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1198081

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number women who have been (a) made redundant and (b) furloughed as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	52459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>ONS estimate redundancies using the Labour Force Survey. The latest figures can be found at;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/redundancies/datasets/redundancieslevelsandratesseasonallyadjustedred01sa" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/redundancies/datasets/redundancieslevelsandratesseasonallyadjustedred01sa</a></p><p> </p><p>There is no data currently available by either ONS or HMRC on the impact of the furlough scheme by gender as a result of covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/06/2020 13:12:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1198598

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations of the Scope's report entitled the Disability Report: Disabled People and the Coronavirus Crisis, published in May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	51816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Disability Unit is working across Government Departments to ensure that the needs of disabled people are considered in the Government’s response to Covid-19. The Government welcomes Scope’s report on 'Disabled People and the Coronavirus Crisis', and will consider its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/06/2020 13:25:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1198865

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to suspend the 182 day entitlement limit to the new style Job Seeker's Allowance in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	52556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) is limited to a maximum of 182 days in any one jobseeking period. This is an absolute limit, provided for in primary legislation (section 5 of the Jobseekers Act 1995) and there are no plans to amend the primary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Universal credit, for those people who meet or continue to meet the conditions of entitlement, is available throughout any period of entitlement to contribution-based JSA.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/06/2020 13:34:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1197422

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Health and Safety Executive
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace spot checks the Heath and Safety Executive has carried out in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	49843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The numbers of workplace spot checks the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has carried out in each of the last six months is in the table below:</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>No. of Proactive Inspections</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2019</em></p></td><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>1041</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>587</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> – 20<sup>th</sup> May</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The above data was extracted from HSE’s operational database on 21<sup>st </sup>May 2020 and is subject to change e.g. the administrative process of recording the information in the database can take up to 10 days.</p><p> </p><p>In March, HSE temporarily suspended proactive visits to sites to allow social distancing measures to be put in place to protect visiting staff. It has since developed plans for resuming proactive site inspections.</p><p> </p><p>The above data excludes investigations of workplace concerns including those relating to COVID-19, where checks have been made to ensure that measures have been put in place to comply with the law.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/06/2020 14:18:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1197423

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling the electronic submission of life certificates from UK pensioners overseas during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	49673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>During the Emergency period DWP has suspended the issue of Life Certificates to customers living abroad, recognising the difficulties securing independent verification would present while Foreign Countries experience different phases of Lock Down. The situation is under regular review and the process will be reintroduced at an appropriate point. In the meantime, verification clearance has been undertaken by telephone for those who have already received Life Certificates, ensuring our customer service standards are not compromised. We continue to explore alternative means of International verification and have recently introduced arrangements with USA to align to their death registration process removing the future requirement for dispatching Life Certificates to customers living in the USA.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/06/2020 15:09:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1197457

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020 is being funded; and for how long that funding will be made available.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	49703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The funding up to a maximum of £14.19m has been made available to the Health and Safety Executive by HM Treasury until 31 March 2021</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/06/2020 15:02:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1197458

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the additional volume of (a) call centre staff, (b) inspectors, and (c) equipment that will be provided by the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020; and whether the Government has set targets for each of those categories.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	49704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>An additional sum of up to £14 million has been made available to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to support their advice and regulatory activities, such as extra call centre employees, inspectors and equipment. HSE is currently developing plans and as more businesses return to work, it has begun carrying out proactive checks to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to protect workers from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 49705 49706 question first answered 02/06/2020 15:14:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1197520

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for personal independence payment have been rejected since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/06/2020 15:12:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1197522

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new personal independence payment claims carried out over the phone have been rejected since 1 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 03/06/2020 15:15:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1197600

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a restart programme for 19-25 year olds entering the job market in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	49697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Jobcentres have already started to re-engage with new and existing claimants and are signposting them to appropriate support to support people through the economic recovery post Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also engaging with a number of external stakeholders including the Youth Employment Group (set up by the Prince’s Trust, Youth Employment UK, the Institute for Employment Studies, the Youth Futures Foundation and Impetus) as well as continuing to work across Whitehall to develop appropriate support aimed at young people.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/06/2020 14:00:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis