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It is 10 years since the Pontcysyllte aqueduct and canal became a UNESCO world heritage site, thereby joining sites such as the Taj Mahal, the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Wall of China—although Pontcysyllte is of course superior to all of them. It was built in 13 years by...
It is 10 years since the Pontcysyllte aqueduct and canal became a UNESCO world heritage site, thereby joining sites such as the Taj Mahal, the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Wall of China—although Pontcysyllte is of course superior to all of them. It was built in 13 years by...
That was a wonderful question. I will not attempt to pronounce the name of the canal, on the basis that I will probably not do it as well as the hon. Lady, but it is a marvellous construction and was the work of Telford and Jessop, as she said. I...
That was a wonderful question. I will not attempt to pronounce the name of the canal, on the basis that I will probably not do it as well as the hon. Lady, but it is a marvellous construction and was the work of Telford and Jessop, as she said. I...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait is for mandatory reconsideration of (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment support allowance claims in each of the last three years in Wrexham constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait is for mandatory reconsideration of (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment support allowance claims in each of the last three years in Wrexham constituency.
The requested information can be found below:
A) Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Statistics on Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) clearance times for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims by parliamentary constituency are planned to be published on 11th June 2019 in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The figures requested will be included within the PIP Official Statistics publication.
It should be noted that the Department’s decision makers are, in relation to PIP, now proactively engaging with claimants at the MR stage to ensure that they have all material evidence before they make their decision. Early indications are that this is helping decision makers.
B) Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
The available information on the average waiting time for MRs of ESA work capability assessments is published and can be found in table 16 here:
It is the intention to produce further geographical breakdowns of these statistics in the future.
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Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):
What has the Prime Minister got against towns in north Wales? In the week following the loss of a £20 billion Hitachi contract in the region, the Government announced the moving of 380 Wrexham tax office jobs to Liverpool and Cardiff city centre. Is it her view that towns across the UK should not have public sector jobs?
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Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):
What has the Prime Minister got against towns in north Wales? In the week following the loss of a £20 billion Hitachi contract in the region, the Government announced the moving of 380 Wrexham tax office jobs to Liverpool and Cardiff city centre. Is it her view that towns across the UK should not have public sector jobs?
No it is not. On Hitachi and the Wylfa site, we offered a package of support that no previous Government had been willing to consider of one third equity, all-debt financing and a strike price of no more than £75 per MWh. Ultimately, we could not at that stage reach an agreement among all the parties, and Hitachi decided on a commercial basis to suspend the project, but it has made clear that it wishes to continue discussions with the Government on bringing forward new nuclear at Wylfa, and we will support those discussions.
No it is not. On Hitachi and the Wylfa site, we offered a package of support that no previous Government had been willing to consider of one third equity, all-debt financing and a strike price of no more than £75 per MWh. Ultimately, we could not at that stage reach an agreement among all the parties, and Hitachi decided on a commercial basis to suspend the project, but it has made clear that it wishes to continue discussions with the Government on bringing forward new nuclear at Wylfa, and we will support those discussions.
No it is not. On Hitachi and the Wylfa site, we offered a package of support that no previous Government had been willing to consider of one third equity, all-debt financing and a strike price of no more than £75 per MWh. Ultimately, we could not at that stage reach an agreement among all the parties, and Hitachi decided on a commercial basis to suspend the project, but it has made clear that it wishes to continue discussions with the Government on bringing forward new nuclear at Wylfa, and we will support those discussions.
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Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):
What has the Prime Minister got against towns in north Wales? In the week following the loss of a £20 billion Hitachi contract in the region, the Government announced the moving of 380 Wrexham tax office jobs to Liverpool and Cardiff city centre. Is it her view that towns across the UK should not have public sector jobs?
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people aged 16 to 64 by category of disability there are in the Wrexham constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people aged 16 to 64 by category of disability there are in the Wrexham constituency.
Table 1 below shows the estimated number of people aged 16 to 64 who have a disability in Wrexham. It also shows the disability prevalence, as well as the equivalent figures for the UK.
Estimates for constituencies are based on small sample sizes and are therefore subject to a margin of uncertainty. Therefore, these estimates should be treated with caution. The “confidence interval” of 4 percentage points means that we can be 95% confident that the true value lies between 13% and 20% (calculated using unrounded figures).
Sample sizes are too small to provide reliable estimates of categories of disability by constituency.
Table 1: the number and percentage of disabled people, aged 16 to 64, in Wrexham, and the UK, July 2016 to June 2017
| Number of disabled people | Total population | Disability Prevalence (%) | Confidence Interval (percentage points) |
Wrexham | 7,000 | 44,000 | 17 | 4 |
United Kingdom | 7,386,000 | 41,081,000 | 18 |
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Source: Annual Population Survey, available at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/
Notes:
- The Annual Population Survey was used to provide a larger sample size to provide constituency breakdowns. Therefore, estimates for the UK will not exactly match estimates from the Labour Force Survey published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in their UK Labour Market statistics bulletin.
- Estimates are provided for the period July 2016 to June 2017 which is the latest period published by ONS without health warnings. More recent estimates remain subject to health warnings while ONS complete their investigations into an unexpected increase in reporting of disability in July to September 2017.
- In summary, the disability definition covers people who report:
- (current) physical or mental health condition(s) or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more
- the condition(s) or illness(es) reduce their ability to carry out day-to-day activities.
- Figures are rounded to the nearest 1000. Percentages are rounded to one percentage point.
- Estimates are subject to sampling variation and are therefore subject to a margin of uncertainty. The ‘confidence interval’ measures this uncertainty, such that we can be 95% confident that the true disability prevalence falls within that distance of the estimate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding he has allocated for the construction of custody provision at Wrexham Magistrates Court; on what the timetable is for the start of that construction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding he has allocated for the construction of custody provision at Wrexham Magistrates Court; on what the timetable is for the start of that construction.
Funding approval has been given to the cost of a new custody suite reported to officials in September 2017 at a total project cost of £3.5m. The cost, in part due to increased planning constraints, has continued to increase. Officials are currently working with professional advisers to understand the costs and timeframes associated with the design to deliver the programme. A revised funding requirement will be subject to internal governance consideration, once a deliverable costed scheme is finalised.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the start of building work to construct new custody provision at Wrexham Magistrates Court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the start of building work to construct new custody provision at Wrexham Magistrates Court.
We do not currently have a date for the building work to start.
Cabinet Office officials have been conducting surveys in Wrexham about Brexit and other issues. My named day question to the Cabinet Office on the matter—on the reason for these surveys—remains unanswered, despite being lodged on 16 May. Would the Leader of the House have a word with the Cabinet Office...
Cabinet Office officials have been conducting surveys in Wrexham about Brexit and other issues. My named day question to the Cabinet Office on the matter—on the reason for these surveys—remains unanswered, despite being lodged on 16 May. Would the Leader of the House have a word with the Cabinet Office...
I am sure the hon. Gentleman will understand entirely why the Conservative party might be interested in all constituencies around the UK: in Government, we are always keen to provide the best possible service to all those who live in this great country of ours. We have Exiting the European...
I am sure the hon. Gentleman will understand entirely why the Conservative party might be interested in all constituencies around the UK: in Government, we are always keen to provide the best possible service to all those who live in this great country of ours. We have Exiting the European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for personal independence payment tribunals in Wrexham constituency was in each of the last four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for personal independence payment tribunals in Wrexham constituency was in each of the last four years.
The information requested is set out in the table below.
Year1 | Wrexham2 - PIP3 Average Clearance Times (weeks) 4 |
2016-2017 | 20.1 |
2015-2016 | 15.6 |
2014-2015 | 12.8 |
2013-20145 | 3.4 |
- The table shows information in the financial year April to March.
- First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Wrexham constituents are heard in the Wrexham venue.
3 Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance, was introduced on 8 April 2013, and includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).
- Average Clearance Time - time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.
5There was only one appeal disposed of in Wrexham in 2013/2014, and that was without the need for a tribunal hearing, as such the waiting time is not representative of average waiting times.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to his Department's helplines have been made in Wrexham constituency in each month in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to his Department's helplines have been made in Wrexham constituency in each month in each of the last five years.
The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold this data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of calls to his Department's helplines has been by people in Wrexham constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of calls to his Department's helplines has been by people in Wrexham constituency in each of the last five years.
The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold this data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Wrexham constituency have had their original personal independence payments overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Wrexham constituency have had their original personal independence payments overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by type of clearance (i.e. whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn) can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/.
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html
The table below shows the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Mandatory Reconsideration decisions and appeal decisions where the award was changed by year of each decision since the introduction of PIP in the Parliamentary Constituencies of Cardiff Central, Swansea East, Ogmore, Wrexham and Neath
Number of Initial decisions and Mandatory Reconsiderations decisions where the award changed by year of decision.
Year of Mandatory Reconsideration | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 (to April) | Total |
Number of Awards Changed at Mandatory Reconsideration | ||||||
Cardiff Central | # | 40 | 70 | 50 | 20 | 180 |
Swansea East | # | 40 | 90 | 230 | 40 | 390 |
Ogmore | # | 30 | 90 | 70 | 30 | 230 |
Wrexham | # | 20 | 70 | 190 | 30 | 300 |
Neath | # | 30 | 100 | 180 | 60 | 360 |
Year of Appeal Decision | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 (to April) | Total |
Number of Awards Changed at Appeal | ||||||
Cardiff Central | # | 10 | 70 | 60 | 20 | 160 |
Swansea East | # | 10 | 120 | 150 | 130 | 400 |
Ogmore | # | # | 100 | 90 | 20 | 210 |
Wrexham | # | # | 20 | 70 | 50 | 140 |
Neath | # | 10 | 100 | 140 | 100 | 350 |
# is used for instances where there are less than 5 cases to avoid the release of confidential data.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of people in Wrexham constituency who will be covered by the Government's latest proposals to safeguard customers on the poorest value energy tariff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of people in Wrexham constituency who will be covered by the Government's latest proposals to safeguard customers on the poorest value energy tariff.
Ofgem is considering options to protect vulnerable consumers and has yet to announce a formal proposal. Alongside this Ofgem has announced a package of measures to help consumers move away from poor value tariffs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in Wrexham constituency worked in the public sector in each of the last five years for which data is available.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in Wrexham constituency worked in the public sector in each of the last five years for which data is available.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Wrexham constituency were categorised as lifelong recipients of Disability Living Allowance and have subsequently been judged ineligible for Personal Independence Payments in each year for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Wrexham constituency were categorised as lifelong recipients of Disability Living Allowance and have subsequently been judged ineligible for Personal Independence Payments in each year for which data is available.
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of children the Government classified as living in poverty in Wrexham in each of the last 10 years for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of children the Government classified as living in poverty in Wrexham in each of the last 10 years for which data is available.
National statistics on the number of children in relative low income are set out in the annual "Households Below Average Income" publication. The number and proportion of children in relative low income is not available at local authority or constituency level in this publication because the survey sample sizes are too small to support the production of robust estimates at this geography.
Latest 3-year estimates for Wales of the proportion and number of children in low income are available in Table 4.16ts and Table 4.17ts in the file “4_children_timeseries_risk” from this link:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance will be provided for his Department's staff currently working at Wrexham following the decision to move operations to Bristol; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance will be provided for his Department's staff currently working at Wrexham following the decision to move operations to Bristol; and if he will make a statement.
All personnel affected by this Army 2020 (Refine) reorganisation of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Reserves will be individually supported in accordance with Departmental policy and processes.
Regular Army personnel will be relocated with the unit or re-assigned to other Army units. Army Reservists will be assisted to transfer to other local Reserve units - including the Royal Welsh Regiment who share the Wrexham Army Reserve Centre.
Civilian staff will be managed in accordance with normal Departmental policy and procedure for redeployment within the terms of their mobility obligation. They will be supported by their line management and will be allocated a people change advisor to assist them with finding alternative positions. Affected civilian staff will also have access have to Ministry of Defence outplacement services if appropriate.