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884886

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date	16/04/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the implementation of planned changes to pay Pension Credit to the youngest member of a couple rather than the youngest.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Currently, when one member of a couple has reached Pension Credit qualifying age, that member may claim Pension Credit for the couple. Under the Welfare Reform Act 2012, Pension Credit will be available to couples only where both members have reached the qualifying age.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to implement the change to Pension Credit qualification for couples where one member is above and the other below Pension Credit qualifying age at the point that Universal Credit has been rolled out nationally and is available for all new claims. However, existing claims to Pension Credit from such couples will be protected.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/04/2018 13:10:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

884889

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a reliable mechanism which (a) makes clear the whereabouts of important documentation relating to tax credit claims, (b) acknowledges the submission of online renewals and (c) does not suspend payments until it can be proved that claimants have received and then failed to respond appropriately to the necessary paperwork.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon Gentleman to the answer my predecessor gave him on 12<sup>th</sup> September 2017 (Hansard 7488).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has processes in place for handling and scanning important documents and cherished items. The department endeavours to return such items but cannot legislate for documentation that is not accompanied by a covering letter or form that enables HMRC to identify the sender.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the automated acknowledgements referred to in the previous answer, HMRC has introduced an online service that enables customers to track the progress of their tax credits renewal online through their Personal Tax Account. HMRC send tax credits customers their renewal packs between mid-April and the mid-June each year. These are followed by a series of reminders and an extensive advertising and social media campaign to encourage customers to renew on time.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/04/2018 16:28:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

884895

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Torture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress the Government has made on updating Consolidated Guidance on the use of torture.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>​The Prime Minister made a Written Ministerial Statement on 15 September 2016 informing Parliament that the government would consider what changes could be made to the Consolidated Guidance to address points made by Sir Mark Waller, the then Intelligence Services Commissioner. This work has been taken forward and the government has sought the views of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on it in the context of their wider Detainee Inquiry. The government will carefully consider the report of the Committee once it is published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/04/2018 12:47:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

884897

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the availability of judicial legal remedies below High Court level for disabled people to challenge the under-occupancy penalty on the grounds of discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Disabled people can challenge the regulations underpinning the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy on the basis of discrimination by way of judicial review and seek a remedy (including damages for breach of the Human Rights Act). They can also ask the County Court to award damages for a breach of the Human Rights Act if it is found that they have been discriminated against under such regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/04/2018 11:47:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

884958

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether staff at her Department have instructed local authorities to cease paying housing enefit to all residents in receipt of personal independence payments pending a review into all claims for such payments.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that no such instructions have been issued.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/04/2018 14:42:32 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

882194

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authorities applied for the modern slavery pilot scheme; and how were successful applicants selected.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>As part of NRM reform, Home Office Ministers committed to testing ‘transition pathways’ with local authorities to identifying best practice in supporting victims to move out of central government-funded support and into local communities.</p><p> </p><p>Nine local authorities applied to be part of this testing process and applications were assessed based on whether their proposals aligned with the aims of the project. For example, whether the proposals related to support for victims at the end of the NRM process, and whether they would provide opportunity to test the role of local authorities and their partners in supporting victims to transition out of NRM care.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2018 16:46:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

882195

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Universal Credit: Internet
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 visits to the Universal Credit website result in claimants successfully accessing the service following the (a) creation and (b) re-use of a verified account.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>Over 99% of claims are made online, and claimants can contact their Work Coach at any point during their claim via email and their online journal if they require further help, including accessing the service.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/04/2018 14:35:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

882201

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of foster care allowances in covering the cost of raising children.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>There has been no recent assessment of the adequacy of National Minimum Allowances for foster parents in covering the cost of raising children.</p><p> </p><p>‘Foster Care in England’, the independent review of the fostering system and the Education Select Committee made a number of recommendations relating to the support foster parents receive, including financial support. We are carefully considering the recommendations made by both reports and the government response will be published in spring this year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/04/2018 16:55:29 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

882273

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Ambulance Services
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 and what proportion of ambulance handovers at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust were delayed by more than (a) 30 minutes and (b) 60 minutes in the last three months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Ambulance handover performance for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust during the last three months for which data is available (December 2017 – February 2018) is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>February 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust: Arriving by ambulance</p></td><td><p>2,888</p></td><td><p>2,819</p></td><td><p>2,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust: Delay 30-60 mins</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust: Delay more than 60 mins</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust: Percentage Delayed more than 30 minutes</p></td><td><p>22.4%</p></td><td><p>18.8%</p></td><td><p>18.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Source:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/winter-daily-sitrep-2017-18-data/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/winter-daily-sitrep-2017-18-data/</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 18/04/2018 14:23:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

882277

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Support for Mortgage Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of households affected by the replacement of Support for Mortgage Interest with a new loan were still to be informed of that change by Serco as of 31 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	135406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>By 31st March everyone receiving Support for Mortgage Interest had been sent a letter informing them of the change to the new loan system.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/04/2018 16:28:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead