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228140

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Farms: Safety
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 (a) reduce accidental deaths on farms and (b) improve safety in the vicinity of slurry pits.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) leads on matters of farm safety in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) In consultation with key industry stakeholders, HSE has developed an Agriculture Sector Strategy to reduce the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents and ill health across this sector. Amongst other things, this includes: HSE supporting the farm safety partnerships in England, Scotland and Wales, in their work to change the culture of the industry and promote professional modern farming – including improving management and control of health and safety risks through industry led farm safety campaigns, such as “Safe Stop” and “Farm Safety Week”; activities targeting young farmers entering the industry such as the NFU Mutual’s Farm Safety Workshops that are being rolled out to agricultural colleges and universities; and delivering an annual programme of Safety and Health Awareness Days for farmers targeted at small and medium sized farms to promote awareness and understanding of common risks and control measures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) HSE has published an Agricultural Information Sheet [<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais9.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais9.pdf</a>] which gives guidance on preventing access to slurry storage areas, addressing the precautions necessary to prevent unauthorised access and to manage the risks associated with drowning in slurry stores. HSE’s Agriculture webpages also highlights the risks posed by slurry gas and confined spaces, and the precautions required to avoid being overcome or killed by these gases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HSE has also worked closely with the Farm Safety Partnership in England in support of their campaign to address the risks from slurry gas. (Stop! Think! Slurry Gas! - <a href="http://www.nfuonline.com/business/farm-safety/farm-safety-partnership/campaigns/slurry-safety/" target="_blank">http://www.nfuonline.com/business/farm-safety/farm-safety-partnership/campaigns/slurry-safety/</a>). The campaign was launched in May 2014 and includes a leaflet and posters to raise awareness of the risks presented by slurry gas and the precautions farmers should take to protect themselves. The GB partnerships, and the Northern Ireland partnership, which is chaired by HSE Northern Ireland, have freely exchanged campaign materials and information to ensure wide dissemination of the slurry safety message.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 25/03/2015 11:38:20 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228236

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Diesel: Health Hazards
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 help reduce the health problems caused by exposure to diesel fumes at work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Occupational exposure to Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions (DEEEs) is subject to the provisions of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH).</p><p> </p><p>These provisions require employers to prevent exposure to hazardous substances or, where this is not reasonably practicable, adequately control it.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) provides guidance for both employers and employees, giving practical advice on how employers should control exposure to DEEEs in the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>HSE is also undertaking research to better understand the current exposure profile of workers in GB, including assessing the impact of changes in fuel and engine technology on occupational exposures to DEEEs.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:00:45 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228237

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Radiation: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has produced on the prevention of health problems caused by exposure to solar radiation at work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Guidance on the prevention of health problems caused by exposure to solar radiation at work can be found on the following page of the Health and Safety Executive’s website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/occupational-disease/cancer/solar-radiation.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/occupational-disease/cancer/solar-radiation.htm</a>”</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:05:26 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228238

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Carcinogens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cost to the UK economy of carcinogen exposure at work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>HSE currently publish estimates of the total cost to the economy of occupational injuries and ill health arising from current working conditions. These totals do not include the costs of long latency diseases, such as occupational cancer, which are due to past working conditions. To address this gap, HSE is currently finalising estimates of the economic costs of occupational cancer in Great Britain. This research will value the impacts to individuals, employers, taxpayers and society as a whole from cases of work-related cancer diagnosed each year, and these estimates will be the first of their kind in the world. HSE will publish the results of this research in summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/03/2015 17:08:22 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228239

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	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 the average duration is to date spent claiming jobseeker's allowance by people who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after being on the Work Programme for two years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	228025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p> </p><p>The information as requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 23/03/2015 16:33:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

228240

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Work Programme: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have entered employment following participation in the Work Programme in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West to date.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested for the number of people placed into employment from the Work Programme, is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The information we do have shows the number of Work Programme Job Outcomes, by various geographies and this can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 10:19:27 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228241

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Bank Services: Pendle
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 number of people in Pendle who do not have a bank account.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested. However benefit and pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment. As of 15<sup>th</sup> February 2015, there were 44,000 benefit and pension recipients in Great Britain being paid by Simple Payment.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2015 09:30:19 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228242

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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: Disability
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 progress and effectiveness of the Disability Confident campaign in Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Employers and wider society both benefit from recruiting more disabled people. Disability Confident is a campaign to help employers discover for themselves the talents and value that disabled people bring to business.</p><p> </p><p>Launched in July 2013 by the Prime Minister, supported by business leaders and disability employment organisations, Disability Confident sets out the business case for those employers unsure about the benefits of employing disabled people. It overcomes the fear factor for those employers worried about the logistics or afraid of saying the wrong thing, and emphasises the support available for employers. It highlights the great work that employers are already doing and encourages others to join in.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident is a partnership approach – a business-to-business dialogue. Partners learn from each other about how to become disability confident, with support from Government and disability organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In the first year of the Disability Confident campaign we held seven regional events across the UK, reaching more than 1,100 employers, including a well-attended event in Manchester.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2014 we launched a toolkit for MPs – so they can bring together employers and disabled people in their own constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>We look forward to employers throughout Lancashire attending these local events, learning from and supporting each other, and becoming more Disability Confident.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 24/03/2015 09:42:29 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228243

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the benefit cap on rates of employment in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We know that the benefit cap encourages people to move into work.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households capped in Pendle Parliamentary Constituency from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 31. Of the 10 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 6 had an open Working Tax Credit claim. This shows that they have moved into work. The actual number of households who have gone into work is likely to be higher, as some individuals may go into work but not be claiming WTC.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households capped in Lancashire from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 416. Of the 226 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 79 had an open Working Tax Credit claim.</p><p> </p><p>The number of households capped in the North West from the introduction of the benefit cap to November 2014 (the latest available data) was 3,868. Of the 2,128 households who were no longer capped as at November 2014, 728 had an open Working Tax Credit claim.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-november-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 09:58:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228244

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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: Pendle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have found employment through (a) the Work Programme, (b) the Youth Contract and (c) an apprenticeship in Pendle in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Work Programme is moving people off benefit and into work, with the number of people finding lasting work continuing to increase.</p><p> </p><p>Information showing the number of Work Programme Job Outcomes, by various geographies can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The youth claimant count is the lowest since June 1970, which is due to the actions that this government has taken. We are on track to deliver the extra 250,00 Work Experience and Sector Based Accademy places committed to under the Youth Contract.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest published information on Youth Contract starts and apprenticeship starts can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-contract-starts-and-payments-april-2012-to-november-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-contract-starts-and-payments-april-2012-to-november-2014</a> and</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 24/03/2015 10:14:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson