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1701160

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/04/2024
	date	15/04/2024
	date tabled	15/04/2024
	ddp created	15/04/2024 21:50:02
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	16/04/2024 13:35:08 18/04/2024 15:11:05
	hansard heading	Employment and Universal Credit: Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	21838
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	18/04/2024 14:40:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people who are in (a) paid employment and (b) receipt of universal credit in (i) Newport West constituency and (ii) Wales.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 21838
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21838
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>(a)</p><p>The information requested is published and available at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b)</p><p>Monthly statistics on the number of people who are on Universal Credit by employment status, by parliamentary constituency and by domestic country, are published on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>, and are currently available to March 2024.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1683048

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/01/2024
	date	17/01/2024
	date tabled	17/01/2024
	ddp created	17/01/2024 22:14:35
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	17/01/2024 22:37:41 23/01/2024 15:47:19
	hansard heading	Health and Safety Executive
	house id	1
	identifier	10263
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	23/01/2024 15:15:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's annual budget is for accessing scientific papers and other academic journals; to which academic journals it subscribes; and whether there are any relevant academic journals to which it does not have access in the context of its work on UK REACH.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 10263
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10263
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Annual Budget for accessing scientific papers and other academic journals was £52k in the 22/23 financial year. This value can vary year on year depending on requirements of HSE staff, changes to cost of access to journals etc</p><p> </p><p>On subscriptions, HSE’s Divisions will organise access to specialist journals depending on need. Examples include:</p><p> </p><p>a. British Medical Journal<br> b. Ergonomics in Design<br> c. Flight International<br> d. Human Factors<br> e. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics<br> f. Journal of Pyrotechnics<br> g. New Scientist<br> h. Science in Parliament<br> i. Business Green<br> j. Future Farming<br> k. MIT Technology Review<br> l. The Economist</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, HSE has access to Elsevier’s Government edition of ScienceDirect which provides users access to over 2,000 online journals and e-chapters. <br> <br> HSE staff can also request articles and full journals from the British Library interlibrary loans service and utilise a commercial provider “Reprints Desk” for articles that are urgently required. When required HSE can also purchase articles directly from publishers.</p><p>As part of the above arrangements, HSE has been able to access all published material that it has needed to deliver the programme of work on UK REACH</p><p> </p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1678576

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/01/2024
	date	18/12/2023
	date tabled	18/12/2023
	ddp created	18/12/2023 21:14:22
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	18/12/2023 21:27:42 10/01/2024 15:24:22
	hansard heading	Chemicals: Regulation
	house id	1
	identifier	7413
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	10/01/2024 14:52:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance the Health and Safety Executive uses when (a) preparing dossiers on restrictions under UK REACH and (b) preparing impact assessments for enacting restrictions in secondary legislation.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 7413
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7413
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) must prepare dossiers on restrictions in line with the legal requirements of Annex 15 of UK REACH. In doing so HSE may also refer to guidance produced for the EU REACH restriction process, as well as drawing on its previous experience of producing dossiers when the UK was part of the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for preparing impact assessments for enacting restrictions in secondary legislation resides with Defra as the government department responsible for UK REACH legislation and policy.</p><p> </p><p>HSE provides Defra with a socioeconomic analysis alongside any restriction dossier. Restrictions proposals need to contain a description of the risks as well as information on the health and environmental benefits, the associated costs and other socio-economic impacts. This socioeconomic analysis takes account of UK REACH Annex 15 legal requirements and HM Treasury guidance on cost and benefit analysis.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1656462

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2023
	date	01/09/2023
	date tabled	01/09/2023
	ddp created	01/09/2023 14:51:38
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	01/09/2023 16:58:29 11/09/2023 17:18:31
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Wales
	house id	1
	identifier	196313
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	11/09/2023 16:47:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many visits he has made to Wales since his appointment.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 196313
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196313
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Since his appointment, the Secretary of State has not visited Wales in his capacity as Secretary of State. However, in this time period, the wider DWP Ministerial team has made 3 visits to Wales on departmental business.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1656526

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2023
	date	01/09/2023
	date tabled	01/09/2023
	ddp created	01/09/2023 14:55:52
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	01/09/2023 17:01:50 07/09/2023 14:19:14
	hansard heading	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
	house id	1
	identifier	196353
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/09/2023 13:48:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the number of people in paid employment in (i) England, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales who have been diagnosed with lupus.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 196353
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196353
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Government.<strong><em>  </em></strong></p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1657468

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2023
	date	01/09/2023
	date tabled	01/09/2023
	ddp created	01/09/2023 15:56:15
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	01/09/2023 18:06:24 07/09/2023 16:02:18
	hansard heading	Carer's Allowance: Uprating
	house id	1
	identifier	197032
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/09/2023 15:31:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing the level of carer's allowance.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 197032
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197032
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is a statutory annual review of benefit and pensions undertaken in the Autumn. The level of Carer’s Allowance is protected by up-rating it each year in line with the Consumer Prices Index. Since 2010, the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £76.75 a week, providing just under an additional £1200 a year for carers through Carer’s Allowance.</p><p>The outcome of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions’ review for 2023 will be announced later this year, following the publication of the relevant indices by the Office for National Statistics, and the new rates will enter into force from April 2024.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1657469

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2023
	date	01/09/2023
	date tabled	01/09/2023
	ddp created	01/09/2023 15:56:21
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	01/09/2023 18:06:27 11/09/2023 11:24:14
	hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment
	house id	1
	identifier	197033
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	11/09/2023 10:52:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on replacing the Work Capability Assessment.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 197033
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197033
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As we committed to in Transforming Support: The Health and Disability White Paper, we are actively engaging with disabled people and people with health conditions and our stakeholders as we develop our proposals.</p><p> </p><p>We set out the intention to transform the benefits system for the future so that it focuses on what people can do, rather than what they cannot. We will legislate to remove the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) so that in future there is only one health and disability assessment – the PIP assessment. This will mean that there will be no need to be found to have limited capability for work and limited capability to prepare for work to get additional income-related support for a disability or health condition. The degree of change in our proposals will require primary legislation, which we will aim to take early in a new parliament, when parliamentary time allows.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1657470

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2023
	date	01/09/2023
	date tabled	01/09/2023
	ddp created	01/09/2023 15:56:29
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	01/09/2023 18:06:29 07/09/2023 15:13:14
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Newport West
	house id	1
	identifier	197034
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/09/2023 14:41:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of people in Newport West constituency out of work due to (a) sickness and (b) disability since outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 197034
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197034
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Individuals who are out of work will be either economically inactive (where a person is not in work, nor looking for, or available for, work) or unemployed (not in work, but actively seeking work). Whilst data is held on a person’s main reason for being inactive, data on the main reason for being unemployed is not readily available. Therefore, no assessment of trends in the number of people in Newport West who are out of work due to sickness or disability since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has been made.</p><p> </p><p>However, data on the number of people who are economically inactive and state long-term sickness as their main reason is available. Between April 2022 and March 2023, there were an estimated 2,900 and 5,500 people in Newport West who were economically inactive and gave long-term sickness as the main reason. This compares to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2019 to March 2020), when the corresponding estimate was between 2,200 and 4,300 people.</p><p> </p><p>In general, there is a higher degree of uncertainty around estimates for parliamentary constituencies because at this granular level sample sizes are small, and historic trends can be volatile. Resultantly, differences in the figures for Newport West over time may not be statistically significant (which is the case for the figures quoted above), and therefore any change may be reflective of chance or the variable nature of the sample, and not represent actual change.</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/wpca/1929380389/subreports/einact_time_series/report.aspx" target="_blank">Labour Market Profile - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (nomisweb.co.uk)</a>.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1657471

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2023
	date	01/09/2023
	date tabled	01/09/2023
	ddp created	01/09/2023 15:56:35
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	01/09/2023 18:06:32 07/09/2023 15:16:14
	hansard heading	Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	197035
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/09/2023 14:45:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on publishing its Disability Action Plan.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 197035
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197035
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Disability Action Plan will set out the Government’s ambition to improve the lives of disabled people with immediate and practical measures, while laying the foundations for longer term change.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Action Plan Consultation Document was published on 18 July and will remain open for responses until 6 October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation document sets out a number of proposals and consultation questions - informed by the experiences of disabled people, research and the current policy landscape - as an initial step to make sure policy development direction is correct.</p><p> </p><p>We are hosting a series of consultation events for stakeholders, including roundtables focused on the proposed areas of action included in the document. Both general stakeholders and subject matter experts will be attending these. There will also be general forums to encourage discussion on broader disability policy areas; and stakeholder-hosted meetings for members of the public to attend.</p><p> </p><p>The findings of this consultation will inform the published Disability Action Plan.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1605456

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/03/2023
	date	20/03/2023
	date tabled	20/03/2023
	ddp created	20/03/2023 22:57:26
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	23/03/2023 13:15:30 28/03/2023 16:56:13
	hansard heading	Chemicals: Regulation
	house id	1
	identifier	169435
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/03/2023 16:24:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish her Department's Regulatory Management Options Analysis on the four substances it was considering for inclusion on UK’s Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List; and if he will take steps to review the new entries to the EU’s Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List in (a) 2022 and (b) January 2023 for potential inclusion on the UK Candidate List.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 169435
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169435
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All Regulatory Management Options Analyses (RMOAs) produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are published on HSE’s website following agreement with the Appropriate Authorities. HSE will review new entries to the EU’s SVHC candidate list as part of their work programme.</p>
	creator	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones