Tag: Mark Hendrick

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Preston are in arrears to the Child Support Agency.

Steve Webb

Information on the number of people in Preston in arrears could not be provided without exceeding the disproportionate cost limit. This is because we would need to check individual cases as a parent can have more than one case.

As of March 2014, there were 3,190¹ Child Support Agency cases in arrears in the Local Authority of Preston.

Notes:

1. Figure rounded to the nearest 10.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents of domestic violence were reported in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in each year since 2010.

Mr Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue has been raised by his Department from employment and support allowance claimants telephoning 0843 515 8650 in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.

Mike Penning

DWP does not operate any telephone lines starting 0843, and therefore receives no revenue from 0843 515 8650.

Similarly, DWP is unable to provide any information on the number of employment and support allowance claimants who call 0843 515 8650.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many knife crimes were reported in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in each year since 2010.

Mr Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payments submitted by people in Preston in 2013 have yet to be determined.

Mike Penning

Figures on the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims outstanding are not available.

However a breakdown of the statistics published on 5th June 2014 show that during April to December 2013, 820 PIP new claims were registered and 250 decisions were made for individuals living in Preston Local Authority.*

There are several reasons why a new claim could be registered and awaiting a decision. For example, the claimant is waiting to receive or has not yet returned their PIP 2 How your disability affects you form, the claimant is awaiting their assessment appointment date, the DWP have not yet made a decision on the claim, or the claimant has told DWP that they wish to withdraw their claim.

*Source: PIP Computer System claimant records

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many drug-related crimes were reported in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in each year since 2010.

Mr Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for employment and support allowance submitted by people in Preston in 2013 have yet to be determined.

Mike Penning

We have interpreted the question to be for the number of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Incapacity Benefits Reassessments (IBR), Work Capability Assessments (WCA) which are still to be decided in 2013, for Preston Local Authority and this information is shown in the table below.

ESA WCA assessments still in progress in Preston Local Authority January 2013 to September 2013
New claims – Initial assessments	200
New claims – Repeat assessments	100
Incapacity Benefit re-assessments	–

Source: Data in the tables above is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos Healthcare.

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. “-“ denotes nil or fewer than 50.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic violence courts sat at each magistrates’ court in Lancashire in 2014.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The table below sets out the number of domestic violence courts scheduled to be sat in each magistrates’ court in Lancashire in 2014:

Magistrates Courts in Lancashire	Number of half day sessions scheduled to sit on domestic violence during 2014
Blackpool Magistrates’ Court	100
Lancaster Magistrates’ Court	50
Preston Magistrates’ Court	100
Chorley Magistrates’ Court	50
Ormskirk Magistrates’ Court	50
Blackburn Magistrates’ Court	100
Burnley Magistrates’ Court	100

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants telephoned 0843 515 8650 in the first quarter of 2014; what the average cost of such calls has been to claimants; and what the average length of each such call has been.

Mike Penning

DWP does not operate any telephone lines starting 0843, and therefore receives no revenue from 0843 515 8650.

Similarly, DWP is unable to provide any information on the number of employment and support allowance claimants who call 0843 515 8650

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with bidders for the Northern Rail franchise covering the Colne to Blackpool South service via Preston on the replacement of Pacer trains with rolling stock that has not previously been used on London Underground.

Claire Perry

The Department has held discussions with bidders for the Northern franchise to discuss and receive feedback on a range of specification areas, including rolling stock and the intended service specifications across the new franchise.

Our specifications for the Northern franchise will be set out in the Invitation to Tender document, which will be published shortly.