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1715266

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on its Disability Confident employer scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	24484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Disability Confident scheme is delivered by a small policy team within the department, and by colleagues across the Jobcentre Plus network, who engage with employers and partner organisations as part of their day-to-day business. Total scheme expenditure is not separately recorded within departmental budgets.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/05/2024 15:43:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1714854

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Universal Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been (a) identified through and (b) referred to the Universal Support scheme by (i) work coaches and (ii) contracted providers since 13 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	24193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics on the Work and Health Programme Pioneer element of Universal Support are planned to be published later this month, and we are committed to publishing Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care programme data in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24195 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:42:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1714856

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Universal Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the sectors of employment that people have successfully moved into after having participated in the Universal Support scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	24195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Statistics on the Work and Health Programme Pioneer element of Universal Support are planned to be published later this month, and we are committed to publishing Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care programme data in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 24193 question first answered 07/05/2024 15:42:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1714502

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the full basic State Pension increased in cash terms between (a) 1997 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2024.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	24019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Between April 1997 and April 2010, the basic State Pension increased from £62.45 per week to £97.65 per week– representing an increase of £35.20 or 56 per cent in cash terms. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension increased by £1,837.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2010 and April 2024 the basic State Pension increased from £97.65 per week to £169.50 – representing an increase of £71.85 per week or 74 per cent in cash terms. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension increased by £3,749.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 02/05/2024 16:18:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1714508

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Statutory Sick Pay
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 had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of the level of statutory sick pay on health outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	23972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to a previous response provided by the Minister of State for Care to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-17/902448" target="_blank">UIN 902448</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/05/2024 14:41:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1714766

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Ambulance Services: Medical Certificates
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 potential merits of allowing paramedics to certify Med3 Fit Notes.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	24025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2023 we consulted on further extending certification to other healthcare professions, including paramedics. The Government continues to monitor fit note data following the 2022 legislative changes through analysis of internal quantitative data and commissioned external qualitative research but will not be further extending the professions which can certify fit notes at this time.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our wider programme of fit note reform, we will consider how we can best draw on a wide range of professionals to support people to start, stay and succeed in work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/05/2024 16:08:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1714767

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Personal Independence Payment: Disability
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 disabled people receiving Personal Independence Payment are in work.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	24056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>In March 2023, 475,000 people in receipt of PIP in England, Wales, or outside the UK were in employment in the UK, including self-employment. The proportion of people in receipt of PIP who are in employment was published in Modernising Support for Independent Living - The Health and Disability Green Paper found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper/evidence-pack-modernising-support-for-independent-living-the-health-and-disability-green-paper" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>These figures contain all PIP claimants, including claimants with disabilities and long-term health conditions, and those over pension age.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/05/2024 16:13:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1714771

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Work Capability Assessment: Parkinson's Disease
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 29 April 2024 to Question 23517 on Work Capability Assessment: Parkinson's Disease, when she (a) last met and (b) is next scheduled to meet representatives from Parkinson's UK.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	24079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Ongoing engagement continues with a range of charities and clinical experts specialising in disability and health conditions as well as representatives from national organisations to understand the experiences of people with Parkinson’s going through the Work Capability Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly on gov.uk in line with transparency data releases and can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-ministers-hospitality-and-gifts#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/05/2024 16:03:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1714092

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many domestic violence easements were granted in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	23849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/05/2024 10:07:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1714148

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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	Statutory Sick Pay
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 remove the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	23818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>Since 2019 over 500,000 more people now earn above the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) and can therefore benefit from Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). However, now is not the right time for structural reform of SSP, which includes removing the LEL.</p><p> </p><p>SSP is just one part of our welfare safety net and our wider Government offer to support people in times of need, many of those with earnings below the LEL are already in receipt of benefits, such as Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/05/2024 14:30:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell