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794259

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date	23/11/2017
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 and Support Allowance
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 reimburse claimants of Employment and Support Allowance who were subject to payment miscalculations between 2011 and 2015 when those people were moved from incapacity benefit and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	115232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We are aware that some individuals have been underpaid when moving to Employment and Support Allowance. The department has started to put this right and will bring these plans to parliament.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/11/2017 17:24:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

794422

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Farms: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to promote safety for those who visit, work and live on farms.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	115395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for enforcement of health and safety legislation on farms in Great Britain (GB). On 15 September 2017 HSE published its sector action plan for agriculture, setting out actions HSE will take to promote farm safety (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-plans/agriculture.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-plans/agriculture.htm</a>).</p><p> </p><p>HSE is currently running a programme of Safety and Health Awareness Days (SHADs) for farmers across GB (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/diary.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/diary.htm</a>) and is undertaking a targeted inspection campaign focussing on agriculture as set out in HSE’s 2017/18 Business Plan (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/businessplans/plan1718.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/businessplans/plan1718.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Working with HSE, Local Authorities carry out visits to open farms and animal visitor attractions to deal with matters of visitor safety in relation to infection risks (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/activities.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/activities.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p>HSE also works closely with industry stakeholders, through GB’s Farm Safety Partnerships, to promote and support their activities to improve health and safety in farming.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/11/2017 09:04:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

794464

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vacancies there were in his Department in each month since January 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	115437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>DWP have advertised 1,053 External Vacancies since January 2015 containing 21,432 posts. The breakdown provided by Government Recruitment Services is provided as requested below. It is worth considering these vacancies are not guaranteed to have been filled.</p><p> </p><p>These are the vacancies we advertised. Not all roles advertised were filled and therefore this data will include repeat adverts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Vacancies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Posts</strong> <strong>Advertised</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-15</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>1,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>1,479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-15</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>1,274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>2,107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>1,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>1,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>567</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>891</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>1,238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-17</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-17</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,053</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,432</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/11/2017 17:20:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham