Tag: Sue Hayman

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 4.10 of his Department’s response to its consultation on aids and appliances and the daily living component of personal independence payment, published in March 2016, if he will publish the raw data referred to in that paragraph; and whether that data was subject to peer review.

Justin Tomlinson

As confirmed by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State in his statement to the House on 21 March, the proposed changes to PIP will not be going ahead.

We spend around £50bn every year on benefits alone to support people with disabilities or health conditions, with spending on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) having increased by more than £3 billion since 2010. The government is committed to talking to disabled people, their representatives, healthcare professionals and employers to ensure the welfare system works better with the health and social care systems and provides help and support to those who need it most.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-09-05.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will continue to make funding available for new and existing LEADER and Countryside Stewardship schemes when the UK ceases to be a participant of the Common Agricultural Policy on leaving the EU.

Mr David Gauke

The funds mentioned are covered under the Chancellor’s recent announcement on EU funding, available at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-philip-hammond-guarantees-eu-funding-beyond-date-uk-leaves-the-eu

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations his Department has received on manorial rights in Cumbria in the last 12 months.

Dominic Raab

My Department has not received any representations on manorial rights in Cumbria in the last 12 months.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish (a) the criteria used to select organisations invited to attend and (b) the organisations that attended personal independence payments consultation stakeholder events in January 2016.

Justin Tomlinson

The Department held stakeholder events in Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds and London. These were public meetings open to anyone who wished to attend; this was publicised on Gov.uk. Representatives of the following organisations requested to do so:

Aberdeen City Council

Action for Blind People

The Action Group

Carers Support (Bexley)

Cheshire Centre for Independent Living

Citizens Advice Bureau

Coventry Law Centre

Child Poverty Action Group Scotland

Community Navigator Services

Crohn’s and Colitis UK

Deaf Sector Partnership/Scottish Council on Deafness

DeafBlind Scotland

DeafBlind UK

Deafconnect

Elcena Jeffers Foundation

Enable Scotland

Enfield Disability Action

Gateway Housing

Glasgow City Council

Housing Options Scotland

Inclusion Scotland

Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living

Macmillan Cancer Support

Maggie’s Centres

Motor Neurone Disease Association

Multiple Sclerosis Scotland

Multiple Sclerosis Society

National AIDS Trust

Royal National Institute of Blind People

Scope

The Scottish Government

Sense

South Lanarkshire Council

Spinal Injuries Association

Social Security Advisory Committee

Swansea Council

Welfare Benefits Unit

Welsh Government

West Lothian Council

Wolverhampton City Council

Departmental officials also held one-to-one meetings with Scope, RNIB, Disability Rights UK, the Disability Benefits Consortium (an umbrella group of over 60 organisations), and Scottish and Welsh government officials. A meeting was also held specifically for members of the PIP Implementation Stakeholder Forum Working Group. Meetings were also held with both assessment providers, Atos and Capita, to discuss the impact of any policy change on the delivery of assessments.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-09-05.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to ensure that the LEADER and Countryside Stewardship schemes continue to be funded when the UK leaves the EU.

Mr David Gauke

The funds mentioned are covered under the Chancellor’s recent announcement on EU funding, available at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-philip-hammond-guarantees-eu-funding-beyond-date-uk-leaves-the-eu

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to abolish the feudal system of land tenure in England and Wales.

Dominic Raab

The government has no plans to change the basis on which land is owned in England and Wales.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with Compact Voice about the duration of the formal personal independent payment consultation.

Justin Tomlinson

The time period for the consultation was decided in line with the Government’s consultation principles guidance. This advises that consultations should typically run for between 2 and 12 weeks, but that “the timing and length of a consultation should be decided on a case-by-case basis; there is no set formula for establishing the right length”.

As we were consulting on the specific and discrete issue of how aids and appliances are accounted for when determining eligibility to the daily living component, 6 weeks was felt to be an appropriate length.

As the consultation ran over Christmas this period was extended by 8 days, which is why the consultation ran for 7 weeks and one day. The length of the consultation was determined by the Government, as is standard practice. There have been no discussions with Compact Voice on this issue.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-09-08.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the rollout of digital infrastructure in rural areas as part of the move to deliver public services through digital technology.

Ben Gummer

I meet Cabinet colleagues regularly to discuss a range of issues. My officials in the Government Digital Service work with the Department of Culture, Media & Sport on digital inclusion and engagement. Government is working in partnership with the private and voluntary sectors to ensure that everyone in the UK has the basic digital skills needed to benefit in the digital age. To date, more than 90 organisations, including EE, Vodafone, Age UK, the LGA, Tinder Foundation, Microsoft, Shelter and Google have signed up to the Government’s Digital Inclusion Charter to develop initiatives that reach as many people as possible. We are committed to ensuring every UK citizen who can be online will be by 2020.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will apply for EU Solidarity Funding for the damage caused by recent flooding.

Rory Stewart

We will consider all forms of support for those affected by the recent floods.

However, the EU Solidarity Fund would not compensate for private losses. It would take several months to receive the majority of the funds and only provides for a fraction of the total costs of assessed damage. The Government is not ruling this out, but we need to act quickly and our immediate priority is to deal with the urgent needs of those affected.

This is why the Government has opened the Bellwin scheme for Local Authorities affected by floods, with 100% of eligible costs to be met by the Government.

On top of this, the Government is providing nearly £200 million of additional aid to support those affected by the floods in England.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sue Hayman on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s consultation on aids and appliances and the daily living component of personal independence payments, Cm 9171, if he will publish the impact assessment prepared for the five options in that consultation.

Justin Tomlinson

As confirmed by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State in his statement to the House on 21 March, the proposed changes to PIP will not be going ahead.

We spend around £50bn every year on benefits alone to support people with disabilities or health conditions, with spending on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) having increased by more than £3 billion since 2010. The government is committed to talking to disabled people, their representatives, healthcare professionals and employers to ensure the welfare system works better with the health and social care systems and provides help and support to those who need it most.