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1302392

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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	Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
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 ability of the Health and Safety Executive to tackle exploitation in the garment industry following a 46 per cent reduction in the budget of that organisation since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	169088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>For the financial year 2020/21, the Health and Safety Executive has been provided with an additional £19m, an increase of over 10% of their budget, to ensure that workplaces are COVID secure. HSE targets its resources to higher risk sectors or to where they have intelligence or complaints to investigate further and this latter approach targets the textile sector.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/03/2021 16:11:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1287542

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	Manufacturing Industries: Leicester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many garment factories in Leicester have failed a covid-19 inspection conducted by the Health and Safety Executive.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	155468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>HSE have carried out 296 Covid19 specific interventions in respect of textile factories, in Leicester, since April 2020. Premises do not pass and fail, as such, however we can confirm that enforcement action has been taken in respect of 54 premises. Action taken includes a mixture of enforcement notices and letters, in addition to written advice, which were follow up to ensure compliance.</p><p /><p /> <p /><p /> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:02:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1287543

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	Manufacturing Industries: Leicester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers the Health and Safety Executive has to investigate factories in Leicester where the failure to implement covid-19 safety measures is a serious risk to public health.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	155469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Under Section 20 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, HSE Inspectors have a range of powers that they can use to investigate reported incidents and concerns, including those relating to implementation of Covid 19 safety measures in factories in Leicester.</p><p> </p><p>Inspectors have the right to enter premises to carry out their functions at any reasonable time. They have the right to ask questions, to examine documents and to take copies. They also have the right to talk to employees and safety representatives, as required.</p><p> </p><p>Inspectors have the power to issue Improvement Notices where they identify a breach of health and safety legislation or to issue Prohibition Notices where they identify a risk of serious personal injury. They also have powers to institute proceedings in Court where there has been a serious breach of health and safety legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, HSE has actively engaged with businesses, through site visits and phone calls, investigating reports from those raising concerns, assessing compliance with health and safety law, and using guidance such as that published about social distancing from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>) to ensure businesses are adhering to requirements. HSE has also provided support to local public health bodies who lead on dealing with outbreaks.</p><p> </p><p>HSE continues to regulate in areas of highest risk and industries where concerns of Covid-19 transmission are greatest.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 01/03/2021 17:10:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1239980

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
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	Migrants: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Recommendation 13 of the Work and Pensions Select Committee's report entitled, DWP’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, HC 178, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of suspending the ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ conditions on public health grounds for the duration of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	98786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Access to DWP income-related benefits such as Universal Credit flows from an individual’s immigration status.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has no legal powers to award taxpayer-funded benefits to an individual whose Home Office immigration status specifies no recourse to public funds. Non-UK nationals and family members who are issued with a residence permit with a ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition are not eligible to access taxpayer-funded benefits such as Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on the support available for persons granted leave with no recourse to public funds conditions, including from local authorities, is available on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-get-support-if-youre-a-migrant-living-in-the-uk" target="_blank">Gov.uk website</a>. Those with a ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition can claim contributions-based benefits, such as new-style Jobseeker’s Allowance, providing they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 12/10/2020 13:02:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1222042

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
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 Executive
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to (a) adequately fund and (b) strengthen the powers of the Health and Safety Executive to support their proactive inspection of (a) premises occupied by the garment industry in Leicester and (b) other workplaces.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	71199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>HSE is funded to deliver its planned regulatory role and the government has made available up to an extra £14.19 million to support the provision of Covid-19 advice and additional regulatory activities.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, HSE has a sufficient range of powers to enforce health and safety law in the workplaces it regulates. HSE continues to regulate in areas of greatest risk and build capability for proactively inspecting workplaces across the country to target regions and industries where concerns of Covid-19 transmission are greatest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/07/2020 13:38:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1184300

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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: Habitual Residence Test
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory reconsiderations of universal credit decisions relating the the habitual residency test for universal credit there were from July 2018 to March 2020; and how many of those decisions were overturned following that reconsideration.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	28097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/03/2020 13:29:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1184345

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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: Habitual Residence Test
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many decisions on habitual resident tests for universal credit took (a) less than 14 days, (b) between 14 and 28 days, (c) more than 28 days but less than 60 days and (d) 60 days or more from the habitual residence test interview date from July 2018 to March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	28107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/03/2020 14:30:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1184354

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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: Habitual Residence Test
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 claimants were refused universal credit linked to a habitual residence tests from July 2018 to March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	28108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/03/2020 14:29:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1178966

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on child poverty of the roll-out of universal credit in (a) Leicester East constituency, (b) Leicester and (c) the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	18878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Universal Credit will provide an extra £2.1bn a year once full rolled out, compared to the legacy benefits it replaces. Claimants receive better support to prepare for work, move into work, or to increase earnings. The Universal Credit Work Allowance was increased by £1,000 in April 2019 and means that 2.4m households will keep an extra £630 of income each year.</p><p> </p><p>DWP and HMRC have pre-announced publication of improved Official Statistics on Children in Low Income Families at local area level. These statistics will provide insights of the number of children and the proportion of children living in low income families at constituency level and how these compare over time and across constituencies.</p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 16:27:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1178967

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, what steps her Department is taking to reduce child poverty in (a) Leicester and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	18879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to action that delivers a sustainable long-term solution to child poverty in all areas of the UK, including reforming the benefits system so that it supports employment and higher pay.</p><p>There is clear evidence that work, in particular full time work, significantly reduces the risk of being in poverty. For example, there is only a 4% chance of a child being in absolute poverty before housing costs where both parents work full-time, compared to 44% where one or more parents in a couple are in part-time work.</p><p>Universal Credit will provide an extra £2.1bn a year once fully rolled out, compared to the legacy benefits it replaces. Claimants receive better support to prepare for work, move into work, or to increase earnings. The Universal Credit Work Allowance was increased by £1,000 in April 2019 and means that 2.4m households will keep an extra £630 of income each year.</p><p>Other measures we have taken to support working families include delivering another rise in the National Living Wage - increasing a full-time worker’s annual pay by over £2,750 since its introduction, and by nearly £3,700 with the recently announced rise from this April. Our tax changes make basic rate tax payers over £1,200 better off from April 2019, compared with 2010.</p><p>DWP and HMRC have pre-announced publication of improved Official Statistics on Children in Low Income Families at local area level. These statistics will provide insights of the number of children and the proportion of children living in low income families at constituency level and how these compare over time and across constituencies.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 02/03/2020 17:20:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe