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1064418

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	Carers: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the retirement age for part-time female workers that are carers for (a) older people and (b) family members with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	223943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the removal of the Default Retirement Age in 2011, there is no formal retirement age, and people are encouraged to work for as long as they wish and are able. This will ensure as people live longer healthier lives that they can build the income they need for a secure future.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that the time people leave the labour market will differ between individuals, and will be affected by a host of factors, including health, caring responsibilities and other factors. It would be impossible to take account of all factors in setting the State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government’s 2016 State Pension age Review, Independent Reviewer John Cridland, concluded that disadvantaged groups should be assisted through the working age benefit system rather than through changes to the State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 25/02/2019 14:03:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1193687

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish the findings of the review into how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and those with severe conditions, announced on 11 July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	43849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt.Hon./hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 May 2020 to Question UIN<strong> 41931: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;uin=41931" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2Clords&amp;uin=41931</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 43993 question first answered 12/05/2020 14:02:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1205730

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2020
	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	Future Jobs Fund: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a future jobs fund to assist with job creation in (a) Tameside and (b) Stockport.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	61683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>DWP is engaging cross-government to understand supply &amp; demand across the labour market throughout and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p> </p><p>We are in discussions with other Government Departments and a range of stakeholders to explore all options to ensure the right support is in place for individuals who have been adversely impacted by COVID that will meet the needs of the individual as well as local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/06/2020 14:40:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1224607

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	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	Universal Credit: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there has been a reduction in Special Rules for Terminal Illness claims for universal credit as a result of her Department's change to the online application question on terminal illness in May 2019; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	73745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Data exists in the system that would require matching across a number of data sets, which is a substantial piece of work. The required information is therefore not all readily available to analysts in a format that would enable them to undertake the analysis and quality assure the figures, to answer this PQ in the timescales.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2020 16:01:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1224608

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	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	Universal Credit: Terminal Illnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department’s review of how the welfare system works for people with a terminal illness includes issues relating to universal credit for terminally ill people.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	73746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>In July 2019, the then DWP Secretary of State announced an in-depth evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and those with the most severe conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation included three strands of research:</p><ul><li>hearing directly from claimants, clinicians and charities about their first-hand experiences;</li><li>considering international evidence to find out what works in other nations and the support they provide; and</li><li>reviewing current Departmental performance to better understand how the Special Rules for Terminal Illness and severe conditions processes operate and perform.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2020 12:27:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1231764

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	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	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has published for employers to support employees suffering from the long-term effects of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	85966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Research into the long-term health symptoms and impacts of COVID-19 is ongoing. However, it is clear that for some of those who have survived, the virus and the treatment they have received to combat it will have a lasting impact on their health.</p><p>Employers have particular responsibilities towards disabled workers including making reasonable adjustments to avoid disabled workers being put at a disadvantage. DWP’s new Employer Help site provides advice on employment of disabled people, explaining how Access to Work and Disability Confident can help businesses to ensure their practices are fair and inclusive.</p><p> </p><p>The law is clear: to discriminate directly, or indirectly, against anyone because of a protected characteristic such as age, sex or disability, race or ethnicity is unlawful. All equality and discrimination laws and obligations continue to apply during the coronavirus pandemic.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2020 12:32:37 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1231769

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
	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 ensure that claimants suffering from long-term effects of covid-19 can access appropriate welfare support.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	85967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given to question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-22/78723" target="_blank">UIN:78723</a>.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/09/2020 12:37:11 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1251408

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	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	Older Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of Government programmes on the employment prospects of the over-60s.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	114796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The department is supporting people of all ages back in to work. The Government’s recently announced Plan for Jobs provides new funding to ensure more people, including older workers, get tailored Jobcentre Plus support to help them find work and to build the skills they need to get into work. This includes £895m to double the number of Work Coaches in Jobcentre Plus by March 2021; a £150m increase in the Flexible Support Fund which will also boost the capacity of the Rapid Response Service to help those facing redundancy move into other jobs; £40m for a new online support service will provide tailored one-to-one job finding support to the recently unemployed.</p><p>The Government also aims to triple the number of sector-based work academy programme placements, supporting unemployed claimants of all ages through training and work experience to find a job. A further £95m will expand the Work and Health programme to offer new support to those who have been made unemployed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/11/2020 14:05:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1257104

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2020
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigation into potential maladministration in her Department's communication of changes to women’s State Pension age.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	123540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>No discussions have taken place.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2020 14:02:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1260172

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	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 7 December 2020 to Question 123540, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Health Service Ombudsman's investigation into potential maladministration in her Department's communication of changes to women’s state pension age.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	128099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to comment on the possible implications of an ongoing Ombudsman’s investigation.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/12/2020 14:08:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne