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1690526

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	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	AEA Group: Pensions
	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 Q329 of the oral evidence given by the Minister for Pensions to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on 10 January 2024, HC 144, what discussions his Department has had with the Cabinet Office on adequate means of redress for individuals impacted by the collapse of the AEA Technology pension scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	14895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>Discussions between officials from my Department and Cabinet Office have not concluded. It would be unreasonable to pre-empt the outcome of those discussions. Wider considerations, such as potential routes of redress beyond the powers of the Pensions Ombudsman, fall outside the remit of my Department.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/02/2024 12:05:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1698340

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	AEA Group: Pensions
	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 retired Atomic Energy Agency Technology personnel who have died in the last (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 15 years without having resolved matters relating to their pensions.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
	uin	20129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold information on members of the Atomic Energy Agency Technology pension scheme.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/04/2024 14:10:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1698341

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	AEA Group: Pensions
	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 Q329 of the oral evidence given to the Work and Pensions Committee by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions on 10 January 2024, what progress his Department has made on formulating an adequate means of redress for Atomic Energy Agency Technology pensioners; and what his time-scale is for implementing remedial action.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
	uin	20130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Following the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) on the 10 January, The Department of Work and Pensions officials have met with their Cabinet Office counterparts who have responsibility for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. Conversations with Cabinet Office are ongoing. This is a complex issue requiring further consideration, therefore there is no set timescale.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/04/2024 14:08:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1699009

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	AEA Group: Workplace Pensions
	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 Third Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of 2023-24 on Defined benefit pension schemes, HC 144, published on 26 March 2024 and the Fifty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of 2022-23 on AEA Technology Pension Case, HC 1005, published on 14 June 2023, if he will publish a redress scheme for AEA Technology pension scheme members by 23 July 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
	tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
	uin	20493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>This is a complex issue, which spans the responsibility of several departments. My officials are in discussion with their counterparts at the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the government’s response to the Third Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of 2023-24 on Defined Benefit pension schemes (HC144) we will carefully consider this issue, involving other relevant departments as appropriate and respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/04/2024 10:05:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

1694221

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications to the Access to Work scheme were rejected in each month from January 2023 to February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	17438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows how many applications the Access to Work scheme rejected from January 2023 to February 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Cases Not Approved</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>3357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>2952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>3819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>2492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>3029</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>3709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>3705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>3695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>3392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-23</p></td><td><p>3566</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-23</p></td><td><p>3268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-23</p></td><td><p>2642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-24</p></td><td><p>3435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-24</p></td><td><p>3068</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/03/2024 12:25:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1694222

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time taken to process an Access to Work application was in each month since January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	17439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the average length of time taken to process an Access to Work application in each month since January 20022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Mean Working days to process application</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-22</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-22</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-22</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-23</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-23</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-23</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-24</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-24</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/03/2024 12:22:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1694918

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	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 improve awareness of the Access to Work programme.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	17904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Information about Access to Work (AtW) is widely available in Jobcentres and across government, including a range of online resources. Our stakeholders actively promote the scheme to groups and customers that might benefit from support.</p><p> </p><p>Our new online application and payment portals mean that it is now easier for customers to apply for and claim the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 17977 question first answered 15/03/2024 11:28:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1695108

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	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 raise awareness of the access to work programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	17977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Information about Access to Work (AtW) is widely available in Jobcentres and across government, including a range of online resources. Our stakeholders actively promote the scheme to groups and customers that might benefit from support.</p><p> </p><p>Our new online application and payment portals mean that it is now easier for customers to apply for and claim the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 17904 question first answered 15/03/2024 11:28:21 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1697022

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	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 were waiting for a decision on their Access to Work application on 1 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	19403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>As of 1st March 2024, there were 29,871 applications awaiting a decision.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 12:26:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1699108

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants for Access to Work support had not received a decision on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February and (c) 1 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	20708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The number of applications awaiting a decision for Access to Work on the requested dates were as follows. Figures have been steadily increasing due to the rise in the volume of application received.</p><p> </p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> January 2024 – 24,874</p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> February 2024 – 26,812</p><p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> March 2024 – 29,864</p><p> </p><p>There were 25,292 Access to Work applications awaiting a decision as of 1<sup>st</sup> December 2022.</p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution. </em></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 20709 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:44:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft