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1684473

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of food banks operating (a) as of 23 January 2024 (b) in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	10982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The latest statistics show that in 2021/22, 7% (4.7m) of all individuals lived in food insecure households. For working age adults this figure was 7% (2.9m), for children it was 12% (1.7m) and for pensioners it was 1% (0.2m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. We do not have reliable statistics on the number of foodbanks operating.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 10983 question first answered 29/01/2024 14:51:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1684475

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Food Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people in food poverty.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	10983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The latest statistics show that in 2021/22, 7% (4.7m) of all individuals lived in food insecure households. For working age adults this figure was 7% (2.9m), for children it was 12% (1.7m) and for pensioners it was 1% (0.2m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. We do not have reliable statistics on the number of foodbanks operating.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 10982 question first answered 29/01/2024 14:51:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1642175

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the disability employment gap.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	187892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>In the recent <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-support-the-health-and-disability-white-paper" target="_blank">Health and Disability White Paper</a>, the Government reaffirmed our commitment to close the disability employment gap. To support this ambition, the Government announced a wide-reaching package at the Spring Budget to support disabled people, and people with health conditions, to stay in, and return to, work. New investment broadens access to additional Work Coach support for disabled people and people with health conditions, introduces a new supported employment programme and focuses on providing faster access to joined-up work and health support, including for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions.</p><p> </p><p>This new investment builds on our existing package of support to help disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in, work. These include increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres; Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres; the Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support, Access to Work grants; Disability Confident; the Information and Advice Service; and work to further join up employment and health systems, including Employment Advice in NHS Talking Therapies.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/06/2023 10:55:43 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1642176

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Employment Schemes: Disability
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 ensure that disabled jobseekers can access specialist support while looking for work.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	187893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>A range of Government initiatives are supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay, and succeed in work. These include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres for people with health conditions receiving Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance;</li><li>Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres offering advice and expertise on how to help disabled people and people with health conditions into work;</li><li>The Work and Health Programme and Intensive Personalised Employment Support, providing tailored and personalised support for participants;</li><li>Access to Work grants helping towards extra costs of working beyond standard reasonable adjustments;</li><li>Disability Confident, encouraging employers to think differently about disability and health, and to take positive action to address the issues disabled employees face in the workplace;</li><li>An online information and advice service called “Support with Employee Health and Disability”, providing better integrated and tailored guidance on supporting health and disability in the workplace;</li><li>Increasing access to occupational health, including the testing of financial incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed; and</li><li>Work in partnership between the DWP and health systems, including Employment Advice in NHS Talking Therapies, which combines psychological treatment and employment support for people with mental health conditions.</li></ul><p> </p><p>To tackle rising economic inactivity due to long-term sickness, we announced a wide-reaching package at the Spring Budget to support disabled people and people with health conditions to work. New investment will provide faster access to joined-up work and health support, including for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions, the two leading causes of economic inactivity due to long-term sickness.</p><p> </p><p>Jobcentre staff also have access to information on services and support available in their local area and will signpost claimants to national and local organisations who can provide additional specialist support.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/06/2023 10:57:28 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1642177

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Jobcentres: Assistive Technology
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 increase the availability of assistive technology in jobcentres.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	187894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-17/185497" target="_blank">185497</a> on 24 May.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/06/2023 14:01:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1628647

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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	Jobcentres: Assistive Technology
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 provide £5 million of funding to a fund to quip all Jobcentre Plus's with specialist assistive technology.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	185497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>I would refer to the answer already given at <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-20/181920" target="_blank">PQ 181920</a> in relation to the support provided to customers in our Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its commitment to make services accessible to all customers, the Department provides computers for customer use in Jobcentres which have assistive technology built into them and are managed separately from the wider DWP IT estate. The Department also provides a range of peripheral items in each Jobcentre such as alternative keyboards. This provision has funding identified and ring-fenced within the current spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP have also improved access to our Wi-Fi services in all Jobcentres, allowing customers to use their own personal devices if they prefer.</p><p> </p><p>DWP Work Coaches undergo comprehensive learning to support customers with additional or complex needs, particularly disabilities. As part of their learning DWP provides the Work Coach with an understanding of assisted digital, and how they can effectively coach claimants who find using digital services a challenge.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 185498 185499 question first answered 24/05/2023 10:40:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1628649

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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	Jobcentres: Assistive Technology
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 take steps to help disabled people to use computers in jobcentres to look for work.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	185498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>I would refer to the answer already given at <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-20/181920" target="_blank">PQ 181920</a> in relation to the support provided to customers in our Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its commitment to make services accessible to all customers, the Department provides computers for customer use in Jobcentres which have assistive technology built into them and are managed separately from the wider DWP IT estate. The Department also provides a range of peripheral items in each Jobcentre such as alternative keyboards. This provision has funding identified and ring-fenced within the current spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP have also improved access to our Wi-Fi services in all Jobcentres, allowing customers to use their own personal devices if they prefer.</p><p> </p><p>DWP Work Coaches undergo comprehensive learning to support customers with additional or complex needs, particularly disabilities. As part of their learning DWP provides the Work Coach with an understanding of assisted digital, and how they can effectively coach claimants who find using digital services a challenge.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 185497 185499 question first answered 24/05/2023 10:40:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1628650

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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	Jobcentres: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sense report entitled Research on the employment support available to people with complex disabilities, if he will work with (a) disabled people and (b) disability charities to assess the adequacy of assistive technology in jobcentres.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	185499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>I would refer to the answer already given at <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-20/181920" target="_blank">PQ 181920</a> in relation to the support provided to customers in our Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its commitment to make services accessible to all customers, the Department provides computers for customer use in Jobcentres which have assistive technology built into them and are managed separately from the wider DWP IT estate. The Department also provides a range of peripheral items in each Jobcentre such as alternative keyboards. This provision has funding identified and ring-fenced within the current spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP have also improved access to our Wi-Fi services in all Jobcentres, allowing customers to use their own personal devices if they prefer.</p><p> </p><p>DWP Work Coaches undergo comprehensive learning to support customers with additional or complex needs, particularly disabilities. As part of their learning DWP provides the Work Coach with an understanding of assisted digital, and how they can effectively coach claimants who find using digital services a challenge.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 185497 185498 question first answered 24/05/2023 10:40:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1628146

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
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	Jobcentres: Assistive Technology
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 ensure that people who need (a) refreshable braille displays and (b) other additional hardware to use computers can use Jobcentre computers to look for work.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	185198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department provides computers for customer use in Jobcentres which have assistive technology such as screen readers and screen magnification built into them. Customers are able to access a wide range of services which can support their needs such as braille and large print documents being made available upon request.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/05/2023 15:45:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1623286

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Pension Credit
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 potential impact of appointing a pensions commissioner on the uptake of pension credit.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	182231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to make such an assessment. The Department has undertaken a sustained campaign to raise awareness of Pension Credit and is committed to eligible pensioners receiving the money they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 27/04/2023 13:11:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman