Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1695053

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Forms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the forms it issues are accessible to people with limited ability to complete a form by hand.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	17866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The department’s forms are designed to be accessible for people who use assistive technology. Our online PDFs are compliant with Work Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 accessible standards. Claim form design and standards are regularly tested to ensure they continue to meet user needs.</p><p /><p>DWP seeks to identify individuals who require additional support to enable them to access our services, providing a tailored service and ensuring appropriate support is quickly made available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Jobcentre Plus provides access to services for claimants who need face-to-face support.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Help to Claim is a service delivered independently by Citizens Advice and in partnership with Citizens Advice Scotland, for those who are claiming Universal Credit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP Visiting supports those who are unable to complete requirements through any of the other channels<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 14/03/2024 12:19:04 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1648509

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Working Hours: Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to consult on health and safety protections for night workers.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	191548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Under the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F1974%2F37%2Fcontents&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKim.Ross%40hse.gov.uk%7C8fbcc28320fb4b0f62a508db53010cc2%7C6b5953be6b1d4980b26b56ed8b0bf3dc%7C0%7C0%7C638195037351883756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TZAL0Ta4Pi7tR79IobZvUVU0ktEf87fF%2FpIn2KglW3A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974</a> all employers have a duty, so far as it is reasonably practicable, to protect the health, safety, and welfare at work of all their employees. Specifically, the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F1999%2F3242%2Fcontents%2Fmade&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKim.Ross%40hse.gov.uk%7C8fbcc28320fb4b0f62a508db53010cc2%7C6b5953be6b1d4980b26b56ed8b0bf3dc%7C0%7C0%7C638195037351883756%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BRE1dRAESIKGFmcI2yDwYhkylPdFUHzOvVazfdPEOCc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999</a> require employers to assess the health and safety risks to employees, to which they are exposed whilst they are at work, and to put in place arrangements to control those risks.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing ill health at work is an important area of focus for the Health and Safety Executive, as outlined in their strategic objectives, however there are no current plans to consult on health and safety protections for night workers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/07/2023 15:11:29 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1642633

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the two-child limit on Universal Credit claimants at incentivising parents to (a) move into work, (b) work more hours and (c) increase their incomes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	188230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/06/2023 11:43:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1642634

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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	Universal Credit: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families with more than two children made a first claim for Universal Credit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	188231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/06/2023 11:59:31 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1626029

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
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	Ageing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to develop an ageing population strategy.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	184003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>We have no current plans to develop an ageing population strategy.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 11/05/2023 08:39:31 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1623736

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
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	Universal Credit: Children
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 24 April 2023 to Question 181665 on Universal Credit: Children, what process his Department uses to assess the value for money of policies on which it does not collect data.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	182533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The DWP <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-evaluation-strategy" target="_blank">Evaluation Strategy</a> sets out our approach for ensuring that our evaluation work delivers high quality evidence on the right questions at the right time. It covers all types of evaluation – process, impact and value for money.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/05/2023 15:40:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1612375

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Universal Credit: Children
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 amount his Department has saved as a result of the two child cap on Universal Credit in 2022; and what proportion of the total Department budget that figure represents.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	181665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 April to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-14/180302" target="_blank">180302</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/04/2023 14:52:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1610169

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Universal Credit: Children
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 money his Department has saved as a result of the two child cap on Universal Credit in each of the last three years; and what proportion of the total Department budget this represents.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	180302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 19/04/2023 11:01:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1602906

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	Access to Work Programme: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the average waiting times, including to assessment and outcome, of the Access to Work programme.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	162149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>Access to Work official statistics are published annually and include how many approvals have been made. However, the publication does not include waiting times as the data on this is not of sufficient quality to meet the standard requirement for an official statistics publication.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/03/2023 13:56:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1550219

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	Cost of Living Payments: Means-tested Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing part of the Cost of Living Payment to people on means tested benefits in Winter 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	107088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. We will be bringing forward legislation for the 23/24 Cost of Living Payments in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 106506 108081 108236 question first answered 14/12/2022 10:58:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma