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date	16/06/2021
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	Redundancy: Government Assistance
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 has taken to support people who have been made redundant as a result of the covid-19 outbreak to (a) access training and skills support and (b) secure suitable alternative employment in (i) Coventry North East constituency, (ii) Coventry, (iii) the West Midlands and (iv) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	16863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions through the Rapid Response Service (RRS) gives support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy. On receipt of the advance notification of redundancies form (HR1) from the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service, DWP’s National Rapid Response Team or the local Rapid Response Team will make contact with the Employer to offer tailored support.</p><p> </p><p>The range of support available from Jobcentre Plus and partners may include:</p><p> </p><p>· Connecting people to jobs in the labour market.</p><p>· Help with job search including CV writing, interview skills, where to find jobs and how to</p><p>apply for them.</p><p>· Help to identify transferable skills and skills gaps (linked to the local labour market)</p><p>· What benefits they may get and how to claim</p><p> </p><p>This service is co-ordinated nationally by the National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) and is managed by Jobcentre Plus. Delivery partners include The National Careers Service, local training providers, Money Advice Service and the skills bodies in England.</p><p> </p><p>In Coventry, the local Jobcentre Redundancy Support Team works closely with Coventry City Council, Coventry Jobshop, National Careers Service, Money Advice Service and SERCO to deliver tailor made local redundancy support. The Coventry Jobshop is an organisation within the Coventry City Council, who support Coventry residents looking for support on a range of things, from budgeting advice, welfare rights and job matching for employers and candidates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/06/2021 14:44:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1337382

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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, how many (a) men and (b) women have begun Kickstart scheme placements.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	16981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>An initial assessment of a sample of the first 20,000 claimants who started a Kickstart job placement from the commencement of the scheme up to 6th May 2021, found that 51% were male and 49% were female. The Department for Work and Pensions will be monitoring and evaluating the Kickstart scheme throughout its implementation, and will continue to evaluate the longer term outcomes for Kickstart participants after they have completed their six-month job placements. This will include an examination of the demographic make-up of participants, including gender.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/06/2021 13:03:52 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 8222 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1337412

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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	Restart Scheme
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 is on course to launch their Restart scheme on 28 June 2021 and commence referrals on 12 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	16845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>DWP is currently on course, with final readiness assurance taking place. DWP should begin Restart Scheme conversations with claimants from 28<sup>th</sup> June 2021, and referrals to providers starting from 12<sup>th</sup> July 2021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/06/2021 13:07:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1337438

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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, with reference to the 8.6 per cent claimant rate in Kingston upon Hull North constituency compared with the national average claimant rate of 6 per cent, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the Kickstart scheme on employment levels in (a) Kingston upon Hull North constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	16809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions will be monitoring and evaluating the Kickstart scheme throughout its implementation, and will continue to evaluate the longer term outcomes for Kickstart participants after they have completed their six-month job placements. This will include an examination of the impact on employment.</p><p>For the most recent information on Kickstart job starts by location I refer the Honourable Member to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-07/11544" target="_blank">11544</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/06/2021 14:16:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson