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1565139

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	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: Tokyo
	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 his Department’s publication of ministerial transparency data for the period July to September 2021, what the cost to his Department was of the accommodation, meals and other expenses, excluding air travel, incurred by his predecessor when visiting Tokyo for the Paralympic Games from 23 to 26 August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	119039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p /><p> </p><p /><p>The former Secretary of State included in her published hospitality returns that the British Paralympic Association paid for her tickets and hospitality as part of the official delegation (24 August to 26 August 2021). The Department was invoiced several months later £778.90 for her accommodation, after the initial transparency report had been submitted. This has now been updated.</p><p> </p><p>The other expenses incurred by the Department at the time of the event were £190.34 for airport transfers and £28.00 for Overseas Incidental Expenses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/01/2023 17:57:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1550310

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2022
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department spent in 2021 on purchasing goods and services with a value of less than £500 on a government procurement card.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	107067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The total spent by the Department for Work and Pensions on items with a value of less than £500 on a Government Procurement card in 2021 was £36,488,921.81.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Source: GPC Transactions Folder - Discoverer</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The total spent by the Department for Work and Pensions on items with a value of less than £500 on a Government Procurement Card (GPC) in 2021 was £8,507,730.65 (69,786 transactions).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Source:</strong> GPC data. This gives details of all transactions posted during the 2021 calendar year and includes expenditure as well as refunds. The figure quoted is net of refunds.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <strong>Points to note:</strong> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">The Government Procurement Card (GPC) is a purchasing solution specifically for low risk/ low value purchases, enabling Government to buy from particular suppliers that include both small and medium sized enterprises.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">The card transaction limit for Approval to Buy (A2B) transactions is £500. Approximately 96% of all transactions are A2B.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">The card transaction limit for a ‘physical’ card is £600, with exceptions allowed on approval of a supporting business case.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">Most GPC transactions are for Flexible Support Fund (FSF) expenditure, supporting claimants back into the workplace by covering costs associated with seeking employment, e.g. interview travel expenses.</ins></li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/12/2022 17:11:53 question first ministerially corrected 09/01/2023 17:27:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 43278 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565140

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	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 19 December 2022 to Question 110642 on Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what accounts for the difference between the cost of the two British Airways business class flights paid for using a government procurement card on 6 August 2021; and which of those costs relates to the flight purchased for his predecessor.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	119040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong>A Business Class flight for the then Secretary of State to attend the Paralympic Games 2021, as part of the official delegation, was purchased for £6,177.37.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold the specific information as to why the two tickets were different prices. Prices, even on the same flight, can vary according to the pricing policy of the airline and the time of booking.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/01/2023 16:24:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1546098

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Incentives
	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 value of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for his Department as performance-related bonuses in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	97594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p><strong>The table below show the total value of non-cash vouchers awarded to DWP staff in the years requested.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£'s</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><p><strong>BONUSES - VOUCHERS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017 - 18</strong></p></td><td><p>3,619,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018 - 19</strong></p></td><td><p>5,137,259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019 - 20</strong></p></td><td><p>4,031,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020 - 21</strong></p></td><td><p>5,313,692</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021 - 22</strong></p></td><td><p>5,915,116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><em>Source: Hyperion</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/12/2022 11:46:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1568014

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	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: Tokyo
	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 17 January to Question 119039on Paralympic Games: Visits Abroad, whether the hospitality provided by the British Paralympic Association included the costs of the accommodation used by his predecessor and the individual accompanying her during their visit to Tokyo between 23-26 August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	126567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2023 answer text <p>At the time of the event (24 August to 26 August 2021), accommodation for the Secretary of State and the official accompanying her was paid for by the British Paralympic Association. The Department was later invoiced (14 March 2022), and paid £1557.80 for two rooms.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/02/2023 12:04:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 49405 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1640573

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	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	Jobcentres: Buildings
	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 has commissioned a survey to identify buildings within the Jobcentre estate which may have been constructed with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	186863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>DWP Estates can confirm that a survey programme was undertaken between 2020-21 to identify properties containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).</p><p> </p><p>The RAAC survey undertaken identified four sites within the DWP Estate containing RAAC planks.</p><p> </p><p>Since the survey, one of the sites has been divested and the other three are being managed in accordance with available guidance on RAAC.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/06/2023 09:06:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1563438

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	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 the Answer of 19 December to Question 107067 and his Department's 2021 data entitled DWP and CMG: spending over £500, for what reasons her Departments spending on purchases made with a Government Procurement Card below the value of £500 exceeds the value of spending on purchases above £500 by £36,401,197.62.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	114573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the amended answer given to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-09/107067" target="_blank">107067</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 118918 question first answered 11/01/2023 16:58:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1565096

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	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: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	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 19 December 2022 to Question 107067 on Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, how many purchases with a value less than £500 were made against his Department’s budget through a Government procurement card in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	118918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the amended answer given to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-09/107067" target="_blank">107067</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 114573 question first answered 11/01/2023 16:58:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1542862

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	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	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, how much his Department has spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within his Department's areas of responsibility since 1 September 2021; and what funding his Department has allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	88851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the staff activity related to the review of retained EU law or the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The Retained EU law dashboard was made by the Retained EU Law team, in conjunction with the Government Strategic Management Office and is hosted on Tableau Public, which is a free platform for hosting public dashboards. The dashboard has been updated at no additional cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/11/2022 16:50:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1657794

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	Jobcentres: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his predecessor (a) received requests from and (b) made representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the (i) presence and (ii) potential cost implications of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) within the job centre estate between 13 February 2020 and 5 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	197417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Treasury colleagues on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/09/2023 16:46:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry