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1676356

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
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: Recruitment
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 spent on external recruitment consultants in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	5810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Due to the financial and reporting systems in the department it is not currently possible to separate out spend associated with external recruitment consultancy services from all other consultancy spend for the majority of departmental recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are able to provide the following figures, which apply to Senior Civil Service Recruitment only. To note, this does not include digital recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>2020/21: £190,627.84</p><p>2021/22: £211,054.00</p><p>2022/23 (Mar22 to Feb23) : £171,608.46</p><p> </p><p>These figures represent executive search activity spend on SCS (Deputy Director – Director General) recruitment for non-digital roles across these years.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2023 12:40:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1675903

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Children
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 has made an estimate of the number of (a) households and (b) children in those households that will be affected by the two-child limit in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	5587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. The Government publishes annual statistics related to the operation of the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children. Statistics related to the period up to April 2023 were published in July 2023 and can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2023" target="_blank">Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children, April 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/12/2023 11:53:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1675904

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential correlation between the (a) proportion of children living in households affected by the two-child limit and (b) levels of child poverty.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	5588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing poverty, including 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>From April 2023, we uprated benefit rates and State Pensions by 10.1% and, subject to Parliamentary approval, working-age benefits will rise by 6.7% from April 2024, in line with inflation.</p><p> </p><p>Our approach to tackling poverty is based on clear evidence that parents in work, particularly where its full time, reduces the risk of poverty. In the financial year 2021 to 2022, children living in households where all adults work were around five times less likely to be in absolute poverty after housing costs than those living in workless households.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021/22 there were 1.7 million fewer people in absolute poverty after housing costs than in 2009/10, including 400,000 fewer children.</p><p> </p><p>No such assessment of the potential correlation between the proportion of children living in households affected by the two-child limit and levels of child poverty has been made.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/12/2023 12:35:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1675905

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Children
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 holds information on the number of households that (a) are affected by the two-child limit and (b) have accessed support from the Household Support Fund since that fund was established.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	5589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government publishes annual statistics releases related to the operation of the policy to provide support for a maximum of two children. Statistics related to the period up to April 2023 were published in July 2023 and can be accessed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-claimants-statistics-related-to-the-policy-to-provide-support-for-a-maximum-of-2-children-april-2023" target="_blank">Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children, April 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a><strong>. </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Household Support Fund management information has been published and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-3-management-information-1-october-2022-to-31-march-2023" target="_blank">Household Support Fund 3 management information:1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-2-management-information-1-april-to-30-september-2022" target="_blank">Household Support Fund 2 management information: 1 April to 30 September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/household-support-fund-management-information-6-october-2021-to-31-march-2022" target="_blank">Household Support Fund management information: 6 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/12/2023 12:27:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1675906

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit claimants: statistics related to the policy to provide support for a maximum of 2 children, April 2023, published on 13 July 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the finding that 59% of the households impacted by the two-child limit are in work.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	5590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/12/2023 12:42:41 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1675908

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Visual Impairment: Jobcentres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many blind and partially-sighted people accessed Jobcentres in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	5592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested cannot be provided because it is not collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 5593 5594 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:27:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1675909

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Jobcentres: Hearing Impairment
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) deaf people and (b) people with hearing loss accessed Jobcentres in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	5593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested cannot be provided because it is not collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 5592 5594 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:27:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1675910

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Jobcentres: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British sign language users accessed Jobcentres in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	5594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The information requested cannot be provided because it is not collated centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 5592 5593 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:27:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1675422

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of the Disability Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	5221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Since the Disability Action Plan consultation closed on 6 October, we have been working closely with other government departments, including discussions with the Ministerial Disability Champions, to help finalise policy proposals for the Plan. We will publish the Plan as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/12/2023 13:01:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1675618

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether income-related ESA claimants who are re-assessed upon moving to Universal Credit through Managed Migration after 2025 will be subject to the existing or new Work Capability Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	5352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>There is no automatic referral for reassessment for customers at the point that they move from Employment Support Allowance (ESA) to Universal Credit (UC). If a customer has an existing ESA Work Capability Assessment decision, they will not be required to have another assessment in order to get the health-related additions of Universal Credit, unless their health condition has changed.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 11/12/2023 17:34:09 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows