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619057

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to attend interviews with claimants conducted by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	49825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has attended several Jobcentreplus sites, where he has had the opportunity to observe and discuss a range of operational issues. He has not sat in on interviews with work coaches whilst they have conducted interviews with claimants, as standard practice is to seek agreement first with claimants for any third party to be in attendance. Future visits to Jobcentreplus are planned for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/10/2016 14:16:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

619494

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Agriculture: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of health and safety in the agricultural sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The number of fatal injuries in the agriculture sector fluctuates each year, and as such it is not possible to draw conclusions from figures for individual years. The annual number of deaths averaged over a five year rolling period is broadly static and remains a cause for concern for the Health and Safety Executive, the Farm Safety Partnerships (FSP) in England, Scotland and Wales, the Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee (AIAC) and the industry itself.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive publishes figures on health and safety in the agriculture sector in the attached document “Statistics on fatal injuries in the workplace in Great Britain 2016”. Further information can also be found in the published report “Health and safety in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain, 2015/16”, which is also attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud attachment 1 file name HL2600 - Statistics on fatal injuries in the workplace in Great Britain 2016.pdf title Statistics on fatal injuries in the workplace GB 2 file name HL2600 - Statistics on fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain 2015-16.pdf title Statistics on fatal injuries in agriculture etc question first answered 07/11/2016 16:01:20 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

620059

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) which food banks he has visited since taking office.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	49827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial UK official visits and official meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly and made available on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/10/2016 14:06:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

620060

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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: Self-employed
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 who are certified as self-employed in Ashfield constituency are in receipt of in-work benefits.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	49831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not hold sufficient data on self-employed recipients of in-work benefits to answer this question.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/10/2016 14:21:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

620061

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Sick Pay and Social Security Benefits: Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to sick pay and state benefits for women who suffer from severe endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	49870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) provides a measure of earnings replacement for employees unable to work because of short-term sickness if they satisfy the qualifying conditions, which are not related to specific medical conditions.</p><p>Those who are not entitled to SSP or are still unwell at the end of the maximum payment period (28 weeks) may, provided they satisfy the conditions of entitlement, be entitled to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).</p><p>As two people with the same condition can be affected in different ways, there is no condition-based entitlement to ESA. The Work Capability Assessment recognises that conditions can vary in their severity and therefore people with the same condition could be placed in the Work Related Activity Group, the Support Group or found fit for work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/11/2016 16:58:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

620062

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with which organisations and on which dates his Department has discussed plans to protect survivors of rape and sexual abuse whose third child was born as a result of rape and would wish to claim tax credits in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	50010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The government is aware that the exceptions to the policy to limit the child element in Universal Credit and the individual element in Child Tax Credit to a maximum of two children are sensitive. We contacted a number of organisations in August 2015 and met with several of those organisations in early 2016 to discuss the exceptions. Officials have also discussed this issue between government departments and at wider DWP and HMRC stakeholder meetings.</p><p>The government launched a consultation on 21 October 2016 to seek evidence and invite views from stakeholders to inform the design of the exceptions and their implementation. All Ministers with an interest are consulted as part of the clearance process for any Government consultation. The consultation document is published online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-exceptions-to-the-2-child-limit</p><p>The consultation closes on 27 November 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 50087 question first answered 01/11/2016 12:02:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

620063

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements he has put in place to assess the effectiveness of the provisions in the 2012 Scheme for varying child support payments following changes in the income of the paying parent.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	49935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The 2012 scheme includes an Annual Review of the Non-Resident Parent’s income. If their income is being determined on the basis of Current Income, they are legally required to report any increases of 25% of more in their income level. If they do not, a provision exists for the CMS to backdate a new calculation decision to the point in the year that the change occurred.</p><p>In addition, a Non-Resident Parent may choose to report a change of circumstance, including changes to their income, to the Child Maintenance Service, which will consider making a new decision about the amount of maintenance due reflecting those changes. Once a decision in relation to the reported change has been made, that decision is notified to both clients.</p><p>If either parent believes the decision is wrong, they may request the Child Maintenance Service revisit the decision (a Mandatory Reconsideration), after which they may appeal to an independent First-tier Tribunal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/11/2016 12:55:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

620064

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Care Leavers
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 page 19 of the Children's Society Report entitled the cost of being care free: the impact of poor financial education and removal of support on care leavers, published in 2016, what plans he has to better protect care leavers.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	50036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>We are grateful for this report focusing on care leavers from the Children’s Society, and for their recommendations, which we will consider as part of our continuous review of sanctions policy to ensure the process functions effectively and fairly. I can assure you that where we identify an issue, we act to put it right.</p><p>For care leavers, as with other claimants, the sanctions process encourages them to prepare for or find work, by meeting their agreed commitments based on their individual circumstances and capabilities, as set out in their Claimant Commitment. This includes both mandatory and voluntary actions care leavers have agreed to undertake. The consequences and implications of not meeting any agreed requirement are clearly set out and explained to them.</p><p>A decision to apply a sanction is not taken lightly, and claimants are given the opportunity to provide a good reason for not complying before the decision is made.</p><p>Our primary goal is to help care leavers get into work wherever possible and they receive tailored, locally-appropriate employment support at the earliest opportunity to achieve this.</p><p>Care leavers, like all claimants, take ownership of planning how they will meet their requirements and ultimately secure employment. They will be supported by their Work Coach who will assist them in meeting their requirements through providing encouragement and direction, using a range of communication methods. Work Coaches support all claimants who require additional support to ensure that they fully understand what they have been asked to do to enable them to access DWP benefits and use our services.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/11/2016 16:36:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes