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1231489

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how people have taken part in (a) the sector-based work academy programme and (b) JobCentre Plus work trials in the last 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	85076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>We are exploring ways to increase the robustness of this data to a point where it can be published.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/09/2020 13:33:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 46025 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1231518

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Child Maintenance Service: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of running the Child Maintenance Service was in (a) 2017 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	84988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The cost of running the Child Maintenance Service is reported in financial years rather than calendar years, the costs for the four financial years that include calendar years 2017 and 2019 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2016/17 - £275.11m (excluding income) or £260.52m net of income</p><p>2017/18 - £221.73m (excluding income) or £199.67m net of income</p><p>2018/19 - £189.00m (excluding income) or £153.88m net of income</p><p>2019/20 - £189.77m (excluding income) or £146.17m net of income</p><p> </p><p>Increasing income over time is due to both increasing caseloads on the CMS 2012 scheme and improvements to case compliance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/09/2020 16:03:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1231519

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
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	Child Maintenance Service: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints were received about the website of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) 2017 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	84989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>We have assumed that the website referred to is the Child Maintenance Self-Service system. This information is not produced within our published data, nor collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/09/2020 16:55:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1230570

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	First Aid: Mental Health
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 review the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 to strengthen the provisions protecting mental health within existing legislation and enshrine parity of esteem for mental health in law.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	84277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my previous response to question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-02/53549" target="_blank">53549</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/09/2020 15:26:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1230598

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Support for Mortgage Interest: Coronavirus
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 amend the 36 week eligibility requirement for Support for Mortgage Interest payments to support people struggling with mortgage payments due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	84286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to amend the qualifying period for Support for Mortgage Interest.</p><p> </p><p>Home owners struggling with mortgage repayments because of COVID-19 should contact their lender as soon as possible to discuss what support might be available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/09/2020 16:44:25 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1230621

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	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) chambers of commerce, (b) local authorities, (c) trade bodies and (d) groups of employers have signed up as representatives for the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	84264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The opportunity for employers or other organisations to apply for Kickstart funding only opened on 2<sup>nd</sup> September so we have yet to approve any grants. But there is considerable interest from a wide range of organisations in becoming representatives including from chambers of commerce, local authorities, trade bodies as well as employers.</p><p /><p>Engagement with stakeholders has been a vital part of developing the Kickstart Scheme. Throughout the rapid policy development phase, we have engaged with over 300 individual stakeholders and/or stakeholder organisations. This includes employers and business representative organisations, local and regional representatives, devolved administrations, and third sector organisations including the Trade Unions Congress. We will continue to engage with them post-launch to enable them to join Government in delivering the Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/09/2020 13:20:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 45012 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1230665

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Personnel Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed in her Department's human resources section in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Carlisle
tabling member printed	John Stevenson
uin	84202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>We are able to provide the following figures for March 2020:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of HR Staff excluding Shared Services</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DWP return to Cabinet Office – issued 12 June 2020</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/09/2020 15:18:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3942 label Biography information for John Stevenson

1230675

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
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 level of child maintenance arrears built up by paying parents during the period in which the Child Maintenance Service has not been taking new enforcement action as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	84290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Where payments have been missed we have asked parents to report the changes via the self-service portal. In order to ensure that receiving parents do not lose out in the long run, the Child Maintenance Service is updating cases with notified changes. Where payments have been missed the Service is taking action to re-establish compliance and collect any unpaid amounts that may have accrued.</p><p> </p><p>Those found to be abusing the system are subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers and the Child Maintenance Service will pursue these, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of CMS enforcement powers involve third parties, including Her Majesty’s courts, enforcement agents and financial institutions. The COVID-19 crisis meant that these third parties had to pause business. The CMS is now beginning to reinstate a full service and remains committed to working with these key partners to establish how best to restart enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p>The total amount of Child Maintenance arranged via the Collect and Pay service, and the amount of this that has not been paid, are published quarterly. The latest published figures for Child Maintenance Service are up the end of March 2020 and can be found in National Table 10 at the link below.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-march-2020-experimental" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-march-2020-experimental</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistics containing data to June 2020 will not be available until the next publication, due on 30 September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/09/2020 16:45:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1230710

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme
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 effect on employer operations of the requirement for them to have a minimum of 30 placements on take-up of the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	84265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Employers looking to take on less than 30 Kickstarters can apply through an intermediary or representative body such as Local Authorities, Mayoral Combined Authorities, trade bodies, Chambers of Commerce and charities. We know that smaller employers may need support through the bidding process and may not have access to the HR and other services to provide the level of support we are looking for employers to provide Kickstart participants.</p><p> </p><p>As intermediaries are approved their details will be made available on Gov.uk and JCPs will be able to guide local employers to local intermediaries.</p><p> </p><p>We’ve set an initial minimum limit of 30 placements per bid to help us to effectively manage the grant application process as we build confidence in our delivery mechanisms and we will keep this threshold under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/09/2020 16:55:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1230713

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme
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 sign-up employers to the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	84267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>We are working with partner organisations in all sectors to ensure that the scheme is of maximum benefit to participants and employers.</p><p>We are working closely with local and national partners, to ensure Kickstart jobs are aligned to local labour market need, are additional and support the recovery.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 07/09/2020 16:49:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell