 and asked for views on how we might improve health assessments considering a number of options. The consultation closed on 11 October 2021 and we will set out next steps in a White Paper later this year.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/01/2022 16:00:52 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1399790

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the debate of 10 March 2021, Official report, col 144WH, what discussions his Department has had on the recent work of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee in respect of proposed changes to the legal status of algorithmic decisions in criminal law.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	98380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The outcome of the Rule Committee’s continuing discussion is awaited and Ministry of Justice officials are participating. The Committee will be pleased to describe that discussion in full detail and to supply the hon. Member with copies of its papers. Its secretary will write to him with those documents.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/01/2022 11:47:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1399791

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to progress the implementation of the Forensic Science Regulator Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	98381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We are fully committed to delivering statutory powers to the Forensic Science Regulator in accordance with the Act. Home Office officials are working closely and holding regular meetings with the Regulator, the UK Accreditation Service and other stakeholders to commence the measures in the Act as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/01/2022 17:07:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1400046

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to publish information on how much individual policies announced in the Net Zero Strategy are projected to cut emissions by.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	98384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government outlines measures to transition to a green and sustainable future, helping businesses and consumers to move to clean power, supporting hundreds of thousands of well-paid jobs and leveraging up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030.</p><p>Each year the Department publishes updated energy and emissions projections, analysing and projecting future energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. The Government will publish an updated set of Energy and Emissions projections in due course. This will set out emissions reductions from those specific Net Zero Strategy measures where decisions on the design of the associated individual policy intervention are sufficiently advanced to meet Energy and Emissions projections publication standards.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 98385 question first answered 14/01/2022 14:57:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1400047

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will reconsider its decision to refuse the New Scientist’s Freedom of Information request to publish a spreadsheet showing by how much individual policies in the Net Zero Strategy will reduce emissions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	98385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government outlines measures to transition to a green and sustainable future, helping businesses and consumers to move to clean power, supporting hundreds of thousands of well-paid jobs and leveraging up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030.</p><p>Each year the Department publishes updated energy and emissions projections, analysing and projecting future energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. The Government will publish an updated set of Energy and Emissions projections in due course. This will set out emissions reductions from those specific Net Zero Strategy measures where decisions on the design of the associated individual policy intervention are sufficiently advanced to meet Energy and Emissions projections publication standards.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 98384 question first answered 14/01/2022 14:57:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1352416

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions are in place to ensure continued receipt of child maintenance payments from a parent who is imprisoned but still in receipt of income from personal assets.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	42070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>Where a paying parent is in prison and receives income from certain assets, then a variation can be considered and that income may be taken into account when calculating the maintenance liability.</p><p> </p><p>If the paying parent fails to make payments that are due, the Child Maintenance Service can make arrangements to enforce payment of any arrears.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/09/2021 16:52:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1352672

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, how many times the (a) Climate Action Strategy Committee, (b) Climate Action Implementation Committee, (c) Climate Change National Strategic Implementation Group, (d) National Strategic Implementation Group Net Zero Sub-Group, (e) National Strategic Implementation Group Domestic Adaptation and Resilience Sub-Group and (f) 25 Year Environmental Plan Board have met in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	42071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.</p><p>The DEFRA-led Cross-Government 25 Year Environment Plan Board was established in December 2020. The Board meets every two months and has had five meetings to date.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2021 11:54:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1352673

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether the (a) membership of and (b) terms of reference for the (i) Climate Action Strategy Committee, (ii) Climate Action Implementation Committee, (iii) Climate Change National Strategic Implementation Group, (iv) National Strategic Implementation Group Net Zero Sub-Group, (v) National Strategic Implementation Group Domestic Adaptation and Resilience Sub-Group and (vi) 25 Year Environmental Plan Board have been published.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	42072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>GOV.UK is updated regularly with the terms of reference and membership of Cabinet Committees, including the Climate Action Strategy Committee and Climate Action Implementation Committee.</p><p>The membership and terms of reference have not been published for the following officials’ forums: the National Strategic Implementation Group Net Zero Sub-Group; the National Strategic Implementation Group Domestic Adaptation and Resilience Sub-Group; and the 25 Year Environment Board.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/09/2021 07:56:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1340270

registered interest
date	25/06/2021
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	Pensions: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements her Department has put in place to maintain EU member state derived pension entitlements for EU citizens residing in the UK following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	22193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The EU Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement set out the rules on the payment of state pensions when individuals of any nationality have moved, or move in future, between the UK and EU member states.</p><p> </p><p>These agreements maintain the same rules as prior to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in respect of the payment of their state pension and the coordination between states in its calculation. The UK and EU Member State governments are bound by obligations in those agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The agreements also provide mechanisms for raising issues relating to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU with the European Commission and the governments of Member States.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 22194 question first answered 05/07/2021 16:03:40 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones