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1719573

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of staff diversity networks in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	27264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/05/2024 11:55:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717541

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Motor Vehicles
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 (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP owns 3 vehicles on its fleet list.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold any information as to whether vehicles were made in Britain. A copy of DWP’s Fleet List, showing vehicle manufacturers, can be provided on request.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/05/2024 15:41:36 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717144

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The DWP’s FM supplier has investigated the sourcing of food and drink in its canteens and restaurants. They confirm that all food and drink has to meet the Government Buying Standards, as well as their catering sub-contractor’s (Compass) own non-negotiable standards that have to be met in relation to animal welfare and quality assurance.</p><p> </p><p>In order to achieve this, Compass have a set of strict food sourcing standards that their suppliers have to adhere to. These are split up between:</p><p>• Dairy and eggs</p><p>• Fruit and Veg</p><p>• Animal Products</p><p>• Fish and Seafood</p><p>• Meat sourcing</p><p>• Grocery and Savoury</p><p> </p><p>For instance, for dairy liquid milk they state it must be from British Origin and red tractor assurance. All our eggs are cage free (liquid and shell). All shell eggs are from the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Compass have set the net zero target of 2030, so have banned air freight in their business.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/05/2024 13:48:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1714509

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Women against State Pension Inequality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign since 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Departmental Ministers met with representatives from the WASPI campaign group on 29 June 2016. <ins class="ministerial">The department did not meet with representatives from the campaign group for the duration of the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman's investigation which began in 2018.</ins></p><p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, and I will provide a further update to the House once I have considered the report's findings.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/05/2024 10:53:22 question first ministerially corrected 09/05/2024 08:18:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard previous answer version 32613 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1700024

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Cold Weather Payments: Lincolnshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Cold Weather Payments have been made to pensioners in (a) South Holland and (b) Kesteven district in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	20864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Cold Weather Payment (CWP) scheme is administered at weather station level rather than at a constituency or regional level etc. The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office, which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area. Cold weather payments are triggered when the average temperature recorded at the weather station has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0<strong>°</strong> C or below over seven consecutive days, during the Cold Weather season (November to March).</p><p> </p><p>a) The area of South Holland covers all or part of the following postcode areas: PE11, PE12, PE10, PE6, PE13, PE14, PE34.</p><p> </p><p>From the 2019/20 to 2023/24 Cold Weather Payment seasons, the above postcode areas are covered by various weather stations. These weather stations cover the following postcode areas, in Table 1, which include areas not in South Holland. Table 2 shows the number of cold weather payments to pensioners by weather station and cold weather season.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Postcode districts mapped to Weather Stations</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Weather station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Postcode Districts Covered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marham</p></td><td><p>CB6-7, IP24-28, PE12-14, PE30-38.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waddington</p></td><td><p>DN9-10, DN15-22, DN31-41, LN1-13, NG23-24, PE10-11, PE20-25.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wittering</p></td><td><p>LE15, NN14-18, PE1-9, PE15-16, PE26-29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Number of Cold Weather Payments to pensioners by weather station and Cold Weather Season</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Weather Station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Marham </strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>27,000</p></td><td><p>9,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Waddington</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>26,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wittering</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></p><p>b) The area of South Kesteven covers all or part of the following postcode areas: PE6, PE9, PE10, NG23, NG31, NG32, NG33, NG34.</p><p> </p><p>From the 2019/20 to 2023/24 Cold Weather Payment seasons, the above postcode areas are covered by various weather stations. These weather stations cover the following postcode areas, in Table 3, which include areas not in South Kesteven. Table 4 shows the number of cold weather payments to pensioners by weather station and cold weather season.</p><p><strong>Table 3: Postcode districts mapped to Weather Stations</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Weather station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Postcode Districts Covered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham Watnall</p></td><td><p>CV13, DE1-3, DE5-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE55-56, DE65, DE72-75, LE1-9, LE11-14, LE16-19, LE65, LE67, NG1-22, NG25, NG31-34.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waddington</p></td><td><p>DN9-10, DN15-22, DN31-41, LN1-13, NG23-24, PE10-11, PE20-25.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wittering</p></td><td><p>LE15, NN14-18, PE1-9, PE15-16, PE26-29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 4: Number of Cold Weather Payments to pensioners by weather station and Cold Weather Season</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Weather Station</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottingham Watnall</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>55,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Waddington</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>26,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wittering</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/04/2024 14:47:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1698360

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Employment Schemes: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many starts have been recorded for the Youth Offer in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire as of 25 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	20148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Youth Offer launched 20 September 2020 and provides support for 16–24-year-olds who are on Universal Credit to help them move into employment. It includes three elements:</p><ul><li>The Youth Employment Programme, which provides young people dedicated intensive Work Coach support in finding &amp; applying for jobs, with additional assistance available for those who have recently begun their Universal Credit claim.</li><li>Youth Hubs, which bring together in one location DWP services with local support provided by youth experts. This ensures that the needs of young people are matched to services that help them tackle barriers to employment.</li><li>Youth Employability Coaches, who are focused on supporting young people furthest from the labour market overcome complex challenges so that they can move into work.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As of the 1<sup>st</sup> of March 2024, there have been 1,200 starts to the Youth Offer in South Holland and The Deepings constituency, and a total of 17,420 starts in the Lincolnshire region. These figures are part of the overall 1,123,000 total starts on the Youth Offer.</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>The figure for Lincolnshire is the combined figure for each of the following local authorities; Boston, East Lindsey, Lincoln, North East Lincolnshire, North Kesteven, North Lincolnshire, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey.</li><li>A claimant may take part in multiple elements of the Youth Offer. They may start any element of the Youth Offer multiple times. Each of these starts is recorded as a start on the Youth Offer.</li></ol> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/04/2024 15:46:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1698369

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Disability: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of the working age population who are disabled in (a) the East Midlands and (b) Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	20150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Number and percentage of disabled people aged 16 to 64, 2022/2023</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Geographical area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of working age disabled people</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of working age people who are disabled</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>720,200</p></td><td><p>24.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>129,300</p></td><td><p>29.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-employment-of-disabled-people-2023" target="_blank"><strong>Source</strong></a> – table LMS008</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred and percentages to one decimal place</li><li>Numbers shown are central estimates and subject to sampling variation. The precision of these estimates will be limited by sample size.</li><li>Annual Population Survey data has not been reweighted to incorporate the latest estimates of the size and composition of the UK population.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/04/2024 16:21:57 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1697805

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Unemployed People
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 people of working age in (a) Lincolnshire, (b) East Midlands and (c) England are (i) not working and (ii) not looking for a job.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	19776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is available at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p>Guidance for users can be found at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/03/2024 15:04:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1697445

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Jobcentres: Translation Services
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 cost to the public purse of translating languages in Job Centres since 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	19526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it will incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/03/2024 14:59:41 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1696468

registered interest
date	15/03/2024
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	Vacancies: South Holland and the Deepings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	18836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>In South Holland and the Deepings, and across the country, our Jobcentre teams are supporting people back into work and those in work to progress. We are working with local and national employers to help fill vacancies quickly, delivering Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPS), recruitment days and job fairs.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with Boston College, Net UK and Steadfast Training, we have recently offered SWAPs for local customers to gain skills and enhance their applications for Security, Construction, Fork Lift Driving and Teaching Assistant vacancies. These offers are repeated bi-monthly. We are also working with the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Boston College to support recruitment into LGV driving roles via a Skills Boot Camp that has been running since early 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Our local Partnership Manager works alongside the South East Lincolnshire Council Partnership on Shared Prosperity Funding Grant Panels, focussed on people and skills, with procurement of a range of options to support the economically inactive to move closer to the labour market and into work.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/03/2024 11:17:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes