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1192332

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Access to Work Programme: Coronavirus
	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 effect of the covid-19 lockdown on the operation of the Access to Work programme; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	41895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Access to Work is continuing to provide support for people with a disability or health condition whether they are working in the workplace or are working from home. Access to Work service delivery teams are deploying available resources in line with the agreed priority areas and responding flexibly to meet customer demand. DWP remains committed to ensuring disabled people continue to receive support they need to move into and maintain employment and has prioritised payments.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, to support disabled people during COVID-19 Access to Work has introduced various measures, these include:</p><ul><li><strong>Prioritising new applications from key workers</strong> and those with jobs starting within the next 4 weeks;</li><li><strong>Extending the timeframe</strong> customers have to submit payment claim forms to <strong>9 months</strong>;</li><li><strong>Accepting </strong>employer and support worker signatures<strong> via email</strong>;</li><li><strong>Extending Support Worker</strong> awards that are coming <strong>to an end by 6 months;</strong></li><li><strong>Adapting </strong>the way our <strong>assessments </strong>are undertaken to support customers who don’t know what support they need and/or where coping strategies are required as part of the Mental Health Support Service.</li><li><strong>Accepting e mail claim forms </strong>from customers who request this as a reasonable adjustment</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/05/2020 14:09:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1192333

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Disability: Coronavirus
	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 effect of the covid-19 outbreak on disabled (a) employees and (b) business owners; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	41896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>We continue to monitor employment of disabled people using the quarterly Labour Force Survey along with other relevant sources. Collection of this information is contemporaneous with the covid-19 outbreak. There will be an interval until data needed to assess the effects of the outbreak is available.</p><p> </p><p>Labour Force Survey statistics for the first quarter of 2020, will be reported by the Office for National Statistics on 19 May 2020, covering the very start of the covid-19 outbreak in March. Statistics for the second quarter of 2020 will be available in August.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available disability employment statistics for quarter 4 2019, show that the employment rate for working age disabled people was 54.1%, compared with 82.2% for non-disabled people. Therefore, there was an employment rate gap between disabled and non-disabled people of 28.1 percentage points. The disability employment gap fell by 2.1 percentage points on the year. These statistics also show that similar proportions of disabled and non-disabled people in work were self-employed; 15% of disabled people in work were self-employed compared with 14% of non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics is producing a range of wider information about the social and economic impacts of covid-19 such as the Business Impact of Coronavirus (BIC) survey. Statistics from the ONS Omnibus survey for 3 April 2020 to 13 April 2020 show that a lower proportion of disabled people than non-disabled people were worried about aspects of work and household finances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/05/2020 09:31:50 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1192334

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Disability: 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 is she taking to ensure that disabled (a) employees and (b) business owners continue to receive the (i) assistive technology and (ii) other forms of support they need to remain in work during the covid-19 lockdown; and if she she make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	41897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Access to Work is continuing to support disabled employees to access assistive technology and other forms of support they need to remain in work and during the pandemic is adapting existing awards to new working environments. This could include switching from face to face British Sign Language Interpreting to Video Remote Interpreting services where possible as well as making greater use of assistive technology and software.</p><p> </p><p>For all other forms of support, such as support workers and travel to work (for customers not self-isolating), Access to Work continues to offer support. If support needs or workplaces have changed, Access to Work will work with the customer to understand what support is needed, and adapt the support package accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Access to Work is working with employers to ensure assistive technology can be transported from the workplace to support home working. If the support cannot be removed from the workplace, Access to Work may be able to provide the support at home, work with disabled employees to consider new adjustments or support adaptations to standard equipment.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/05/2020 14:53:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1192335

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Disability: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations she has received on disabled (a) employees and (b) business owners not receiving support in work as a result of the covid-19 lockdown; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	41898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>A cross section of disabled people, employers and stakeholders’ organisations have been engaging with the department in relation to the impacts covid-19 policies. To support employees, Access to Work is continuing to provide support for people with a disability or health condition whether they are working in the workplace or are working from home.</p><p>In addition, to support disabled people and their employers during covid-19 Access to Work has introduced various measures, these include:</p><ul><li>Prioritising new applications from key workers and those with jobs starting within the next 4 weeks;</li><li>Extending the timeframe customers have to submit payment claim forms to 9 months;</li><li>Accepting employer and support worker signatures via email;</li><li>Extending Support Worker awards that are coming to an end by 6 months;</li><li>Adapting the way our assessments are undertaken to support customers who don’t know what support they need and/or where coping strategies are required as part of the Mental Health Support Service; and</li><li>Accepting email claim forms from customers who request this as a reasonable adjustment.</li></ul> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/05/2020 14:32:47 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1196195

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	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	Aviation: Redundancy
	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 support former employees of the UK aviation sector who have been made redundant due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	47184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>We know this is a worrying time for people and we stand ready to support anyone impacted by job loss. In response to Covid-19 we have established an alternative service to our usual face to face offer. People will be able to access redundancy help and job search advice on the Department’s new Job Help campaign website (<a href="http://www.jobhelp.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.jobhelp.dwp.gov.uk</a>). There’s also information on gov.uk and updated information packs provided to employers to help them signpost employees to the support that is available. The support includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Connecting people to jobs in the labour market</li><li>Helping with job search including CV writing, interview skills, where to find jobs and how to apply for them</li><li>Helping to identify transferable skills and skills gaps (linked to the local labour market)</li><li>Advising what benefits they may get and how to claim</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Rapid Response Service is co-ordinated nationally by the National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) and managed by Jobcentre Plus. Delivery partners include the National Careers Service, local training providers, employers, HMRC, Money Advice Service and the skills bodies in England.</p><p> </p><p>These services are offered by equivalents in the Devolved Administrations PACE (Scotland) and ReAct (Wales). Redundancy support in Northern Ireland is devolved with separate funding and delivery arrangements where no partner support is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 27/05/2020 16:48:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1196199

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses in the aviation sector not to make staff redundant as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	47185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging times facing the aviation sector as a result of COVID-19 and the Chancellor wrote to the aviation sector on 24 March to set out the Government’s position and the support measures available. The Government has announced an unprecedented package of support for workers and businesses to protect against the current economic emergency.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which help firms to retain employees. This Scheme allows businesses to put employees on temporary leave, with the Government paying cash grants of 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500 per month, providing the business keeps the person employed. On 12 May, the Government announced a major extension to the CJRS which will continue to the end of October, including more flexibility and employer contributions from August as people return to work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is prepared to enter negotiations with individual companies seeking bespoke support as a last resort, having exhausted other options. However further taxpayer support would only be possible if all commercial avenues have been fully explored, including raising further capital from existing investors and discussing arrangements with financial stakeholders. Any intervention would need to represent value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 22/05/2020 10:00:50 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1192778

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Ferries: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to assist British nationals stranded overseas with cars whose ferry journeys have been cancelled and who cannot fly home.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	42901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>My officials continue to work with FCO colleagues to monitor British Nationals travelling with cars/caravans in Spain and Portugal.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/05/2020 16:29:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1188464

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that asylum seeker accommodation adheres to social distancing measures introduced during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	37450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has been working with a Public Health England embed during the current crisis and we have put in place a number of measures to support people in the asylum system who are affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, including working closely with providers to make sure the most vulnerable people within the system receive the support they need. There are currently no cases of Covid-19 in the immigration detention estate</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 13:57:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1188465

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assurances her Department has provided to the families of frontline healthcare workers on their eligibility to remain in the UK during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	37451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced, for NHS doctors, nurses and paramedics, whose visa will expire before 1 October, we will extend their visa for 12 months. This offer also applies to their families. The extension is automatic and free of charge and those benefitting will not have to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.</p><p>We keep all of our policies under review and are continuing to consider how we can best support our NHS and its staff.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2020 11:58:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1188784

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Personal Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to (a) support people applying to bring non-EEA partners into the country that are required to meet the Minimum Income Requirement but are facing financial difficulties as a result of the covid-19 outbreak and (b) protect the health of those applicants in the event that they continue to work during the covid-19 outbreak as a result of that requirement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	37465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the covid-19 outbreak. We continue to monitor the situation closely and take these exceptional circumstances into account. We may make further adjustments to requirements where necessary and appropriate.</p><p>The minimum income requirement can be met in several ways in addition to or instead of income from employment or self-employment. For example, income from the couple’s investments, property rental or pension may also be taken into account, together with their cash savings.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2020 12:10:53 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman