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1132544

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Historic Buildings: Health Hazards
	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 protections introduced in Germany and Austria for workers renovating or demolishing buildings against the risk of breathing in historical man-made mineral fibres which are now considered to pose a serious risk to health, what steps she is taking to introduce similar protections for UK workers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	265555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is aware of the guidelines that have been produced in Germany and Austria, advising companies on the measures they should take to protect workers against risks of breathing in historic man-made mineral fibres (MMMFs).</p><p>In Great Britain there is a statutory framework in place to protect workers who may be exposed to any hazardous substance, such as MMMFs, regardless of how that exposure occurs. This framework includes the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which places a general duty on employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of people affected by their work activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), places specific duties on employers and implements several EU Directives on worker protection, ensuring our standards meet those required of all EU Member States. COSHH requires employers to carry out a risk assessment to establish the hazards associated with the tasks and processes they are undertaking and put in place suitable arrangements to either prevent or control those risks. Such a risk assessment would need to be carried out for workers renovating or demolishing buildings to enable suitable controls to be put in place for any hazardous substances that may be present or that may be produced, including MMMFs. HSE provides guidance, to help businesses comply with their legal duties.</p><p> </p><p>The regulatory framework, supported by guidance, is sufficient to control occupational exposure to MMMFs.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2019 14:39:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1138379

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Poverty: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has been made of the number of children living in poverty that have at least one parent in work.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	276232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>National statistics on the number of children in low income households are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. The latest statistics show that 1.7m children in households where at least one adult works are in 'before housing cost absolute poverty', and 2.5m are in 'after housing cost absolute poverty'.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics can be found using the link below, in table 4.20ts, in the file “children-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2017-18-tables”.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2019 12:30:00 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1138380

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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	Poverty: Children
	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 effect of the increase in the gig economy on levels of child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	276233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>National statistics on child poverty are published annually in the “Households Before Average Income” publication. These statistics do not separate households based on their employment in the gig economy and therefore do not make an assessment of the effect of the gig economy on levels of child poverty.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, 18 percent of children are in 'before housing costs absolute poverty' and 26 percent of children are in after housing costs absolute poverty. 'Before housing cost absolute poverty' is down by 1 percentage point since 2009/10 and after housing costs absolute poverty is down by 2 percentage points since 2009/10. The number of children in 'before housing cost absolute poverty' is unchanged since 2009/10 and has fallen by 100,000 for after housing cost absolute poverty.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics can be found using the link below, in table 4.2ts, in the file “children-rends-hbai-1994-95-2017-18-tables.ods”.</p><p /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-199495-to-201718</a></p><p> </p><p>Advances in technology and the rise of the gig economy have increased opportunities for people to work more flexibly. While we welcome these opportunities, they cannot be at the expense of workers’ rights. That is why the Prime Minister commissioned Matthew Taylor to undertake his review of Modern Working Practices, and why the Government is taking the decisive action set out in the Good Work Plan to address his recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2019 12:39:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1143767

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
	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 ensure that all personal independence payment assessments are recorded on the request of a claimant.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	285361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The audio recording of face-to-face consultations is not currently part of the contractual specification for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments. However, claimants may use their own equipment to audio record their face-to-face consultation, should they wish to, subject to any reasonable conditions the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) chooses to impose on such recordings.</p><p> </p><p>We want to improve the service that PIP claimants receive and in response to the Paul Gray Independent review and feedback from the Work and Pensions Select Committee, we announced in June 2018 that we would be piloting video recording of PIP assessments. The pilot commenced on 26 November 2018 and 192 video recordings have been completed.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently evaluating the findings from the video recording pilot and will provide an update on our future plans once this has been completed.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2019 10:50:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1168803

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits: York
	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 have been sanctioned in York in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The information is <strong>publicly</strong> available on the link below.</p><p>The number of Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance and Universal Credit claimants who have been sanctioned by local authority and region is published at can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>We will be holding future stat-xplore training sessions for all MPs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/01/2020 17:04:25 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1169198

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) people and (b) women in work are claiming (i) universal credit and (ii) legacy benefits.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	1078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit is published and available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The numbers of in work families receiving tax credits is published by HMRC at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested on Jobseeker’s Allowance is not readily available and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The information available for the number of employed individuals that are in receipt of Income Support and Employment and Support Allowance in Great Britain can be found in the following table:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of working people that are in receipt of Income Support and Employment and Support Allowance as of May 2019 in Great Britain</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Income Support</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employment and Support Allowance</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number of people</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>102,029</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Women only</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,800</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58,318</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> DWP 5% Sample data and Work and Pensions Longitudinal Set (WPLS)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li>Figures for Income Support are rounded to the nearest 100. Figures for Employment and Support Allowance have had disclosure control applied to them. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to the Employment and Support Allowance figures to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals may not sum due to the disclosure control applied.</li></ol><ol><li>For the Income Support we have used the 5% WPLS data. The best statistics on benefits are derived from 100% data sources. However, the 5% sample data still provide some detail not yet available from the 100% data sources. DWP recommends that, where the detail is only available on the 5% sample data, the proportions derived should be applied to the overall 100% total for the benefit. This is the methodology used to derive the Income Support figures provided here.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/01/2020 14:03:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1170937

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Attendance Allowance: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) the City of York and (b) York Central constituency were in receipt of the (i) higher and (b) lower rate of attendance allowance in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	3844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>Information on the number of Attendance Allowance claimants receiving the lower and higher rate in York Central and York Outer Constituency in each year since 2010 is shown below. As of 2010 the constituency City of York was abolished, alongside the Vale of York Constituency. In their place the York Central and York Outer Constituencies were created on the Boundary Commission for England’s recommendation. Therefore, figures for the City of York were unavailable to answer this question.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>York Central Constituency</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>York Outer Constituency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lower Rate</p></td><td><p>Higher Rate</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Lower Rate</p></td><td><p>Higher Rate</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>1,349</p></td><td><p>2,271</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>1,609</p></td><td><p>2,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>908</p></td><td><p>1,284</p></td><td><p>2,194</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>1,612</p></td><td><p>2,511</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>1,235</p></td><td><p>2,125</p></td><td><p>912</p></td><td><p>1,561</p></td><td><p>2,474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>1,979</p></td><td><p>872</p></td><td><p>1,484</p></td><td><p>2,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td><td><p>1,925</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>2,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>706</p></td><td><p>1,185</p></td><td><p>1,888</p></td><td><p>821</p></td><td><p>1,589</p></td><td><p>2,408</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>707</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>1,866</p></td><td><p>801</p></td><td><p>1,590</p></td><td><p>2,393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>1,171</p></td><td><p>1,855</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>2,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>667</p></td><td><p>1,157</p></td><td><p>1,817</p></td><td><p>797</p></td><td><p>1,715</p></td><td><p>2,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>641</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>1,857</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td><td><p>2,492</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Note: </strong>number of claimants as at May each year and relates to claimants receiving payment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/User-Guide.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/User-Guide.html</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/01/2020 18:14:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1170939

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unsuccessful claims for personal independence payments were overturned at the mandatory reconsideration stage in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	3846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Statistics on the numbers and proportions of unsuccessful claims for Person Independence Payment (PIP) following an initial PIP assessment where the award was changed at the Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) stage in the last 12 months are found in data Table 5C ‘PIP experimental statistics by period of initial decision, for initial disallowance decisions following a PIP assessment, MRs and appeals’ of the quarterly statistical publication ‘Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to October 2019’ published by the Department for Work and Pensions and available here:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2019</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/01/2020 11:28:27 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1174829

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children have been affected by the two-child benefit limit in (a) York Central constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	10402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>Statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children was published in July 2019 and can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-tax-credit-and-universal-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-tax-credit-and-universal-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2019 </a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Providing support for a maximum of two children, or qualifying young persons in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, ensures fairness between claimants and those taxpayers who support themselves solely through work.</p><p>We recognise that some claimants are not able to make the same choices about the number of children in their family, which is why exceptions have been put in place to protect certain groups. On migration to Universal Credit, families’ existing entitlement will be protected.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/02/2020 17:22:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1178678

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	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	Independent Case Examiner
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints against (a) the child maintenance service and child support agency and (b) her Department were accepted for investigation by the Independent Case Examiner in each year since 2014-15; and how many of those complaints were not investigated for at least 12 months after they were received.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	15041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The cases that reach the Independent Case Examiner are the most complex and investigations will not be compromised in order to be completed within certain timescales.</p><p> </p><p>We keep people updated about the timings involved with their case and the vast majority of complainants are satisfied with the service they receive.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides information on the number of Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and Child Support Agency (CSA) complaints that were received and accepted for investigation by the Independent Case Examiners Office in each year since 2014-15, and the number of cases that took longer than 12 months to conclude, from the date they were accepted for examination.</p><p> </p><p>Please note, we are unable to provide information on the number of cases that waited longer than 12 months for an investigation to commence for each year since 2014-15, and have therefore provided details of those cases that took longer than 12 months to conclude, from the point at which they were accepted for investigation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year April to March</p></td><td><p>CSA &amp; CMS complaints received</p></td><td><p>CSA &amp; CMS complaints accepted for investigation</p></td><td><p>CSA &amp; CMS complaints cleared</p></td><td><p>Cleared cases that took longer than 12 months to conclude (from date of acceptance)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1169</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>936</p></td><td><p>448</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>333</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>896</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1253</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20 (to the end of January 2020)</p></td><td><p>1099</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/02/2020 15:08:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell