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1648472

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	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, whether he has made a recent assessment of the (a) effectiveness of systems and (b) potential pressures on his Department's phonelines during summer 2023 of requirements to notify his Department of trips abroad by claimants of the Personal Independence Payment.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	191600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>Claimants are expected to contact the DWP if their circumstances change, including notification of periods abroad. Periods abroad may affect a claimant’s entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), so we need to know the date a claimant is leaving the country, how long they are planning to be out of the country, which country they are going to, and the purpose of the visit.</p><p> </p><p>We have record levels of demand for PIP, and in turn this has increased pressure on the PIP Helpline. To meet this additional demand, significant recruitment activity has been taking place which is having a positive impact on calls answered and wait times.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/07/2023 09:52:05 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1648509

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Working Hours: Health and Safety
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 plans to consult on health and safety protections for night workers.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	191548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Under the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F1974%2F37%2Fcontents&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKim.Ross%40hse.gov.uk%7C8fbcc28320fb4b0f62a508db53010cc2%7C6b5953be6b1d4980b26b56ed8b0bf3dc%7C0%7C0%7C638195037351883756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TZAL0Ta4Pi7tR79IobZvUVU0ktEf87fF%2FpIn2KglW3A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974</a> all employers have a duty, so far as it is reasonably practicable, to protect the health, safety, and welfare at work of all their employees. Specifically, the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1999%2F3242%2Fcontents%2Fmade&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKim.Ross%40hse.gov.uk%7C8fbcc28320fb4b0f62a508db53010cc2%7C6b5953be6b1d4980b26b56ed8b0bf3dc%7C0%7C0%7C638195037351883756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BRE1dRAESIKGFmcI2yDwYhkylPdFUHzOvVazfdPEOCc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999</a> require employers to assess the health and safety risks to employees, to which they are exposed whilst they are at work, and to put in place arrangements to control those risks.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing ill health at work is an important area of focus for the Health and Safety Executive, as outlined in their strategic objectives, however there are no current plans to consult on health and safety protections for night workers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/07/2023 15:11:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1648533

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Parental Pay: Self-employed
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 make it his policy to extend adoption pay to self-employed people who have a child via surrogacy.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	191630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to extend adoption pay to self-employed people who have a child via surrogacy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/07/2023 15:11:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1648544

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Employment
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 make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing work search requirements for universal credit claimants whose youngest child is aged three or above on the (a) welfare and (b) development of those children.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	191627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>No assessment is planned on the potential impact of increasing work search requirements for Universal Credit claimants whose youngest child is three or above on that child’s welfare or development. However, evidence suggests that parental employment substantially reduces the risk of child poverty.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 05/07/2023 09:56:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1648583

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of options for accessing defined contribution pension savings under the Pension Schemes Act (2015).
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	191663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that people have the support and information they need to make informed choices about their financial future. The Government ensures everyone has access to free impartial pension guidance through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS).</p><p> </p><p>The Stronger Nudge to pensions guidance regulations, which came into force on 1 June 2022, ensures no-one will be able to access their savings through pension freedoms without having received Pension Wise guidance or opted out of receiving it. As part of the application process, schemes offer to book a Pension Wise appointment for individuals, supporting them to access the right guidance at the right time. This is likely to be one of the reasons for 16% more Pension Wise appointments attended between July 2022 and March 2023 than in the same period in 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>The midlife MOT is supporting people in their 40s, 50s and 60s to plan their next career move and better prepare for later life by taking stock of their finances, skills and health. We are delivering this through three different channels, providing free online support; face to face to eligible Universal Credit claimants; and to employees via our private sector pilot.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently reviewing responses to our recent ‘Helping savers understand their pension choices’ call for evidence around the support and information savers need when accessing their pensions. We will respond to this in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 06/07/2023 13:37:58 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1648624

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Weed Control: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive plans to publish guidance on the use of drones to spray bracken.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	191517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not plan to publish guidance on the use of drones to spray bracken with pesticides.</p><p> </p><p>HSE already accepts requests to permit the application of pesticides by drones and information is provided on HSE’s website, with potential applicants advised to contact HSE directly.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/07/2023 08:47:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1648635

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Household Support Fund
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 adequacy of existing levels of funding for the Housing Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	191615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In England this is being delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Over £2.1bn in support has to date been allocated to Authorities in England since the scheme’s inception in October 2021, providing millions of awards to households in need with the cost of essentials.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities have the ties and local knowledge to best determine how this support should be provided to their local communities, and they have the discretion to design their own local schemes and manage their funds to best meet local need, within the parameters of the grant determination and guidance for the fund.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the government is providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023- 24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/07/2023 08:45:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1648656

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Government Departments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2023 to Question 189783 on Cabinet: Disability, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the Cabinet Office on the decision not to implement the National Disability Strategy commitment to lead a multi-year programme to improve the availability, quality, relevance and comparability of Government disability data.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	191623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>In January 2022, the High Court declared the National Disability Strategy was unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements on public consultations.</p><p> </p><p>We are disappointed by, and strongly disagree with, the High Court’s finding, and the Secretary of State was granted permission to appeal the Court's declaration. That appeal hearing was heard on 28 June 2023, and we await the decision of the Court.</p><p> </p><p>As the National Disability Strategy was found to be unlawful, we are unable to provide you with the further information you have requested.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights, and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society. To support this, we will be providing details of the Government’s recent achievements to improve disabled people’s lives in the forthcoming Disability Action Plan consultation due for publication in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Action Plan will go further in areas where we think joint action across departments can make a tangible difference to disabled people’s lives in the immediate term - or where we can make meaningful progress towards a longer-term goal, for example improved disability data and evidence.</p><p /><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 03/07/2023 15:35:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1648692

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to use his Department's machine learning skills recommendation prototype on the gov.uk Find a Job website.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	191724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The DWP does not have any plan to use the skills recommendation prototype with Find a Job. <br> <br> We recognise that some jobseekers do need additional information to support them identifying the skills they need in the labour market. We provide this online through Job Help (<a href="https://jobhelp.campaign.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://jobhelp.campaign.gov.uk</a>), which includes support on identifying transferrable skills.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 04/07/2023 15:11:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1648080

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Universal Credit was paid to recipients based in Northern Ireland in each year from 2019 to 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	191250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Universal Credit is a transferred matter in Northern Ireland, where it is administered by the Department for Communities.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 03/07/2023 10:33:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell