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983361

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	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 the evidential basis was for the introduction of the 20-metre rule as a criterion for mobility in the personal independence payment assessment procedure.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	176485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The development of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment has been carried out in an iterative, transparent and consultative manner. It was developed in collaboration with a wide range of experts and through comprehensive public consultation.</p><p>The consultation process confirmed there is no consensus across the health and social care community of the perfect measure of mobility and there is no evidence for one particular distance.</p><p>The 20 metre distance was introduced in PIP to distinguish those whose mobility is significantly more limited than others and who face even greater barriers on a day to day basis – those who have the highest need.</p><p> </p><p>There are 104,000 PIP claimants receiving the enhanced rate of mobility who previously were not awarded the higher rate mobility in Disability Living Allowance in the period April 2013 to October 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 176486 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:45:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

983363

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the introduction of the 20-metre rule on the level of people's eligibility for personal independence payment compared with previous levels of eligibility for disability living allowance.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	176486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The development of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment has been carried out in an iterative, transparent and consultative manner. It was developed in collaboration with a wide range of experts and through comprehensive public consultation.</p><p>The consultation process confirmed there is no consensus across the health and social care community of the perfect measure of mobility and there is no evidence for one particular distance.</p><p>The 20 metre distance was introduced in PIP to distinguish those whose mobility is significantly more limited than others and who face even greater barriers on a day to day basis – those who have the highest need.</p><p> </p><p>There are 104,000 PIP claimants receiving the enhanced rate of mobility who previously were not awarded the higher rate mobility in Disability Living Allowance in the period April 2013 to October 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 176485 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:45:48 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

973175

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hare Coursing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2018 to Question 129098, how many reports of hare coursing were received in each year since 2014; and how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been relating to hare coursing in 2018 to date.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	174788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Offences of hare coursing may be prosecuted using offences created by the Game Act 1831, the Night Poaching Act 1828 and the Hunting Act 2004.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold any record of the number of reports of hare coursing offences made to the police.</p><p>The CPS does not maintain a central record of the number of prosecutions for offences of hare coursing. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/10/2018 10:42:11 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

971691

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hare Coursing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the powers available to the police to tackle hare coursing.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	173623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The police have a range of powers to tackle hare coursing through the game acts and the Hunting Act 2004. How these powers are used are operational matters for the police. In light of concerns raised, Home Office officials are engaging with relevant police forces to understand more about the issues.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/09/2018 16:49:43 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

946803

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 12 July 2018, on Justice update, HCWS853, whether the reinstatement of legal aid will apply to children located outside of the UK whose cases may fall under (a) the Dublin regulation and (b) section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	167336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>Children located outside of the UK who wish to challenge a decision by the UK government not to accept a request by another EU Member State to transfer their asylum claim to the UK under the Dublin Regulation can do so by means of judicial review, for which legal aid is already available.</p><p> </p><p>Under section 67, participating States refer eligible children to the UK to be relocated. There is no individual application process or right to relocation if a person meets the eligibility criteria. Therefore, there is no process for which the individual could require legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting with stakeholders about the reinstatement of legal aid announced in the Written Statement of 12 July 2018, HCWS853, and more information about the policy will be laid out in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/09/2018 15:12:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

943834

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis
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 people with multiple sclerosis who scored 12 points under PIP mobility activity 2 moving around descriptor (e) can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided were (a) new claimants and (b) reassessments in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	165668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Of all Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims cleared between April 2013 and 30th April 2018 from claimants with multiple sclerosis who scored 12 points under PIP the ‘moving around’ mobility activity descriptor (e) can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided, (a) 14% were new claimants and (b) 86% were Disability Living Allowance to PIP reassessment claimants.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/07/2018 17:02:13 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

942884

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis
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 claimants of disability living allowance with multiple sclerosis received the higher rate of mobility support as a result of being unable or virtually unable to walk because of a physical disability in the 12 months before the roll-out of personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	165119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><br>The available information on the number of individuals in receipt of Disability Living Allowance payments by medical condition and date is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/07/2018 15:57:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

942885

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis
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 people with multiple sclerosis are no longer eligible for the higher rate of mobility support as a result of the transition from disability living allowance to personal independence payment since the roll-out of personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	165120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the level of mobility award claimants with Multiple Sclerosis received under Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and their level of mobility award following reassessment to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Table: DLA to PIP Reassessment outcomes for claimants with Multiple Sclerosis</em></p><p><em> </em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Outcome Following Reassessment to PIP</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Award Received Under DLA</strong></p></td><td><p>Enhanced Rate of Mobility</p></td><td><p>Standard Rate of Mobility</p></td><td><p>No Mobility Award</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Rate Mobility Component</p></td><td><p>13,900(73%)</p></td><td><p>3,100(16%)</p></td><td><p>2,100(11%)</p></td><td><p>19,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records and DLA Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study claimant data (1<sup>st</sup> October 2013 to 31<sup>st</sup> October 2017)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. PIP Reassessment outcome shows the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. they reflect outcomes prior to any reconsideration appeal action and award review), where that decision was made between 1st October 2013 and 31st October 2017.</p><p>2. For each individual who has a PIP reassessment outcome their PIP entitlement has been compared to their DLA entitlement at the time of their PIP reassessment registration.</p><p>3. Main disabling condition used is the disability recorded on the DLA administrative system for each individual. This is used because disability information is recorded on the PIP computer systems only for the group of cases who have a PIP assessment report.</p><p>4. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which their entitlement decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics. It is possible that a reassessment claim could have a different main disabling condition recorded on the DLA and PIP systems.</p><p>5. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.</p><p>6. Figures exclude claimants who failed to attend their assessment, were disallowed pre-referral or who withdrew their case.</p><p>7. The breakdown of data provided is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</p><p>8. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>9. Totals may not sum due to rounding.</p><p>10. Table percentages are given as row percentages.</p><p>11. Great Britain only.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/07/2018 16:17:13 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 71582 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

942886

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment
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 claimants have received each length of personal independence payment award since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	165121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people who have been awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for each award length between April 2013 and 30<sup>th</sup> April 2018.</p><p><em>Table: PIP awards made between April 2013 and 30th April 2018, split by award length.</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of award</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume of claimants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume as a percentage of total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ongoing Awards</p></td><td><p>323,210</p></td><td><p>18.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finite Awards</p></td><td><p>1,458,250</p></td><td><p>81.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Of which:</em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 1.5 years or lower </em></p></td><td><p><em>346,650</em></p></td><td><p><em>23.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 1.5 – 2.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>496,260</em></p></td><td><p><em>34.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 2.5 – 3.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>364,450</em></p></td><td><p><em>25.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 3.5 – 4.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>92,390</em></p></td><td><p><em>6.3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 4.5 – 5.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>132,630</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 5.5 – 6.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>960</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 6.5 – 7.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>190</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 7.5 – 8.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>950</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 8.5 – 9.5 years</em></p></td><td><p><em>710</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> 9.5 years or more*</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,720</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Short term award</em></p></td><td><p><em>11,330</em></p></td><td><p><em>0.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Awards</p></td><td><p>1,781,470</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The “9.5 years or more” group excludes ongoing awards. Source: PIP ADS</p><p> </p><p>Award lengths are calculated from the date of award of PIP to the review date. At the point of preparing this response, approximately 0.06% of all cleared claims do not have a recorded review date but are not ongoing awards so have been excluded from the table above.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are based on the first outcome recorded for each case and include both new claims and DLA reassessment claims assessed under normal rules. Special rules cases for the terminally ill are excluded from the above figures. Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 cases. This is unpublished data which should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</p><p> </p><p>A claimant can receive a short term fixed award if their condition is expected to improve in the short term. Once this award ends, the benefit ends and no award review takes place.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing awards do not have an end date, but will be subject to a light touch review at the 10 year point. We are currently amending the guidance to ensure that all those awarded the highest level of support under PIP, and who have needs which will stay the same or deteriorate, will receive and ongoing award with a light touch review at the 10 year point. The new guidance will be published later this summer.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/07/2018 16:08:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 71583 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

937495

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to make stamp duty payable on the portion of a property that each person owns according to their tax status in the next Budget.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	162113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government reformed Stamp Duty Land Tax on residential properties at Autumn Statement 2014, cutting the tax for 98% of people who pay it, unless they are purchasing additional property.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s priority is to support first-time buyers. At the 2017 Autumn Budget, the Government removed SDLT for all first-time buyers purchasing properties up to £300,000, with the relief also extending to purchases worth up to £500,000. These changes will help over one million households over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/07/2018 15:50:56 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen