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1607116

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Means-tested Benefits: Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of families receiving income-related benefits that used food banks in the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that estimate.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	173022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>National statistics on food bank use for 2021/22 are available<del class="ministerial"> here.</del> <ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">here.</a></ins> We aim to publish statistics for 2022/23 in March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics show that in 2021/22 11% of households in receipt of any income-related benefits had used a food bank in the 12 months prior to the survey.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/03/2023 11:01:32 question first ministerially corrected 29/03/2023 13:12:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 65957 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1606712

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Cost of Living: Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that homeowners remain in their homes despite the rise in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	172440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Support for low-income homeowners is provided through the Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans scheme. SMI is available for homeowners who qualify for an income-related benefit and are unable to meet their mortgage repayments. The primary purpose of SMI is to enable people to stay in their homes without fear of repossession. SMI makes a contribution towards the eligible mortgage interest and so provides robust protection against repossession.</p><p> </p><p>From 3rd April 2023, we will extend the support SMI provides by allowing those on Universal Credit (UC) to apply for a loan after three months, instead of nine. We will also abolish the zero earnings rule to extend support to in-work UC claimants and allow existing SMI claimants to move into work and better support themselves.</p><p> </p><p>The interest rate we pay is based on the Bank of England published average and is designed to reflect changes in interest rates by changing when the average varies 0.5 percentage points or more from the rate in payment. The lending industry continue to accept that the rate of SMI we pay may not always reflect the rate of interest charged on the claimant’s mortgage.</p><p> </p><p>In April, we are uprating benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap levels are also increasing by the same amount. To further support those who are in work, from 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 172438 question first answered 29/03/2023 11:51:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1606776

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Industrial Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department consulted (a) health and safety representatives and (b) trade unions on the decision made by Sodexo to change the default setting on the SOARS accident reporting system to one where staff have to opt in to send details of any accident to local health and safety representatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been no changes to the default preferences. The process remains that TUH&amp;S representatives should receive a copy of all accident reports, these can be anonymised if the individual reporting requests it.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 172448 question first answered 28/03/2023 16:23:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1606777

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Industrial Accidents
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 trends in the level of reporting of accidents owing to changes in the default preferences under the SOARS reporting system; and what assessment he has made of the impact of those trends on the Department's compliance with Regulation 4(a) of the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations in regard to safety representatives examining the causes of accidents in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	172448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been no changes to the default preferences. The process remains that TUH&amp;S representatives should receive a copy of all accident reports, these can be anonymised if the individual reporting requests it.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 172447 question first answered 28/03/2023 16:23:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1605870

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to (a) conduct and (b) publish an evaluation of the longer-term outcomes for participants of the Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	170554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The Kickstart evaluation will continue to assess the longer-term outcomes for Kickstart participants after they have completed their six-month jobs. The commissioned process evaluation will conclude in Spring 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong>We aim to publish the findings of the Kickstart Scheme evaluation once complete.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/03/2023 10:10:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1605921

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	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 his Department plans to respond to email correspondence of 20 February 2023 from the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	170705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>A reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member was sent on 23<sup>rd</sup> March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/03/2023 14:43:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1605999

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	Poverty: Children
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 end child poverty.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	170683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families. We will spend around £276bn through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2023/24 including around £124bn on people of working age and children.</p><p> </p><p>With 1.12 million job vacancies across the UK, our focus remains firmly on supporting individuals, including parents, to move into, and progress in work, an approach which is based on clear evidence about the importance of employment - particularly where it is full-time - in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children. The latest statistics show that in 2021/22 children living in workless households were around 5 times more likely to be in absolute poverty after housing costs than those where all adults work.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced an ambitious package of measures designed to support people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives. The government’s employment package will focus on supporting inactive individuals aged 50+, disabled people, people with long-term health conditions, welfare claimants and parents. We are investing billions in additional childcare support for parents of toddlers, investing in wraparound childcare in schools, and increasing financial support for, and expectations of, parents claiming Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>From April, we are uprating benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions the benefit cap levels are also increasing by the same amount.</p><p> </p><p>To further support those who are in work, including parents, from 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - the largest ever cash increase for the NLW.</p><p> </p><p>For 2023/24, we have also announced further cost of living support. Households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments. This will be split into three payments of around £300 each across the 2023/24 financial year. A separate £300 payment will be made to pensioner households on top of their Winter Fuel Payments and individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment. Also, the government is maintaining the Energy Price Guarantee at £2,500 for a further three months, from April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/03/2023 16:25:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1606037

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Billing
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 proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in (a) the 2021-2022 financial year and (b) each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	170619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>All government departments publish payment performance quarterly showing the percentage of invoices paid in 5 days, the percentage of invoices paid in 30 days, and net debt interest liability. This is available on GOV.UK. DWP Department’s payment performance is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-prompt-payment-data#2022-to-2023" target="_blank">DWP: prompt payment data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-prompt-payment-data#2021-to-2022" target="_blank">DWP: prompt payment data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>In addition, in accordance with 113 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Contracting Authorities are required to publish annually the percentage of invoices paid in 30 days online. This is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-prompt-payment-data" target="_blank">DWP: prompt payment data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The Procurement Bill, currently passing through Parliament, will create a simpler and more transparent procurement regime that will further open up public procurement to SMEs. The Bill includes a new duty on contracting authorities to have regard to the particular barriers facing SMEs.</p><p>Specifically, the Procurement Bill will imply 30 day payment terms into every sub-contract that is substantially for the purpose of performing a public contract. This will ensure SMEs at every tier of the public supply chain can benefit from faster payments, even if 30 day terms aren't explicitly written into the contract.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/03/2023 11:11:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1605456

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	Chemicals: Regulation
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 publish her Department's Regulatory Management Options Analysis on the four substances it was considering for inclusion on UK’s Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List; and if he will take steps to review the new entries to the EU’s Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List in (a) 2022 and (b) January 2023 for potential inclusion on the UK Candidate List.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	169435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>All Regulatory Management Options Analyses (RMOAs) produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are published on HSE’s website following agreement with the Appropriate Authorities. HSE will review new entries to the EU’s SVHC candidate list as part of their work programme.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/03/2023 16:24:45 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1605460

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	Chemicals: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Regulatory Management Options Analyses on potential substances for inclusion on the Substances of Very High Concern Candidate List does the Health and Safety Executive have the capacity to conduct per year.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	169439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The number of Regulatory Management Options Analysis (RMOA) that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will progress each year depends on a number of factors. These include the information available to HSE on chemicals of concern, the likely impact of HSE’s actions, wider strategic priorities within the REACH framework for risk management activity and available capacity. HSE plans to undertake 5 RMOAs during 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/03/2023 16:26:43 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones