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1548335

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether offshore employees raised concerns relating to offshore employment to (a) HSE and (b) her Department in the first six months of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	102854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive received a total of 11 concerns from employees at offshore sites in the first six months of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/12/2022 17:27:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1548336

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hydrocarbon releases were reported to HSE in the first six months of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	102855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>34 hydrocarbon releases were reported to the Health and Safety Executive in the first six months of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/12/2022 17:29:53 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1548338

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Wind Power: 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 the report by MMI Engineering Ltd for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) entitled Study and development of a methodology for the estimation of the risk and harm to persons from wind turbines, RR968, published in 2013, is the most recent HSE study on the methodology for the estimation of the risk and harm to people from wind turbines.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	102857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) research report ‘<a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr968.pdf" target="_blank">RR968</a>’ remains one of a range of studies, guidance and industry data used to assist in the evaluation of risk to people from wind turbines and operations.</p><p>Further, HSE continues to support industry in the development of industry specific guidance for this rapidly developing sector.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/12/2022 17:30:59 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1548340

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Renewable Energy: 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, how many offshore renewable incidents met the Health and Safety Executive's Incident Selection Criteria in the first six months of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	102858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>In the first six months of 2022:</p><p> </p><ul><li>1 offshore renewable incident met the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Incident Selection Criteria, and a subsequent investigation was completed.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>There were 5 reportable dangerous occurrences related to the offshore renewables industry.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>No planned inspections were completed on offshore renewable energy installations. This is because HSE’s focus was on responding to operational concerns.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>9 concerns relating to offshore employment were reported to HSE. Of these, 6 investigations have been completed and 1 investigation is currently underway.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 102859 102860 102861 102862 question first answered 12/12/2022 17:31:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1548341

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Renewable Energy: 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, how many and what proportion of offshore renewable incidents (a) met the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Incident Selection Criteria and (b) were investigated by HSE in the first six months of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	102859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>In the first six months of 2022:</p><p> </p><ul><li>1 offshore renewable incident met the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Incident Selection Criteria, and a subsequent investigation was completed.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>There were 5 reportable dangerous occurrences related to the offshore renewables industry.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>No planned inspections were completed on offshore renewable energy installations. This is because HSE’s focus was on responding to operational concerns.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>9 concerns relating to offshore employment were reported to HSE. Of these, 6 investigations have been completed and 1 investigation is currently underway.</li></ul> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 102858 102860 102861 102862 question first answered 12/12/2022 17:31:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1548392

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Local Housing Allowance: Uprating
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 potential impact of not uprating Local Housing Allowance on rates of (a) eviction and (b) homelessness applications in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	103000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The causes of homelessness are multi-faceted and often complex, they interact dynamically making it difficult to isolate the relative importance of individual factors.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020 LHA rates were raised to the 30th percentile, a significant investment of almost £1 billion, we have maintained the increase since then so that everyone who benefited from the increase continues to do so.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that rents are increasing but the challenging fiscal environment means that difficult decisions were necessary to ensure support is targeted effectively. The Chancellor announced at Autumn Statement a package of targeted support worth £26 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Government has committed to a ban on section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions to protect tenants and will introduce a Renters Reform Bill in this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is also providing an additional £50 million, through a top up to the Homelessness Prevention Grant, for local authorities to help prevent vulnerable households from becoming homeless. This additional investment builds on the £316 million in funding already available to local authorities through the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2022/23. This is part of the £2 billion of funding to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the next three years.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require additional support with housing costs, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available. Since 2011 we have provided nearly £1.5 billion in funding for DHPs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 12/12/2022 17:27:44 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1548435

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all (i) contracts, (ii) consultancies and (iii) other services placed with the accountancy firms (A) Deloitte & Touche, (B) Ernst & Young, (C) KPMG and (D) PricewaterhouseCoopers in each year since 2010-11 by (1) their Department, (2) any predecessor Departments and (3) departmental agencies.
tabling member constituency	Leyton and Wanstead
tabling member printed	John Cryer
uin	102743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Between 1 December 2021 and 31 August 2022, the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser met with a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in a total of 4 meetings and with b) other Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions in a total of 7 meetings. This included:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">(i) Between 1 December 2021 – 28 February 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 3 meetings</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">(ii) Between 1 March to 31 May 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 2 meetings</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">(iii) Between 1 June to 31 August 2022 - a) 2 meetings, b) 2 meetings</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Please see the attachment provided for a comprehensive list for each of the organisations requested covering the data sets requested in the PQ.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further Information regarding the contracts can be found on gov.uk’s Contract Finder Service located <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">here.</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 09/12/2022 12:33:37 question first ministerially corrected 09/12/2022 14:30:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies attachment 1 file name Attachment.xlsx title PQ 102743 previous answer version 40903 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	181 label Biography information for John Cryer

1548509

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	Unemployment
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 his oral evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee on 30 November 2022, HC 549, if he will publish the outcomes of research on the definitions of economically inactive groups.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	102948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The independent ONS publish data on economic inactivity taken from the Labour Force Survey. The Department is examining workforce participation and economic inactivity.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/12/2022 15:36:21 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1548548

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	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, what steps he is taking to ensure people (a) have access to information relating to available benefits and (b) are aware of their potential benefits entitlements.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	102951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department works hard to ensure that people are aware of any potential entitlement to benefit. We communicate with the public through advertising, stakeholder and employer engagement, and campaigns to help people understand their entitlement and the support we can provide as a safety net.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s website, GOV.UK provides guidance on individual’s rights and entitlements to benefits in the UK. The website also provides links to independent benefits calculators that can be used to find out what an individual could get, how to claim, and how these benefits will be affected if an individual starts work.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, DWP staff in Jobcentres provide support and advice about entitlement to benefits and will signpost citizens to appropriate information to help them.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/12/2022 16:15:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1548556

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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: Medical Equipment
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 introduce additional Cost of Living payments for those using powered medical equipment at home.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	103035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, including disabled people, and has taken further, decisive action to support people with their energy bills. The Energy Price Guarantee is supporting millions of households with rising energy costs, and will continue to do so through cost of living support announced earlier this year, which includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>the £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme;</li><li>a Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 to six million people in recognition of the extra costs they face, including with energy costs;</li><li>up to £650 in Cost of Living Payments for the eight million households in receipt of a means-tested benefit;</li><li>a one-off payment of £300 through, and as an addition to, the Winter Fuel Payment from November to pensioner households.</li></ul><p> </p><p>To ensure ongoing stability and certainty for households, in the Autumn Statement, we announced further support for next year designed to target the most vulnerable households. This cost of living support is worth £26 billion in 2023-24, in addition to uprating benefits for working age households and disabled people as well as the basic and new State Pensions by 10.1%. In order to increase the number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions the benefit cap will also be increased by 10.1%. Alongside further Cost of Living Payments for the most vulnerable, the amended Energy Price Guarantee will save the average UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require extra support, the Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact, to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England in the next financial year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing total funding to £2.5 billion. In England, this will be delivered through an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which local authorities use to help households with the cost of essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their additional Barnett funding.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 103036 question first answered 08/12/2022 10:56:09 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne