Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving personal independence payments are in receipt of both the mobility and daily living components.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment which can be split by the Daily Living and Mobility components a claimant is receiving can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a primary condition of epilepsy who receive personal independence payments that are in receipt of the mobility component.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment which can be split by the Daily Living and Mobility component a claimant is receiving and by their main disabling condition can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a primary condition of epilepsy receiving personal independence payments (PIP) are in receipt of the PIP daily living component.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment which can be split by the Daily Living and Mobility component a claimant is receiving and by their main disabling condition can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a primary condition of epilepsy receiving personal independence payments (PIP) are in receipt of both the mobility and daily living components of PIP.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment which can be split by the Daily Living and Mobility component a claimant is receiving and by their main disabling condition can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving personal independence payments are in receipt of the PIP mobility component.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment which can be split by the Daily Living and Mobility component a claimant is receiving and by their main disabling condition can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving personal independence payments are in receipt of the PIP daily living component.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson
The latest available data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims in payment which can be split by the Daily Living and Mobility component a claimant is receiving and by their main disabling condition can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of drugs being smuggled into prisons.
Answered by Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
One of the first things the Lord Chancellor did was to visit HMP Leeds with the Prime Minister where they set out our focus on tackling crime, investing up to £2.5 billion transforming the prison estate and providing 10,000 additional prison places.
At HMP Leeds there is an X-ray body scanner installed there to identify items internally concealed on prisoners. HMP Wakefield also has an X-ray body scanner. At HMP New Hall in our women’s estate, the drug threat is different and staff there have worked hard to respond to the inspection report published in April. They have put in place an updated local drug strategy, do more suspicion-led drug testing and store medications in line with clinical guidelines.
We have previously invested £70 million to improve safety, security and decency in prisons. We use body, property, cell and area searches across the estate, aided by dedicated search teams and drug detection dogs.
As announced in August, we will be spending a further £100 million on prison security. Airport-style security, including X-ray scanners, will be put into prisons across the estate to help stop contraband such as drugs from getting in.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government last reviewed the security situation at Sharm El Sheikh airport; and what the outcome of that review was.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department for Transport undertakes aviation security assessments at overseas airports. UK aviation security experts are working closely with their Egyptian counterparts on the ground. It is long standing government policy not to comment on security matters, however I can confirm that we continue to work in partnership with the Egyptian authorities and are grateful for their close engagement and support.
We look forward to achieving the return of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh when the situation allows.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to reduce the minimum level for applications for funding from the Tampon Tax Community Fund.
Answered by Baroness Morgan of Cotes
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of free television licences issued to residents in (a) Kirklees borough and (b) Dewsbury constituency in each of the last three years; and what the total annual value of those licences was.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
In the 2015 funding settlement, the Government agreed with the BBC that responsibility for the concession will transfer to the BBC in June 2020.
The government and the BBC agreed at the time that this was a fair deal for the BBC. The BBC benefited as the government closed the iPlayer loophole and committed to increase the licence fee in line with inflation. And to help with financial planning, the government agreed to provide phased transitional funding over 2 years to introduce the cost to the BBC.
This reform was subject to public discussion and debated extensively during the passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017 through Parliament.
On 10 June 2019, the BBC announced that the current scheme will end. From 1 June 2020, a free TV licence will only be available to a household with someone aged over 75 who receives Pension Credit.
The table below provides estimates of the costs and caseloads for 2015/16 through to 2017/18 of providing free TV licences to people aged 75 years and over in the geographical areas requested. Expenditure in nominal prices. The figures for 2018/19 will be available in September.
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| Caseload (thousands) |
| 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
(a) Kirklees borough | 26.2 | 27.1 | 27.4 |
(b) Dewsbury constituency | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
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| Expenditure (£m) (Nominal) |
| 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
(a) Kirklees borough | £3.73 | £3.78 | £3.94 |
(b) Dewsbury constituency | £0.95 | £0.96 | £1.01 |