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1713527

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of changes in the level of social security benefits on people living in unsuitable housing.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	23477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions spends around £30bn a year on housing support for renters in both the private and social rented sectors. Benefit rates and the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) are reviewed annually.</p><p>From April this year the Government is investing £1.2 billion increasing LHA rates to the 30th percentile of local market rents. This significant investment ensures 1.6 million private renters in receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit gain on average, nearly £800 in additional help towards their rental costs in 2024/25.</p><p>LHA provides a reasonable level of housing support towards rental costs in the private rented sector. LHA rates are not intended to cover all rents in all areas.</p><p>The Department works closely with other government departments, stakeholders, jobcentres, and local authorities to understand the impact of its policies.</p><p>For those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs and need further support Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available from local authorities. Since 2011 the Government has provided nearly £1.7 billion in DHP funding to local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/04/2024 15:27:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1680864

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
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	Universal Credit: Childcare
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 (a) single and (b) couple parent households receiving universal credit (i) were eligible for and (ii) received the childcare element in each region in the latest month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of households in receipt of Universal Credit are published every three months. The latest statistics, to August 2023, are available by family type and if they receive the childcare element, and by region on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of households who are eligible for the childcare element are not routinely published, but we are looking to develop the official UC household statistics to include these statistics. Further details will be published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/universal-credit-statistics" target="_blank">here</a> in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2024 17:58:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1546760

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Chemicals: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that chemical products can move from the UK to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland while remaining compliant with the chemical classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) regulatory framework; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a more flexible approach to encourage the concept of dual labelling when developing UK CLP policy.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	99830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation in Great Britain (known as the GB CLP Regulation), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) acts on behalf of the Government as the Agency.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is considering how to deliver for CLP the requirements outlined in the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill which would facilitate a dual-regulatory regime that gives choice to Northern Ireland businesses and can deal flexibly and durably with any barriers within the UK internal market, alongside robust commitments to protect the EU single market. As part of these considerations HSE will assess the potential impacts of policy decisions on stakeholders but will seek to ensure that the provisions within CLP that protect consumers and workers through clear and easily identifiable labelling are upheld.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/12/2022 16:53:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1540659

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the functioning of the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989 since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	82288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/ed-offshore-inspection-guide-workforce-engagement.pdf" target="_blank">Workforce Engagement Inspection Guide</a> in 2018. A key objective of the Inspection Guide is to help inspectors to assess compliance with the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989, SI 971, during their inspections. The Guide was developed by HSE’s Workforce Engagement Specialist Inspector. Since January 2020 to date 41 inspections have been carried out using the Inspection guide.</p><p> </p><p>The inspections assessed compliance against the inspection guide and of those inspections 4 were rated as being good; 29 were broadly compliant and 8 were deemed poor. Where non-compliance issues were found, duty holders were informed by letter of what they needed to do. HSE then monitored progress with them to ensure compliance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/11/2022 13:58:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1540661

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with counterparts in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the regulation of maintenance backlogs in the offshore oil and gas sector since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	82290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Since January 2020, officials at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have held regular discussions on the regulation of maintenance backlogs with their counterparts at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). I have been informed by HSE that senior managers at HSE and BEIS work together through attending formal meetings and forums including those involving other North Sea regulators such as the North Sea Transition Authority to maintain a strategic focus on reduction of maintenance backlogs by duty holders.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/11/2022 15:41:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1540662

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the maintenance shutdowns which have been carried out on offshore oil and gas installations since January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	82291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not hold this information. Duty holders are not required to inform HSE of their maintenance shutdowns.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/11/2022 15:40:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1433889

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of not uprating benefits in line with inflation and the end of the uplift to universal credit on the incomes of households in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	126628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State undertakes an annual review of benefits and pensions based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation in the year to September. All benefit up-rating since April 1987 has been based on the increase in the relevant price inflation index in the 12 months to the previous September.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing £12 billion of support with the cost of living, with help targeted at working families, low-income households and the most vulnerable. A further £9 billion has been announced to protect against the impact of rising global energy prices.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 126530 126554 126699 126781 question first answered 25/02/2022 11:19:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 52972 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1433891

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
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 on the impact of not uprating benefits in line with inflation on levels of child poverty in Stockton North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	126629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The Government is up-rating benefits in line with inflation. The Secretary of State undertakes an annual review of benefits and pensions with reference to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). All benefit up-rating since April 1987 has been based on the increase in the relevant price inflation index in the 12 months to the previous September. The relevant benefits are increasing by 3.1% from April.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the six years, 2014/15 to 2019/20, can be found in the annual publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020" target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to reducing poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty. Our approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment – particularly where it is full-time – in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 126529 126555 126695 126700 126782 126809 127438 question first answered 25/02/2022 11:30:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 52976 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1400486

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the 28 days self-certification for illness will be extended beyond 26 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	98939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>There is no plan to extend the 28 days self-certification beyond 26 January 2022. This is a temporary measure to quickly maximise GP capacity to support the coronavirus booster campaign.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/01/2022 14:40:17 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1245512

registered interest
date	21/10/2020
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	Unemployment: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of job losses in (a) Stockton North, (b) the Tees Valley Combined Authority area and (c) the North East on levels of child poverty in each respective area.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	106988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>Protecting families with low incomes during the COVID-19 outbreak is of upmost importance to this government. The policies implemented in response to the outbreak, such as the Job Retention Schemes and the increases to the welfare budget have made a huge difference, particularly to those with low incomes. This was shown in HMT’s recently published distributional analysis about the Impact of COVID-19 on working household incomes. This publication shows that the lowest income decile of working households has seen no fall in income due to Government measures that have been put in place. This is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-covid-19-on-working-household-incomes-distributional-analysis-as-of-may-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-covid-19-on-working-household-incomes-distributional-analysis-as-of-may-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government launched its Plan for Jobs in response the impact of the pandemic. Progress can be seen in the recent launch of Kickstart, the new Job Entry Target Support (JETS), an extension of the Work and Health Programme and the expansion of the Sector-based Work Academy Programme. A New Job Finding Support Service, involving the private sector recruiters, will also be introduced.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics on the number and percentage of children in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. The rates of children in absolute poverty in the North East region in the three years to 18/19 has decreased, both before and after housing costs, compared to the three years to 09/10.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201819" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201819</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department now publishes supplementary official statistics on the number of children in low income families at constituency level. Children in Low Income Families data is published annually.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures from 2014/15 to 2018/19 can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-201415-to-201819" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-201415-to-201819</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 106990 106992 question first answered 02/11/2020 18:01:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham