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516364

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	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	ASW: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department last met representatives of former members of the Allied Steel and Wire pension scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	35947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>All Ministerial meetings with external parties are recorded on the Cabinet Office website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/05/2016 13:23:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

443341

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	AWE: Explosives
	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 was notified of any cases of non-compliance with explosives labelling regulations at the Atomic Weapons Establishment during 2015 on which action was subsequently taken to address this situation.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	21557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>No notifications of non-compliance with explosives labelling regulations were received from AWE during 2015, and therefore no regulatory action was required.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/01/2016 14:29:56 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

443340

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2016
	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	AWE: Safety Measures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the investigation conducted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation into the operability and availability of fire detection systems at the Atomic Weapons Establishment has been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	21559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The investigation conducted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) into the operability and availability of fire detection systems at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) was completed in August 2014.</p><br /><p>The investigation was instigated after AWE reported two events to ONR during February 2014 related to fire alarm and detection system failures, one concerning a facility at the Aldermaston site and the other a facility at the Burghfield site. Investigations of these events by AWE uncovered a configuration issue with a system in a third facility.</p><br /><p>ONR’s investigation identified concerns regarding the competency of the maintainers, the delivery and recording of the maintenance and the configuration of the fire alarm and detection systems with regard to their required safety function.</p><br /><p>ONR subsequently wrote to AWE requesting an improvement programme to address these matters, and has since been monitoring AWE’s progress against a comprehensive improvement programme agreed between ONR and AWE. AWE advised ONR in October 2015 that the improvement programme had been completed. This was confirmed by ONR following an intervention in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/01/2016 14:44:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348736

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	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 he is taking to promote the Access to Work scheme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	1288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Access to Work is fully promoted within the Disability Confident campaign which was launched by the Prime Minister in July 2013 to help employers discover for themselves the talents and value that disabled people bring to business.</p><p> </p><p>To date we have facilitated 7 regional Disability Confident events and 11 constituency based events.</p><p>We have also specifically promoted the Access to Work Mental Health Service, ensuring that the Fit For Work service will signpost to the Mental Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently updating information and products relating to Access to Work available via Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/06/2015 10:39:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

349271

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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, for what reason reference on the gov.uk website to Access to Work being provided where someone needs support or adaptations beyond the reasonable adjustments which an employer is legally obliged to provide under the Equality Act no longer makes reference to support or adaptations beyond reasonable adjustments; whether this change in wording is due to a change in policy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Access to Work pages on Gov.UK have been updated to reflect announcement of forthcoming changes to Access to Work. The statutory duty to make reasonable adjustment for disability remains. The Access to Work pages on Gov.UK contain a link to the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-workers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-workers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The legal obligation for employers to make reasonable adjustments is not replaced by Access to Work. This has not changed. Access to Work will make a significant contribution of up to £40,800 per year to meeting individual needs above that level.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/06/2015 12:00:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349280

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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, for what reasons his Department did not consult people in receipt of Access to Work awards and their employers before deciding to introduce a limit on those awards.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Consideration was given to the requirements upon public bodies to act lawfully and fairly, to the evidence available, and to the nature and significance of the decision for affected individuals, including any mitigating factors.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:01:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349281

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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 discussions his Department plans to have with people in receipt of Access to Work awards and their employers about the introduction of a limit on those awards.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We are developing new, user friendly guidance which sets out the process clearly and simply. We will publish it shortly and it will be available in Easy Read and British Sign Language. Guidance will be published well in advance of the October introduction of the new limit.</p><p> </p><p>Advisers will discuss the introduction of the limit to Access to Work as part of the awards process including exploring how the maximum support can be deployed to greatest effect.</p><p> </p><p>We are updating our factsheets – including those for employers. Advisers are able to discuss reasonable adjustments with employers and provide advice on additional cost effective ways of support employers may not have considered – for example on the latest technology which our advisers are made aware of from dedicated technology awareness sessions.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:07:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349282

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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 he plans to take to monitor the effect of the limit on Access to Work awards on recipients from when that limit is introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We intend to monitor the cases of new users at their annual review points. We will also make use of the annual review process to monitor the progress of existing users prior to their cap implementation date of April 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/06/2015 12:50:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349283

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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 whose Access to Work awards currently exceed the proposed limit on those awards are deafblind.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The disability employment rate gap is the difference between the employment rate of disabled people and the employment rate of non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>One way to measure the gap is using the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The latest data available from the LFS relates to January 2015 to March 2015. The latest LFS figures are set out in the table below. This table shows the disability employment rate gap along with the disability employment rate gaps for people who have difficulty in hearing and those who have difficulty in seeing. Data on those who are deafblind is not collected on the Labour Force Survey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Main health condition</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employment rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employment rate gap</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All working age people who are not classified as Equality Act core disabled and/or work-limiting disabled (excluding those who did not state their health situation)</p></td><td><p>79.3%</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All working age<sup>3</sup> disabled people<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>46.3%</p></td><td><p>32.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working age disabled people<sup>4</sup> who report their main health problem as difficulty in seeing</p></td><td><p>45.7%</p></td><td><p>33.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working age disabled people<sup>4</sup> who report their main health problem as difficulty in hearing</p></td><td><p>64.9%</p></td><td><p>14.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working age disabled people<sup>4</sup> who report their main health problem as being deafblind<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1 Estimates were obtained from the latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) and relate to January 2015 to March 2015.</p><p>2 Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.</p><p>3 Men and women aged 16-64.</p><p>4 In April 2013, changes were made to the wording of the disability questions in order to bring the LFS into line with the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonised Standards for questions on disability and also enable the LFS estimates to be consistent with the definitions used in 2010 Equality Act. As with all new questions, they are subject to ONS monitoring of responses for several quarters, and should therefore be interpreted with caution. Due to the definitional changes, these estimates cannot be compared with estimates for previous years which were based on a definition relating to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).</p><p>5 This data is not collected. Deafblind is not listed as a main disabling condition either on LFS,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to say how many people whose Access to Work awards currently exceed the proposed limit on those awards are deafblind as there is nowhere to record deafblind specifically on the Access to Work computer system (DISC).</p><p>From December 2014, all deafblind cases are administered by the Visually Impaired specialist team. And therefore should be recorded under the Visual Impairments category for Access to Work allocation purposes.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1718 1719 question first answered 17/06/2015 12:45:09 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

349284

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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 he plans to take to ensure that employers make appropriate reasonable adjustments for employees before Access to Work awards are made.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Equality Act 2010 places the responsibility of providing reasonable adjustments upon employers.</p><p>Access to Work advisers are able to provide information to employers when they are considering the types of support that may be available.</p><p>The Disability Confident Campaign and Access to Work advisers promote a clear message to employers of their responsibilities to make reasonable adjustments and also that Access to Work is available as a support beyond reasonable adjustments.</p><p>This can de-risk hiring or retaining disabled workers.</p><p>Information on reasonable adjustments are linked to from Access to Work pages on gov.uk</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/06/2015 13:32:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green