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1717191

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2024
	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: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the prevalence of discrimination towards young ethnic minorities seeking employment.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	25713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Employment statistics show the ethnic minority employment rate at 68%, up 9.2 percentage points on the same quarter in 2010, with 5.4m people from an ethnic minority background in employment which is a record high.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports people to move into employment by providing access to a range of mainstream services and bespoke programmes that are designed to be flexible to individual needs. We also take targeted action where there is a high ethnic minority employment gap and work with partners, employers, and specific sectors to improve opportunities for all.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Offer provides individually tailored Work Coach support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming Universal Credit. This support includes the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain. This was expanded in 2023 to include additional young people on Universal Credit not currently searching for work, including young parents and carers.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2023, the Government's Equality Hub published updated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/positive-action-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers/positive-action-in-the-workplace" target="_blank">guidance</a> for employers on how to use the positive action provisions in the Equality Act 2010. This is to help people who share a particular protected characteristic overcome barriers and to level the playing field.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2024 15:43:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1716914

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Equality
	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 7 March 2024 to Question 17024 on Department for Work and Pensions: Equality, how many people work in the (a) Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing and (b) specialist equalities team.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	25560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>In the EDIW team, part of the wider HR function on the 1<sup>st</sup> May there were 25 people.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As of the 13<sup>th</sup> May 2024, there is a headcount of 29 people on the Customer Accessibility, Standards and Assurance (CASA) team driving forward changes as part of continuous improvement. The team is developing an assurance framework and a clear set of standards to support the change process in the department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/05/2024 13:40:00 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1716916

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	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	Pensioners: Widowed People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support widowed pensioners to manage their finances.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	25543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that people face important decisions about how to use their pension savings and ensures everyone has access to free, impartial pension guidance through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS).</p><p> </p><p>Pension Wise, a service delivered through MaPS’ MoneyHelper brand, can help anyone over 50 understand their options for accessing their Defined Contribution pension pots. After entering retirement, ongoing guidance is available through the MoneyHelper website, hotline and webchat. This ranges from budget planners and retirement-specific benefits, to long-term care and debt support.</p><p> </p><p>MoneyHelper also provides support for people who need help with their money matters when someone has died, including specific guidance on pensions and bereavement. This includes how to register a power of attorney.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in November 2023 the Government, in the response to the ‘Helping savers understand their pension choices: supporting individuals at the point of access’ consultation, signalled its intent to place duties on all trustees of occupational pension schemes to offer a decumulation service to support their members with decisions around accessing their pension savings. This includes offering a range of products at an appropriate quality and price.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 25544 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:54:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1716917

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	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	Pensioners: 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 his Department is taking to support pensioners to manage their finances.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	25544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises that people face important decisions about how to use their pension savings and ensures everyone has access to free, impartial pension guidance through the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS).</p><p> </p><p>Pension Wise, a service delivered through MaPS’ MoneyHelper brand, can help anyone over 50 understand their options for accessing their Defined Contribution pension pots. After entering retirement, ongoing guidance is available through the MoneyHelper website, hotline and webchat. This ranges from budget planners and retirement-specific benefits, to long-term care and debt support.</p><p> </p><p>MoneyHelper also provides support for people who need help with their money matters when someone has died, including specific guidance on pensions and bereavement. This includes how to register a power of attorney.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in November 2023 the Government, in the response to the ‘Helping savers understand their pension choices: supporting individuals at the point of access’ consultation, signalled its intent to place duties on all trustees of occupational pension schemes to offer a decumulation service to support their members with decisions around accessing their pension savings. This includes offering a range of products at an appropriate quality and price.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 25543 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:54:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1716393

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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	Unemployment: Young People
	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 take steps to make the local District Provision Tool available to local partners in London to help (a) tackle youth unemployment and (b) increase education and training opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	25326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>A version of the District Provision Tool is available for local partners to use on GOV.UK and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/district-provision-tool" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:58:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1716394

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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: Greater London
	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 devolving employment support services to (a) London boroughs and (b) the Mayor of London.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	25327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>As part of the English Devolution Trailblazer deeper devolution deals, the Department of Work and Pensions have agreed with Greater Manchester and West Midlands Combined Authorities to test a new approach to design of future Contracted Employment Programmes including co-design and a delegated delivery model, aligned with the Combined Authorities geographical footprint.</p><p> </p><p>We will evaluate the impacts and outcomes of this new approach to further understand the opportunities and risks involved, before considering the Department’s approach to future contracted employment programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Full details of the ‘Trailblazer’ deals can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greater-manchester-combined-authority-trailblazer-deeper-devolution-deal/greater-manchester-combined-authority-trailblazer-deeper-devolution-deal" target="_blank"><em>Greater Manchester Combined Authority Trailblazer deeper devolution deal - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/west-midlands-combined-authority-trailblazer-deeper-devolution-deal/west-midlands-combined-authority-trailblazer-deeper-devolution-deal" target="_blank"><em>West Midlands Combined Authority: “Trailblazer” deeper devolution deal - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</em></a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/05/2024 11:10:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1716395

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth unemployment (a) in London and (b) per London borough in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	25328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested on youth unemployment is published and available <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>The small sample sizes of the boroughs means that the latest survey-based trends in youth ILO unemployment across the year are not robust. However, Claimant Count administrative data for 16-24 year olds for London and all the boroughs for the last twelve months is available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2024 15:53:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1716396

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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: Young People
	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 support (a) young disabled Londoners and (b) young black Londoners into employment.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	25329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore has an ambitious programme of initiatives to support disabled people and people with health to start, stay and succeed in work. These include: Employment Advisors in NHS Talking Therapies; the Work and Health Programme; Access to Work grants; Disability Confident; a digital information service for employers; Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres; increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres; increasing access to Occupational Health; and expanding the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care programme.</p><p> </p><p>Building on this, we announced significant additional investment during the 2023 fiscal events. Alongside the delivery of our existing initiatives, we are now focused on delivering this package which includes: introducing Employment Advisors into MSK services; a new voluntary employment programme called Universal Support (US) which will provide wraparound support to 100,000 people a year once fully rolled out; WorkWell in approximately 15 pilot areas to provide light touch work and health support; exploring new ways of providing individuals receiving a fit note with timely access to support through our call for evidence launched on 19 April 2024; and establishing an expert group to advise on a voluntary national baseline for Occupational Health provision.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions Jobcentre youth offer provides a range of options to those seeking employment, including young Black Londoners. Additionally, we are taking targeted action where there is a high ethnic minority employment gap. The DWP Youth Offer provides individually tailored work coach support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are in the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search group. This includes the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2024 15:42:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1716471

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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	Medical Certificates: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of plans to reform the fit note process on people with mental ill health.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	25187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Good work is good for health. We know that good work can positively impact people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing. We also know that tailored work and health support can help break down the kinds of barriers that can make finding and staying in a job more difficult for those with mental health conditions.</p><p>In 2023, 24% of fit note episodes had a known diagnosis and of those, 33% are for mental and behavioural disorders. We are reforming the fit note process so that it starts with an assessment of what someone can do with the right support, rather than what they cannot. This builds on the £795m investment we made at Autumn Statement for additional funding over five years for mental health services to help support people with mental ill health to gain and/or retain employment, as well as our successful Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies programme, which is now being rolled out across England.</p><p>Our ambition is to bring together preventative healthcare and employment systems to support people who are at risk of falling out of work or who have already fallen out of work due to ill health. We continue to work with stakeholders including mental health organisations and those with lived experience, to co-develop this policy, this includes seeking insight and evidence via a public <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/fit-note-reform-call-for-evidence/fit-note-reform-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">call for evidence</a>.</p><p>This work is an essential part of the Government’s ambition to improve health outcomes, and help people get access to the support they need to return to, remain and thrive in work.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2024 15:30:00 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1716478

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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	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 are awaiting a decision on their Access to Work applications as of 1 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	25283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> May 2024, there were 36,184 applications awaiting a decision on their Access to Work application.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/05/2024 16:41:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft