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1523856

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government is taking steps to help reduce the number of people leaving the workforce as a result of the menopause.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	66066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>With women over 50 representing the fastest growing segment of the workforce, there are few workplaces where the menopause is not being experienced by staff.</p><p>The Minister for Employment commissioned the roundtable on older workers to look at the menopause and employment as an issue, emphasising the importance of the support and understanding by employers. An independent <a href="https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/sites/phoenix-group/files/phoenix-group/views-and-insights/Menopause%20Report/Menopause%20and%20Employment.pdf" target="_blank">menopause and the workplace report</a> was published and the Government’s response was outlined in July.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect such data on the impact of the menopause on employees leaving the workforce or reducing their hours.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 66081 66082 66084 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:54:35 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1523858

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to tackle stigma of menopause in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	66067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Employment commissioned the roundtable on older workers to look at the menopause and employment. An independent <a href="https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/sites/phoenix-group/files/phoenix-group/views-and-insights/Menopause%20Report/Menopause%20and%20Employment.pdf" target="_blank">menopause and the workplace report</a> was published and the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1091199/menopause-govt-response.pdf" target="_blank">Government’s response</a> was outlined in July.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Women’s Health Strategy sets out a range of commitments including encouraging employers to implement evidence-based workplace support and introduce workplace menopause policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 66079 66080 66085 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:44:30 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1523862

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of currently levels of support in the workplace for menopausal employees whose first language is not English.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	66069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Minister for Employment commissioned the roundtable on older workers to look at the menopause and employment as an issue, emphasising the importance of the support and understanding by employers. An independent <a href="https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/sites/phoenix-group/files/phoenix-group/views-and-insights/Menopause%20Report/Menopause%20and%20Employment.pdf" target="_blank">menopause and the workplace report</a> was published and the Government’s response was outlined in July.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A key recommendation will be the appointment of a Menopause Employment Champion who will work with employers on disseminating best practice and encouraging them to implement workplace menopause policies and other forms of support such as flexible working.</p><p>Alongside this, and separately, The Women’s Health Strategy sets out a range of commitments including encouraging employers to implement evidence-based workplace support and introduce workplace menopause policies.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 66087 question first answered 26/10/2022 16:51:30 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1523861

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact for (a) employers and (b) employees of women needing to reduce their working hours due to the menopause; and the affect this may have on the gender pay gap.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	66068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the impact of the menopause on employees leaving the workforce or reducing their hours.</p><p> </p><p>The former Minister for Employment commissioned the roundtable on older workers to look at the menopause and employment as an issue, emphasising the importance of the support and understanding by employers. An independent <a href="https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/sites/phoenix-group/files/phoenix-group/views-and-insights/Menopause%20Report/Menopause%20and%20Employment.pdf" target="_blank">menopause and the workplace report</a> was published and the Government’s response was outlined in July.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Alongside this, and separately, The Women’s Health Strategy sets out a range of commitments including encouraging employers to implement evidence-based workplace support and introduce workplace menopause policies.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 27/10/2022 13:35:14 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1523864

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Employment: Menopause
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government is taking steps to help ensure that employers are aware of the reasonable adjustments they could introduce in the workplace to help support menopausal employees.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	66070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s response to the Health is Everyone’s Business (HiEB) consultation was published in July 2021 and sets out some of the measures we will take to protect and maintain progress made to reduce ill-health related job loss. <br> <br> The measures Government is taking forward: provide greater clarity around employer and employee rights and responsibilities; address the need for employers to have access to clear and compelling information and advice that is easy to understand, trustworthy and accessible; and encourage more employers to provide access to expert support services such as Occupational Health (OH).</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 66088 question first answered 26/10/2022 12:06:09 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

756705

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Food Poverty
	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 prevent food poverty and the use of foodbanks.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	7602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We know the most effective route out of poverty is work. That is why we are determined to make work pay and to support people into work whilst protecting the most vulnerable in society. During 2017/18 we will spend £95 billion on children and working age benefits. As a safeguard for people needing more support we also have a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/09/2017 15:32:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1456430

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2022
	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	Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what inter-ministerial group exists to discuss (a) poverty and (b) matters relating to the cost of living; when that group last met; and which departments are represented in its membership.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	151323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to working across Government to support households, which is why we convened the cost of living Inter-Ministerial Group to ensure a cross-Government understanding of the cost of living challenges particular for those on lower incomes and to encourage a joined up approach to future work in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have had extensive and wide-ranging discussions around the cost of living and will continue to do so in the future. The Inter-Ministerial Group last formally met on 9 November 2021.</p><p>Ministers and officials from across Government have constant discussion on policy development and implementation, including ahead of the announcement on help with energy bills on 3<sup>rd</sup> March and the Spring Statement on 23<sup>rd</sup> March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/04/2022 13:47:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 64000 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1491209

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	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	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 the Government plans to take steps in response to the End Child Poverty coalition statistics on local child poverty rates.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	40990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.  With a record 1.27 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental 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.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works. In October to December 2021 there were nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK compared to 2010. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.</p><p /><p>To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all Jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme. Our plan for jobs is providing results, over 539,000 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign.</p><p /><p>We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to £9.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra £1,000 a year, on average, through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.</p><p /><p>To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of £646.35 per month for one child and £1,108.04 per month for two or more children. This is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.</p><p /><p>Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around £450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students. We are also investing £200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and we have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to £4.25 a week.</p><p> </p><p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges and that is why the government is providing over £15bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over £22bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over £37bn this year.</p><p> </p><p>This includes an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing £421m of support for the period 1 April – 30 September 2022, at least a third (£140m) will be spent on families with children. Liverpool City Council has been allocated £6,054,020.20.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/09/2022 16:08:40 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1491212

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	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	Fuels: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in the UK who may potentially move into poverty as a result of the predicted rise in fuel bills in Autumn 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	40993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>This government is committed to supporting those on low incomes. We will spend over £242bn through the welfare system in Great Britain in 2022/23 including £108bn on people of working age and over £134 billion on pensioners. Of the total amount, around £64 billion will be spent on supporting disabled people and people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, that is why it is providing over £37 billion of support this year. This includes the £650 Cost of Living Payment, made in 2 instalments, which is designed to target support at low-income households on means-tested benefits. In addition, 6 million eligible disabled people will receive a one-off, disability Cost of Living Payment of £150. And pensioner households will receive a separate one-off payment of £300 (through and as an addition to the Winter Fuel Payment). All households with a domestic electricity bill will also benefit from the £400 support being provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to £9.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra £1,000 a year, on average, through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.</p><p> </p><p>We are also providing an additional £500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing £421m of support for the period 1 April – 30 September 2022 and will be extended until March 2023 with a further £421m.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/09/2022 13:41:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1384282

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	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	State Retirement Pensions: Liverpool West Derby
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment her Department has conducted on removing the pensions triple lock; and what estimate her Department has made of how many more pensioners in the Liverpool, West Derby constituency will (a) be living in poverty and (b) unable to afford food, fuel and essentials as a result.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	86205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>We are not ending the Triple Lock for State Pensions up-rating. A full impact assessment is available in the House Library (<a href="https://depositedpapers.parliament.uk/depositedpaper/2283689/files" target="_blank">Deposited paper DEP2021-0855 - Deposited papers - UK Parliament</a>).</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/12/2021 12:54:49 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne