Claire Hazelgrove MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to engage with external organisations, including charities representing people with specific health conditions such as Parkinson’s, to support the training and upskil
Answer: The department is taking a number of steps to support the training and upskilling of staff involved in Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments, while ensuring that all clinical training materials are of the highest quality, evidence-based, and fre...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Certificates: Paramedical StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of Paramedic Practitioners to certify fit notes under the Fit Note (Statement of Fitness for Work) legislation.
Answer: Legislation was amended in 2022 to widen the list of professionals eligible to issue a fit note to include pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and registered nurses, alongside doctors. The changes were made following extensive consultat...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in Child Maintenance Service (CMS) decision-making processes.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is committed to making Child Maintenance Service (CMS) decisions clear, accessible and transparent.Whenever a decision is made that affects a child maintenance calculation or payment arrangements, DWP issues noti...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordApprenticeships: British National (Overseas)Department for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of enabling British National (Overseas) visa holders to access apprenticeship programmes in (a) the health and social care sec
Answer: The department regularly reviews the apprenticeship funding rules, often in consultation with others, including the Home Office and the Department for Education. This includes the requirements for ordinary residency. This three-year residency requirement ...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of whether company directors are able to disguise personal income as business revenue to reduce child support obligations under the Child Maintenance Service 2012
Answer: Where a paying parent is the Director of their limited liability company, they are legally an employee of that company for child maintenance purposes. They are also legally required to provide details of unearned income such as dividends in their Self-Ass...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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