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768226

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Access to Work Programme
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 promote Access to Work.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	106839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Although our approach has primarily been to work with Remploy and other partners and charities, using their effective networks and channels to reach potential recipients, we have also incurred some expenditure in marketing the scheme and the figures are set out below. We have also worked extensively to promote the Access to Work Scheme via Disability confident with stakeholders and partners such as the impairment specific charities and health practitioners.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Promotion of the Access to Work Scheme</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£3,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£9,639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The most recent published statistics show that the number of people who had any Access to Work provision approved in 2016/17 increased by nearly 8% from 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Access to work remains a demand led programme but the figures relating to the overall Access to Work spend are set out in the additional table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Spend on the Access to Work Scheme </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Access to Work programme spend</p></td><td><p><strong>£97.0m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£96m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£104m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated admin costs</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td><td><p>£7.0m</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand total</p></td><td><p><strong>£105m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£103m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£112m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest £m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our most recent official experimental statistics that providea breakdown of different disabilities and conditions for the number of people who had Access to Work provision approved can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics</a>.</p><p>Finally, the information relating to how many applications were made and successful in England, Scotland and Wales in the last five years is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 106843 106844 106845 question first answered 18/10/2017 09:44:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

768233

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Access to Work Programme: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on (a) the Access to Work scheme and (b) promoting that scheme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	106844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Although our approach has primarily been to work with Remploy and other partners and charities, using their effective networks and channels to reach potential recipients, we have also incurred some expenditure in marketing the scheme and the figures are set out below. We have also worked extensively to promote the Access to Work Scheme via Disability confident with stakeholders and partners such as the impairment specific charities and health practitioners.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Promotion of the Access to Work Scheme</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£3,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£9,639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The most recent published statistics show that the number of people who had any Access to Work provision approved in 2016/17 increased by nearly 8% from 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Access to work remains a demand led programme but the figures relating to the overall Access to Work spend are set out in the additional table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Spend on the Access to Work Scheme </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Access to Work programme spend</p></td><td><p><strong>£97.0m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£96m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£104m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated admin costs</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td><td><p>£7.0m</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand total</p></td><td><p><strong>£105m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£103m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£112m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest £m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our most recent official experimental statistics that providea breakdown of different disabilities and conditions for the number of people who had Access to Work provision approved can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics</a>.</p><p>Finally, the information relating to how many applications were made and successful in England, Scotland and Wales in the last five years is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 106839 106843 106845 question first answered 18/10/2017 09:44:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

768234

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Access to Work Programme: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were (a) made to the Access to Work scheme and (b) how many of those applications were successful in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	106845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Although our approach has primarily been to work with Remploy and other partners and charities, using their effective networks and channels to reach potential recipients, we have also incurred some expenditure in marketing the scheme and the figures are set out below. We have also worked extensively to promote the Access to Work Scheme via Disability confident with stakeholders and partners such as the impairment specific charities and health practitioners.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Promotion of the Access to Work Scheme</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£3,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£9,639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The most recent published statistics show that the number of people who had any Access to Work provision approved in 2016/17 increased by nearly 8% from 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Access to work remains a demand led programme but the figures relating to the overall Access to Work spend are set out in the additional table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Spend on the Access to Work Scheme </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Access to Work programme spend</p></td><td><p><strong>£97.0m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£96m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£104m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated admin costs</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td><td><p>£7.0m</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand total</p></td><td><p><strong>£105m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£103m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£112m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest £m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our most recent official experimental statistics that providea breakdown of different disabilities and conditions for the number of people who had Access to Work provision approved can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics</a>.</p><p>Finally, the information relating to how many applications were made and successful in England, Scotland and Wales in the last five years is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 106839 106843 106844 question first answered 18/10/2017 09:44:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

768236

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the most recent breakdown is of different disabilities and conditions for those who receive Access to Work assistance.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	106843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Although our approach has primarily been to work with Remploy and other partners and charities, using their effective networks and channels to reach potential recipients, we have also incurred some expenditure in marketing the scheme and the figures are set out below. We have also worked extensively to promote the Access to Work Scheme via Disability confident with stakeholders and partners such as the impairment specific charities and health practitioners.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Promotion of the Access to Work Scheme</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£3,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£9,639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The most recent published statistics show that the number of people who had any Access to Work provision approved in 2016/17 increased by nearly 8% from 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Access to work remains a demand led programme but the figures relating to the overall Access to Work spend are set out in the additional table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Spend on the Access to Work Scheme </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Access to Work programme spend</p></td><td><p><strong>£97.0m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£96m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£104m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated admin costs</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td><td><p>£7.0m</p></td><td><p>£8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand total</p></td><td><p><strong>£105m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£103m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£112m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest £m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our most recent official experimental statistics that providea breakdown of different disabilities and conditions for the number of people who had Access to Work provision approved can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics</a>.</p><p>Finally, the information relating to how many applications were made and successful in England, Scotland and Wales in the last five years is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 106839 106844 106845 question first answered 18/10/2017 09:44:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

768237

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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 steps his Department is taking to increase the number of disabled people in work; and whether his Department is planning to set targets.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	106842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving employment outcomes for disabled people. The manifesto commitment underpins this with a clear and time-bound goal to see 1 million more disabled people into work over the next 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>Since quarter 1 2016, the number of working aged disabled people in employment has increased by over 170,000 to 3.5 million in quarter 1 2017. The disability employment rate has increased by over 2 percentage points and now stands at 49 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>We know that there is much more that needs to be done, so that everyone who can work is given the right support and opportunities to do so. This Autumn we intend to set out our next steps following last year’s Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper and the consultation that followed this.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/10/2017 10:01:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

748558

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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 and Support Allowance
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 undertake a review of the effect of the abolition of the employment and support allowance work-related activity component on claimant poverty.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	3191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>There will be no cash losers among those who are already in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and we have laid regulations to protect existing ESA claimants, including those who temporarily leave the benefit to try out work and then return to ESA.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the change to the work-related activity component on 20 July 2015. <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006B.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-006B.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/07/2017 10:47:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

748559

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance work-related activity group have dependants under the age of two.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	3192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>On 31 May 2015, the latest point at which this information is available, there were 10,600 Employment and Support Allowance claimants in the Work Related Activity Group, who were a parent or guardian to a child under the age of 2 years.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/07/2017 10:11:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

678135

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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 and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how he plans to replace the financial support for recipients claiming employment support allowance (ESA) in the work-related activity group (WRAG) after the ESA WRAG component has been removed.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	61444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring that people have the best support possible to move closer to the labour market and, when they are ready, into work. This is why we are investing in a broad package of tailored support for new claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Work-Related Activity Group and Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work element.</p><p>As part of this, we have allocated a total of £330m for new, voluntary support for people with limited capability for work, over four years starting from April 2017, and an extra £15 million through a top up to the existing Flexible Support Fund in both 2017/18 and 2018/19. In addition, we are beginning to engage with third party providers to investigate possibilities to reduce costs to claimants.</p><p>This is a substantial investment in those affected by the Work-Related Activity Component removal, but there are several factors around the nature of this group and the voluntary elements of the support which mean that we cannot demonstrate full compensation for every claimant.</p><p>Programme support for people with health conditions and disabilities will be devolved to Scotland from April 2017. The block grant to the Scottish Government will be adjusted to reflect the devolution of welfare, as set out in the Fiscal Framework.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/01/2017 14:25:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

676111

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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 Schemes: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the funding will be for each of the employment support programmes set out in Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, Cm9342, published in October 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	60973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>We announced a real terms increase in investment in employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions at Spending Review 2015.</p><p> </p><p>At Summer Budget 2015, the Chancellor announced a support package of £330m over four years to provide support for people with limited capability for work from April 17 which will rise from £60m in 2017/18 to £100m in 2020/21. ‘Improving Lives, The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ provides further details of this Personal Support Package for people with health conditions and disabilities, with a range of new interventions and initiatives designed to provide support that is tailored to the individual needs of claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Package will be delivered through Jobcentre Plus, including following the Work Programme with a smaller, but more focused Work and Health Programme, coupled with significant new investment in a new Health and Work Conversation for all ESA claimants and additional Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £330m announced at Summer Budget 2015, the 2015 Spending Review announced funding rising to at least £130 million a year by 2019/20 for the new Work and Health Programme.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 60974 question first answered 25/01/2017 14:59:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

676112

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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 Schemes: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government plans to spend on employment support services for disabled people by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	60974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>We announced a real terms increase in investment in employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions at Spending Review 2015.</p><p> </p><p>At Summer Budget 2015, the Chancellor announced a support package of £330m over four years to provide support for people with limited capability for work from April 17 which will rise from £60m in 2017/18 to £100m in 2020/21. ‘Improving Lives, The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ provides further details of this Personal Support Package for people with health conditions and disabilities, with a range of new interventions and initiatives designed to provide support that is tailored to the individual needs of claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Package will be delivered through Jobcentre Plus, including following the Work Programme with a smaller, but more focused Work and Health Programme, coupled with significant new investment in a new Health and Work Conversation for all ESA claimants and additional Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the £330m announced at Summer Budget 2015, the 2015 Spending Review announced funding rising to at least £130 million a year by 2019/20 for the new Work and Health Programme.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 60973 question first answered 25/01/2017 14:59:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray