Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Scottish Welfare Powers
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that benefits across this country should at least be of one high standard? We have to be careful that, in creating another agency, we do not end up duplicating services, creating more cost for our taxpayers and delivering a worse service for our constituents. In …..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Scottish Welfare Powers
"It is good to hear about the support that the Minister is providing to the devolved Administration, but will he assure me and other Members that, although some devolution of powers will be helpful, he and his Department will work with them to ensure against duplication and our constituents receiving …..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Universal Credit
"The hon. Gentleman is making a very serious point about housing benefit. Does he welcome the change that allows the benefit to be paid directly to the landlord, as opposed to going to the claimant?..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th March 2018
Asked by:
Luke Graham (Conservative - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department contacts customers to advise them that they are going to be re-assessed for personal independence payments; whether they are notified of such reassessments in advance; and whether they receive a letter advising them that their claim has stopped after which they are able to appeal the decision.
Answered by Sarah Newton
All existing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants have been reminded since 2013 in their annual DLA uprating letters about Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and when they will be invited to claim and under what circumstances. Examples of the DLA uprating letter can be found on the PIP Toolkit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-personal-independence-payment-pip-toolkit.
Where DLA claimants are selected to claim PIP because their existing award is coming to an end, or they are randomly selected because they have a long or indefinite award of DLA, they are sent a letter. The letter explains that their DLA will end and that if they want to continue to receive support they must make a claim for PIP, provide information when requested and attend any potential assessment consultation. The letter also explains that we will continue to pay DLA until a decision has been made on their PIP claim. Examples of some of these invitations are also available from the PIP Toolkit.
Once a decision has been made on a claim to PIP, claimants are informed in the decision notification of the Mandatory Reconsideration and Appeal rights that apply.
Written Question
Thursday 1st March 2018
Asked by:
Luke Graham (Conservative - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has issued on conducting PIP assessments of people with degenerative diseases.
Answered by Sarah Newton
The Personal Independence Payment Assessment Guide provides comprehensive guidance for Health Professionals regarding all aspects of the assessment process, including for claimants with progressive conditions. The guide is updated regularly and published on GOV.UK
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Personal Independence Payments
"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Personal Independence Payments
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 31 Jan 2018
Personal Independence Payments
"I thank the hon. Lady. I would not necessarily disagree with some of the criticisms she is making of the assessment process. Some of my constituents face those challenges, and we would be happy to work across the House to try to fix them. Does she recognise that under PIP, …..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Jan 2018
Marriage in Government Policy
"I thank my hon. Friend for giving way during his concluding remarks. It is really important for us, especially as Conservatives, to think about how we can support individuals. Marriage can be good, but a lot of marriages fail.
We need to be careful that Government policy does not hold …..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 30 Jan 2018
Marriage in Government Policy
"My hon. Friend is making some very positive points about marriage. Given that there is now a record number—about 33.9%—of single people in the United Kingdom, should we not be encouraging any form of partnership, including heterosexual civil partnerships, to encourage people to go into stable relationships with each other? …..."Luke Graham - View Speech
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