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1252202

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Employment: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to (a) ensure that employers undertake covid-19 risk assessments for pregnant employees and (b) act in accordance with the result of those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	115732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>(a) Employers are required to carry out risk assessments for all pregnant workers and protect them from harm. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website has guidance on managing the risks of COVID-19 and specific information on protecting vulnerable workers, which includes the health and safety responsibilities for pregnant workers.</p><p>(b) Employers have a legal duty to act in accordance with the results of their risk assessment for pregnant workers. Where employers are not doing so, workers can contact the HSE to raise their concerns which will be followed up.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/11/2020 17:49:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1252234

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Sharing Economy: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with Health and Safety Executive on responding to the finding by the High Court that the Government has not provided health and safety protections to gig economy and other precarious workers as required by EU health and safety directives; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	115707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is considering the judgment and will respond according to the timetable set down by the High Court.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/11/2020 17:49:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1252248

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme: Sole Traders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether sole traders are eligible to apply for Kickstart funding via a Kickstart gateway.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	115531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>Sole traders can apply to the scheme through a Kickstart Gateway. Although if they are not registered with Companies House and/or do not have the systems to pay participants through PAYE, they will need to work with a Gateway which is able to put the participant on the Gateway’s PAYE system.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/11/2020 17:52:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1252406

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Jobcentres: Termination of Employment
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 work coaches stopped working for her Department in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	115681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The number of full-time equivalent Work Coaches to have left the department in each of the last 12 months is below: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nov-19</p></td><td><p>12.86</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-19</p></td><td><p>62.22</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-20</p></td><td><p>47.36</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-20</p></td><td><p>51.30</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>62.44</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-20</p></td><td><p>49.68</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-20</p></td><td><p>45.63</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-20</p></td><td><p>45.85</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-20</p></td><td><p>50.18</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-20</p></td><td><p>74.70</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-20</p></td><td><p>79.26</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-20</p></td><td><p>54.49</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p /><p><strong>Total 635.96</strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/11/2020 17:52:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1251326

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobs created as part of the Kickstart scheme have been allocated to Black, Asian and minority ethnic young people to date.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	114936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data gathering is in its early phase and as such we are not able to reliably break Kickstart participant data down by ethnicity, disability or other disadvantaged group.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 114937 question first answered 16/11/2020 13:58:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1251327

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Kickstart Scheme: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobs created as part of the Kickstart scheme have been allocated to young people with disabilities to date.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	114937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data gathering is in its early phase and as such we are not able to reliably break Kickstart participant data down by ethnicity, disability or other disadvantaged group.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 114936 question first answered 16/11/2020 13:58:39 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1251408

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of Government programmes on the employment prospects of the over-60s.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	114796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The department is supporting people of all ages back in to work. The Government’s recently announced Plan for Jobs provides new funding to ensure more people, including older workers, get tailored Jobcentre Plus support to help them find work and to build the skills they need to get into work. This includes £895m to double the number of Work Coaches in Jobcentre Plus by March 2021; a £150m increase in the Flexible Support Fund which will also boost the capacity of the Rapid Response Service to help those facing redundancy move into other jobs; £40m for a new online support service will provide tailored one-to-one job finding support to the recently unemployed.</p><p>The Government also aims to triple the number of sector-based work academy programme placements, supporting unemployed claimants of all ages through training and work experience to find a job. A further £95m will expand the Work and Health programme to offer new support to those who have been made unemployed.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/11/2020 14:05:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1251782

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	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 businesses in the (a) South East and (b) UK have signed up to the Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Laura Trott
uin	115031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the Parliamentary Question HL10193, answered on 12 November. We are not yet able to break Kickstart data down by region.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/11/2020 14:16:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott

1250748

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
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	Biocidal Products: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive will remain the competent authority for inspection and enforcement of biocide regulations after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The competent authority role in relation to biocides approvals and authorisations formally rests with the Secretary of State and Ministers in the Devolved Administrations where appropriate. These functions are delegated by agreement to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and these arrangements will continue to apply for Great Britain after the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>HSE Northern Ireland (HSENI) will be the competent authority for Northern Ireland. HSE’s and HSENI’s role in inspection and enforcement will remain unchanged.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 18/11/2020 13:57:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1250823

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce youth unemployment in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	114207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>DWP offers significant support to unemployed people across Great Britain to access employment opportunities through our network of Jobcentres. Our Work Coaches provide support on finding a job, help with retraining or skills advice, CV, job applications and access to the new vacancies, as well as signposting to our new Jobhelp website. We adopt a blended approach of channels to connect with customers, to reflect current restrictions and comply with COVID safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with other government departments, external organisations and local partners to support people into work.</p><p> </p><p>The Kickstart Scheme was recently launched to help young people aged 16-24 find six-month work places in Coventry. We have developed a Youth Hub locally to provide outreach support, which can be accessed by young people in Coventry at Coventry Jobshop in the City Centre. We have also partnered with employers in the area to deliver Mentoring Circles and Sector Work Academy Programmes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/11/2020 17:46:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher