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1679393

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date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to implement the Plan for Drivers published on 2 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Work is underway for each of the 30 measures in “The Plan for Drivers”, with many expected to be completed by summer 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/01/2024 11:38:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564306

registered interest
date	06/01/2023
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 steps his Department is taking to reduce barriers to older workers seeking to re-enter the workforce.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	117435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is making a number of interventions to address this issue. The government is providing over 20m over the next three years for an enhanced offer for people aged 50 and over to remain in and return to work.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible older job seekers on Universal Credit will receive more intensive, tailored support, on top of the support that work coaches offer all claimants.</p><p> </p><p>Full-time 50+ Champions are now in every JCP district across GB, to upskill Work Coaches in supporting over 50s return to work.</p><p> </p><p>We are also expanding delivery of the Mid-Life MOT, which supports those in their 40s, 50s and 60s to take stock of their finances, skills and health. As part of the expansion the Mid-Life MOTs will be delivered online, in the private sector and in Job Centres.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of this package of support illustrates the Government’s recognition of the different situations, transitions and barriers currently faced by the over 50s in the labour market. We continue to work in addition with Andy Briggs the Older worker Champion.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/01/2023 17:52:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1458928

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
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	Winter Fuel Payment: British Nationals Abroad
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 reconsider the policy of including French tropical islands in the calculation of French winter temperatures for the purposes of winter fuel payments.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	156370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Winter fuel payments were introduced in winter 1997/98 and has been honoured by successive Governments. There are no plans to review this policy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/04/2022 10:55:44 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1349700

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
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 reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Warley of 24 May 2021 regarding Mr W Perkin.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	38135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>A response was issued by email on 15 June 2021. A confirmation, a letter was also issued to the hon Member on 26 July 2021.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/09/2021 14:11:42 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar