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1420939

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Universal Credit: Uprating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the discontinuation of the £20 per week uplift to universal credit on levels of (a) destitution, (b) relative poverty and (c) fuel insecurity.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	120771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>It is not possible to produce a robust estimate of the impact of discontinuing the temporary £20 per week uplift to universal credit on poverty. It would involve projecting forward the impact of the pandemic on every household’s income, which is not possible to do with a sufficient degree of confidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/02/2022 13:14:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1420496

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 113112, on Employment, on what basis her Department has calculated that there were more people in employment in September to November 2021 than before the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	119594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-27/113112" target="_blank">113112</a> outlines changes in employment since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, using the official measure of employment (based on the Labour Force Survey).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/02/2022 14:16:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1420498

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	New Enterprise Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the closure of the New Enterprise Allowance on the number of start-ups in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	119595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 20th January 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-17/105535" target="_blank"><em>105535</em></a><em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/02/2022 14:35:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1419259

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 113112 on Employment, what assessment her Department has made of the geographical distribution of the 815,000 self-employed people who are no longer in paid work when compared to the beginning of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	116937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The Answer of 1 February 2022 to Question 113112 included an estimate for the net change in self-employment since the start of Covid-19 (based on responses to the Labour Force Survey). This estimate does not necessarily represent people no-longer in paid work, as some may have become employees. The estimate cannot be broken-down geographically due to the sample size of the Labour Force Survey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 08/02/2022 17:59:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 49437 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1419287

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
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	Universal Credit: Feltham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the discontinuation of the £20 per week uplift to universal credit on the local economy in Feltham.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	116938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The uplift to Universal Credit was a temporary measure, therefore we did not complete an assessment of it ending on the local economy in Feltham.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/02/2022 14:53:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 49438 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1417704

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	Long Term Unemployed People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people classed as long term unemployed; and how that figure compares to the number before the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	113739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Those who are classified as long term unemployed have been out of work and are available for and searching for employment for 12 months or more. The latest data available, from the independent Office for National Statistics, covering Sep-Nov ’21, is summarised in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong> (aged 16+)</p></td><td><p><strong>Rate</strong> (aged 16+)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latest (Sep-Nov ’21)</p></td><td><p>428,000</p></td><td><p>30.9 %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change since Covid-19 (Dec-Feb ’20)</p></td><td><p>+121,000</p></td><td><p>+8.4 %pts</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic the UK Government has provided historic levels of support to the economy – a total of over £400 billion. This includes key DWP programmes such as Restart and Kickstart alongside other measures to boost work searches, skills and apprenticeships. Our support was in addition to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.</p><p>We have launched 'Way to Work’, a concerted drive across the UK to help half a million people currently out of work into jobs in the next five months. We will be bringing employers into jobcentres and matching them up with claimants. This is good news for employers who need to fill vacancies and for our claimants.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/02/2022 18:12:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1417707

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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 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, what estimate she has made of the number of people that claimed employment and support allowance in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	113741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>Quarterly statistics on the number of people receiving Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and monthly statistics on the number of people receiving ESA Work Capability Assessments can be found on Stat-Xplore at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The annual caseload figures for ESA are shown in Table 1c of the latest Benefit expenditure and caseload tables published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p /> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/02/2022 14:46:45 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1417258

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	Kickstart Scheme: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of the Kickstart Scheme has been for her Department as of 27 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	113106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the Kickstart Scheme was published in November 2021. This report contains details on spend as of the end of September 2021. You can access the NAO report <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Employment-support-the-Kickstart-Scheme.pdf" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>Information relating to Kickstart grants will be published by the Cabinet Office on the Government website in due course, as is standard practice for all Government general grants. This can be viewed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/grants-management-function" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>To note, this information is normally published approximately a year after the financial year end and includes grant value and recipients.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/02/2022 14:54:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1417457

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total number of people currently in paid work, including the self-employed, compared to before the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	113112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>There are different measures of people in work. The official measure, based on the Labour Force Survey, provides the broadest coverage of the self-employed. The latest available data, covering Sep-Nov ’21, is summarised in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong> (aged 16+)</p></td><td><p>Employees</p></td><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>Other *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latest (Sep-Nov ’21)</p></td><td><p>32.475 million</p></td><td><p>28.128 million</p></td><td><p>4.213 million</p></td><td><p>135,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Change since Covid-19 (Dec-Feb ’20)</p></td><td><p>-598,000</p></td><td><p>+272,000</p></td><td><p>-815,000</p></td><td><p>-54,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* ‘Other’ includes the categories of ‘unpaid family workers’ and those stating they are employed through ‘Government supported training &amp; employment programmes’.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic the UK Government has provided historic levels of support to the economy – a total of over £400 billion. This includes key DWP programmes such as Restart and Kickstart alongside other measures to boost work searches, skills and apprenticeships. Our support was in addition to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.</p><p>We have launched 'Way to Work’, a concerted drive across the UK to help half a million people currently out of work into jobs in the next five months. We will be bringing employers into jobcentres and matching them up with claimants. This is good news for employers who need to fill vacancies and for our claimants.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/02/2022 17:05:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1417498

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	New Enterprise 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 people have made starts on the New Enterprise Allowance; and of those how many started a business that they sustained for at least 26 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	113114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The latest available statistics, detailing the period up to December 2020, were published in May 2021 and can be accessed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/new-enterprise-allowance-april-2011-to-december-2020/new-enterprise-allowance-statistics-april-2011-to-december-2020" target="_blank">here</a>. Updated statistics are being prepared and we aim to publish these in March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 113115 question first answered 01/02/2022 16:59:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra