Tag: David Crausby

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many refused claims for personal independence payment have (a) been appealed and (b) been successfully appealed to date.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including personal independent payment (PIP).

This information is published in Tribunals Statistics Quarterly, available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid through working tax credits to people in Bolton North East constituency in each of the last three years.

Mr David Gauke

Table 1: Bolton North East constituency Working Tax Credit entitlement

Tax Year	Total WTC entitlement
2010-11	£19 million
2011-12	£18 million
2012-13	£176 million

These figures have been rounded to the nearest £ million.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims have been submitted for personal independence payment in each month since its introduction.

Mike Penning

Further to the figures published on 5th June 2014. The table below shows how many claims have been submitted for Personal Independence Payment:

	New claims not made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People	New claims made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People	All PIP New Claims
Apr-13	3000	200	3100
May-13	4800	200	5000
Jun-13	23000	900	23800
Jul-13	34200	1500	35700
Aug-13	30600	1300	31900
Sep-13	33800	1300	35100
Oct-13	35600	1500	37100
Nov-13	33300	1400	34700
Dec-13	22000	1200	23200
Jan-14	38000	1600	39500
Feb-14	39000	1400	40400
Mar-14	37900	1500	39500
Apr-13 – Mar 14	335100	13900	349000

· Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100, therefore totals may not sum due to rounding.

· Whether a claim is a ‘New claim made under Special Rules for Terminally Ill People’ has been determined at the point of registration.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-independence-payment-official-statistics-june-2014

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) headteachers, (b) deputy headteachers and (c) teachers in Bolton Local Education Authority took early retirement on the grounds of ill-health in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.

Mr David Laws

Between April 2010 and March 2013 there were seven teachers who retired on ill-health grounds from publicly-funded schools in Bolton local authority.

Given the very small number of people involved, the statistics provided have not included a grade or year split to avoid disclosing data on specific individuals.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that overcrowding on trains is (a) regulated and (b) effectively monitored.

Stephen Hammond

Capacity provided by franchised rail operators is monitored by the Department through regular passenger counts. The results enable the Department to liaise with operators where capacity problems are identified, and to ensure that potential solutions are investigated.

It is for the rail industry to plan to fully deploy available rolling stock to best meet passenger demand, and take all reasonable steps to minimise any crowding.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people resident in (a) Bolton North East constituency and (b) Bolton have received pension credit since 2010.

Steve Webb

Statistics on pension credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department’s website at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html

Guidance for users is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to release statistics on the number of refusals by the Legal Aid Agency to pay legal aid in cases settled before the permission stage.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The Legal Aid Agency records information on the outcome of each application for a discretionary payment in respect of remuneration for work on applications for permission for judicial review, where a case concludes before a decision on permission is taken by the court. The Government is considering the best way of publishing this information.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that funds devolved to the budgets of police and crime commissioners for victims’ services are allocated according to crime rates.

Damian Green

Funding for the commissioning of victims’ services has been allocated to Police and Crime Commissioners using a transparent formula based solely on population data. One of the reasons we are moving to a local commissioning model is to allow Police and Crime Commissioners to provide services tailored to meet local needs. The population based formula ensures that funding is allocated according to where the victim lives, and therefore where they will likely seek the support of victims’ services. Additionally the relatively low variation in distribution of population between areas year on year means these proportions should remain relatively stable over time.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on funding available for victims’ services of devolution to police and crime commissioners.

Damian Green

From 1 October 2014 the majority of support services for victims of crime will be commissioned at the local level by democratically elected and publicly accountable Police and Crime Commissioners and this Government is making more money than ever before available to ensure that victims receive the vital support they require.

PCC’s with their knowledge of local victims’ needs are uniquely placed to ensure that available funding is targeted where most required to help victims of crime to both cope with and, where possible, recover from the impacts of crime.

PCCs are also ideally placed to co-commission with other local commissioners such as Health or Local Authorities, thereby reducing duplication and achieving better value for money.