Written questions by Timothy.

How many people leased a Motability vehicle in each year since 2010 by (a) benefit claim and (b) health condition.

The Motability Scheme operates throughout the UK and is open to recipients of enhanced mobility Personal Independence Payment, higher rate mobility Disability Living Allowance, War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement and Armed Forces Independence Payment (including equivalent Scottish benefits). Whilst the Government facilitates the transfer of benefits for claimants who choose to join the Scheme, we do not collate data on benefit type or health condition for those who chose to join the Scheme.

What industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the form of industrial action is in each dispute; which recognised trade union is involved in each dispute; what the substantive matter is that is being disputed in each case; and what steps he plans to take to end each dispute.

There are currently no ongoing disputes within DWP or arm’s length bodies connected to the Department.

Whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) her Department and (ii) each of its arm’s length bodies.

There has been no change in the Department’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration. As separate entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Length Body, rather than with the Department.

If she will publish the terms of reference for her Department’s quality assurance framework; and what steps she is taking to ensure that framework is adhered to when responding to correspondence from ho

The Department for Work and Pensions follows the Cabinet Office Guide to Handling Correspondence. This guidance is published on Gov.uk and sets out how all departments should respond to correspondence from hon members. Drafters receive ongoing training, a...

How many people who are not British citizens are claiming benefits, by immigration status and benefit.

Non-UK / Irish citizens can only access benefits like Universal Credit if they have an immigration status that provides recourse to public funds. Those without immigration status or with a no recourse to public funds condition on their status are not enti...

If she will ensure data to help identify people eligible for Pension Credit is made available to local authorities.

The Department already shares extensive data with local authorities for a variety of purposes. Local authorities are allowed to re-use that data under the terms of a data sharing Memorandum of Understanding, subject to them seeking their own legal advice,...

How many claims were processed by the Child Maintenance Agency in each of the last five years; and how many appeals were (a) lodged, (b) fully processed, (c) upheld and (d) rejected.

A principle of child maintenance is to increase levels of cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support.Where a family-based child maintenance arrangement is not...

If she will publish the total number of claimants broken down by nationality for all benefits.

The Department does not hold data on the current nationality of those claiming benefits. As such there are no plans to publish the total number of customers broken down by nationality for all benefits. Decisions regarding the development and publication o...