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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2022-01-07
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Admiral Group: Newport more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact on the employment rate in Newport West constituency of the Welsh-based financial services company Admiral closing its Newport office. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
tabling member printed
Ruth Jones more like this
uin 99378 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-17more like thismore than 2022-01-17
answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Where redundancies do occur, the Department for Work and Pensions’ Rapid Response Service (RRS) works to address the effects of job losses on individuals and on the local community. The RRS work with employers to deliver flexible, timely, and appropriate support for them and their employees and help individuals secure a job or move into self-employment quickly and ideally without the need to claim welfare benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The RRS is available to private and public sector employers. Third sector employers are also eligible where the job losses affect paid workers. The RRS support can start when people are under threat of redundancy or during the period of notice.</p><p> </p><p>Where individuals have not found alternative work before they lose their job, RRS support can continue for a further 13 weeks whether they make a claim for benefits or not. This is in addition to the ongoing support provided by DWP for claimants moving them forward in their journey closer to/back into employment.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has provided additional support to help people into work since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, through our Plan for Jobs, including recruiting an additional 13,500 Work Coaches to provide support to unemployed people to find a job, and launching new schemes like Kickstart, Restart and Sector Work Academies Programmes.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
question first answered
less than 2022-01-17T18:02:11.59Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-17T18:02:11.59Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4716
label Biography information for Ruth Jones more like this
1399824
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-05more like thismore than 2022-01-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches there are at each job centre in the UK, broken down by job centre. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral South more like this
tabling member printed
Alison McGovern more like this
uin 98273 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-18more like thismore than 2022-01-18
answer text <p>The total Staff in Post (SIP) for all Work Coach activity has been provided broken down by district. As of January 2022, the total number of Work Coaches in our Jobcentres is 27,049 SIP. It is not possible to give an exact number for each Jobcentre because Work Coaches work across whole of their district and sometimes beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The standard DWP definition of Work Coach activity includes Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) activity. Also included here are a number of staff carrying out related activities including those in temporary Work Coach Team Leader roles.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>JCP District </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SIP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon Somerset and Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>654</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham and Solihull</p></td><td><p>946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black Country</p></td><td><p>761</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Scotland</p></td><td><p>343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria and Lancashire</p></td><td><p>840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>691</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset Wiltshire Hampshire and Isle of Wight</p></td><td><p>1024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham and Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Anglia</p></td><td><p>814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East London</p></td><td><p>1257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Scotland</p></td><td><p>467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>1384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire and Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>612</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire and Rutland</p></td><td><p>767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mercia</p></td><td><p>717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North and Mid Wales</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Scotland</p></td><td><p>483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North London</p></td><td><p>1026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Scotland</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland Tyne and Wear</p></td><td><p>699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Wales</p></td><td><p>547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South London</p></td><td><p>1314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Scotland</p></td><td><p>395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Wales</p></td><td><p>518</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>651</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire and Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West London</p></td><td><p>1152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Scotland</p></td><td><p>404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1066</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27049</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
question first answered
less than 2022-01-18T17:55:48.4Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-18T17:55:48.4Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4083
label Biography information for Alison McGovern more like this
1400020
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-05more like thismore than 2022-01-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the proportion of economically inactive people who are waiting for an (a) universal credit or (b) other benefit assessment. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
tabling member printed
Jonathan Ashworth more like this
uin 98307 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-10more like thismore than 2022-01-10
answer text <p>The definition of economic inactivity, set by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS), is not used within the welfare system to determine eligibility for support through Universal Credit or other benefits.</p><p>The economically inactive population is a diverse group, many of whom do not claim Universal Credit or other benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, the Department has made no such estimates.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
question first answered
less than 2022-01-10T15:39:47.547Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-10T15:39:47.547Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4244
label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this
1400107
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-05more like thismore than 2022-01-05
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sector based work academies have taken place in each (a) country and (b) region of the UK since that programme began. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral South more like this
tabling member printed
Alison McGovern more like this
uin 98518 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-11more like thismore than 2022-01-11
answer text <p>Sector-based work academies were first launched in August 2011 in England and January 2012 in Scotland. Regular statistical releases on sector-based work academies, covering participation by those on legacy unemployment benefits, began in 2011 and ended in 2017. These statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-schemes-work-experience-sector-based-work-academy-and-skills-conditionality-starts-to-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/employment-schemes-work-experience-sector-based-work-academy-and-skills-conditionality-starts-to-november-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The scheme was relaunched as ‘SWAP’ in July 2020 as part of the government’s Plan for Jobs. Data for the financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22 shows that as of 2<sup>nd</sup> January 2022, there was a total of 127,360 starts to a Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP). The breakdown of these starts by nation and region is displayed in the following tables:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: SWAP starts by nation</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts FY 2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts FY 2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Starts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>58,310</p></td><td><p>56,760</p></td><td><p>115,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>6,120</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p>11,880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>64,500</p></td><td><p>62,860</p></td><td><p>127,360</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: SWAP starts by region</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts FY 2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts FY 2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Starts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>4,960</p></td><td><p>9,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central, East &amp; North Scotland</p></td><td><p>4,340</p></td><td><p>3,990</p></td><td><p>8,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South &amp; West Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>3,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Essex</p></td><td><p>12,950</p></td><td><p>15,380</p></td><td><p>28,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North &amp; East Midlands</p></td><td><p>7,800</p></td><td><p>7,120</p></td><td><p>14,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Central</p></td><td><p>6,960</p></td><td><p>7,060</p></td><td><p>14,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>5,550</p></td><td><p>4,570</p></td><td><p>10,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>5,340</p></td><td><p>4,550</p></td><td><p>9,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>8,190</p></td><td><p>16,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>6,510</p></td><td><p>4,940</p></td><td><p>11,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>64,500</p></td><td><p>62,860</p></td><td><p>127,360</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note on above: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10; components may not sum due to rounding. These figures reflect the number of starts by claimants in receipt of Universal Credit (UC), Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support (IS). </em></p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
question first answered
less than 2022-01-11T17:39:38.157Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-11T17:39:38.157Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4083
label Biography information for Alison McGovern more like this
1399350
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-04more like thismore than 2022-01-04
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit: Personal Income more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the results of any impact assessment her Department has conducted on the reintroduction of the universal credit minimum income floor. more like this
tabling member constituency Edmonton more like this
tabling member printed
Kate Osamor more like this
uin 96990 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-11more like thismore than 2022-01-11
answer text <p>The Department was always clear that the change to the Minimum Income Floor as a result of the coronavirus pandemic was temporary, and that it would be reinstated when appropriate. As the reintroduction of the Minimum Income Floor is a return to an existing policy, the Department does not intend to publish an impact assessment.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
question first answered
less than 2022-01-11T17:40:02.79Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-11T17:40:02.79Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4515
label Biography information for Kate Osamor more like this
1399406
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-04more like thismore than 2022-01-04
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Kickstart Scheme: Defence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many kickstart positions were (a) advertised and (b) filled in the defence sector during 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Wentworth and Dearne more like this
tabling member printed
John Healey more like this
uin 96770 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-10more like thismore than 2022-01-10
answer text <p>We do not centrally collate information regarding jobs filled or advertised in the defence sector.</p><p> </p><p>To encourage young people to apply for them, Kickstart jobs are categorised by the nature of the role rather than the sector of the employer. This means for example, that a defence-sector administrative job would be categorised as ‘administrative’ not ‘defence’. The most recently published statistics are published here: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-06/87676" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-12-06/87676</a></p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
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less than 2022-01-10T16:29:42.573Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-10T16:29:42.573Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
400
label Biography information for John Healey more like this
1399407
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-04more like thismore than 2022-01-04
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment: Veterans more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many armed forces champions are in post in each job centre district; and how many of those districts are without an armed forces champion. more like this
tabling member constituency Wentworth and Dearne more like this
tabling member printed
John Healey more like this
uin 96771 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-11more like thismore than 2022-01-11
answer text <p>DWP has 50 Armed Forces Champions, with at least one in each of our 37 Jobcentre Plus Districts. In addition, there are 11 Armed Forces Leads at group level.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
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less than 2022-01-11T17:40:14.477Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-11T17:40:14.477Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
400
label Biography information for John Healey more like this
1399449
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-01-04more like thismore than 2022-01-04
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Low Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to respond to the In-work Progression Commission's report entitled Supporting progression out of low pay: a call to action. more like this
tabling member constituency Wirral South more like this
tabling member printed
Alison McGovern more like this
uin 96870 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-11more like thismore than 2022-01-11
answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring everyone, no matter their background, has the opportunity to start, stay and progress in work. We will publish our response to the In-work Progression Commission's report shortly, setting out our approach to supporting people on low pay and helping them to progress in work.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
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less than 2022-01-11T17:35:26.943Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-11T17:35:26.943Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4083
label Biography information for Alison McGovern more like this
1387716
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-12-14more like thismore than 2021-12-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Kickstart Scheme: Hospitality Industry more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of businesses in the UK's hospitality sector have taken part in the Government's Kickstart scheme. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 92949 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-12-21more like thismore than 2021-12-21
answer text <p>As of 8<sup>th</sup> December, the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kickstart Scheme has seen over 112,000 jobs started by young people. These jobs are assigned to a sector based on the type of work required by that particular role. We do not centrally collate data on the sector of each employer participating in the Scheme. A digital Kickstart job, for example, could be for an employer in the hospitality industry. For recent statistics on the number of Kickstart jobs started and made available by sector, I refer the honourable member to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-08/71418" target="_blank">PQ 71418</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As a part of the evaluation of the Kickstart scheme, the Department for Work and Pensions will examine engagement with the scheme across different sectors.</p><p> </p><p>To support the hospitality industry during the pandemic, the Government published it’s hospitality strategy in July (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hospitality-strategy-reopening-recovery-resilience/hospitality-strategy-reopening-recovery-resilience" target="_blank">Hospitality strategy: reopening, recovery, resilience</a>) and has put in place a number of measures including supporting the development of hospitality-led regeneration hubs through our levelling-up agenda, creating opportunities for the sector and increased job opportunities.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
question first answered
less than 2021-12-21T16:54:46.087Zmore like thismore than 2021-12-21T16:54:46.087Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
1387839
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-12-14more like thismore than 2021-12-14
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Jobcentres more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether job centres (a) have targets for conducting face-to-face interviews or (b) plan to implement targets for conducting those interviews for recipients of universal credit and other working age benefits; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 92821 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-01-05more like thismore than 2022-01-05
answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, Jobcentres remained open for claimants who required face-to-face support. From April, Jobcentres in England, Scotland, and Wales returned to their pre-lockdown opening hours and restarted face-to-face appointments, in accordance with government guidelines.</p><p>In line with current public health guidance, and with safety measures in place, Jobcentre Work Coaches are continuing to book face-to-face appointments for those claimants who are required to attend mandatory appointments as part of their conditions for receiving Universal Credit.</p><p>The frequency of interventions 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. There is no target of face-to-face appointments a full-time Work Coach is expected to deliver in one day. Appointments are determined by the circumstances of each claimant and the type of meeting being conducted. Maintaining an effective Work Coach diary is a joint responsibility between a team leader and the Work Coach, and is managed collaboratively through regular discussion and agreement.</p><p>Our Jobcentre teams are committed to ensuring all claimants receive the best possible support to meet their individual circumstance. Jobcentre team leaders are responsible for assuring the quality services provided to individual claimants through a combination of observation of Work Coach interviews, feedback, coaching and appraisal.</p>
answering member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
answering member printed Mims Davies remove filter
grouped question UIN
92822 more like this
92823 more like this
92824 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-01-05T17:33:46.36Zmore like thismore than 2022-01-05T17:33:46.36Z
answering member
4513
label Biography information for Mims Davies more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle more like this