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1714092

registered interest
date	26/04/2024
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: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many domestic violence easements were granted in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024 to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	23849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/05/2024 10:07:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1652485

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Unemployment: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the targeted measures announced in the Budget 2023 on reducing economic inactivity among people aged 50-64.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	193593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Employment is up, vacancies down and economic inactivity has reduced since the Budget in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/07/2023 13:59:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1627237

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
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	Period Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to help ensure the accessibility of sanitary products for people in poverty.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	184820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>In 2023/24, the Government will spend around £289 billion through the welfare system in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the government is providing total support of over £94bn over 2022-23 and 2023- 24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living and has taken a number of steps to ensure that necessities like period products are available and affordable for all who need them.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2020 the Department for Education has run a fully funded scheme which makes free period products available for all state-funded primary and secondary schools and college. The scheme gives girls and women easy access to period products at school or college, breaking down stigma and ensuring that no young person’s education is disrupted by their period.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, period products are essential, which is why a zero rate of VAT applies. This is part of the Government's wider strategy to make period products affordable and available for all women.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 184824 question first answered 17/05/2023 10:33:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1602902

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
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	Employment: Hearing Impairment
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 people (a) with hearing loss and (b) who list their primary medical condition as difficulty in hearing were (i) in employment, (ii) economically inactive and (iii) unemployed in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	162166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The available data for disabled people is shown in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>Information on unpaid family workers for people with difficulty in hearing is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on people with hearing loss and difficulty in hearing on supported training and employment programmes is not held by the department.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number and proportion of disabled people by labour market status and main health condition, 16 to 64, UK:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>All disabled people</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Labour market status</strong></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7,470,000</p></td><td><p>7,820,000</p></td><td><p>8,270,000</p></td><td><p>8,280,000</p></td><td><p>9,010,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>50.8%</p></td><td><p>51.4%</p></td><td><p>53.5%</p></td><td><p>52.3%</p></td><td><p>54.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Employee</em></p></td><td><p>42.3%</p></td><td><p>43.2%</p></td><td><p>45.2%</p></td><td><p>44.8%</p></td><td><p>46.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Self-employed</em></p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.8%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economically inactive</p></td><td><p>44.4%</p></td><td><p>43.9%</p></td><td><p>42.4%</p></td><td><p>43.1%</p></td><td><p>41.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Student</em></p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Looking after family / home</em></p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Temporary sick</em></p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Long-term sick</em></p></td><td><p>25.6%</p></td><td><p>25.1%</p></td><td><p>24.6%</p></td><td><p>24.8%</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Retired</em></p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Other reasons</em></p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Difficulty in hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Labour market status</strong></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>64.9%</p></td><td><p>61.1%</p></td><td><p>63.8%</p></td><td><p>66.5%</p></td><td><p>67.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Employee</em></p></td><td><p>55.6%</p></td><td><p>52.0%</p></td><td><p>56.1%</p></td><td><p>60.3%</p></td><td><p>62.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Self-employed</em></p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economically inactive</p></td><td><p>30.8%</p></td><td><p>32.1%</p></td><td><p>30.2%</p></td><td><p>27.7%</p></td><td><p>28.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Student</em></p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Looking after family / home</em></p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Temporary sick</em></p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Long-term sick</em></p></td><td><p>16.0%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Retired</em></p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td><td><p>5.9%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Other reasons</em></p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Source</strong>: Annual Population Survey (APS).</p><p> </p><p>Underlying data (except employee and self-employed breakdowns for disabled people with difficulty in hearing) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong>:</p><ol><li>Estimates in this table are subject to sampling variation and their precision limited by sample sizes.</li><li>Estimates for disabled people with difficulty in hearing are based on small sample sizes and should be used with caution.</li><li>Numbers are shown to the nearest 10,000. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures and shown to one decimal place.</li><li>Disabled people are likely to report more than one long-term health condition (57% in 2021/22). Where more than one condition is reported the main health condition given is the one that has the biggest impact on a person’s day-to-day activities.</li><li>The way a person self-reports a long-term health condition and its impact can change over time. Nearly one in three people classed as being disabled one year were no longer classed as being disabled the next (2014 to 2021).</li><li>Reason for economic inactivity (such as student or looking after family / home) is the main reason given.</li><li>Other reasons include discouraged workers.</li><li>&quot;..&quot; = no data.</li></ol> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 162167 162168 question first answered 14/03/2023 11:30:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1602903

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
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	Unemployment: Hearing Impairment
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 people (a) with hearing loss and (b) who list their primary medical condition as difficulty in hearing were recorded as being economically inactive for the reason of (i) being a student, (ii) looking after family or home, (iii) being temporarily sick, (iv) being long-term sick, (v) being a discouraged worker, (vi) being retired and (vii) other reasons in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	162167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The available data for disabled people is shown in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>Information on unpaid family workers for people with difficulty in hearing is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on people with hearing loss and difficulty in hearing on supported training and employment programmes is not held by the department.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number and proportion of disabled people by labour market status and main health condition, 16 to 64, UK:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>All disabled people</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Labour market status</strong></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7,470,000</p></td><td><p>7,820,000</p></td><td><p>8,270,000</p></td><td><p>8,280,000</p></td><td><p>9,010,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>50.8%</p></td><td><p>51.4%</p></td><td><p>53.5%</p></td><td><p>52.3%</p></td><td><p>54.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Employee</em></p></td><td><p>42.3%</p></td><td><p>43.2%</p></td><td><p>45.2%</p></td><td><p>44.8%</p></td><td><p>46.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Self-employed</em></p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.8%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economically inactive</p></td><td><p>44.4%</p></td><td><p>43.9%</p></td><td><p>42.4%</p></td><td><p>43.1%</p></td><td><p>41.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Student</em></p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Looking after family / home</em></p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Temporary sick</em></p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Long-term sick</em></p></td><td><p>25.6%</p></td><td><p>25.1%</p></td><td><p>24.6%</p></td><td><p>24.8%</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Retired</em></p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Other reasons</em></p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Difficulty in hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Labour market status</strong></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>64.9%</p></td><td><p>61.1%</p></td><td><p>63.8%</p></td><td><p>66.5%</p></td><td><p>67.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Employee</em></p></td><td><p>55.6%</p></td><td><p>52.0%</p></td><td><p>56.1%</p></td><td><p>60.3%</p></td><td><p>62.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Self-employed</em></p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economically inactive</p></td><td><p>30.8%</p></td><td><p>32.1%</p></td><td><p>30.2%</p></td><td><p>27.7%</p></td><td><p>28.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Student</em></p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Looking after family / home</em></p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Temporary sick</em></p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Long-term sick</em></p></td><td><p>16.0%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Retired</em></p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td><td><p>5.9%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Other reasons</em></p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Source</strong>: Annual Population Survey (APS).</p><p> </p><p>Underlying data (except employee and self-employed breakdowns for disabled people with difficulty in hearing) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong>:</p><ol><li>Estimates in this table are subject to sampling variation and their precision limited by sample sizes.</li><li>Estimates for disabled people with difficulty in hearing are based on small sample sizes and should be used with caution.</li><li>Numbers are shown to the nearest 10,000. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures and shown to one decimal place.</li><li>Disabled people are likely to report more than one long-term health condition (57% in 2021/22). Where more than one condition is reported the main health condition given is the one that has the biggest impact on a person’s day-to-day activities.</li><li>The way a person self-reports a long-term health condition and its impact can change over time. Nearly one in three people classed as being disabled one year were no longer classed as being disabled the next (2014 to 2021).</li><li>Reason for economic inactivity (such as student or looking after family / home) is the main reason given.</li><li>Other reasons include discouraged workers.</li><li>&quot;..&quot; = no data.</li></ol> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 162166 162168 question first answered 14/03/2023 11:30:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1602904

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
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	Employment: Hearing Impairment
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 people (a) with hearing loss and (b) who list their primary medical condition as difficulty in hearing in employment were in employment as (i) an employee, (ii) self-employed, (iii) unpaid family workers and (iv) part of a Government supported training and employment programme in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	162168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The available data for disabled people is shown in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>Information on unpaid family workers for people with difficulty in hearing is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Information on people with hearing loss and difficulty in hearing on supported training and employment programmes is not held by the department.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number and proportion of disabled people by labour market status and main health condition, 16 to 64, UK:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>All disabled people</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Labour market status</strong></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7,470,000</p></td><td><p>7,820,000</p></td><td><p>8,270,000</p></td><td><p>8,280,000</p></td><td><p>9,010,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>50.8%</p></td><td><p>51.4%</p></td><td><p>53.5%</p></td><td><p>52.3%</p></td><td><p>54.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Employee</em></p></td><td><p>42.3%</p></td><td><p>43.2%</p></td><td><p>45.2%</p></td><td><p>44.8%</p></td><td><p>46.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Self-employed</em></p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.8%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economically inactive</p></td><td><p>44.4%</p></td><td><p>43.9%</p></td><td><p>42.4%</p></td><td><p>43.1%</p></td><td><p>41.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Student</em></p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Looking after family / home</em></p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Temporary sick</em></p></td><td><p>1.9%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Long-term sick</em></p></td><td><p>25.6%</p></td><td><p>25.1%</p></td><td><p>24.6%</p></td><td><p>24.8%</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Retired</em></p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Other reasons</em></p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Difficulty in hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Labour market status</strong></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In employment</p></td><td><p>64.9%</p></td><td><p>61.1%</p></td><td><p>63.8%</p></td><td><p>66.5%</p></td><td><p>67.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Employee</em></p></td><td><p>55.6%</p></td><td><p>52.0%</p></td><td><p>56.1%</p></td><td><p>60.3%</p></td><td><p>62.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Self-employed</em></p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unemployed</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Economically inactive</p></td><td><p>30.8%</p></td><td><p>32.1%</p></td><td><p>30.2%</p></td><td><p>27.7%</p></td><td><p>28.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Student</em></p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Looking after family / home</em></p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td><td><p>7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Temporary sick</em></p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Long-term sick</em></p></td><td><p>16.0%</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Retired</em></p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td><td><p>5.9%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> Other reasons</em></p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>3.5%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Source</strong>: Annual Population Survey (APS).</p><p> </p><p>Underlying data (except employee and self-employed breakdowns for disabled people with difficulty in hearing) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2022</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong>:</p><ol><li>Estimates in this table are subject to sampling variation and their precision limited by sample sizes.</li><li>Estimates for disabled people with difficulty in hearing are based on small sample sizes and should be used with caution.</li><li>Numbers are shown to the nearest 10,000. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures and shown to one decimal place.</li><li>Disabled people are likely to report more than one long-term health condition (57% in 2021/22). Where more than one condition is reported the main health condition given is the one that has the biggest impact on a person’s day-to-day activities.</li><li>The way a person self-reports a long-term health condition and its impact can change over time. Nearly one in three people classed as being disabled one year were no longer classed as being disabled the next (2014 to 2021).</li><li>Reason for economic inactivity (such as student or looking after family / home) is the main reason given.</li><li>Other reasons include discouraged workers.</li><li>&quot;..&quot; = no data.</li></ol> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 162166 162167 question first answered 14/03/2023 11:30:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1551016

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
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 Scheme
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 made to the Access to Work Scheme are outstanding as of 12 December 2022; and what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of outstanding applications.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	109528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>We can confirm that as of 12 December 2022, 25,103 applications made to Access to Work are currently outstanding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Access to Work has received a significant increase in applications over the last year and have recruited new staff to meet the increased demand and reduce the time it takes to make decisions. Customers making new applications, where they are starting work within the next 4 weeks or have a grant coming to an end that requires renewal, are prioritised to ensure customers are able to enter and remain in the labour market. We are also transforming the Access to Work service through increased digitalisation, which will make the service more efficient, the application process easier, and improve the time taken from application through to decision.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/12/2022 13:43:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1541929

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November to Question 75894 on Access to Work Programme, which stakeholders have attended Access to Work stakeholder forums and the Operational Stakeholder Engagement Forum which his Department's staff have attended in the last 12 months; and which stakeholders his Department's staff have met individually in that period.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	86459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>DWP Operational Stakeholder Engagement Forum has met on 10 occasions since November 2021 with 48 representatives:</p><p><a href="http://www.ageuk.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Age UK</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.aspire.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Aspire</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bigissue.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Big Issue Foundation</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://blesma.org/" target="_blank"><strong>British Limbless Ex Services Men's Association</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.carersuk.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Carers UK</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://centrepoint.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Centrepoint</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.cpag.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Child Poverty Action Group</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://capuk.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Christians Against Poverty</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Citizens Advice</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cas.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Citizens Advice Scotland</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.crisis.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Crisis</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://dls.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Disability Law Service</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Disability Rights UK</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Help for Heroes</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.homeless.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Homeless Link</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.independentage.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Independent Age</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.irrv.net/homenew/index.php" target="_blank"><strong>Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Local Government Association</strong></a> (Social Security Advisors Group)</p><p><a href="http://www.litrg.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Low Incomes Tax Reform Group</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.macmillan.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Macmillan Cancer Support</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Marie Curie</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mencap.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>MENCAP</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mind.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>MIND</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://moneyandpensionsservice.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Money &amp; Pensions Service</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mndassociation.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA)</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mssociety.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>MS Society</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nacro.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO)</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.nasma.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>National Association of Student Money Advisers (NASMA)</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.nawra.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://nationalbereavementalliance.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>National Bereavement Alliance</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.housing.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>National Housing Federation</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Parkinson's UK</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.refuge.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Refuge</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Rightsnet</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rafbf.org/" target="_blank"><strong>RAF Benevolent Fund</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rbli.co.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Royal British Legion Industries</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.rnib.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Royal National Institute of Blind People</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://rnid.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>RNID</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Salvation Army</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.scope.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Scope</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sense.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Sense</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.shelter.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Shelter</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-security-advisory-committee" target="_blank"><strong>Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://spectraconnect.co.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Spectra Connect</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.stroke.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Stroke Association</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.trusselltrust.org/" target="_blank"><strong>The Trussell Trust</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.pocklington-trust.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Thomas Pocklington Trust</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.turn2us.org.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>Turn to Us</strong></a></p><p> </p><p>The Regional Access to Work Stakeholder Forums are organised and led by stakeholders, and as DWP does not convene these forums we are unable to provide the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/11/2022 13:40:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1538079

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October to Question 65709 on Access to Work Programme, how many times his Department has met what stakeholder groups.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	75894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Access to Work stakeholder forums are run and delivered by stakeholders with DWP policy and service delivery teams attending on average 3 times per year. In addition, we meet other stakeholder groups and provide contributions for DWP Operational Stakeholder Engagement Forum on an ad-hoc basis. It is not possible to quantify the numbers of stakeholder engagements. The department does not hold historic data on the overall number of meetings with stakeholder groups.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 07/11/2022 15:25:23 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1523552

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	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 assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of working with external organisations to help address delays to the Access to Work scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	65709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Access to Work is continuing to work closely with a wide range of stakeholder groups, including through attendance at the Access to Work Stakeholder Forums in England, Scotland and Wales and engagement with individual stakeholder groups. Through this engagement, we are continuing to provide regular updates on current service levels, recruitment and other activities aimed at improving the customer journey, as well as seeking and responding to feedback from representatives about the current service and planned improvements.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 21/10/2022 13:22:44 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood