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1464687

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Way to Work 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 her Department’s press release entitled, New jobs mission to get 500,000 into work, dated 27 January 2022, what targets her Department has put in place for the Way to work campaign; in what way she is measuring the performance of that campaign; what the evidential basis was for proceeding with the design of that campaign; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	5651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-05-18/4709" target="_blank">PQ4709</a> for the number of movements into work during the Way to Work campaign as of 15 May.</p><p> </p><p>On the 26 January 2022, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions launched ‘Way to Work’, a campaign across Great Britain to help 500,000 people into employment by the end of June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We are building on the infrastructure established through our Kickstart Scheme to work more closely with employers, to bring them into Jobcentres and move claimants into work more quickly. We are providing more time for new claimants with their Work Coach and delivering a renewed focus on moving claimants into work through more rigorously applying agreements made in claimant commitments. We are also using data to ensure that we are flexible and adaptable in our delivery. This means that we are collecting data that is relevant, effective and that allows us to monitor performance in a timely way so as to assess what is working.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition for 500,000 movements into work was developed in recognition of the 1.2 million vacancies in the wider economy (now 1.3 million vacancies), as well as the 1.6 million people searching for work within the Universal Credit caseload. It was based on historical performance in previous years over the same period covered by the Way to Work campaign (February to June) and included modelling based on enhanced delivery once Way to Work improvements have been applied.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/05/2022 16:36:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464476

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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	Kickstart Scheme: 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 overall cost of the Kickstart scheme has been since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	5395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the Kickstart Scheme was published in November 2021. This report contains details on spend as of the end of September 2021. You can access the NAO report <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Employment-support-the-Kickstart-Scheme.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>Information relating to Kickstart grants will be published by the Cabinet Office on the Government website in due course, as is standard practice for all Government general grants. This can be viewed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/grants-management-function" target="_blank">here.</a> To note, this information is normally published approximately a year after the financial year end and includes grant value and recipients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2022 11:13:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464483

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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 Schemes: Basic Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants were referred by Jobcentre Plus to providers for training in literacy, numeracy or digital skills in each of the last five years, broken down by UK regions, London and mayoral combined authorities and age, ethnicity, gender, disability and region.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	5397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available. Jobcentre Plus works in partnership with local training providers to ensure/facilitate delivery of essential communication skills, numeracy skills, digital literacy skills and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) training to unemployed benefit claimants in England, Scotland and Wales. Wider adult education and skills policy is the responsibility of the Department for Education in England and devolved to the Scottish and Welsh Governments in Scotland and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2022 13:28:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464485

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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	Restart Scheme: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where the first quarterly Customer Satisfaction Measure survey of the Restart Scheme is published; and how that result of that survey are being used to improve the future delivery of the Restart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	5398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The Customer Satisfaction Measure (CSM) results are not published. Although DWP has not undertaken to publish the CSM results, it retains the right to do so in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the CSM is to give DWP independent evidence, at national and contract level, regarding customer satisfaction, which can be used to inform:</p><ul><li>current Restart Scheme provider performance improvement,</li><li>any changes that could be made to any potential successor programme, and</li><li>the DWP’s long term evidence base for how to best run similar programmes in the future.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The results of the first quarterly survey, and future surveys, will form a key part of Restart Scheme providers’ monthly discussions with their DWP performance managers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2022 11:08:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464006

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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: Recruitment
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 process of re-interviewing Work Coaches employed by her Department on fixed-term contracts for permanent positions, whether her Department has undertaken an equality impact assessment that assessed whether any protected groups were being disadvantaged by this process.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	4558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>DWP EO fixed-term colleagues across all Service Delivery areas were invited to apply for permanence at their current grade via ring-fenced internal district campaigns which did not include a requirement for interviews.</p><p> </p><p>A full equality impact assessment of the approach was completed in advance of the campaigns commencing. It was concluded that, with mitigations in place, to reduce any negative impact, colleagues would not be disproportionately impacted because of their protected characteristics.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2022 13:41:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464063

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Restart Scheme: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost of operating the Restart Scheme in each year of its expected operation.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	4559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Value of the Contracts for Restart (£2.5billion) is detailed on <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ba9d897e-3c20-40ac-a1a2-16d586f55295?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. This covers the three-year referral period and service delivery. A review of the Restart Programme is being undertaken following the first full year of delivery. Any changes will be published on Contracts Finder in Autumn 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The following Prime organisations were awarded Contracts to deliver the Restart Scheme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAXIMUS UK Services Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed in Partnership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serco Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobs 22 Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ingeus UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fedcap Employment Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seetec Pluss Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Restart contracts are accessible on Contracts Finder using the following link <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ba9d897e-3c20-40ac-a1a2-16d586f55295?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">Restart Scheme - Contracts Finder</a>. In relation to funding, under the Governments Transparency agenda, all spend data over £25,000 is published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-payments-over-25-000#2022" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. Spend is updated on a quarterly basis with the latest update published in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 4560 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:30:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464072

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Restart Scheme: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations have received funding as part of the Restart Scheme; and how much funding each organisation has received since commencement of that scheme to 18 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	4560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Value of the Contracts for Restart (£2.5billion) is detailed on <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ba9d897e-3c20-40ac-a1a2-16d586f55295?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">Contracts Finder</a>. This covers the three-year referral period and service delivery. A review of the Restart Programme is being undertaken following the first full year of delivery. Any changes will be published on Contracts Finder in Autumn 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The following Prime organisations were awarded Contracts to deliver the Restart Scheme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>G4S Facilities Management (UK) Ltd.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MAXIMUS UK Services Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed in Partnership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serco Group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobs 22 Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ingeus UK Ltd</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fedcap Employment Limited</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seetec Pluss Ltd</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Restart contracts are accessible on Contracts Finder using the following link <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ba9d897e-3c20-40ac-a1a2-16d586f55295?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">Restart Scheme - Contracts Finder</a>. In relation to funding, under the Governments Transparency agenda, all spend data over £25,000 is published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-payments-over-25-000#2022" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. Spend is updated on a quarterly basis with the latest update published in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 4559 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:30:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464081

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Restart Scheme
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 publish the eligibility criteria for the Restart Scheme; and whether the eligibility criteria has been changed since the commencement of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	4561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The eligibility criteria for the Restart Scheme is published in the Restart Scheme Provider Guidance and is available via the following link, in paragraph 1.28.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restart-provider-guidance/chapter-1-introduction-and-overview" target="_blank">Chapter 1: Introduction and overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2022 16:33:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464127

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Restart Scheme: Standards
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 publish the performance measures that will be used for the Restart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	4562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>Details of the required Minimum Performance Expectation and Customer Service Standards are published within Schedule 2 of the contract and are available to view on Contracts Finder <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ba9d897e-3c20-40ac-a1a2-16d586f55295?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">Restart Scheme - Contracts Finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, details of Performance Management can be found in Chapter 14 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/restart-provider-guidance" target="_blank">Restart Provider Guidance</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2022 16:27:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1464130

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Kickstart Scheme: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the extent of underspend of the Kickstart Scheme in the financial year 2021-22; and what discussions she has had with Chancellor of the Exchequer on returning that funding to her departmental budgets.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	4563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>As of 8 May 2022, over 162,600 Kickstart jobs had been started by young people. We are delighted that the Kickstart Scheme has provided opportunities for so many young people to gain experience in the workplace that will improve their chances of progressing to find long-term sustainable work.</p><p> </p><p>In the financial year 2021-22, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was provided with £1,617.5m new funding specifically to deliver Kickstart. As this funding was ringfenced, any underspend had to be returned to HMT, as per the normal budgeting process. At Supplementary Estimates, DWP handed back £664.7m of this funding, with any balance on the residual £952.8m funding also due to be returned to HMT at year end.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2022 16:30:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern