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1146213

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the Health and Safety Executive receives adequate resources to undertake its enforcement responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	290986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>DWP and HSE officials meet regularly to discuss resources and performance against its Business Plan objectives. This includes recognising the importance of enforcement as one of the tools employed by HSE to secure effective management and control of risk in GB workplaces.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/10/2019 15:38:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1327386

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's budget has been in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	6430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows what the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) budget has been in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>16/17 £M</p></td><td><p>17/18 £M</p></td><td><p>18/19 £M</p></td><td><p>19/20 £M</p></td><td><p>20/21 £M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Funding</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Spending</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The increased government funding in 20/21 was mainly as a result of:</p><p>o Establishing the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) in shadow form ahead of legislation, which has included creation of a new Building Safety and Construction Division.</p><p>o Establishing new UK regulatory regimes, to ensure that HSE were fully prepared for the end of the EU transition period on 31 December 2020.</p><p>o The impact on HSE’s activities as they have played a critical role in the supporting the government response to the COVID 19 pandemic. This necessary diversion of resources resulted in the reduction in cost recovery and commercial income, as well as additional government funding and spend on:</p><ul><li>establishing an inbound enquiry service to offer advice and guidance to both employers and employees;</li><li>undertaking proactive spot checks and inspections, to ensure workplaces are COVID-secure;</li><li>leading a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/covid19-national-project/research-themes/&amp;data=04|01|Andrew.Holding@hse.gov.uk|f945354f351c4263cb5d08d905872ddf|6b5953be6b1d4980b26b56ed8b0bf3dc|0|0|637546900414459399|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|1000&amp;sdata=WIzMmwZjMkTC45Al47VkHQMtzOb35xQcDzeez11okyw=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">COVID-19 national core study</a> on the transmission of the virus in the environment, including in workplaces, transport and other public settings.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/06/2021 15:55:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1046916

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much public funding the Health and Safety Executive (a) received in each of the last 10 years and (b) is forecast to receive in 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	211941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19 - forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Figures provided are based on net operating expenditure reported in HSE’s Annual Report and Accounts and excludes Capital spend.</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s funding for 2019/20 is not yet agreed as DWP (HSE’s sponsor department) are still in the process of finalising budgets.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 01/02/2019 13:06:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1197457

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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 Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020 is being funded; and for how long that funding will be made available.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	49703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The funding up to a maximum of £14.19m has been made available to the Health and Safety Executive by HM Treasury until 31 March 2021</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/06/2020 15:02:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1197458

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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 Executive: Finance
	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 additional volume of (a) call centre staff, (b) inspectors, and (c) equipment that will be provided by the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020; and whether the Government has set targets for each of those categories.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	49704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>An additional sum of up to £14 million has been made available to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to support their advice and regulatory activities, such as extra call centre employees, inspectors and equipment. HSE is currently developing plans and as more businesses return to work, it has begun carrying out proactive checks to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to protect workers from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 49705 49706 question first answered 02/06/2020 15:14:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1197626

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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 Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how long it will take for the Health and Safety Executive to put in place additional (a) call centre staff, (b) inspectors and (c) equipment funded by the additional £14 million; and whether the Government has set targets for each of those categories.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	49705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>An additional sum of up to £14 million has been made available to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to support their advice and regulatory activities, such as extra call centre employees, inspectors and equipment. HSE is currently developing plans and as more businesses return to work, it has begun carrying out proactive checks to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to protect workers from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 49704 49706 question first answered 02/06/2020 15:14:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1201480

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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 Executive: Finance
	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 2 June 2020 to Question 49704 on Health and Safety Executive: Finance, how (a) many extra (i) call centre employees and (ii) inspectors and (b) much extra equipment will be made available to the Health and Safety Executive as a result the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	55997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The additional £14m funding for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is available until March 2021. HSE is developing a rolling programme of activity building on the way it has already tackled approximately 6000 Covid-19 related concerns and will draw down funds throughout the year to bring in additional inspectors, call centre staff and equipment. It is therefore not possible to give set totals at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 55998 55999 question first answered 17/06/2020 14:25:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28192 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1201481

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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 Executive: Finance
	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 2 June 2020 to Question 49705 on Health and Safety Executive: Finance, how long he estimates it will take for all extra (a) call centre employees, (b) inspectors and (c) equipment to be made available to the Health and Safety Executive as a result the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	55998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The additional £14m funding for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is available until March 2021. HSE is developing a rolling programme of activity building on the way it has already tackled approximately 6000 Covid-19 related concerns and will draw down funds throughout the year to bring in additional inspectors, call centre staff and equipment. It is therefore not possible to give set totals at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 55997 55999 question first answered 17/06/2020 14:25:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28191 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1201451

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	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 Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget of the Health and Safety Executive (a) is in 2020-21 and (b) was in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	55990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the annual budget of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the last 10 years up to 2020-21:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>10/11 £M</p></td><td><p>11/12 £M</p></td><td><p>12/13 £M</p></td><td><p>13/14 £M</p></td><td><p>14/15 £M</p></td><td><p>15/16 £M</p></td><td><p>16/17 £M</p></td><td><p>17/18 £M</p></td><td><p>18/19 £M</p></td><td><p>19/20 £M</p></td><td><p>20/21 £M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Funding</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Spending</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures provided are based on net operating expenditure reported in HSE’s Annual Report and Accounts and excludes Capital spend.</li><li>Figures provided prior to 2014/15 include the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) which became an independent statutory public corporation on 1 April 2014.</li><li>The 2019/20 figures are as per the draft Annual Report and Accounts due to be published in July 2020.</li><li>The 2020/21 figures are as per the budget settlement with DWP and exclude any additional COVID-19 funding.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/06/2020 10:59:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28193 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1248756

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	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 Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will provide additional funding to the Health and Safety Executive.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	111526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>This year the Health and Safety Executive has been provided with an additional £19m to help ensure that workplaces are COVID secure. Future funding decisions will be made as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/11/2020 13:32:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra