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registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
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 Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 552), for what reasons the increases in carers allowance and the policy of not uprating the pensions of 510,000 overseas UK pensioners were not provided for in separate Statutory Instruments.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	243381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The increase in the weekly rate of Carer’s Allowance from £64.60 to £66.15 from 8 April 2019 was provided for in The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019 (No. 480). The Up-rating Regulations 2019 contain provisions adjusting aspects of the benefit system in light of the Order, and include an increase in the weekly earnings limit in Carer’s Allowance from £120 to £123. This was to avoid the need for an additional Statutory Instrument in light of demands on Parliamentary time due to EU exit.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/04/2019 15:27:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523447

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Veterans: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for veterans.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	39689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39686 39687 39688 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523665

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Young Offenders: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for post-release young offenders.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	39688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39686 39687 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523666

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Offenders: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for post-release offenders.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	39687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39686 39688 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523667

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Housing: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for victims of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	39686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39685 39687 39688 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

523668

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Dementia: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 on access to housing for people with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	39685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the welfare policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 20<sup>th</sup> July 2015. It set out its assessment of the impacts of the social rents policies in the Act on 28<sup>th</sup> September 2015.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the impact assessments is included:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html" target="_blank">http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 39686 39687 39688 39689 question first answered 14/06/2016 10:44:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

454328

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) policy and (b) other responsibilities are of each special adviser in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon.Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, my Rt.Hon. Friend Matthew Hancock, Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=QuestionsWithAnswersOnly&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=27946" target="_blank">UIN 27946.</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 01/03/2016 10:51:13 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

454329

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's wellness strategy is.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>DWP recognises the importance of good health and wellbeing and the positive impact this has on employee morale, engagement and performance.</p><p> </p><p>We have in place a comprehensive range of policies and measures to encourage and help employees.</p><p> </p><p>Particular interventions include:</p><p> </p><p>An Occupational Health service which supports employees during periods of ill health and absence, enabling them to remain in work/return to work more quickly.</p><p>An Employee Assistance Programme which offers immediate support for employees on a wide range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide employees with access to a range of advice on our dedicated Wellbeing site.</p><p> </p><p>And we have a longstanding, active network of 2,000 volunteer Wellbeing Champions, who arrange and deliver a large number of local events.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2016 13:31:53 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

431411

registered interest
date	20/11/2015
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the Government as an employer and commissioner to increasing rates of employment among disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	17106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>All Government Departments have clear objectives to increase workforce diversity, including disabled people.<del class="ministerial"> I</del> <ins class="ministerial">We </ins>have been working with officials across Whitehall to assess the proportion of disabled people employed by Government, and to identify ways to improve those numbers.</p><br /><p>As at 31 March 2015, 8.9% of Civil Service employees declared their disability status, up from 7.6% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2014.</p><br /><p>With reference to commissioning, successful bidders for contracts in excess of 12 months are required to submit annual Diversity &amp; Equality Delivery Plans, workforce monitoring data and Contractor and any Sub-contractor’s policy/policies and procedures for preventing unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity in respect of a range of groups, including people with a disability. <del class="ministerial">We will continue to seek opportunities to encourage, and offer support to, employers to employ more disabled people.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This Government is committed to being an exemplar employer and will continue to support employers and disabled people to create opportinities and increase disability emplyment.</ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 26/11/2015 15:29:01 question first ministerially corrected 26/11/2015 16:59:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 32296 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma