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1327386

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
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 Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's budget has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	6430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows what the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) budget has been in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>16/17 £M</p></td><td><p>17/18 £M</p></td><td><p>18/19 £M</p></td><td><p>19/20 £M</p></td><td><p>20/21 £M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Funding</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Spending</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The increased government funding in 20/21 was mainly as a result of:</p><p>o Establishing the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) in shadow form ahead of legislation, which has included creation of a new Building Safety and Construction Division.</p><p>o Establishing new UK regulatory regimes, to ensure that HSE were fully prepared for the end of the EU transition period on 31 December 2020.</p><p>o The impact on HSE’s activities as they have played a critical role in the supporting the government response to the COVID 19 pandemic. This necessary diversion of resources resulted in the reduction in cost recovery and commercial income, as well as additional government funding and spend on:</p><ul><li>establishing an inbound enquiry service to offer advice and guidance to both employers and employees;</li><li>undertaking proactive spot checks and inspections, to ensure workplaces are COVID-secure;</li><li>leading a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/covid19-national-project/research-themes/&amp;data=04|01|Andrew.Holding@hse.gov.uk|f945354f351c4263cb5d08d905872ddf|6b5953be6b1d4980b26b56ed8b0bf3dc|0|0|637546900414459399|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|1000&amp;sdata=WIzMmwZjMkTC45Al47VkHQMtzOb35xQcDzeez11okyw=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">COVID-19 national core study</a> on the transmission of the virus in the environment, including in workplaces, transport and other public settings.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/06/2021 15:55:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1248756

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
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 provide additional funding to the Health and Safety Executive.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	111526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>This year the Health and Safety Executive has been provided with an additional £19m to help ensure that workplaces are COVID secure. Future funding decisions will be made as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/11/2020 13:32:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1220379

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
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 Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been (a) allocated by HSE and (b) allocated by HSE for additional inspection capacity.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	68271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The government has made available up to an extra £14.2 million for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to support the provision of advice and regulatory activities. HSE has, to date, applied for and received £4m of this to establish an inbound COVID-19 enquiry service and to undertake proactive compliance spot checks in relation to business compliance with COVID-19 requirements.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/07/2020 16:24:41 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1217703

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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 Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated to the Health & Safety Executive for (a) delivering Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals after the transition period and (b) establishing a new building safety regulator following the Grenfell Tower disaster; and whether these funding allocations are in addition to the £14 million announced by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 12 May 2020 for making workplaces safe during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	64286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The total funding allocated to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for (a) delivering Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals after the transition period for 2020/21 is £3.46m. This funding is provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Allocations for future years will be decided as part of the Spending Review process for 2020.</p><p> </p><p>HSE has not yet been allocated any funding in respect of (b) the new Building Safety Regulator. Costs to the organisation are currently being met by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). HSE and MHCLG are currently discussing future funding arrangements for this work.</p><p> </p><p>The additional HSE funding of up to £14m is additional funding and is ring-fenced for dealing with additional work arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/07/2020 15:25:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1205726

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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 Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether additional funding has been allocated to the Health & Safety Executive to increase the Executive's level of staffing during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	61814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to my response to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;uin=41525" target="_blank">41525</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/06/2020 14:35:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1201451

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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 Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget of the Health and Safety Executive (a) is in 2020-21 and (b) was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	55990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the annual budget of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the last 10 years up to 2020-21:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>10/11 £M</p></td><td><p>11/12 £M</p></td><td><p>12/13 £M</p></td><td><p>13/14 £M</p></td><td><p>14/15 £M</p></td><td><p>15/16 £M</p></td><td><p>16/17 £M</p></td><td><p>17/18 £M</p></td><td><p>18/19 £M</p></td><td><p>19/20 £M</p></td><td><p>20/21 £M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government Funding</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual Spending</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures provided are based on net operating expenditure reported in HSE’s Annual Report and Accounts and excludes Capital spend.</li><li>Figures provided prior to 2014/15 include the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) which became an independent statutory public corporation on 1 April 2014.</li><li>The 2019/20 figures are as per the draft Annual Report and Accounts due to be published in July 2020.</li><li>The 2020/21 figures are as per the budget settlement with DWP and exclude any additional COVID-19 funding.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/06/2020 10:59:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28193 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1201480

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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 Executive: Finance
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 2 June 2020 to Question 49704 on Health and Safety Executive: Finance, how (a) many extra (i) call centre employees and (ii) inspectors and (b) much extra equipment will be made available to the Health and Safety Executive as a result the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	55997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The additional £14m funding for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is available until March 2021. HSE is developing a rolling programme of activity building on the way it has already tackled approximately 6000 Covid-19 related concerns and will draw down funds throughout the year to bring in additional inspectors, call centre staff and equipment. It is therefore not possible to give set totals at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 55998 55999 question first answered 17/06/2020 14:25:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28192 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1201481

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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 Executive: Finance
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 2 June 2020 to Question 49705 on Health and Safety Executive: Finance, how long he estimates it will take for all extra (a) call centre employees, (b) inspectors and (c) equipment to be made available to the Health and Safety Executive as a result the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	55998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The additional £14m funding for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is available until March 2021. HSE is developing a rolling programme of activity building on the way it has already tackled approximately 6000 Covid-19 related concerns and will draw down funds throughout the year to bring in additional inspectors, call centre staff and equipment. It is therefore not possible to give set totals at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 55997 55999 question first answered 17/06/2020 14:25:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 28191 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1197457

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020 is being funded; and for how long that funding will be made available.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	49703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The funding up to a maximum of £14.19m has been made available to the Health and Safety Executive by HM Treasury until 31 March 2021</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/06/2020 15:02:49 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1197458

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
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	Health and Safety Executive: Finance
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 additional volume of (a) call centre staff, (b) inspectors, and (c) equipment that will be provided by the £14 million additional funding for the Health and Safety Executive announced in the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's statement on 12 May 2020; and whether the Government has set targets for each of those categories.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	49704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>An additional sum of up to £14 million has been made available to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to support their advice and regulatory activities, such as extra call centre employees, inspectors and equipment. HSE is currently developing plans and as more businesses return to work, it has begun carrying out proactive checks to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to protect workers from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 49705 49706 question first answered 02/06/2020 15:14:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald