Lord Touhig

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the number of Universal Credit claimants experiencing financial difficulties from four in 10, as reported in their Universal Credit Full Source Survey, published in June.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what success they have had in identifying and tracking claimants of Universal Credit whom they deem vulnerable.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they measure the number of claimants of Universal Credit who are experiencing financial hardship; and if so, how many such claimants there are.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they (1) identify, and (2) measure the number of, people having difficulties with claiming Universal Credit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 7 June (HL Deb, col 1405), what was the outcome of his meeting with patients' groups regarding the use of Ibrutinib in England.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review the contract with Capita for armed forces recruitment.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific steps they are taking to ensure that refugee children in Greece are treated in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and enjoy the Convention rights to survival, protection and educatio...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Henley on 27 November (HL Deb, col 485), what precisely was revised in 1998 in respect of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all teachers are trained in understanding and educating children and young people with autism.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many teachers in England have received training on educating children and young people with autism.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools in England accept pupils with autism.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that schools are equipped to support pupils with autism to thrive.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make local authorities commissioners of services for children on the autistic spectrum.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop a national autism and education strategy.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific training measures are in place to enable work coaches to advise, assess, and support people with (1) learning disabilities, (2) autism, and (3) other forms of disability, to make a claim for Universal Credit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they provide to local authorities for the provision of social care to Universal Credit claimants who have (1) a learning disability, (2) autism, and (3) other forms of disability.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the consultation on their Green Paper Work, Health and Disability: Improving Lives, published in October 2016, what timescale they have established for halving the disability employment gap.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether people with (1) learning disabilities, (2) autism, and (3) other forms of disability, will have the opportunity to make a claim for Universal Credit in person.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that people with (1) learning disabilities, (2) autism, and (3) other forms of disability, can easily access the online application process for Universal Credit.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the social care needs of working-age disabled adults distinct from the care needs of people over the age of 65.