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1301967

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many covid-19 related complaints the Health and Safety Executive has received in each month since March 2020; and what proportion of those complaints resulted in (a) investigation, (b) improvement notices and (c) fines .
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	167239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since March 2020, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has received 21752 complaints (or ‘workplace concerns’) relating to Covid-19. Of these, 6240 - assessed as being higher risk - were assigned to regulatory operational staff for investigation.* The remainder were dealt with by HSE’s Concerns and Advice Team. The breakdown is provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>HSE does not have the power to issue fines. However, where a defendant is convicted of breaching health and safety at work law, the court may impose sanctions including fines, imprisonment and disqualification for directors. HSE will recover its costs where material breaches of health and safety at work law are identified.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month / Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Covid-19 concerns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number investigated* by regulatory operational staff (% of total concerns)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number resulting in verbal advice</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number resulting in formal written correspondence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number resulting in improvement notices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>3721</p></td><td><p>1717 (46%)</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>2060</p></td><td><p>987 (48%)</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>1247</p></td><td><p>552 (44%)</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>1269</p></td><td><p>397 (31%)</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>1016</p></td><td><p>302 (30%)</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>1154</p></td><td><p>413 (36%)</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>1520</p></td><td><p>498 (33%)</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>2347</p></td><td><p>502 (21%)</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>1203</p></td><td><p>248 (21%)</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2021</strong></p></td><td><p>3116</p></td><td><p>458 (15%)</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2021</strong></p></td><td><p>1587</p></td><td><p>150 (9%)</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2021</strong></p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>16 (8%)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p>21752</p></td><td><p>6240 (29%)</p></td><td><p>1762</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The figures relate to concern investigations only and do not include investigations carried out in response to reports received under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR).</p><p> </p><p>Note: Figures were obtained from HSE’s live operational database on 12<sup>th</sup> March 2021 and are subject to change, e.g. as there can be a delay of up to ten working days before data is uploaded to the system.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/03/2021 18:01:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1191838

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	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	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 assessment she has made of the role of trade unions in encouraging health and safety practices in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	41506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The health and safety system in Great Britain depends on collaboration between trade unions, business and government to maintain its global reputation as a leader and standard setter in the field.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) framework ensures there is a tripartite Board composition of local authority, employee and employer representatives. This encourages an open and constructive approach to strategic decision making and is replicated throughout key industry groups.</p><p> </p><p>HSE places great importance on worker involvement and consultation as it is a key factor in improving health and safety in the workplace. Trade union workplace health and safety representatives operating in partnership with management are an important part of realizing health and safety benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/05/2020 16:18:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1588368

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	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: Minimum Wage
	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 contracted work to a business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	150519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p><strong>We have checked our contracts database and can confirm that the Department for Work and Pensions has not contracted work to any business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in the last three years.</strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 27/02/2023 18:24:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 58180 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1247870

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	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, is she will publish a breakdown of the reasons for unsuccessful applications to the Kickstart scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	110162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>Applications for funding from the DWP’s Kickstart Scheme are assessed on (a) the fiscal competence of the employer and gateway, (b) the quality of the employability support provided, and (c) whether the jobs being created are additional. Guidance on ensuring an application meets these criteria is available on the Kickstart gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/11/2020 14:38:37 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1184952

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2020
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contractors working for her Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subject to those rules.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	29246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2020 answer text <p>As at 1<sup>st</sup> April 2020, our records show that DWP has a total of 448 contingent labour workers through its Public Sector Resourcing contract engaged across the Department. Of these, under the definitions in accordance with the HMRC Off-Payroll working legislation:</p><p> </p><ul><li>53 are assessed and engaged as ‘Off-Payroll’;</li><li>383 are assessed and engaged as ‘On-Payroll’, and;</li><li>12 are engaged under a PAYE basis and therefore outside of the scope of the off-payroll working legislation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Whilst the updated legislation for off-payroll working has been postponed for 12 months, the 2017 Off-Payroll working legislation still applies to public sector bodies, and DWP continues to carry out its obligations accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/04/2020 13:40:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1276331

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2021
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2020 to Question 122760 on the Kickstart scheme, how many organisations in each region have applied to be representatives of the Kickstart scheme since that scheme was launched on 2 September 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	137230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>As of 11/01/21, we have received 6,232 applications for funding from the Kickstart Scheme. We are not currently able to break this figure down by region, an organisation may also submit multiple applications for funding.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/01/2021 17:49:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1625196

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	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	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, if he will make an assessment of the capability of the Health and Safety Executive to investigate incidents that are deemed to meet the conditions for a mandatory investigation.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	183455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Britain continues to be one of the safest places to work in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carries out planned inspection activity as well as investigating incidents. HSE has discretion as to what incidents it investigates and follows the principles laid out in Sections 6 and 11 in its Enforcement Policy Statement (EPS).</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s published Incident Selection Criteria (ISC) gives guidance on matters that would normally be investigated, however there are a number of reasons why incidents meeting the ISC would not be investigated. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has discretion as to the matters it investigates, as such there are no mandatory investigations.</p><p> </p><p>Where HSE decides not to investigate matters that are within the criteria, due to competing demands for resources, this is because they are deploying resources as efficiently and effectively as possible. Some investigations are unlikely to lead to further action so resource is better spent on proactive inspection work to prevent incidents happening in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>HSE have appropriately trained and experienced inspectors, specialist inspectors and other regulatory staff who can carry out investigations in line with HSE’s policies and procedures, as required.</p><p> </p><p>For 2022 / 2023, provisional figures show that 16,500 proactive inspections were carried out by HSE (against a target of 14,000) and were delivered through a mixture of high-risk programmes and campaigns, assurance and priority local visits. During this same period, 85% of fatal investigations were completed within 12 months of assuming primacy from the police (against a target of 80%) and 95% of non-fatal investigations completed within 12 months of the incident (against a target of 90%). This demonstrates HSE has appropriate measures in place to investigate incidents while also completing proactive inspection activity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2023 16:07:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1608618

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	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	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any paying parents were placed on deduction of earnings orders incorrectly due to backlogs in the Child Maintenance Service linking payments to cases in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	176637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Child Maintenance Service apply the Deductions from Earnings Order (DEO) process when a missed payment is identified. There is no data held identifying the number of occasions where an application of a DEO has been made in error due when a Paying Parent has in fact made a payment to the service but that payment has not been identified at the time of placing the DEO.</p><p> </p><p>To encourage contact and dialogue from Paying Parents when a missed payment is identified the Child Maintenance Service attempts to make contact with Paying Parents prior to considering a DEO. These include sending an automated SMS text message and a warning letter highlighting the missed payment to the Paying Parent. The warning letter explains the consequences of non-payment including enforcement action.</p><p> </p><p>If the Paying Parent does not make contact the Child Maintenance Service automatically search for a current employer link via the HM Revenue and Customs database. A call is then made to the employer to confirm the Paying Parent is still employed with them and payroll information is obtained. Once the DEO is issued Child Maintenance Service contact the employer once again to confirm safe receipt and to advise on how to implement the order. Throughout this period the Paying Parent has the opportunity to contact Child Maintenance Service to discuss the missed payment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/04/2023 15:39:25 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1247475

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	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	National Insurance: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the digital solution to verify the identities of those applying for National Insurance numbers who have not been through the Home Office visa application process will go live.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	109436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>DWP aims to reduce the reliance on a single Identity Verification Service by Quarter 2 in 2021. Part of this work is to introduce a new flexible reusable online service which will meet the needs of a wider range of customers that is not possible using a single solution. DWP will conduct the work to identify an online solution for those customers who have not been processed through the Home Office visa application process, to apply for National Insurance Numbers in the next Financial Year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/11/2020 11:46:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1301968

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2021
	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	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been lodged with the Health and Safety Executive pertaining to employees being asked to return to a workplace during the third covid-19 national lockdown; and how that number compares with such complaints in the previous two national lockdowns.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	167240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>Data pertaining specifically to employees being asked to return to a workplace during the pandemic is not captured in the complaints (or ‘workplace concerns’) submitted to the Health and Safety Executive. Data captured for Covid related complaints pertains to social distancing, personal protective equipment (PPE), general complaints (where these are not social distancing or PPE related) and unknown complaints (where multiple issues are disclosed and the categories are too narrow to describe the complaint fully).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/03/2021 16:46:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders