Asked by: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to any societal changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans there are to establish a Select Committee to consider (1) the membership, and (2) the role, of the House of Lords.
Answered by Lord McFall of Alcluith
There are no current plans for the appointment of a new committee to consider these matters. The Liaison Committee runs regular exercises to invite proposals from members for special inquiry committee topics, and I would encourage anyone with particular suggestions for new committee activity to make them in this context.
The Lord Speaker’s committee on the Size of the House published its first report in October 2017, and has since published updates in 2018 and 2019. It is anticipated that this committee will reconvene soon to consider further the size of the membership of the House.
Asked by: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions the Department for Work and Pensions has had with disability charities ahead of the recently announced changes to mobility activity 1 and 3 of the Personal Independence Payment assessment.
Answered by Lord Henley
The Department for Work and Pensions has regular and ongoing discussions with disability organisations on a range of issues related to Personal Independence Payment. As part of this on-going engagement Ministers have been in contact with a number of stakeholders, including disability charities, to discuss and explain the changes that we have introduced.
Asked by: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the percentage of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) recipients who have received a reduced award as a result of recently announced changes to mobility activity 3 of the PIP assessment.
Answered by Lord Henley
The recently announced changes refer to daily living activity 3 and mobility activity 1 of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment. No recipients of PIP awarded by the Department for Work and Pensions have received a reduced award as a result of recently announced changes to these activities.
Asked by: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the percentage of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) recipients who have received a reduced award as a result of recently announced changes to mobility activity 1 of the PIP assessment.
Answered by Lord Henley
The recently announced changes refer to daily living activity 3 and mobility activity 1 of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment. No recipients of PIP awarded by the Department for Work and Pensions have received a reduced award as a result of recently announced changes to these activities.
Asked by: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government with reference to the mobility activity 1 of the Personal Independence Payment assessment, how many people have scored points on descriptors d or f for (1) new claims, and (2) Disability Living Allowance reassessments, (a) before, and (b) since, November 2016.
Answered by Lord Henley
The table below give statistics on the number of people who scored on descriptors d or f on Activity 11 (mobility activity 1) of their assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for both new claimants and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessments from April 2013 to 8th September 2016.
Table 1 – Number of PIP claimants who scored on descriptor d or f on Activity 11 of their PIP assessment
Number scoring d or f on Activity 11 | April 2013 to 8 September 2016 |
New claims | 69,250 |
DLA Reassessments | 82,080 |
Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Data beyond September 2016 is not readily available.
Asked by: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with reference to the daily living activity 3 of the Personal Independence Payment assessment, how many people have scored points on descriptors c, d, e or f for (1) new claims, and (2) Disability Living Allowance reassessments, (a) before, and (b) since, November 2016.
Answered by Lord Henley
The table below give statistics on the number of people who scored on descriptors c, d, e or f on Activity 3 of their assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for both new claimants and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reassessments from April 2013 to 8th September 2016.
Table 1 – Number of PIP claimants who scored on descriptor c, d, e or f on Activity 3 of their PIP assessment
Number scoring c, d, e or f on Activity 3 | April 2013 to 8 September 2016 |
New claims | 71,140 |
DLA Reassessments | 19,210 |
Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Data beyond September 2016 is not readily available.