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227963

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of his Department's performance in meeting its targets on the length of time for decisions to be made on the payment of the under-occupancy by (a) vulnerable and disabled and (b) other people.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	227746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 March 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-03-11/227213" target="_blank">227213</a>.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 19/03/2015 12:08:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

227956

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing
	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 (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area had their housing allowance abated because of the under-occupancy penalty in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
	uin	227994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested by local authority and parliamentary constituency in Great Britain is published and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 20/03/2015 11:19:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

228236

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Diesel: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the health problems caused by exposure to diesel fumes at work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Occupational exposure to Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions (DEEEs) is subject to the provisions of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH).</p><p> </p><p>These provisions require employers to prevent exposure to hazardous substances or, where this is not reasonably practicable, adequately control it.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance for both employers and employees, giving practical advice on how employers should control exposure to DEEEs in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is also undertaking research to better understand the current exposure profile of workers in GB, including assessing the impact of changes in fuel and engine technology on occupational exposures to DEEEs.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:00:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228237

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Radiation: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has produced on the prevention of health problems caused by exposure to solar radiation at work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Guidance on the prevention of health problems caused by exposure to solar radiation at work can be found on the following page of the Health and Safety Executive’s website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/occupational-disease/cancer/solar-radiation.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/occupational-disease/cancer/solar-radiation.htm</a>”</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:05:26 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228238

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Carcinogens
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cost to the UK economy of carcinogen exposure at work.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	228024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>HSE currently publish estimates of the total cost to the economy of occupational injuries and ill health arising from current working conditions. These totals do not include the costs of long latency diseases, such as occupational cancer, which are due to past working conditions. To address this gap, HSE is currently finalising estimates of the economic costs of occupational cancer in Great Britain. This research will value the impacts to individuals, employers, taxpayers and society as a whole from cases of work-related cancer diagnosed each year, and these estimates will be the first of their kind in the world. HSE will publish the results of this research in summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:08:22 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228249

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Work Capability Assessment: Blackpool
	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 appealed against a work capability assessment decision in (a) Blackpool South constituency and (b) Blackpool local authority area since the introduction of such assessments; and how many and what proportion of those appeals were successful.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	228268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available by constituency or local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data for Work Capability Assessments was released on the 12 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-claims-made-to-june-2014-and-appeals-to-dec-2014" target="_blank">ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments: claims made to June 2014 and appeals to Dec 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 16:52:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

228321

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
	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 research into possible links between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and employment in heavy industry.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	228245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The principal cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is smoking, but there is extensive international research which confirms that past exposures to fumes, chemicals and dusts at work will have also contributed to causing many currently occurring cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions is advised about the risks of occupational diseases, including COPD, by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) in the context of social security benefits. IIAC is an independent scientific advisory body that reviews research literature and makes recommendations to Ministers about which diseases and exposures should be covered by the Industrial Injuries Scheme. IIAC has reviewed the occupational risks of COPD on four separate occasions, which included consideration of the risks in certain heavy industries (e.g. coal mining, hard rock mining and welding). In 2004, IIAC commissioned research to review the scientific literature about the risks of COPD from exposures encountered during work, including in heavy industry. IIAC’s reports are available on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/iiac" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/iiac</a> or by contacting the IIAC Secretariat.</p><p> </p><p>The available published research – most of which is not UK-based – implicates various agents and occupational groups as being associated with an increased risk of COPD. Coal dust exposure through mining activities is an established cause of the disease. Epidemiological studies have also identified associations between a number of other occupational exposures which are associated with heavy industry, such as other mineral dusts (e.g. respirable crystalline silica), organic dusts and certain chemicals, fumes and combustion products.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive has also commissioned further research to clarify the extent to which occupational factors have contributed to the burden of COPD in Great Britain. This research is currently underway and is expected to report in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 16:55:49 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

227961

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Health and Safety Executive
	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 16 March 2015 to Question 226915, on which dates in the last 12 months the Minister for Welfare Reform met officials of the Health and Safety Executive; and what issues were discussed at each meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Meg Munn
	uin	227851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not disclose details of meetings between Ministers and Officials.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 227852 228247 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:54:47 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

228345

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	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	Personal Independence Payment: Blackpool
	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 (a) Blackpool South constituency and (b) Blackpool local authority area have applied for personal independence payments; and how many of those have received a decision on that application.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Marsden
	uin	228255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on registration, clearances and awards at Parliamentary Constituency and Local Authority level are published on a quarterly basis as part of our official statistics release, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested can be found in the data tables that accompany each release. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412878/tables-pip-statistics-apr-2013-to-jan-2015.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412878/tables-pip-statistics-apr-2013-to-jan-2015.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:02:17 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

227962

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Health and Safety Executive
	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 16 March 2015 to Question 226915, on which dates in the last 12 months the Minister for Disabled People met officials of the Health and Safety Executive; and what issues were discussed at each meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Meg Munn
	uin	227852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not disclose details of meetings between Ministers and Officials.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 227851 228247 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:54:48 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn