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669118

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	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 much his Department has spent on companies that provide Work Programme services in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	58906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department spent the following amounts on providers of the Work Programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>635.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>573.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>416.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/01/2017 17:39:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

669119

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	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 small business start-up grants are available to people on the Work Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	58907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>Although financial support under the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme is not available to Work Programme participants, Work Programme providers are free to support participants to set up a business.</p><p> </p><p>A core principle of the Work Programme is that providers are free to offer the interventions they feel are right for the individual, at the right time. This includes providing support and advice on self employment where it is the right option for the individual.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/01/2017 15:01:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

670337

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2017
	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	Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a person starting their own business is required to stay on the Work Programme in order to continue to receive related benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	59103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>Once referred, a claimant will stay on the Work Programme for two years, as long as they continue to claim out of work benefits.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/01/2017 13:51:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

61037

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	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	Wood: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the health dangers of wood dust.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	uin	200011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I have been asked to respond as this falls under the remit of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p><p> </p><p>Wood dust can cause non-reversible health problems including skin disorders, obstruction of the nose and rhinitis, asthma and nasal cancer. There are appropriate workplace controls and HSE provides comprehensive guidance for employers on these.</p><p> </p><p>Exposure to wood dust in workplaces is regulated by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) which require exposures to be reduced as far below the Workplace Exposure Limit as is reasonably practicable. Suitable control measures may include local exhaust ventilation, on-tool extraction systems and in some cases respiratory protective equipment. Workers will usually require health surveillance checks.</p><p> </p><p>HSE has recently commissioned a new study to update the evidence base for wood dust exposure and health effects in the UK construction and woodworking industries. The study will run over the next 2-3 years and is being undertaken by the Health and Safety Laboratory with support and assistance from industry.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 15:27:09 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

1121388

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many veterans are claimants of universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	244162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to consider opportunities to improve our understanding of those claiming Universal Credit, including ways in which we might identify claims from veterans.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/04/2019 09:43:38 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1523052

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Universal Credit: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Armed Forces personnel, across all branches of the Armed Forces and including reservists, have claimed Universal Credit each financial year from 2013-14 to 2021-2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	64179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>As set out in response to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-01/11553" target="_blank"> 11553</a>, DWP began collecting armed forces status on UC claimants from April 2021. Therefore, it is not possible to provide figures back to 2013.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/10/2022 15:28:24 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1056842

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of full service universal credit claimants have had their claims stopped each month due to a zero award.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	218334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Below are the number/proportion of Universal Credit Full Service claims by the month of closure:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Closure Month</p></td><td><p>Number of claims closed due to zero award</p></td><td><p>As percentage of monthly caseload</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>9,300</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>11,800</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Claim closed count rounded to the nearest 100 and the percentages to nearest 0.1%</p><p>Where the claimant had not confirmed their address prior to the case being closed, it has not been possible to exclude a small number of UC cases from Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 218335 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:26:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 101516 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1056843

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full service universal credit claimants have had their claims stopped each month due to a zero award.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	218335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Below are the number/proportion of Universal Credit Full Service claims by the month of closure:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Closure Month</p></td><td><p>Number of claims closed due to zero award</p></td><td><p>As percentage of monthly caseload</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>9,300</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>11,800</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Claim closed count rounded to the nearest 100 and the percentages to nearest 0.1%</p><p>Where the claimant had not confirmed their address prior to the case being closed, it has not been possible to exclude a small number of UC cases from Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 218334 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:26:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 101517 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1056844

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of full service universal credit claimants who have had their claims stopped re-apply the following month, in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	218336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number Universal Credit reclaims in the month following a claim closure. It includes claims that are closed at any stage of the claim and includes those that fall within the re-claim process. This is where claimants who meet certain conditions and return to Universal Credit within 6 months of their previous award ending, can make a claim under an easier reclaim process.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of the reclaims in August 2018, had their initial claim closed because of a split in a couple claim (28%); the claimant making an additional claim linked by National Insurance Number resulting in the original claim being closed (26%); and because the Claimant did not accept their Claimant Commitment (22%).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Closure month</p></td><td><p>Claimants re-applying within 30 days</p></td><td><p>Proportion of closed claims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July-2018</p></td><td><p>16,400</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August-2018</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>Figures have been rounded to nearest 100 and 1%.</li></ul> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/02/2019 16:48:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 101518 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1056845

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons her Department's policy changed from live service universal credit to full service universal credit to end a claim after one month of zero award.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	218337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>In both Live Service and Full Service, if a Universal Credit award is reduced to zero, for example as a result of increased earnings, then the Universal Credit award will end.</p><p> </p><p>However, on Live Service if a claimant’s Universal Credit ended because earnings had reduced their award to zero and they subsequently had a change of circumstances that meant Universal Credit would become payable e.g. their earnings dropped, they would return to the same assessment period without having to make a new claim. This is as long as they made contact within 6 months of their previous award ending.</p><p> </p><p>On Full Service, if a claimant’s Universal Credit award ended and they met certain conditions, they will also return to the same assessment period, however, they will need to make a new Universal Credit claim within 6 months of their previous award ending. This new claim is quicker and easier than the one they originally made, as they will only have to tell the department about any changes of circumstances which they have experienced since their previous award ended.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who become unemployed in a Full Service area also have to make a new claim within 7 days of their job ending (or have a good reason for not doing so) in order for them to be paid for the whole of the assessment period to which they return. If they do not, they will only receive a payment from the point they made their Universal Credit claim until the end of that assessment period.</p><p> </p><p>The changes between Live and Full Service were made for a variety of reasons including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>to simplify the process and allow the vast majority of claimants who have short term breaks in entitlement to Universal Credit to return to the same assessment period rather than just those whose Universal Credit had ended because they had entered work;</li><li>to reduce the possibility of overpayments being made; and</li><li>to ensure claimants re-engage with conditionality as quickly as possible after their job has ended.</li></ul><p>An equality analysis was produced for this change.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 218338 question first answered 13/02/2019 16:40:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 101519 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan