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1600458

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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: 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 his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations in the report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council entitled COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts, published on 16 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	156251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit can be paid.</p><p> </p><p>Their report ‘COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts’ was published in November 2022, and recommended prescription for health and social care workers with five serious pathological complications following COVID-19 infection. The department is currently carrying out a detailed assessment of the report’s recommendations. Once this work is complete, the department will provide a formal response.</p><p> </p><p>It would be premature therefore, at this stage, to give a view on the Council’s recommendations or their wider applicability to DWP policies.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 156252 question first answered 09/03/2023 11:18:21 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1600459

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he will accept the recommendations in the report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council entitled COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts, published on 16 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	156252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit can be paid.</p><p> </p><p>Their report ‘COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts’ was published in November 2022, and recommended prescription for health and social care workers with five serious pathological complications following COVID-19 infection. The department is currently carrying out a detailed assessment of the report’s recommendations. Once this work is complete, the department will provide a formal response.</p><p> </p><p>It would be premature therefore, at this stage, to give a view on the Council’s recommendations or their wider applicability to DWP policies.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 156251 question first answered 09/03/2023 11:18:21 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1358403

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support (1) people living with stage 5 kidney disease, and (2) severely immunosuppressed people in the workplace, given recently published data show these groups are not adequately protected following two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL2854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Peer to the answer given to his previous question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2092" target="_blank">HL2092</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, HSE has encouraged businesses to manage risks in order to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in workplaces through the provision of detailed guidance. HSE published updated guidance on 19<sup>th</sup> July to reflect changes as a result of the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/roadmap-further-guidance.htm" target="_blank">Keeping workplaces safe as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are removed (hse.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HSE does not consider vaccination of employees to be a workplace control. Businesses must control the risks and review and update their risk assessment to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 by providing adequate ventilation, regular cleaning and frequent handwashing. Businesses can also continue to reduce the risk of transmission during the pandemic by taking measures to limit the number of people their workers are in contact with, and UK government guidance on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19" target="_blank">working safely</a> provides further information and advice on these measures covering a range of different types of work.</p><p> </p><p>Employers’ health and safety responsibilities include taking reasonable steps to protect all workers and others from the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in connection with their work activities. As these control measures apply to all workers, regardless of their relative levels of vulnerability or the potential outcome, there are no expectations of additional control measures for Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) workers or the need for individual risk assessments.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advises employers to have individual discussions with their CEV employees about any workplace concerns and understand what is in place to protect them. There is specific guidance on the HSE website to support employers to do this <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL2855 HL2856 question first answered 19/10/2021 14:55:14 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1358404

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk associated with severely immunosuppressed people, including kidney transplant patients, returning to the workplace; and whether specific advice and workplace support will be provided to this group.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL2855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Peer to the answer given to his previous question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2092" target="_blank">HL2092</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, HSE has encouraged businesses to manage risks in order to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in workplaces through the provision of detailed guidance. HSE published updated guidance on 19<sup>th</sup> July to reflect changes as a result of the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/roadmap-further-guidance.htm" target="_blank">Keeping workplaces safe as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are removed (hse.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HSE does not consider vaccination of employees to be a workplace control. Businesses must control the risks and review and update their risk assessment to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 by providing adequate ventilation, regular cleaning and frequent handwashing. Businesses can also continue to reduce the risk of transmission during the pandemic by taking measures to limit the number of people their workers are in contact with, and UK government guidance on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19" target="_blank">working safely</a> provides further information and advice on these measures covering a range of different types of work.</p><p> </p><p>Employers’ health and safety responsibilities include taking reasonable steps to protect all workers and others from the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in connection with their work activities. As these control measures apply to all workers, regardless of their relative levels of vulnerability or the potential outcome, there are no expectations of additional control measures for Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) workers or the need for individual risk assessments.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advises employers to have individual discussions with their CEV employees about any workplace concerns and understand what is in place to protect them. There is specific guidance on the HSE website to support employers to do this <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL2854 HL2856 question first answered 19/10/2021 14:55:14 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1358405

registered interest
date	04/10/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information and guidance they will provide to employers on how best to protect people who are severely immunosuppressed and may not mount an adequate immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL2856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Peer to the answer given to his previous question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-15/hl2092" target="_blank">HL2092</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, HSE has encouraged businesses to manage risks in order to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in workplaces through the provision of detailed guidance. HSE published updated guidance on 19<sup>th</sup> July to reflect changes as a result of the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/roadmap-further-guidance.htm" target="_blank">Keeping workplaces safe as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are removed (hse.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HSE does not consider vaccination of employees to be a workplace control. Businesses must control the risks and review and update their risk assessment to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 by providing adequate ventilation, regular cleaning and frequent handwashing. Businesses can also continue to reduce the risk of transmission during the pandemic by taking measures to limit the number of people their workers are in contact with, and UK government guidance on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19" target="_blank">working safely</a> provides further information and advice on these measures covering a range of different types of work.</p><p> </p><p>Employers’ health and safety responsibilities include taking reasonable steps to protect all workers and others from the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in connection with their work activities. As these control measures apply to all workers, regardless of their relative levels of vulnerability or the potential outcome, there are no expectations of additional control measures for Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) workers or the need for individual risk assessments.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advises employers to have individual discussions with their CEV employees about any workplace concerns and understand what is in place to protect them. There is specific guidance on the HSE website to support employers to do this <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/protect-people.htm</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott grouped question UIN HL2854 HL2855 question first answered 19/10/2021 14:55:14 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1348145

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government is providing to clinically extremely vulnerable people who have (a) been unable to work from home and consequently have been unable to work as a result of the nature of their employment and (b) amassed debts in covering basic living costs.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	35844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government has put in place an unprecedented package of support to help people during the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting livelihoods with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and a range of temporary welfare measures. The Government has also worked with mortgage lenders, credit providers and the Financial Conduct Authority to help people manage their finances with payment holidays, and has taken unprecedented action to support renters, ensuring that no-one has been forced from their home during lockdown.</p><p>Although Shielding advice was paused on 1 April 2021, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is still available until 30 September, and clinically extremely vulnerable people may be eligible throughout this period, providing their employer agrees. Clinically extremely vulnerable people may also be eligible for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if they are sick or incapable of work due to coronavirus or other health reasons, subject to meeting the eligibility conditions. Those who are not receiving any support through the furlough scheme or Employment and Support Allowance may be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) where they meet the qualifying conditions.</p><p>The Government recognises that the full impact of COVID-19 on people’s personal finances is still unfolding, and that some are struggling at this challenging time. To help people in problem debt get their finances back on track, the Government has agreed to maintain record levels of funding for free-to-consumer debt advice in England for the Money and Pension Service in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) has now been launched in England and Wales. A standard breathing space offers people in problem debt a pause of up to 60 days on most enforcement action, interest, fees and charges, and will encourage them to seek professional debt advice. A mental health crisis breathing space, with some stronger protections, is available to people receiving mental health crisis treatment. It lasts as long as the person's mental health crisis treatment, plus a further 30 days.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/07/2021 13:20:12 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1345531

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
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: 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 level of risk to employees of suffering from long covid due to a return to the workplace; if she will take steps to encourage workers to continue to work from home where possible; and what steps she is taking to ensure that workplaces encourage (a) high hygiene standards, (b) use of face coverings and (c) social distancing.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	30387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care is the policy lead for Long COVID and, as this is a relatively new condition, is working to further inform wider understanding across government. The Government is also keeping a watching brief on this through the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is keeping the potential implications of Long COVID under review and has proactively commissioned its own work to be better informed of the issue. HSE’s Chief Scientist and its health and occupational health experts are involved in wider discussions in this space and HSE is also in contact with various professional networks in order to keep abreast of continuing developments.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, HSE has encouraged businesses to manage risks in order to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in workplaces; including through the provision of detailed guidance (<a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/index.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/index.htm</a>). This includes guidance on the importance of cleaning, hygiene and handwashing, providing adequate ventilation and social distancing.</p><p> </p><p>Face coverings are a public health protection measure largely intended to help protect others. They are not classified as personal protective equipment (PPE) and are therefore not covered by health and safety legislation. HSE has a web page explaining the difference between face coverings and surgical face masks (<a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/ppe-face-masks/face-coverings-and-face-masks.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/ppe-face-masks/face-coverings-and-face-masks.htm</a>).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/07/2021 16:56:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1342046

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the long-term loss of labour market participation among people under the age of 40 as COVID-19 restrictions are eased.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL1514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is committed to supporting everyone who has been affected by the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the labour market. We want everyone to be able to find a job, progress in work and thrive in the labour market.</p><p>Through the Plan for Jobs, the government invested £33 billion in measures to create, support and protect jobs.</p><p>The Plan for Jobs package includes the Kickstart Scheme, aimed at creating new, fully subsidised jobs for young people aged 16 to 24 on Universal Credit. This is further supported by the DWP Youth Offer (18 to 24 year olds making a Universal Credit claim), so every young person, whatever their background or challenge, gets the chance to shape their own future.</p><p>Most recently, the Restart Scheme started in June, will support all age groups, who have been unemployed for over 12 months, providing intensive and tailored support to help their entry into work. We know from experience that tailored provision can have a real impact on supporting people after an extended period out of work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 07/07/2021 14:04:15 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1330024

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which principal factors her Department has identified as causing the shortage of (a) UK and (b) EU workers for reopening UK businesses, with particular reference to the impact of (i) the furlough scheme and (ii) travel restrictions; what steps she is taking to (A) vary or (B) bring to an end arrangements which are restricting the availability of workers for reopening businesses; and if she will publish a timetable for taking those steps.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	11457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>Official data from the independent Office for National Statistics shows that the number of advertised vacancies across the UK economy was 657,000 in February to April 2021 – 154,000 (19%) below their pre-COVID-19 level.</p><p> </p><p>Our Plan for Jobs is an ambitious programme of job creation and support to help people of all ages move into work or gain the skills that will open up job opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/06/2021 16:14:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1315703

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Health and Safety Executive has categorised covid-19 in the workplace according to Table 1 Consequence table in the Enforcement Management Model (EMM) Operational version 3.2 following the latest review.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	3003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Enforcement Management Model (EMM) review of the classification of Covid-19 is largely completed and is currently subject to internal assurance and clearance processes. We will update the Health and Safety Executive website in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2021 16:43:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald