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1348590

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs included within the Kickstart scheme have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by (i) county, (ii) region and (iii) nation.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	36791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>We are pleased to say that, as of the 31<sup>st</sup> August, over 63,000 young people have started Kickstart jobs. Over 181,000 jobs have been made available for young people to apply for through the Kickstart Scheme with over 280,000 jobs approved for funding by the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable at present to provide data on the number of approved jobs by location, as at that stage in the process we do not hold information about the exact location of a job, only the head office of the employer.</p><p> </p><p>Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 31<sup>st</sup> August and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Made Available</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>11,600</p></td><td><p>3,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>14,400</p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>36,700</p></td><td><p>13,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>23,400</p></td><td><p>8,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>13,400</p></td><td><p>5,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>21,000</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>13,500</p></td><td><p>4280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>16,400</p></td><td><p>5,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>13,700</p></td><td><p>4,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and Total Starts include around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Made Available</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration</p></td><td><p>45,500</p></td><td><p>16,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal Care</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beauty &amp; Wellbeing</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business &amp; Finance</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td><td><p>2,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing, Technology &amp; Digital</p></td><td><p>12,800</p></td><td><p>5,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction &amp; Trades</p></td><td><p>5,600</p></td><td><p>2,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative &amp; Media</p></td><td><p>13,900</p></td><td><p>6,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delivery &amp; Storage</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency &amp; Uniform Services</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering &amp; Maintenance</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>1,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment &amp; Land</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td><td><p>1360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Services</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healthcare</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>1,420</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Services</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality &amp; Food</p></td><td><p>19,300</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law &amp; Legal</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Managerial</p></td><td><p>1100</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retail &amp; Sales</p></td><td><p>28,500</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Research</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sports &amp; Leisure</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>1500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teaching &amp; Education</p></td><td><p>8,600</p></td><td><p>2,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel &amp; Tourism</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and Total Starts include around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/09/2021 17:02:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1147144

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	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: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	292142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>There were no meetings between the Secretary of State and her Departments Chief Scientific Officer from 1 June to 31 August 2019.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/10/2019 09:12:43 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1132014

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings she has held with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	264367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions held no meetings with the Department’s Chief Scientific Advisor between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/06/2019 13:04:55 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1677553

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	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	Unemployment
	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 aged (a) 16 and over and (b) 16 to 64 were (i) in employment and (ii) unemployed between February and April 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	6689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity data for various age groups is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>The headline measure of the UK employment level is for people aged 16+ whereas the headline measure of the employment rate is for people aged 16-64.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK unemployment level and the unemployment rate is for people aged 16+.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK economic inactivity level is for people aged 16-64.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 6690 6691 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:42:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1677554

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	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	Unemployment
	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 aged 16 to 64 were economically inactive in the period between February and April 2010; and how many people aged 16 to 24 were (a) in employment and (b) unemployed in that period.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	6690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity data for various age groups is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/summaryoflabourmarketstatistics</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>The headline measure of the UK employment level is for people aged 16+ whereas the headline measure of the employment rate is for people aged 16-64.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK unemployment level and the unemployment rate is for people aged 16+.</li><li>The headline measure of the UK economic inactivity level is for people aged 16-64.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 6689 6691 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:42:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1686263

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	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	Sector-based Work Academy 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 sector-based work academies have taken place in total and in each (a) country and (b) region of the UK since the programme began.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	12375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>Sector-based work academies were launched in August 2011 in England and January 2012 in Scotland. Regular statistical releases on sector-based work academies, covering participation by those on legacy unemployment benefits, began in 2011 and ended in 2017. These statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-schemes-work-experience-sector-based-work-academy-and-skills-conditionality-starts-to-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-schemes-work-experience-sector-based-work-academy-and-skills-conditionality-starts-to-november-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The scheme was relaunched as Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) in July 2020 as part of the Government’s Plan for Jobs. Due to data limitations, we are unable to provide a geographical breakdown for SWAPs that took place before the start of the 2021/22 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 to date shows that, as of 28 January 2024, there were a total of 266,330 starts to a Sector-based Work Academy Programme. The breakdowns of these starts are provided in the attached tables. Final start figures for 2023/24 will be available early next financial year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes on the data:</strong></p><p>Attached are tables listing the number of SWAP starts to date by Country, Region, Local Authority, Sector and Age band. The figures used are correct as of 28 January 2024 and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.</p><p> </p><p>These figures reflect the number of starts by claimants in receipt of Universal Credit (UC), Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support (IS).</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that the information provided shows the current home location of the person who has started a SWAP. For starts by those in receipt of JSA, ESA or IS, due to data limitations a location cannot be assigned to these starts and as such they are categorised as unknown within the figures. SWAPs are run in England and Scotland, where a person’s current home location is outside of this they have also been categorised as unknown.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and recording SWAP starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any clerical recording system, but is provided in the interests of transparency.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 08/02/2024 10:31:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill attachment 1 file name PQ 12375 Table.xlsx title Attachment
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1696244

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2024
	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	Employment Schemes: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many starts by region have been recorded for the youth offer as of 01 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	18807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Offer launched on the 20 September 2020 and provides support for 16–24-year-olds who are on Universal Credit to help them move into employment. It includes three elements:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Youth Employment Programme, which provides young people dedicated intensive Work Coach support in finding &amp; applying for jobs, with additional assistance available for those who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim.</li><li>Youth Hubs, which bring together in one location DWP services with local support provided by youth experts. This ensures that the needs of young people are matched to services that help them tackle barriers to employment.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches, who are focused on supporting young people furthest from the labour market overcome complex challenges so that they can move into work.</li></ul><p><em> </em></p><p>As of 01 March 2024, there have been 1,123,000 starts on the Youth Offer.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Starts by strand nationally:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Starts between dates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employment Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Hub</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employability Coach</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Offer</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/09/2020 – 31/03/2021</p></td><td><p>206,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>206,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022</p></td><td><p>259,300</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>21,700</p></td><td><p>295,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2021 – 31/03/2023</p></td><td><p>272,700</p></td><td><p>15,100</p></td><td><p>18,300</p></td><td><p>306,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01/04/2023 – 29/02/2024</p></td><td><p>282,800</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>18,500</p></td><td><p>314,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Starts</strong></p></td><td><p>1,021,500</p></td><td><p>43,000</p></td><td><p>58,500</p></td><td><p>1,123,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Starts by strand and region:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employment Programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Hub</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Employability Coach</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Youth Offer</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>69,000</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td><p>72,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>78,400</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>82,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>157,800</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td><td><p>5,900</p></td><td><p>166,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>51,100</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>3,300</p></td><td><p>57,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>131,500</p></td><td><p>10,700</p></td><td><p>9,600</p></td><td><p>151,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>85,300</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>7,900</p></td><td><p>96,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>107,000</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>114,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>64,700</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>69,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>51,500</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>108,900</p></td><td><p>8,900</p></td><td><p>7,800</p></td><td><p>125,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>96,400</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unknown</strong></p></td><td><p>19,800</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>20,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1,021,500</p></td><td><p>43,000</p></td><td><p>58,500</p></td><td><p>1,123,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Eligible claimants who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim, and are actively searching for work, start in the Youth Employment Programme element of the Youth Offer. A Work Coach may later refer them to a Youth Hub, Youth Employability Coach or other employment support as appropriate based on their needs.</li><li>When a claimant starts on any of the three elements of the Youth Offer, this is recorded as a start on that element, as well as a start on the Youth Offer.</li><li>A claimant may take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer. They may start any element of the Youth Offer multiple times. Each of these starts is recorded as a start on the Youth Offer.</li><li>Claimants do not take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer simultaneously.</li><li>Data for Youth Hubs and Youth Employability Coaches is not available prior to April-21.</li><li>Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach data is produced from a manual process and although care is taken when processing and analysing Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach referrals, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which features manual data. Therefore, Youth Hub and Youth Employability Coach figures are likely to underestimate the number of young people who have started at a Youth Hub and/or with a Youth Employability Coach.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Therefore, the individual elements in the table may not sum to the total figure.</li><li>Figures are subject to retrospective revision.</li><li>Youth Offer starts are categorised as “unknown” in cases where limited data is available.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/03/2024 22:09:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1138830

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the new cross-departmental strategy for disability will reflect the needs of people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	277126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>On Tuesday 25 June the Government launched a new cross-government approach on disability which is guided by a vision that recognises the contributions that disabled people make and where disabled people can participate fully in society.</p><p> </p><p>To drive forward this approach, government will establish a new cross-departmental disability team in the Cabinet Office and the Office for Disability Issues will be incorporated into the team. This move recognises that disabled people, including those with neurodevelopmental conditions, face barriers across a wide range of aspects of their lives and across the whole of the life course, and that coordinated cross-government action is therefore vital.</p><p> </p><p>The new disability team in the Cabinet Office will sit in the new Equalities Hub alongside the Government Equalities Office and the Race Disparity Unit. Together they will be better equipped to drive meaningful progress on equality and to tackle intersectional issues.</p><p> </p><p>The team will work closely with disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and charities to take forward this new approach to disability, with their views and experiences at the forefront of any new policy.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 18/07/2019 13:47:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1647673

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	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	Housing Benefit: Private Rented Housing
	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 merits of requiring that housing benefit is paid directly to landlords.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	191148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Housing Benefit regulations have powers which allow local authorities to make payments of Housing Benefit direct to the landlord if it appears to be in the interest of the claimant and their family. Serious rent arrears, for example arrears equivalent of six weeks’ rent, may indicate it is in the claimant’s best interests to arrange direct payment.</p><p> </p><p>When deciding whether to make direct payments local authorities must consider the individual circumstances of each case.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to review this policy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/06/2023 16:22:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1416854

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	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: Terminal Illnesses
	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 17 December 2021 to Question 92099 on Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses, whether she plans to amend legislation to implement changes to (a) the Special Rules for Terminal Illness and (b) Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment during the current session of Parliament; and what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring parity between social security systems in the UK following the recent passing of the Social Security (Terminal Illness) Bill by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	112701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department plans to amend legislation to implement changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness in Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment as soon as possible, subject to Parliamentary processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department works closely with the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland within a legal and non-statutory framework for co-ordination and reciprocity in social security arrangements. In the case of changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness, engagement began during policy development and in an evaluation into how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their lives. This close collaboration continues as the 12-month approach is being implemented to ensure that parity is maintained between the two benefits systems.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/02/2022 14:42:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker