Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Mar 2021
Pensions
"Very quickly, I have a compliment and a question. The compliment is that, as an MP of 20 years’ standing, I know that pensions are one of the most difficult things that we get inquiries on from constituents, and the Minister, when he replies, has a knack for explaining these …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Mar 2021
Pensions
"My question is this. The very helpful notes that go with the instrument state:
“A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.”
We were not expecting “War and Peace”. There will be a reason why the Government took that decision; perhaps the Minister will explain it to …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Mar 2021
Pensions
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Jan 2021
Covid-19: Child Maintenance Service
"It is a pleasure to see the Minister back at the Dispatch Box.
I begin with some good news. As an MP of nearly 20 years’ service, I well remember the old unlamented Child Support Agency, which was cumbersome, bureau-cratic and highly formulaic. I remember receiving an absolute plethora of …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Jan 2021
Covid-19: Child Maintenance Service
"The Minister has a deserved reputation in this place for being a thoroughly good chap. I am very grateful for that unequivocal answer. I shall certainly, on behalf of my constituent, take him up on his very kind offer, and then hopefully we can get justice for Miss Panza and …..."Mark Francois - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 30th January 2017
Asked by:
Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unsuccessful claims for personal independence payments were overturned at the mandatory reconsideration stage in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The table below gives statistics on the number and proportion of disallowed claims to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) where the initial decision was overturned at mandatory reconsideration (MR).
Table 1 – claims to PIP disallowed at initial decision where an award was made after an MR
| Volume | Percentage |
Mandatory Reconsiderations requested after being disallowed PIP at initial decision | 103,200 | |
Award Changed at mandatory reconsideration stage after being disallowed PIP at initial decision | 13,500 | 13% |
The number of decisions changed at mandatory reconsideration after being disallowed PIP at initial decision represents under 2% of all PIP decisions.
Notes:
- Data relates to claims where the initial decision was made between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016.
- Figures are for Great Britain only.
- PIP data includes normal rules and special rules for the terminally ill claimants, and is for both new claims and DLA reassessment claims.
- Data has been rounded to the nearest 100.
Written Question
Monday 30th January 2017
Asked by:
Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unsuccessful claims for employment support allowance were overturned at the mandatory reconsideration stage in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The last 12 months for which figures are available is March 2015 – March 2016, set out in the table below.
ESA WCA decisions | 439,620 |
MR decisions | 56,920 |
Decisions overturned | 4,510 or 8% |