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1387279

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans her Department has to increase carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	91990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p><em></em></p><p>The rate of Carer’s Allowance will increase to £69.70 from April 2022. This increases means that, since 2010 it will have increased from £53.90 to £69.70 a week, providing an additional £800 a year for carers.</p><p /><p>Between 2021/22 and 2026/27 real terms expenditure on Carer’s Allowance is forecast to increase by two-fifths (around £1.3 billion). By 2026/27, the Government is forecast to spend just under £4.4billion a year on Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/12/2021 17:03:51 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1387280

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Universal Credit
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 has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a transitional top up for claimants who had been in receipt of enhanced disability payments prior to a universal credit transition.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	91991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce transitional payments in Universal Credit for those claimants who had been in receipt of the enhanced disability premium. A transitional payment may be awarded to claimants who were previously entitled to the severe disability premium. These payments are made in recognition of their very specific circumstances.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/12/2021 17:08:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1387281

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support for universal credit claimants who had previously been in receipt of enhanced disability payments.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	91992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>When designing Universal Credit the Government chose to concentrate financial support on the most severely disabled people to create a simpler and more streamlined system.</p><p>The Universal Credit rate for the most severely disabled people, the limited capability for work and work- related activity addition, is more than double the equivalent rate for the Employment and Support Allowance support group. This means claimants who were previously in the Employment and Support Allowance support group and only receiving the enhanced disability premium, are better off on Universal Credit.</p><p>Additional support is available through the National Disability Strategy and the Government’s Health and Disability green paper aims to continue to improve the support available.</p><p /> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/12/2021 11:49:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1387326

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Access to Work Programme
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 reduce the time taken for responses to Access to Work applications.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	91950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>Access to Work (AtW) is currently receiving an increased level of applications for support and we are working through all applications to ensure they are progressed as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements are already underway to improve clearance times whilst maintaining the same high standard of customer service we aim to provide to all our customers.</p><p> </p><p>We have recruited additional staff who will be joining us in the new year to respond to the increased demand.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2021 11:41:26 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1387340

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Special Rules for Terminal Illness.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	92099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting people nearing the end of their lives. We plan to amend legislation to implement changes to the Special Rules for Terminal Illness across five DWP benefits, beginning with Universal Credit alongside Employment and Support Allowance next year. This will be in advance of changes to Primary Legislation for Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment which are dependent on Parliamentary time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2021 11:37:42 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1387345

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Carer's Allowance
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 make it her policy to allow those not in receipt of housing benefit or pension credit, to continue to receive carer’s allowance once they reach state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	92113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>There is no upper age limit to receipt of Carer’s Allowance provided the conditions of entitlement are satisfied. It has been a long-held feature of the UK’s benefit system, under successive Governments, that where someone is entitled to two benefits in broadly the same circumstance (and this includes Carer’s Allowance and State Pension) then only one will be paid in full. This means while many pensioners receive an underlying entitlement to Carer’s Allowance, which can help them qualify for an additional amount in Pension Credit, they do not actually receive any payment of Carer’s Allowance.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/12/2021 14:49:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1386741

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Health
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 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on protecting the health of HGV drivers from road air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	90341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regulates work-related health and safety in Great Britain. Employers, including Local Authorities (LAs), have existing duties under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 to manage health risks where workers may be exposed to hazardous substances as a result of work. The Regulations are supported by Workplace Exposure Limits (WELS) for substances hazardous to health. These will inform an employer’s assessment and management of risk from exhaust emissions and pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide that can give rise to Occupational Lung Diseases (OLD).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tackling OLDs as a result of exposure to hazardous substances at work is one of HSE’s health priorities. HSE works with a broad range of stakeholders including trade associations, employers, trade unions, third sector and professional bodies to reduce the incidence rate of OLDs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2021 14:23:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1386368

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability and Health
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 implications for her policies of the findings of the report entitled The Uses of Health and Disability Benefits, commissioned by her Department from the National Centre for Social Research.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	89647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government considers a broad range of analysis and evidence to support the formation of all its policy.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/12/2021 15:58:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1385722

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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: Natural Gas
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 bring forward amendments to the gas management safety regulations to facilitate blending of hydrogen in the gas network by up to 20 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	88775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reaching Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 and decarbonising our energy system. Hydrogen blending is a potential mechanism in the pathway towards achieving these ambitions.</p><p> </p><p>The economic assessment and safety evidence for hydrogen blending is not yet complete. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Ofgem and the industry to ensure that the necessary economic analysis and safety evidence to support any change to the current permitted hydrogen content is obtained. HSE will shortly be consulting on proposals to amend the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations (GSMR), however as the demonstration of hydrogen blending is ongoing, blending will not form part of this suite of proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Exemptions to the permitted hydrogen limit in GSMR can be sought until legislation is changed and HSE has already issued exemptions to enable hydrogen blending demonstrations up to 20 per cent to take place at Keele University and Winlaton in England.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to both the economic and safety case for blending being demonstrated, the Government is aiming to make a final decision on blending by the end of 2023.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/12/2021 11:42:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1385835

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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	Motability
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 had discussions with people who are (a) receiving personal independence payments and (b) over the age of 65 on the provision of mobility vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	88843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>Our Health and Disability Green Paper <em>Shaping Future Support included a section on </em>disabled people’s mobility needs, inviting people to share their views on whether the Department met their mobility needs. In the 18 months prior to the formal launch of the consultation, we ran a significant stakeholder engagement programme to ensure that the views of disabled people and their representatives shaped the content of the consultation. This saw MPs from across the political spectrum host organisations and individuals from their own constituencies.</p><p>We are currently reviewing over 4,500 responses from individuals, charities and other organisations who took part in the consultation, and will respond with a White Paper next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/12/2021 15:55:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers