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1279183

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the maximum time is for employers to start employing young people on the Kickstart Scheme from the date the employer made the application to the scheme for (a) companies applying individually for over 30 applicants and (b) companies applying for less than 30 applicants through a Gateway scheme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	141415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text When applying for funding from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kickstart Scheme an employer can choose to set the start date for their job placements at any point within the life time of the scheme, which is currently set to run until December 2021, with final job placements running until the summer of 2022. answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/01/2021 18:05:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1229278

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to impose mandatory conditions to encourage (a) universal credit and (b) job seeker's allowance claimants aged below 25 to participate in the Kickstart Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	81868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Work Coaches will work with young people to agree the part of the wider package of support which best meets their needs, including whether to offer them the opportunity to participate in Kickstart.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/09/2020 15:34:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1328119

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is between a job being approved through the government’s Kickstart scheme and the placement beginning in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Newcastle East constituency in the latest period for which that data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	7739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>When applying for funding from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kickstart Scheme, employers are able to choose when the funded jobs start in the life of the scheme. This means that the time between approval and start can vary greatly and will greatly affect any averages. A number of processes must be completed before a job can be started including the signing of a grant funding agreement and the referring of an eligible young person.</p><p> </p><p>The average time between a job being made available for a young person to apply for and a young person starting in that position is less than 28 days. This is based on all jobs made available for young people to apply to since the Kickstart Scheme launched until the 20<sup>th</sup> May. This figure is the national average; we are currently unable to break this information down to the regional level or below.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/06/2021 16:35:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1252930

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2020
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time is for applications to the Kickstart Scheme in (a) Wakefield, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
	uin	116697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>Weare unable to provide location specific processing times as many applications cover multiple areas or even nations within Great Britain. Our aim to process applications within four weeks, although they may take longer if we have to seek additional information from the bidder.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/11/2020 17:16:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1237115

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the requirement that placements on the Kickstarter scheme be submitted in batches of 30 to batches of five.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
	uin	94590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>We will keep the 30 vacancy minimum under review throughout the scheme, which is open until December 2021 for the funding of new jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/09/2020 16:49:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1229712

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether new employers will be able to employ young people using the Kickstart scheme when that scheme is launched.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	82596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>We welcome applications to set up Kickstart roles from employers from public, private and voluntary sectors, of all sizes and from both established and new enterprises. All employers applying to the scheme will be subject to checks to verify that they are legitimate organisations and can appropriately support any Kickstart participant taking a role with them.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/09/2020 14:20:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1286829

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether businesses that operate under a partnership structure are eligible to take part in the Kickstart scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
	tabling member printed	Fay Jones
	uin	154579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We welcome applications from all employers regardless of structure. Small businesses and organisations which are not registered on Companies House or do not have PAYE systems can now apply to the Kickstart Scheme through an organisation offering a ‘Gateway Plus’ model. This model enables Kickstart young people to be placed on the gateway’s PAYE system for the duration of their placement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:06:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones

1229283

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures the Government plans to introduce to ensure that work placements created by the Kickstart Scheme provide high quality employment; and what definition of high quality the Government plans apply when making assessments of those work placements.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	81872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>We set out what we mean by ‘high quality’ and employability-related support in the bidding document that all applicants for grant funding will complete.</p><p> </p><p>We expect Kickstart participants will receive on-the-job training, skills development, mentoring and careers advice as well as support to help them find sustained employment after they have completed their Kickstart funded job.</p><p> </p><p>Bidders will need to provide details of their plans to provide this support in their application.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed information can be found in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-can-apply-for-a-grant-through-the-kickstart-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-can-apply-for-a-grant-through-the-kickstart-scheme</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/09/2020 15:42:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1281745

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the processing time of applications to the Kickstart scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	145147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>We have recently streamlined and improved the assessment process, to take a more nuanced view of applications while maintaining a high standard for Kickstart jobs. These changes mean that more applications are likely to be successful. We have also continued to improve and expand our guidance to help employers understand what we are looking for when assessing applications.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to process all applications within four weeks, we recognise this may not always have been possible. We have reprioritised staff resources to deliver the DWP’s Kickstart Scheme to meet the demand from the large number of supportive employers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/02/2021 17:50:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1281835

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2021
	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	Kickstart Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will the publish the reasons why her Department has closed applications for organisations to become gateways for Kickstart scheme placements.
	tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
	uin	145014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>We have over 700 approved Gateways; to support employers to provide high quality experiences for young people. If we identify any gaps in geographic cover and sector, we can invite further applications.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/02/2021 18:00:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds