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1293439

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Public Lavatories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's response is to representations made to it by the Road Haulage Association on tightening guidance on the provision of toilet facilities to visiting truck drivers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	160511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>Early in the pandemic, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) produced guidance for drivers which can be found at <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/drivers-transport-delivery.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/drivers-transport-delivery.htm</a>. In addition, HSE published a joint letter with the Department for Transport on gov.uk in May 2020, reminding businesses of their legal obligation to provide toilet and handwashing facilities to drivers visiting their premises to deliver or collect goods as part of their work. The joint letter is available to download and print, via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/887867/dft-hse-letter-drivers-facilities.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/887867/dft-hse-letter-drivers-facilities.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This guidance continues to be reinforced with messages (for example that HSE is checking businesses in the transport sector are COVID-secure – <a href="https://press.hse.gov.uk/2020/11/23/hse-is-checking-businesses-in-the-transport-sector-are-covid-secure/" target="_blank">https://press.hse.gov.uk/2020/11/23/hse-is-checking-businesses-in-the-transport-sector-are-covid-secure/</a> to explain expectations on businesses).</p><p>In mid-July 2020 HSE clarified that visiting workers must be allowed access to toilets in both their cleaning and hygiene guidance (<a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/cleaning/bathrooms-toilets-washbasins.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/cleaning/bathrooms-toilets-washbasins.htm</a>) and social distancing guidance (<a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/social-distancing/common-areas.htm" target="_blank">https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/social-distancing/common-areas.htm</a>)</p><p> </p><p>HSE has engaged extensively with industry associations and trade unions to set out the legal requirements. They used their communications channels including social media and newsletters to engage with stakeholders directly, and last year worked with other agencies such as Highways England and police forces to amplify our messaging on access to welfare facilities via their social media channels.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/03/2021 16:42:18 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1282469

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Ventilation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) formal written advice notices and (b) enforcement notices issued by HSE in each month since March 2020 were in relation to (i) employee safety concerns arising from covid-19 and (ii) concerns of inadequate ventilation as a risk of covid-19 transmission.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	146756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>Since March 2020, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has dealt with 18337 COVID-19 workplace concerns and has carried out a total of 103011 COVID-19 spot checks.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the numbers of COVID-19 workplace concerns and spot checks resulting in written correspondence and enforcement notices.</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s systems do not record the level of detail which would be required to establish how many concerns related to inadequate ventilation, therefore it is not possible to determine what proportion of the cases identified related specifically to ventilation concerns.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>COVID concerns with an outcome of 'Written correspondence'</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>COVID concerns with an outcome of Notice</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>COVID spot checks with an outcome of ‘Written correspondence’</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>COVID spot checks with an outcome of Notice </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-20</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-20</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May-20</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-20</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul-20</strong></p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug-20</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-20</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct-20</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov-20</strong></p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-20</strong></p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan-21</strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2021 (to 02.02.21)</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>326</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>33</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>990</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Note: This data was extracted from HSE’s live operational database on 3<sup>rd</sup> February 2021 and is subject to change e.g. as there can be a delay of up to 10 working days before actions are updated on the database.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/02/2021 15:52:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1280694

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
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	Health and Safety Executive: Inspections
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) Stage 1 phone calls, (b) Stage 2 follow-up calls, (c) Stage 3 site visits and (d) covid support officer site visits have been undertaken by HSE in each month since March 2020 in relation to (i) all employee safety concerns arising from covid-19 and (ii) concerns of inadequate ventilation causing an increased risk of covid-19 transmission.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	143682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The stage 1, 2 &amp; 3 approach you refer to relates specifically to proactive spot check calls and visits to business premises and not to those triggered by workplace concerns.</p><p> </p><p>So far, HSE has proactively carried out a total of 92,566 spot checks, since March 2020, which includes both those passing through the staged process and those carried out separately from this process i.e. as a result of visits carried out by our inspectors. 83,718 went through the staged-process, of which 17,895 were referred to stage 2 and 3,311 of which were then referred to stage 3 for a visit.</p><p> </p><p>With regard specifically to employee safety concerns arising from Covid-19, HSE categorises workplace COVID concerns into green, amber or red. Green concerns are those that can easily be resolved or where HSE is not the enforcing body. Amber and red COVID concerns have, to date, been dealt with by HSE regulatory operational staff.</p><p> </p><p>Of these, HSE’s systems do not record the level of detail which would be required to establish how many concerns related to inadequate ventilation.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides by month the number of completed COVID concerns dealt with, the number of these that were investigated and completed by operational staff and the number that required a site visit. These numbers are additional to those listed in paragraph 2.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month/Year </strong></p></td><td><p>Completed COVID Concerns</p></td><td><p>COVID concerns investigated by regulatory staff.</p></td><td><p>Requiring a visit to site</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03-2020</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04-2020</p></td><td><p>3749</p></td><td><p>1715</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05-2020</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>982</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06-2020</p></td><td><p>1238</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07-2020</p></td><td><p>1272</p></td><td><p>393</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08-2020</p></td><td><p>1008</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09-2020</p></td><td><p>1132</p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10-2020</p></td><td><p>1437</p></td><td><p>473</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11-2020</p></td><td><p>2228</p></td><td><p>462</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12-2020</p></td><td><p>1132</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-2021</p></td><td><p>2177</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17715 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5640</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1043</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NB the data was extracted from HSE’s live operational database on 27<sup>th</sup> January 2021. The number for completed COVID concerns is reported on a weekly basis and this is as of 24<sup>th</sup> January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/02/2021 18:01:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1256650

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department is having with representatives of (a) Equity and (b) other similar organisations on social security support for self-employed workers in the creative industries during the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	122547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The department has met with representatives for the self-employed, such as the Federation of Small businesses (FSB) and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to discuss the impact of covid-19 on independent businesses and self-employed people and the support available. We have also met with representatives from organisations including Pinewood Studios and ScreenSkills to discuss employment opportunities in the arts sector.</p><p> </p><p>For those who can’t work or suffer a loss of earnings due to the pandemic the government announced an unprecedented package of measures to protect millions of people’s jobs and incomes, including the temporary relaxation of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for all self-employed UC claimants affected by covid-19, for the duration of the outbreak.</p><p>This means a drop in earnings due to sickness or self-isolation or as a result of the economic impact of the outbreak is reflected in claimants’ awards. It ensures that the self-employed are supported by the benefit system so that they can follow Public Health England guidance on social distancing and self-isolation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 117930 question first answered 03/12/2020 16:14:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1256651

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance she has given to jobcentre staff on relaxing normal work search requirements for benefit claimants who are self-employed and highly experienced but temporarily unable to find work in their usual field during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	122548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The frequency of interventions that Universal Credit Work Coaches undertake with claimants is determined by the individual circumstances of the claimant, the duration of their claim, and the level of support required at that particular time. Work Coaches are not routinely undertaking Work Search Reviews with claimants who have declared themselves as Self-Employed; but are instead available to support them in seeking alternative work/careers if they require it.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/12/2020 16:23:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1253851

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus
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 representatives (a) among the self-employed and (b) workers in the creative arts sector on the operation of the social security system during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	117930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The department has met with representatives for the self-employed, such as the Federation of Small businesses (FSB) and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to discuss the impact of covid-19 on independent businesses and self-employed people and the support available. We have also met with representatives from organisations including Pinewood Studios and ScreenSkills to discuss employment opportunities in the arts sector.</p><p> </p><p>For those who can’t work or suffer a loss of earnings due to the pandemic the government announced an unprecedented package of measures to protect millions of people’s jobs and incomes, including the temporary relaxation of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for all self-employed UC claimants affected by covid-19, for the duration of the outbreak.</p><p>This means a drop in earnings due to sickness or self-isolation or as a result of the economic impact of the outbreak is reflected in claimants’ awards. It ensures that the self-employed are supported by the benefit system so that they can follow Public Health England guidance on social distancing and self-isolation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 122547 question first answered 03/12/2020 16:14:40 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 64038 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms