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1436480

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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	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, how many applications for Access to Work grants are awaiting a decision.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	131033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member/ Rt Hon. Member to my response to parliamentary question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-22/127254" target="_blank">UIN 127254</a>, on 28th February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/03/2022 15:56:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1436481

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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	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 average length of time is for which Access to Work grant applications have been awaiting a decision; what proportion of those applications have been waiting for a decision for longer than six weeks; and what the longest time is for which such an application has been awaiting a decision.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	131034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member/ Rt Hon. Member to my response to parliamentary question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-22/127255" target="_blank">UIN 127255</a>, on 1<sup>st</sup> March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/03/2022 15:45:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1436482

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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	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, how many applications for Access to Work grants have been decided in each of the last four weeks.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	131035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member/ Rt Hon. Member to my response to parliamentary question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-22/127256" target="_blank">UIN 131034</a> on 28th February 2022.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/03/2022 15:52:09 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1436553

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February to Question 126535 on European Social Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund, if he will list the types of organisations his Department plans to consult to inform the launch of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund prospectus in the Spring.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	131036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>We have engaged widely with stakeholders across a range of sectors and from all four nations of the UK. In summer 2021 we held roundtables with stakeholders from the following sectors: Local Business, Environment and Sustainability, Rural, Skills, Employment, Communities &amp; Place and Voluntary &amp; Community.</p><p>In England, Scotland and Wales, local government will be given responsibility for developing an investment plan for approval by the UK Government, and for delivery of the Fund thereafter. To inform our plans, we have engaged widely with: local authorities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland including District Councils, County Councils, Unitary Councils, Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Greater London Authority, since local authorities will deliver the funds and submit investment plans for their area (UKG will have oversight of the Fund in Northern Ireland). We have also engaged strategically through the Local Government Association, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Welsh Local Government Association, Northern Ireland Local Government Association and other Government departments.</p><p>In Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland we have also engaged constructively with the devolved governments.</p><p>Finally, and drawing on the information set out in the UK Shared Prosperity Pre-Launch Guidance, each lead local authority is encouraged to start identifying a diverse range of local stakeholders, appropriate groups and organisations to represent cross-sector voices.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 03/03/2022 13:34:50 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1435286

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Universities of 15 July 2021, Official Report, column 646, that the Government will provide an update on alternative student finance as it concludes the post-18 review of education and funding, what plans he now has to introduce a system of alternative student finance.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	129057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The government’s priority, in our response to the report of the Independent Panel of the Review of Post 18 Education and Funding, is to put the student finance system on a sustainable footing for the long term.</p><p>As part of our response, we are introducing the Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE). We are considering if and how Alternative Student Finance (ASF) could be delivered as part of the LLE.</p><p>We believe it is sensible to align future delivery of an ASF product with these major reforms to ensure fair treatment for all students.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/03/2022 12:16:37 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1434157

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	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, how many applications for Access to Work grants are currently awaiting a decision.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	127254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>There are currently 17,940 Access to Work applications awaiting a decision as of 22<sup>nd</sup> February 2022. Please be aware however that this information is based on internal unpublished data.</p><p>The Access to Work statistical release includes how many applications results in provision being approved from 2007/08 to 2019/20. Please see Table 1 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p>The latest Access to Work statistical release can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2021" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/03/2022 14:17:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 53968 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1434158

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	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 average length of delay for Access to Work grant applications currently awaiting a decision; what proportion of those applications have been waiting for a decision for longer than six weeks; and what is the longest time for which an application of that type has been awaiting a decision.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	127255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is in part not held or not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/03/2022 15:05:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 53970 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1434159

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	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, how many applications for Access to Work grants have been decided in each of the last four weeks.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	127256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The volume of Access to Work applications decided in each of the last four weeks is:</p><p> </p><p>Week ending 30/01/2022 = 1,566 applications</p><p>Week ending 06/02/2022 = 1,426 applications</p><p>Week ending 13/02/2022 = 1,486 applications</p><p>Week ending 20/02/2022 = 1,722 applications</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information which was collected for internal Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/03/2022 13:55:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 53971 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1433600

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason the Shared Prosperity Fund people and skills investment priority has been delayed until 2024-25 in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	126531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that many high streets, town centres, civic events and cultural organisations have been profoundly affected by the pandemic. The UK Government has a responsibility to support people, businesses and communities across the whole of our United Kingdom. This is why the Fund is initially prioritising pride in place to aid recovery as funding ramps up.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the role that EU structural funding plays in supporting jobs and growth, and disadvantaged people and those furthest from the labour market to access opportunities across the UK. This will continue in many areas until 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Each area will be required to invest a ring-fenced amount of the Fund in local Multiply interventions, an adult numeracy programme worth £559 million, which covers the people and skills investment priority. This will be managed by the Department for Education and further information on how this element of the Fund will be delivered will be set out in due course to assist with local preparations. Further investment to support people and skills will follow from 2024-25, when the funding pot reaches its full extent in this spending review period and EU funding has ended.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 25/02/2022 17:52:52 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1433601

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he plans to take to fulfil the commitment set out in the Shared Prosperity Fund pre-launch guidance to maintain flexibility to fund voluntary sector organisations delivering locally important people and skills provision where this is at risk due to the tail off of EU funds.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	126532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>In England, the Fund will focus on communities and place and local business interventions to boost pride in place in 2022-23 and 2023-24, alongside support for people through the Multiply adult numeracy programme. In addition, we will maintain the flexibility to fund voluntary sector organisations delivering locally important people and skills provision, where this is at risk due to the tail off of EU funds. Further investment to support people and skills will follow from 2024-25, when the funding pot reaches its full extent.</p><p>The Government will publish a full Prospectus with further detail on the fund later in Spring.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 126533 question first answered 25/02/2022 14:35:35 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms