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1146213

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/09/2019
	date	25/09/2019
	date tabled	25/09/2019
	ddp created	25/09/2019 18:51:27
	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	25/09/2019 19:14:25 03/10/2019 16:10:02
	hansard heading	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	290986
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/10/2019 15:38:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the Health and Safety Executive receives adequate resources to undertake its enforcement responsibilities.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 290986
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	290986
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>DWP and HSE officials meet regularly to discuss resources and performance against its Business Plan objectives. This includes recognising the importance of enforcement as one of the tools employed by HSE to secure effective management and control of risk in GB workplaces.</p>
	creator	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1132544

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	17/06/2019
	date tabled	17/06/2019
	ddp created	17/06/2019 19:16:35
	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	18/06/2019 14:15:35 24/06/2019 15:11:06
	hansard heading	Historic Buildings: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	identifier	265555
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/06/2019 14:39:07
	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.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 265555
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	265555
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1138379

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/07/2019
	date	11/07/2019
	date tabled	11/07/2019
	ddp created	11/07/2019 16:39:13
	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	11/07/2019 16:45:21 19/07/2019 13:01:01
	hansard heading	Poverty: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	276232
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/07/2019 12:30:00
	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.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 276232
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	276232
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1138380

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/07/2019
	date	11/07/2019
	date tabled	11/07/2019
	ddp created	11/07/2019 16:39:16
	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	11/07/2019 16:45:24 19/07/2019 13:11:04
	hansard heading	Poverty: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	276233
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/07/2019 12:39:19
	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.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 276233
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	276233
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1143767

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/09/2019
	date	02/09/2019
	date tabled	02/09/2019
	ddp created	02/09/2019 18:59:32
	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	02/09/2019 19:18:16 09/09/2019 11:22:02
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	identifier	285361
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/09/2019 10:50:15
	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.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 285361
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	285361
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

749523

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/07/2017
	date	06/07/2017
	date tabled	06/07/2017
	ddp created	06/07/2017 20:54:19
	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	06/07/2017 21:02:36 14/07/2017 12:27:02
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	identifier	3305
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/07/2017 11:55:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born in the 1950s and affected by the change in the state pension age have been able to return to employment from a position of unemployment.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 3305
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3305
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of older workers in the UK is at a record high, currently standing at 9.9m workers aged 50 years and over. 4.2m women aged 50-64 are in employment; this compares to 3.5m five years ago. There are 1.2 million individuals in employment aged over 65, of which 39% are women.</p><p> </p><p>Employment rates for older workers have also been increasing and recently reached record highs. Since ten years ago, the employment rate has increased by 6.0 percentage points (pp) (from 65.0% to 71.0%) for people aged 50-64. The current employment rate for women aged 50-64 is at a record high of 66.4%.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK can be found in the “UK labour market: July 2017” statistical bulletin published at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work; the ‘Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach’ strategy was published on 2nd February. This, crucially, is led by employers, but it also sets out the case for action by individuals, and the role of Government in supporting them in planning their careers and their approach to retirement. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at the attached web address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a></p><p> </p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

749524

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/07/2017
	date	06/07/2017
	date tabled	06/07/2017
	ddp created	06/07/2017 20:54:19
	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	06/07/2017 21:02:34 14/07/2017 12:27:04
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	identifier	3302
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/07/2017 11:55:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born in the 1950s and affected by the change in the state pension age have not been able to return to employment.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 3302
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	3302
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of older workers in the UK is at a record high, currently standing at 9.9m workers aged 50 years and over. 4.2m women aged 50-64 are in employment; this compares to 3.5m five years ago. There are 1.2 million individuals in employment aged over 65, of which 39% are women.</p><p> </p><p>Employment rates for older workers have also been increasing and recently reached record highs. Since ten years ago, the employment rate has increased by 6.0 percentage points (pp) (from 65.0% to 71.0%) for people aged 50-64. The current employment rate for women aged 50-64 is at a record high of 66.4%.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK can be found in the “UK labour market: July 2017” statistical bulletin published at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work; the ‘Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach’ strategy was published on 2nd February. This, crucially, is led by employers, but it also sets out the case for action by individuals, and the role of Government in supporting them in planning their careers and their approach to retirement. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at the attached web address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a></p><p> </p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

756069

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2017
	date	04/09/2017
	date tabled	04/09/2017
	ddp created	04/09/2017 18:30:38
	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	04/09/2017 19:34:58 12/09/2017 12:54:17
	hansard heading	Employment: Autism
	house id	1
	identifier	7308
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/09/2017 12:23:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of people diagnosed with autism who are in full-time or part-time work.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 7308
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7308
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>DWP has worked with the Hidden Impairment National Group (HING) to develop the Hidden Impairment Toolkit, which offers information on how to best support people with Autism.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is an active member of the Autism Programme Board (APB), responsible for the cross-government implementation of the Think Autism strategy. <strong>DWP</strong> also helped to develop a Disability Passport - About Me - to support people with autism who are seeking jobs.</p><p> </p><p>DWP worked with Autism Alliance UK to deliver an Autism training programme, to over 1200 staff members in Jobcentre Plus, and to develop an Autism and Neuro-diversity toolkit which is available across the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ sets out the Government’s proposals for improving work and health outcomes for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, including people with autism. We are now considering consultation responses and the next steps for longer term reform.</p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

756126

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2017
	date	04/09/2017
	date tabled	04/09/2017
	ddp created	04/09/2017 18:32:19
	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	04/09/2017 19:37:30 12/09/2017 15:03:59
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits and Welfare Tax Credits: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	7543
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/09/2017 14:32:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory reconsiderations have taken place for each type of benefit and tax credit; and how many of those reconsiderations overturned the original decision in each of the last 24 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 7543
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7543
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The number of Mandatory Reconsiderations that took place for each of the DWP benefits and how many of those have been overturned is included in Appendix 1</p><p> </p><p>For tax credits Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) introduced the mandatory reconsideration process on 6 April 2014 in order to align with DWP in advance of the migration of tax credits customers to Universal Credit. The change was brought in to enable more disputes to be resolved as early as possible in the decision making process.</p><p>Mandatory reconsideration is a revision to the HMRC appeals process. The customer can request a mandatory reconsideration within 30 days of the date on the decision letter.</p><p>A customer can request a mandatory reconsideration if they believe:</p><ol><ol><li>the decision is wrong;</li><li>the award does not take into account a change of circumstance;</li><li>the award is reduced or has stopped;</li><li>they do not agree with a penalty notice;</li><li>they have been charged interest.</li></ol></ol><p>HMRC do not routinely publish timescales for mandatory reconsiderations. There are no statutory time limits for carrying out a mandatory reconsideration.</p><p>If the mandatory reconsideration is disallowed and the customer remains unhappy; they have one month from the date of the mandatory reconsideration decision to escalate their appeal directly to HM Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS).</p><p>The volume of Mandatory Reconsiderations received by month and the volume of those Mandatory Reconsiderations which resulted in the original decision being overturned for tax credits is shown in appendix 2</p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

756127

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2017
	date	04/09/2017
	date tabled	04/09/2017
	ddp created	04/09/2017 18:32:21
	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	04/09/2017 19:37:32 11/09/2017 17:52:23
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits and Welfare Tax Credits: Appeals
	house id	1
	identifier	7544
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/09/2017 16:57:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals have taken place for each type of benefit and tax credit; and how many of those appeals overturned the original decision in each of the last 24 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 7544
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7544
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department does not hold validated information on the outcome of appeals as this data is held by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data on the volume of appeals cleared at hearing and the outcome of those appeals, this has been included in Appendix 1.</p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell