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1286829

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date	19/02/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether businesses that operate under a partnership structure are eligible to take part in the Kickstart scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Fay Jones
uin	154579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We welcome applications from all employers regardless of structure. Small businesses and organisations which are not registered on Companies House or do not have PAYE systems can now apply to the Kickstart Scheme through an organisation offering a ‘Gateway Plus’ model. This model enables Kickstart young people to be placed on the gateway’s PAYE system for the duration of their placement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:06:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones

1286851

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs have been created by the Kickstart programme in the West Midlands Combined Authority area.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	154575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-28/145013" target="_blank">145013</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/02/2021 17:15:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1286871

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to make businesses aware that they can join the Kickstart Scheme, without the threshold of a minimum 30 jobs.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	154607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The removal of the 30 minimum jobs threshold was announced by the Secretary of State on 25 January. The announcement was featured in the national press and we engaged with key stakeholders to disseminate the message throughout their employer networks.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions continues to actively engage with employers of all sizes to promote applications and interest in the Kickstart Scheme. Ministers are personally engaging with employers to encourage new applications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:14:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1286913

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Scotland
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 potential merits of extending the Scottish Government's system of fast-track access to disability benefits for people who have terminal illnesses to (a) universal credit and (b) all other benefits administered by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	154638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to delivering an improved benefit system for claimants that are nearing the end of their lives and is working across Government to bring forward proposals following the evaluation. I remain committed to implementing the key areas identified in the evaluation; a consensus to change the six-month rule; improving ​consistency with other services used by people nearing the end of their lives; and raising awareness of the support that is available.</p><p>The Scottish Government are able to develop their own policies and procedures as they introduce their replacement benefits. My Department works closely with the Scottish Government to ensure we understand how the two systems interact.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/02/2021 17:26:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1286918

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme
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 19 October 2020 to Question 103536, how many spot checks have been carried out to ensure placement quality as part of the Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	154647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Enhanced Checking Service currently carry out a pre-payment spot check on all Kickstart jobs as agreed by the grant funding agreement. Where required, deeper investigation is conducted into the quality of the job placement and young person’s experience.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/02/2021 17:00:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1286950

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Kickstart 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 and what proportion of Kickstart placements have been offered to young people with a criminal record.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	155243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-02/110187" target="_blank">110187</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:03:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1286965

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Jobcentres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which locations her Department (a) has opened, (b) plans to open, (c) is considering opening a temporary job centre in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	155335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>DWP is exploring potential options to take premises, on a temporary basis, predominantly in large metropolitan areas where we expect to see increased demand for the Department’s services. The Department has opened three temporary Jobcentre sites to date in Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Crawley.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is currently negotiating leases for a significant number of retail and office properties, in major centres, that meet the planning requirements for a jobcentre, with public access, good transport links and accessibility for both colleagues and customers. Location plans cannot be confirmed until commercial negotiations for each site conclude, however as leases are signed we will write to local MPs and provide the details of all sites on GOV.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/02/2021 17:11:50 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1287007

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what further steps her Department plans to take to promote the Kickstart scheme throughout West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	155219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions continues to actively engage with employers of all sizes to promote applications and interest in the Kickstart Scheme. Ministers are personally engaging with employers to encourage new applications.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with key stakeholders to ensure that Kickstart is offered across Great Britain and in a wide range of sectors. Through our Engagement Strategy we are focussing on targeted promotional activities working through a mix of place-based partners (such as local authorities and mayoral combined authorities) as well as trade bodies representing specific sectors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:12:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1287018

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions have been pursued by the Health and Safety Executive relating to outbreaks of covid-19 in occupational settings; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	155336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) takes COVID-19 safety at work very seriously and is playing a critical role in the national response to the pandemic. The Government has provided additional funding of £14 million to HSE to strengthen its capacity to tackle COVID-19.</p><p>Since the start of the pandemic, HSE has carried out over 127,000 Covid-19 spot checks, responded to over 19,000 workplace COVID-19 concerns and 569 outbreaks. Spot checks have been specifically targeted in those industries where workers are most likely to be vulnerable to transmission risks. HSE’s experience is that more than 90% of businesses checked have either the correct precautions in place or are willing to make necessary changes promptly and without the need for formal enforcement action.</p><p>No prosecutions have yet been initiated for COVID-19 related breaches, though HSE will not hesitate to take such action, in accordance with our published Enforcement Policy Statement and the Code for Crown Prosecutors, where this is warranted.</p><p> </p><p>Note: Figures extracted from HSE’s live operational database on 23<sup>rd</sup> February 2021 and are liable to change, e.g. as it may take up to ten working days for data to be uploaded onto the system.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:13:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1287021

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any formal training criteria exist as part of the Government's Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	155158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for what the employability support should include can be found on the Kickstart gov.uk pages. We carefully assess each bid to ensure Kickstart jobs also support young people to develop basic work skills and build their experience.</p><p> </p><p>The £1500 grant for support can be spent in any way that makes a young person more employable but must be detailed in their bid; this could include payment for equipment, training and/or uniform. Full details of this can be found on the Kickstart gov.uk site.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/02/2021 17:05:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith