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1667892

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the update to the Clean Maritime Plan.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>As per my response on 04 September, the department is working to publish an update to the Clean Maritime Plan as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/11/2023 15:54:20 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1546830

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Universal Credit in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Information on UC expenditure breakdowns at Local Authority and Parliamentary Constituency level prior to 2019/20 are not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2022 14:14:03 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1546832

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Job Seekers Allowance in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The available information on the number of claimants who received benefits in the last five years, broken down by various geographies, is published and can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. Benefits include Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, Jobseekers’ Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment.</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><p>Benefit statistics for Northern Ireland are published by the <a href="https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics" target="_blank">Department for Communities</a>.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 100005 question first answered 07/12/2022 14:11:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1546834

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Income Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the total (a) expenditure on and (b) number of benefit claimants receiving Income Support in each of the last five years, in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales, (iv) Northern Ireland, (v) each local authority and (vi) each constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	100005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The available information on the number of claimants who received benefits in the last five years, broken down by various geographies, is published and can be found on <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a>. Benefits include Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, Jobseekers’ Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment.</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><p>Benefit statistics for Northern Ireland are published by the <a href="https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/benefits-statistics" target="_blank">Department for Communities</a>.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 100004 question first answered 07/12/2022 14:11:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1466482

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions
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 her Department's publication entitled Benefit Expenditure and caseload tables 2022, what the level of expenditure on Category D retirement pensions is in each year from 2019-20; what estimate she has made of the level of fluctuations from year to year in the total amount paid; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	10014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the total level of expenditure on Category D retirement pensions for each financial year from 2019/20 to 2026/27. The year-on-year change is also included in the table to show the fluctuations in total Category D expenditure over this period. The increase in outturn in 2020/21 relates to the Department’s estimated liability due to underpaid Category D State Pension. The increase in forecast in 22/23 reflects the increased expenditure for the year in which it will be repaid to customers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>£ million, nominal terms</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>22/23</p></td><td><p>23/24</p></td><td><p>24/25</p></td><td><p>25/26</p></td><td><p>26/27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td><td><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State Pension (non contributory 'Category D')</p></td><td><p>£119</p></td><td><p>£275</p></td><td><p>£149</p></td><td><p>£271</p></td><td><p>£187</p></td><td><p>£174</p></td><td><p>£180</p></td><td><p>£188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year on year change</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£156</p></td><td><p>-£126</p></td><td><p>£122</p></td><td><p>-£84</p></td><td><p>-£13</p></td><td><p>£6</p></td><td><p>£8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2022" target="_blank">Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/06/2022 14:48:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1682879

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A1 (M): Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Highways England on (a) potholes and (b) defects on the southbound carriageway north of junction 7 of the A1 (M); and when this stretch of carriageway will be repaired and resurfaced.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	10024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Departmental officials have regular dialogue with National Highways about maintenance on the Strategic Road Network. In the last 3 months, National Highways (NH) has carried out repairs and addressed defects on the A1(M) southbound approach to junction 7.</p><p> </p><p>National Highways has a comprehensive road inspection and maintenance programme to maintain safe roads and to reduce the potential for potholes and other surface defects.</p><p> </p><p>Further work will be done between 12 and 16 February. Subsequently, NH has plans to carry out further permanent road surface patch repairs within a 2km stretch of the A1(M) southbound approach to junction 7.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/01/2024 13:51:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1682970

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to (a) publish the results of the Driver2020 research project and (b) bring forward policy proposals based on that project.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	10026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>We plan to publish the results of the Driver 2020 project soon; this is an evaluation of interventions to improve the safety of young novice drivers, in partnership with the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). This project commenced in January 2019 and over 28,000 learner and novice drivers were recruited. This project, the progress of which has been delayed by Covid, includes a telematics trial. It aims to make young drivers safer, more confident, and more skilful in their first year of driving through non legislative, technical or educational measures with potential to lower their risk of collisions.</p><p> </p><p>We are awaiting publication of outcomes before considering further measures we can take to improve road safety for young drivers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/01/2024 14:02:38 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1401265

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to protect Job Centre staff's health and wellbeing when (a) conducting face-to-face appointments and (b) ensuring local work from home covid-19 guidance is followed.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	100584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>DWP takes the health, safety and wellbeing of colleagues very seriously and all of our offices are COVID secure. We have a suite of Health &amp; Safety risk assessments in place developed following extensive consultation with departmental trade union representatives that cover all of the measures in place to protect staff and customers. These risk assessments are regularly reviewed, for example following changes to government guidance, including that from the respective governments in the devolved nations.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DWP offers a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme that offers short and long-term support for any physical or mental health issues that staff face.</p><p> </p><p>DWP also has a network of Mental Health First Aiders on hand across all parts of the DWP to offer immediate emotional support and also to signpost to expert support.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP’s network of Wellbeing Advocates are a community of staff representing all grades, job roles and geographical areas who regularly cascade key Wellbeing messages and support packages to their local teams and sites who also provide an invaluable service in feeding back to the central Wellbeing team on challenges that their colleagues are facing.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/01/2022 15:48:29 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1401281

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to introduce a secure electronic system that will enable British citizens living overseas to submit documentary evidence as proof of entitlement particularly in relation to pensions.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	100692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>DWP already uses a secure electronic system to allow customers to upload certain categories of evidence to the department.</p><p> </p><p>We have been carrying out extensive research to expand this capability to cover other services such as pensions. Our expectation is that this capability will possibly be available towards the end of the next financial year 2022/3.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/01/2022 14:08:11 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1547471

registered interest
date	01/12/2022
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: 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 people left the Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme as a result of entering employment in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	100967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) programme provides support for disabled people with complex barriers to work. Participants receive up to fifteen months of intensive pre-employment support and six months of intensive in-work support when they start work.</p><p> </p><p>When participants enter employment, they continue to receive support from their IPES provider and do not leave the programme. Support will usually end when the participant achieves a higher threshold outcome. There were 900 higher threshold outcomes in the year ending October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Data Source: The figures come from management information (MI) that is derived from the Provider Referral and Payment system (PRaP) used by DWP and providers to manage referrals. The MI is not routinely published but equivalent data has previously been released, for example as part of an FOI that was released here. <a href="https://www.base-uk.org/news/ipes-performance-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.base-uk.org/news/ipes-performance-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/12/2022 11:52:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth