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1010702

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: 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 steps he is taking to ensure employment support allowance and personal independence payment assessors are (a) informed of and (b) abide by mandates instructing communications via an agreed advocate rather than directly with the client.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Where Employment Support Allowance or Personal Independence Payment claimants have an approved appointee, this will be flagged in the initial referral to the Assessment Provider. If a face-to-face assessment is deemed necessary, the Assessment Provider will send the invite to the appointee only.</p><p> </p><p>In regards to any other ‘advocate’ ie: not an approved benefit appointee, as long as the claimant has made this request clear when claiming PIP or ESA, either by providing a correspondence address, the advocate’s personal details or on their Questionnaire – the PIP2 or the ESA50, then this will be acted upon.</p><p> </p><p>Department works with providers to ensure guidance is understood and applied in line with policy intent.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 14:38:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1011435

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: 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 steps her Department is taking to ensure confidentiality of medical information handled by contracted employment support allowance and personal independence payment assessors.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The contracts for the Departments Health Providers who are assessing the needs of claimants for Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment include strict confidentiality clauses for the protection of personal medical information. The highest priority is placed on confidentiality, protecting the information the Health Providers hold about claimants securely. The Health Providers have detailed and strictly enforced policies relating to data protection and records management to ensure that the data they hold is dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/11/2018 16:35:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1020629

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	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	Christmas Bonus
	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 trend in the number of benefit recipients receiving the Christmas bonus in each year since 2010; and what estimate her Department has made of the number of benefit recipients eligible to receive the Christmas bonus in the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The number of benefit recipients receiving the Christmas bonus in previous years and forecasts for future years can be found in table 1c of the “Outturn and forecast: Autumn Budget 2018” publication.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2018</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2018 11:52:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1061179

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Public Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many records her Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	221707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>DWP reviewed 45,981 files in 2018 and transferred 1369 files to The National Archives (TNA) in October 2018. 3205 files are due to be transferred to the TNA in March 2019.</p><p>DWP has 569 files that are awaiting review, these files have start dates pre-1995. Some of these files may be selected for transfer to the TNA.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/02/2019 17:58:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1061339

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department's guidance for Decision makers on issuing sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	221781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s guidance for its decision makers is already available to see on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>. For decision makers dealing with awards of Jobseeker’s Allowance, the guidance can be found in the “<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decision-makers-guide-staff-guide" target="_blank">Decision Makers Guide</a>” (“DMG”) at chapter 34. Guidance for Employment and Support Allowance can be found in DMG chapter 53.</p><p> </p><p>The “<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide" target="_blank">Advice for Decision Makers</a>” (“ADM”) contains guidance for decision makers dealing with awards of Universal Credit at chapters K1 to K9. Guidance for awards of new-style Employment and Support Allowance and new-style Jobseeker’s Allowance, guidance can be found at chapters V7 and S4 to S7 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/02/2019 16:57:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1082282

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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	Jobcentres: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes jobcentre staff will visit claimants in hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Officers from the DWP Visiting Team, as appropriate, visit claimants to support them in making an application for benefit or for on-going administration of their claim – for example if they have a change in their circumstances. The majority of visits conducted by DWP take place in a claimant’s home. However, an officer can also arrange an appointment at an alternative place, such as an information point (surgery) or hospital, if a claimant is deemed to be vulnerable or is in need of additional support when making an application for benefit or for on-going support. We may also visit centenarians to confirm they can receive and appreciate a congratulatory birthday card from the Queen.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 11/03/2019 18:09:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1132927

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: CTF Partners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her (a) Department and (b) Department's agencies have entered into contracts with CTF Partners since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	266226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>There are no contracts held in the Departments eProcurement system with CTF Partners.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 14:50:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1227625

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how she plans to support claimants with long-term symptoms from contracting covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	78723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Claimants with long term health conditions or disabilities, whether or not they are experiencing symptoms directly arising from infection with Covid-19, may be supported in a range of ways through social security benefits and other support measures, depending on their particular circumstances. Up-to-date information about the support available for individuals can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p>Newly unemployed claimants</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-what-to-do-if-you-were-employed-and-have-lost-your-job" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-what-to-do-if-you-were-employed-and-have-lost-your-job</a></p><p> </p><p>Moving into work</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/moving-from-benefits-to-work</a></p><p> </p><p>Personal Independence Payment</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/pip" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/pip</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/09/2020 16:25:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1506988

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	Universal Credit: Benefits Rules
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department decided not to carry over linking rules to the Universal Credit system.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	51737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing linking rules to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Linking rules were not carried over into Universal Credit. This is because Universal Credit is a separate, simplified benefit system. Instead, each Universal Credit claim is assessed. However, Universal Credit does have a reclaims process, which provides a simple route back onto Universal Credit for claimants who experience a short break in entitlement. This process also reduces the administrative burden on claimants and encourages them to increase their earnings and protects them in periods of reduced employment.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 28/09/2022 16:59:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1506989

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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	Universal Credit: Benefits Rules
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing linking rules to Universal Credit.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	51738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing linking rules to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Linking rules were not carried over into Universal Credit. This is because Universal Credit is a separate, simplified benefit system. Instead, each Universal Credit claim is assessed in its own right. However, Universal Credit does have a reclaims process, which provides a simple route back onto Universal Credit for claimants who experience a short break in entitlement. This process also reduces the administrative burden on claimants and encourages them to increase their earnings and protects them in periods of reduced employment.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 28/09/2022 17:01:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock