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1698360

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Employment Schemes: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many starts have been recorded for the Youth Offer in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire as of 25 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Offer launched 20 September 2020 and provides support for 16–24-year-olds who are on Universal Credit to help them move into employment. It includes three elements:</p><ul><li>The Youth Employment Programme, which provides young people dedicated intensive Work Coach support in finding &amp; applying for jobs, with additional assistance available for those who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim.</li><li>Youth Hubs, which bring together in one location DWP services with local support provided by youth experts. This ensures that the needs of young people are matched to services that help them tackle barriers to employment.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches, who are focused on supporting young people furthest from the labour market overcome complex challenges so that they can move into work.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As of the 1<sup>st</sup> of March 2024, there have been 1,200 starts to the Youth Offer in South Holland and The Deepings constituency, and a total of 17,420 starts in the Lincolnshire region. These figures are part of the overall 1,123,000 total starts on the Youth Offer.</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>The figure for Lincolnshire is the combined figure for each of the following local authorities; Boston, East Lindsey, Lincoln, North East Lincolnshire, North Kesteven, North Lincolnshire, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey.</li><li>A claimant may take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer. They may start any element of the Youth Offer multiple times. Each of these starts is recorded as a start on the Youth Offer.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/04/2024 15:46:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1698369

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Disability: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of the working age population who are disabled in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Lincolnshire.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Number and percentage of disabled people aged 16 to 64, 2022/2023</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Geographical area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of working age disabled people</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of working age people who are disabled</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>720,200</p></td><td><p>24.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>129,300</p></td><td><p>29.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2023" target="_blank"><strong>Source</strong></a> – table LMS008</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred and percentages to one decimal place</li><li>Numbers shown are central estimates and subject to sampling variation. The precision of these estimates will be limited by sample size.</li><li>Annual Population Survey data has not been reweighted to incorporate the latest estimates of the size and composition of the UK population.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/04/2024 16:21:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1696471

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	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	Sickness Benefits: South Holland and the Deepings
	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 in South Holland and the Deepings constituency are on long-term sickness benefits; and how many were on such benefits in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	18839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>People on ‘long-term sickness benefits’ have been assumed as those in the main phase of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the Universal Credit (UC) Limited Capability to Work (LCW) and Limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) groups. The Department regularly publishes Benefit Combination statistics on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a> and these were <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistical-summaries#:~:text=Changes to Benefit Combinations statistics" target="_blank">extended inFebruary 2024</a> to include additional information for those on ESA and the UC Health Journey, so can now be used to provide the information, from quarter ending May 2019 to the end of the latest quarter, August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The figures can be obtained from the ‘<a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/opendatabase?id=Ben_Com_New" target="_blank">Benefit Combinations - Data from May 2019 for England and Wales</a>’ dataset using the ‘Additional Claim Details’ options. The ‘ESA Phase of Claim’ and ‘UC Health Journey’ options should be used to identify quarterly totals for ESA Support Group (SG), ESA Work-related Activity Group (WRAG), Universal Credit Limited Capability to Work (LCW) and Limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) groups and those on one benefit but not the other using the ‘Not On’ options. The ‘Geography’ option can then be used to filter by the relevant Westminster Parliamentary Constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required.</p><p> </p><p>Using the Benefit Combinations data on Stat-Xplore, the number of people on long-term sickness benefits in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>2,750</p></td><td><p>2,980</p></td><td><p>3,260</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Totals are rounded to 10.</li><li>UC Data is not available prior to 2019 as some UC claims were recorded on an interim operational system called UC Live Service (UCLS). Figures for UCLS Health claimants are not currently collated and to develop that information would incur disproportionate cost.</li><li>A person can claim both ESA and be on the UC health caseload and these claimants would be counted in each separate caseload in the published data on Stat-Xplore. Benefit Combinations data on Stat-Xplore allows these 'Dual claims' to be identified and only counted once in the above.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 11:58:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1688535

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	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: Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
	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 people convicted of crimes who are detained in secure hospitals are receiving benefits.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	13683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/02/2024 11:55:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1687787

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	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	Jobcentres: South Holland and the Deepings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentre clients have been assisted by an Armed Forces Champion in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	13219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Since January 2023, 15 members of the local Armed Forces community have been supported in the South Holland and Deepings area.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Champions have specific responsibilities for supporting members of the Armed Forces community, including building staff capability within their districts, personally handling some claims, supporting veterans into work and helping resolve complex cases where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Every Work Coach is trained on how to provide tailored and personalised support to members of the Armed Forces community and their families, working in partnership with their Armed Forces Champions. In those areas where there are particularly high levels of demand, for example garrison towns, this will form a significant part of the work done in individual Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal departmental use only, and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/02/2024 13:52:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1686372

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	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: Disability
	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 people claiming disability benefits cited mental health issues as a reason for claiming those benefits in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	12246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. In particular, the requested data can be found in ‘PIP Cases with Entitlement’ dataset by going to ‘Disability’ and choosing ‘Psychiatric disorders’ from the drop-down list. The same can be done to ‘DLA: Cases with entitlement - Data from May 2018’ and ‘AA: Cases with entitlement - Data from May 2018’ dataset by going to ‘Main Disability Condition’ and choosing the mental health conditions you are interested in from the drop-down list.</p><p> </p><p>Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP, DLA, and AA computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</p><p>You may also wish to filter for “DWP policy ownership” under Geography due to the devolution of some disability benefits to Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>You can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, you can access <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">guidance</a> on how to extract the information required.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/02/2024 17:27:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1685106

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	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: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Ministers from his Department have had discussions with Stonewall on recording equality in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	11477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>There has been no recent discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions Ministers and Stonewall on this subject as this is not within the remit of this department.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/02/2024 13:40:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1672196

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2023
	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: Offenders
	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 hold discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) HM Prison and Probation Service on steps to help increase the number of ex offenders in employment.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	3088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The proportion of prison leavers in employment six months after their release has more than doubled in the two years to March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials across government already work together on measures to support ex-offenders into work and reduce reoffending. A <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-partnership-agreement-for-employment-and-welfare-support-in-custody-and-the-community-2023-to-2026" target="_blank">National Partnership Agreement</a> between Ministry of Justice, HM Prison and Probation Service, and Department for Work and Pensions sets out how we jointly support prisoners in custody to prepare for employment on release and ensure prison leavers continue to access support in the community to obtain work.</p><p> </p><p>Prison Employment Hubs have increased in number providing a space where offenders can get much needed support into work. DWP provides around 200 Prison Work Coaches who work alongside Prison Employment Leads and other prison services to provide employment and training support before release. The New Futures Network and DWP’s National Employment and Partnership Team broker relationships with employers helping them understand the advantages to their business of employing ex-offenders. The Government has also recently changed rehabilitation periods to help reduce barriers to employment for ex-offenders.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 30/11/2023 17:07:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1665109

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time to correspondence was by the Independent Case Examiner in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	202802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The Office of the Independent Case Examiner holds correspondence data on:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a) the time taken to respond to customers on the results of initial checks from receipt of a complaint; and</li><li>b) the time taken to respond to complaints about its own service.</li></ul><p> </p><p>From 1 April – 30 September 2023:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the average time ICE took to respond to correspondence on ‘a’ was 3 working days; and</li><li>the average time ICE took to respond to correspondence on ‘b’ was 6 working days.</li></ul><p> </p><p>ICE’s service standards for ‘a’ and ‘b’ are 10 and 15 working days, respectively.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/10/2023 15:40:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1644732

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2023
	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: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds searchable IT archives (a) of Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates for EU-sourced regulation and (b) employing the search term out of scope relating to changes to regulatory burdens that could not be reviewed due to its EU origin.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	189486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold searchable IT archives in respect of Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates. However, all available regulatory impact assessments should be publicly accessible on legislation.gov.uk, alongside the relevant piece of legislation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/06/2023 13:45:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes