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1286496

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Universal Credit: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's timescale is for publication of ethnicity data for universal credit claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	153403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>Plans for the publication of ethnicity data can be found in the background information section of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-statistics-background-information-and-methodology/universal-credit-statistics-background-information-and-methodology" target="_blank">Universal Credit Statistics Background Information &amp; Methodology</a> document.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2021 15:40:48 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1286499

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Universal Credit: 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 assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the end of the £20 uplift to universal credit on levels of food bank usage.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	153404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout this pandemic, this Government has delivered an unprecedented package of support to protect jobs and businesses and, for those in most need, injected billions into the welfare system. The new Covid Winter Grant Scheme builds on that support with an additional £170m for local authorities in England, to support families with children and other vulnerable people with the cost of food and essential utilities this winter.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2021 15:42:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1286502

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Universal Credit: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long her Department's South East region has taken on average to process changes of circumstances with regards to housing on universal credit claims since 14 January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	153405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not record this information.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/02/2021 15:46:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1699157

	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	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 pursued prosecution of (a) public and (b) private sector employers for failure to abide by health and safety legislation during the Covid 19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	20796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA) 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. It sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, employees have to themselves and to each other and certain self-employed have towards themselves and others.</p><p> </p><p>HSWA applies equally across all workplaces in all industry sectors and does not distinguish between either public or private sector duty-holders. As such, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) would not routinely differentiate or record this information.</p><p> </p><p>The prosecution data below is for the time period of the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2020 and the 31<sup>st</sup> March 2022, this being the timeframe of the pandemic prior to HSE returning to business as usual. The figures are for all prosecutions taken under health and safety legislation which were published in the HSE Annual Report <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614339a2e90e0704352cbc06/hse-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-2021.pdf" target="_blank">2020/21</a> and <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103121204/https:/www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/the-annual-report-and-accounts.htm" target="_blank">2021/22</a> respectively and are not Covid specific.</p><p> </p><p>HSE pursued 206 prosecutions in 2020/21, with a 94% conviction rate, and 290 prosecutions in 2021/22, with a 96% conviction rate. A total of 496 prosecutions across the period referred to.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/04/2024 15:41:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1699159

	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	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 is investigating (a) public and (b) private sector employers for failure to abide by health and safety legislation during the Covid 19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	20797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA) 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. It sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, employees have to themselves and to each other and certain self-employed have towards themselves and others.</p><p> </p><p>HSWA applies equally across all workplaces in all industry sectors and does not distinguish between either public or private sector duty-holders. As such, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) would not routinely differentiate or record this information.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/04/2024 15:44:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1699160

	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any (a) public and (b) private sector employer has been reported to the Health and Safety Executive for failure to abide by health and safety legislation during the Covid 19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	20798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA) 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. It sets out the general duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public, employees have to themselves and to each other and certain self-employed have towards themselves and others.</p><p> </p><p>HSWA applies equally across all workplaces in all industry sectors and does not distinguish between either public or private sector duty-holders. As such, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) would not routinely differentiate or record this information.</p><p> </p><p>Reports received by HSE are generally in the form of a ‘concern’. These can be in relation to any health and safety issue in the workplace and can be submitted via HSE’s online <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/tell-us-about-a-health-and-safety-issue.htm" target="_blank">reporting portal</a>.</p><p>Between the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2020 and the 31st March 2022, this being the timeframe of the pandemic prior to HSE returning to business as usual, HSE handled over 70,000 concerns about health and safety in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>However, not all of these concerns were in relation to a failure to abide by health and safety legislation, some were requests for general health and safety advice, support, and guidance. This data has been published in the HSE Annual Report <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614339a2e90e0704352cbc06/hse-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-2021.pdf" target="_blank">2020/21</a> and <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230103121204/https:/www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/the-annual-report-and-accounts.htm" target="_blank">2021/22</a> respectively and is not Covid specific.</p><p /> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/04/2024 15:47:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1699166

	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	Social Security Benefits: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Prevention of Future Deaths Reports have related to (a) universal credit and (b) other benefits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	20803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department has received 6 Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports in the last five years to date. 1 report did not relate to a customer who was in receipt of benefits. The breakdown of the reports by year and the benefit claimed is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of PFD reports received in the last 5 years</p></td><td><p>Universal Credit (UC)</p></td><td><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP)</p></td><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and PIP</p></td><td><p>Not in Receipt of Benefits</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* This report related to Child Maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/04/2024 15:31:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1286494

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have (a) incurred sanctions and (b) incurred sanctions while waiting for a work capability assessment in (i) 2019 and (ii) since 14 January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	153402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Sanctions statistics on those people claiming Universal Credit are published quarterly and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics are to July 2020 and the statistics from November 2020 to January 2021 are expected to be published in May 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on sanctions incurred whilst waiting for a work capability assessment is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/02/2021 17:23:43 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1359328

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Jobcentres: Poplar and Limehouse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all employees from Poplar Job Centre will (a) remain in her Department's employment and (b) be on the same contractual terms and conditions following the closure of the Poplar Job Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	56349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department is able to confirm that employees from Poplar Jobcentre will remain in employment under the same terms and conditions following the closure of Poplar Jobcentre.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/10/2021 14:24:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1359681

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Jobcentres: Poplar and Limehouse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the increased cost of travel for benefit claimants who will no longer be able to access a Job Centre Plus within Poplar and Limehouse constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	57410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The new site is located near to Poplar Jobcentre and has excellent transport links.</p><p>Work Coaches can advise claimants in such circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>If an individual has a disability, caring responsibilities, children or any other reason for needing support Jobcentre Work Coaches will discuss and offer support to people based on their individual circumstances this also includes limited or no access to the internet at home, for which claimants can request to attend a local Jobcentre. Work Coaches will continue to offer employment support to people in Poplar and Limehouse.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 57411 57412 57420 question first answered 25/10/2021 14:36:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum