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1644527

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Horizon Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress she has made on securing the UK's association to Horizon Europe.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	905390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>We are moving forward with discussions on the UK’s association to Horizon Europe. We hope negotiations will be successful, and that is our preference.</p><p>But the terms must work for UK researchers, businesses and taxpayers and reflect the lasting impact of two years of EU delays to the UK’s association.</p><p>If we are unable to associate, we will implement our bold, ambitious alternative to Horizon Europe, Pioneer.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/06/2023 14:35:03 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1504949

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which policies have been paused by the Government following the High Court declaration on the National Disability Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	47712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>In January 2022, the High Court declared that the Strategy was unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements on public consultations</p><p>We strongly disagree with the finding and the Work and Pensions Secretary of State has sought permission to appeal the High Court’s declaration. We are awaiting the Court of Appeal’s decision on whether permission to appeal is granted.</p><p>To comply with the High Court’s declaration pending the outcome of the appeal, the Government has paused the delivery, implementation and communication of some policies, activities, and actions that are contained in the Strategy. The Work and Pensions Secretary of State wishes to minimise the risk of acting inconsistently with the declaration. This means that out of over 100 policies in the strategy, we have paused 14. A full list of these policies is as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>BEIS will publish proposals to ensure that every disabled person who wants to start a business has the opportunity to do so.</li><li>BEIS and the Cabinet Office will set up an Extra Costs Taskforce, bringing together disabled people, regulators and businesses, to better understand the extra costs faced by disabled people, including how this breaks down for different impairments - by summer 2022.</li><li>DWP will work with the Disability Confident Professional Advisers Group (PAG) and the Business Leaders Group this year to review and strengthen levels 2 and 3 of the scheme, to support employers to increase disabled people’s employment opportunities.</li><li>DCMS will build the evidence base about the nature and scale of the inaccessibility of private sector websites, and explore how the government can effectively intervene including possible legislative options.</li><li>MOD will explore how to increase opportunities for disabled people to serve as part of the Armed Forces reserves by the end of 2023, including guaranteeing interviews for disabled reservists who meet the minimum requirements when recruiting for those roles.</li><li>DHSC will establish a new disability data working group in 2021 to look at health and social care datasets and address priority areas where there are gaps in the data.</li><li>DU will publish an annual report which summarises the progress we have made in implementing the strategy.</li><li>DU will oversee the implementation of the 5 elements featured in the strategy and report on progress.</li><li>By summer 2022 the Disability Unit will publish, following engagement with disabled people, a set of indicators and a dashboard to track the impact of the National Disability Strategy.</li><li>DU will review the way the UK government engages with disabled people, in discussion with disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and charities.</li><li>The Disability Unit will invest up to £1 million in 2021 to 2022 to develop a new Centre for Assistive and Accessible Technology, reporting on progress by summer 2022.</li><li>Cabinet Office will consult on workforce reporting on disability for large employers, exploring voluntary and mandated workplace transparency, and publish a set of next steps.</li><li>Cabinet Office will appoint a Disability Crown Representative to help unlock the innovation and economic benefits of disability inclusion through the government’s commercial activities.</li><li>Cabinet Office will consider how we can best support those standing for public office and those who hold public office.</li></ul><p> </p><p>I will set out further detail in a letter and I will place a copy in the House library.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/09/2022 17:01:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1503656

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants of disability benefits who miss hospital appointments through being unable to afford to attend them; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	45317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>PIP is designed to help claimants with extra costs arising from needs due to their disability. Individuals may use the benefit in the best way they see fit to support them.</p><p> </p><p>Information concerning missed hospital appointments is not available.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/09/2022 11:19:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1503892

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance have (a) applied for and (b) received compensation; and whether her Department has contacted every person eligible for compensation.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	45546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/09/2022 11:21:16 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1491596

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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	Chemicals: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to UK Chemical classification, labelling and packaging, whether her Department has made an assessment the potential impact of regulatory divergence on industrial users.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	42036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation in Great Britain (known as the GB CLP Regulation), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) acts on behalf of the Government as the Agency.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK continues to recognise the importance of the European Union (EU) market for Northern Ireland, following EU Exit, the UK must reach its own independent decisions regarding the classification and labelling of hazardous chemicals. HSE considers the potential impacts of regulatory divergence in the course of producing Agency Opinions under the GB mandatory classification and labelling (GB MCL) system.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the GB MCL system, HSE publishes a Technical Report, which is a technical and scientific assessment of the data and evidence. Within six months of its publication, the Agency produces an Agency Opinion which considers the Technical Report and any direct policy and socio-economic impacts of the proposed GB MCL in an impact and policy assessment. This includes potential downstream legislation impacts as well as other impacts on areas such as business or Northern Ireland trade with GB.</p><p> </p><p>Impact and policy assessments allow the Agency to propose whether GB MCLs should be implemented in a way that might reduce or mitigate impacts while maintaining levels of protection for people and the environment. They also enable the Agency and UK government ministers and ministers in Scotland and Wales to better understand potential policy impacts, wider socio-economic impacts and other aspects of the new or revised mandatory classifications under the GB MCL system before arriving at any decisions on mandatory classification and labelling.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 06/09/2022 13:38:51 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1491017

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Capability Assessments were carried out for people applying for Universal Credit in each of the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	40729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The volume of Work Capability Assessments (WCA) carried out in relation to Universal Credit (UC) claims between March 2021 and February 2022 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Mar 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UC WCA</p></td><td><p>44,000</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td><td><p>39,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Sep 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan 22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb 22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UC WCA</p></td><td><p>39,000</p></td><td><p>36,000</p></td><td><p>41,000</p></td><td><p>37,000</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>44,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Please note</strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>All volumes have been rounded to the nearest 1,000</li><li>The above data is derived from unpublished management information which is collected for internal departmental use only and has not been quality assured to Official Statistics Publication standards</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/09/2022 11:38:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1490650

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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: Disability
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 close the learning disability employment gap.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	39844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government set a goal to see one million more disabled people in employment between 2017 and 2027. The latest figures released for Q1 2022 show that between Q1 2017 and Q1 2022 the number of disabled people in employment increased by 1.3m – meaning the goal has been met after only five years.</p><p> </p><p>The disability employment gap was 28.2 percentage points in Q1 2022. This is a decrease of 0.2 percentage points on the year, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points since Q1 2020 and an overall decrease of 5.6 percentage points since the same quarter in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Learning Disabled people often face very significant challenges in being able to work, but their employment rate has also shown an improvement. The Annual Population Survey reports that in 2020/21 25.6% of people with severe or specific learning difficulties as their main health condition were in work. This compares to 2013/14 where 17.0% were in work. The increase from 2013/14 to 2020/21 is statistically significant.</p><p> </p><p>Learning disabled people often need extra support to be able to secure, sustain and succeed in employment. We have taken a range of steps to ensure that support is available when needed.</p><p> </p><p>We have strengthened our Disability Employment Adviser role, delivering direct support to claimants who require additional work related support and supporting all work coaches to deliver tailored, personalised support to claimants with a disability or health condition including those with a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has also been working with the National Autistic Society to design and develop a service delivery framework for people with Autism. The service delivery framework aims to transform the service available to jobseekers on the autism spectrum, and will also have benefits for learning disabled customers. This trial is now complete with all 15 sites having passed their accreditation test. We are considering how best to take this forward across the entire Jobcentre network.</p><p> </p><p>Learning disabled people can access further employment support through Jobcentres including priority access to the Work and Health Programme in England and Wales, for people with health conditions, and Intensive Personalised Employment Support provision across the UK, which provides highly personalised packages of employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions who require specialist support to achieve sustained employment. Access to Work is also available, which is a demand-led discretionary grant scheme that provides funding for the extra disability-related costs people have when starting work or maintaining employment. Over the last 5 years the number of learning disabled people receiving AtW support each year has risen from 210 to 380.</p><p> </p><p>This autumn DWP will invest over £7 million in Local Supported Employment services, working with around 20 Local Authorities to enable more learning disabled and autistic social care users to access the support needed to help them get into and remain in employment.</p><p> </p><p>Learning disabled young people on their transition to employment can benefit from Supported Internships, which are aimed at young people with a learning disability or autism who have an Education, Health, and Care (EHC) plan. Supported Internships usually last for 12 months and provide support from a specialist job coach. Whilst the Department for Education lead on this in England, the Department for Work and Pensions provides support through Access to Work where needed.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/09/2022 11:33:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1490652

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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	Work and Health Programme: Unpaid Work
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 potential merits of offering Supported Internships as part of the Work and Health Programme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	39846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Supported internships are a study programme for young people aged 16 to 24 in England who have an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan, want to move into employment and need extra support to do so. In February 2022, the Department for Education announced investment of up to £18 million over the next three years to build capacity in the Supported Internships programme, aiming to double the number of Supported Internships to give more young people with an EHC plan the skills to secure and sustain paid employment.</p><p /><p>The Work and Health Programme is nationally contracted employment support delivered in England and Wales which predominantly helps people with a wide range of health conditions or disabilities, to enter, and stay in work using the expertise of private, public and voluntary, and community sector providers.</p><p> </p><p>Disabled people who have completed a supported internship and continue to need additional employment support to find work would be able to access the Work and Health Programme or other DWP funded employment provision.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/09/2022 11:36:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1490412

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Jobcentres: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made towards its target of increasing the number of Disability Employment Advisors, as announced in April 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	38475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs) are an integral part of our services and we are absolutely committed to supporting disabled people, including ensuring that every work coach in every jobcentre across England, Scotland and Wales continues to have access to a DEA. Since April 2021, we have increased the number of DEAs and DEA Leaders to 941 FTE.</p><p> </p><p>Our DEA and DEA leaders are one part of our offer to help disabled people into work. There are a range of Government initiatives to support our customers, including the Work and Health programme, the Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme, Access to Work, Disability Confident, and supporting partnerships with the health system.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. The data should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 38476 question first answered 22/07/2022 10:38:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 15073 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1490413

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Jobcentres: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Employment advisers were employed by her Department as of 18 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	38476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs) are an integral part of our services and we are absolutely committed to supporting disabled people, including ensuring that every work coach in every jobcentre across England, Scotland and Wales continues to have access to a DEA. Since April 2021, we have increased the number of DEAs and DEA Leaders to 941 FTE.</p><p> </p><p>Our DEA and DEA leaders are one part of our offer to help disabled people into work. There are a range of Government initiatives to support our customers, including the Work and Health programme, the Intensive Personalised Employment Support programme, Access to Work, Disability Confident, and supporting partnerships with the health system.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. The data should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 38475 question first answered 22/07/2022 10:38:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 15076 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms