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1717191

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	Employment: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the prevalence of discrimination towards young ethnic minorities seeking employment.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	25713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Employment statistics show the ethnic minority employment rate at 68%, up 9.2 percentage points on the same quarter in 2010, with 5.4m people from an ethnic minority background in employment which is a record high.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports people to move into employment by providing access to a range of mainstream services and bespoke programmes that are designed to be flexible to individual needs. We also take targeted action where there is a high ethnic minority employment gap and work with partners, employers, and specific sectors to improve opportunities for all.</p><p> </p><p>The Youth Offer provides individually tailored Work Coach support to young people aged 16 to 24 who are claiming Universal Credit. This support includes the Youth Employment Programme, Youth Employability Coaches for young people with additional barriers to finding work, and Youth Hubs across Great Britain. This was expanded in 2023 to include additional young people on Universal Credit not currently searching for work, including young parents and carers.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2023, the Government's Equality Hub published updated <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/positive-action-in-the-workplace-guidance-for-employers/positive-action-in-the-workplace" target="_blank">guidance</a> for employers on how to use the positive action provisions in the Equality Act 2010. This is to help people who share a particular protected characteristic overcome barriers and to level the playing field.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/05/2024 15:43:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1697631

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	Social Security Benefits: Long Covid
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 provide benefit support to individuals with Long Covid.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	19718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>People living with a condition arising from exposure to the Covid-19 virus can access the financial support that is available through Statutory Sick Pay, Universal Credit, New Style ESA or Pension Credit depending on individual circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payment or Attendance Allowance do not include or exclude by condition, instead they look at the needs arising from a long-term health condition or disability. Therefore people living with a condition arising from exposure to the Covid-19 virus are also able to access these benefits in the same way as other people with long-term conditions or disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/03/2024 11:25:24 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1671783

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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	Cost of Living Payments: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the one-off civil servant cost-of-living payment available to retired civil servant staff who were employed in the civil service in the year 31 March 2022 to 1 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	2976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>DWP must abide by the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance. This is the published by the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>The Addendum to the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance for 2023/24 guidance states; ‘<em>for 2023/24, departments covered by the Pay Remit Guidance have flexibility to make a fixed non-consolidated payment of £1,500 per full-time employee for those in delegated grades, subject to eligibility’.</em></p><p> </p><p>The Addendum guidance stipulated that civil servants<em> ‘need to have been in post both on 31 March 2023 and still in post on the date of payment.’</em></p><p> </p><p>For DWP employees, the payment was made in July 2023, and our guidance stated: <em>‘you must have been employed within the Civil Service on 31<sup>st</sup> March 2023 and employed by DWP 1<sup>st</sup> July 2023.’</em></p><p> </p><p>It is not possible for DWP to confer eligibility to employees who were not in post on these dates, as this would be outside of the parameters of the Remit Guidance.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 27/11/2023 16:05:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1562971

registered interest
date	19/12/2022
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	Motor Vehicles: Older People
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 are taking to support people over the age of 66 with mobility issues to lease a motor vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	113439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Motability Scheme is open to anyone who qualifies for the higher-rate mobility component for Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the enhanced rate of the mobility component for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), the Armed Forces Independence Payment or the War Pensioners Mobility Supplement. Where claimants have an existing entitlement to a qualifying benefit when they reach pension age, this can continue for as long as that individual remains entitled and this would allow them to retain their Motability vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>Attendance Allowance (AA) is intended to help those with a severe disability who have long term care or supervision needs which arise after reaching State Pension Age. It has never included a mobility component, and so cannot be used in payment for a leased Motability Scheme vehicle. Government mobility support is focused on people who are disabled earlier in life, as developing mobility needs in older life is a normal consequence of ageing. While the intention is for AA to cover the need for care or supervision that an individual may face as a result of their disability, there is no constraint on what the benefit can be used for, and individual recipients can choose to use their AA to fund mobility aids.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/01/2023 12:55:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1544109

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
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	Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
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 review the criteria used to determine whether cancer survivors are fit for work under the Work Capability Assessment for Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	92346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>It is important to ensure that those affected by cancer receive the most appropriate support, and we have worked closely with representative organisations to improve the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) process for those affected by cancer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In 2013, the categories of cancer treatments under which a claimant can be treated as having limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) were expanded to include individuals awaiting, receiving, or recovering from treatment by way of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, irrespective of route. Although there is no automatic award, in these cases, there is a presumption that the claimant will be treated as having LCWRA, subject to suitable evidence being provided by a professional, such as a GP, oncologist, or clinical nurse specialist.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/11/2022 11:30:36 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1461421

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Medical Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending legislation to allow (a) midwives, (b) allied health professionals, (c) nurse practitioners and (d) other health care professionals to complete fit notes for patients.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>In July 2021, the government set out plans to deliver transformation of the fit note including removing the requirement to sign in ink (from April 2022) and committing to amending regulations to allow a wider range of eligible professionals to sign fit notes (planned for Summer 2022).</p><p> </p><p>In order to assess which healthcare professions are in scope to complete fit notes we have engaged, and will continue to engage, with DHSC and clinical experts. Additionally, as part of the planned policy changes, we will subsequently undertake relevant monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2022 15:10:19 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1287731

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of introducing a £20 a week supplement for carers with an entitlement to carer’s allowance as part of Budget 2021.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	155395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>DWP Ministers and officials regularly discuss support for carers with their counterparts across Government. The proposed table of benefits / pension rates for 2021/22, including Carer’s Allowance, was published on 4 December 2020 in the House Library, following the Secretary of State’s annual review of benefit rates. Since 2010, the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £67.25 a week, meaning around an additional £700 a year for carers. Between 2020/21 and 2025/26 real terms expenditure on Carer’s Allowance is forecast to increase by nearly a third (around £1 billion). By 2025/26, the Government is forecast to spend just over £4bn a year on Carer’s Allowance.</p><p /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 154790 155260 question first answered 24/02/2021 13:56:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1282610

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Extended Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on childcare sector employment levels of the closure of businesses in the wraparound care sector resulting from their ineligibility for financial support.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	147067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>No assessments have been made.</p><p> </p><p>The wraparound childcare sector, like many sectors, is experiencing challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is for this reason that the Government has made a range of financial packages of support available for businesses.</p><p> </p><p>This includes tax relief, business loans or cash grants through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and the Self-Employed Support Scheme (SEISS), as well as a £594 million discretionary fund for councils and the Devolved Administrations to support local businesses that may not be eligible for other support, during the current national lockdown.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 147068 147086 question first answered 09/02/2021 17:54:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1282611

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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	Extended Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the effect on the ability of single parents to find work of the closure of businesses in the wraparound care sector resulting from their ineligibility for financial support during the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	147068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>No assessments have been made.</p><p> </p><p>The wraparound childcare sector, like many sectors, is experiencing challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is for this reason that the Government has made a range of financial packages of support available for businesses.</p><p> </p><p>This includes tax relief, business loans or cash grants through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and the Self-Employed Support Scheme (SEISS), as well as a £594 million discretionary fund for councils and the Devolved Administrations to support local businesses that may not be eligible for other support, during the current national lockdown.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 147067 147086 question first answered 09/02/2021 17:54:26 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1276209

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending cold weather payments to cover all UK postcodes.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	137319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Cold Weather Payment schemes already cover all UK postcodes, helping vulnerable people in receipt of certain income-related benefits to meet the additional costs of heating during periods of severe cold weather between 1<sup>st</sup> November and 31<sup>st</sup> March. In both the department’s Cold Weather Payment scheme covering Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s separate scheme, an automatic payment of £25 is made when the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, zero degrees centigrade or below, over seven consecutive days at the weather station linked to an eligible person’s postcode.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/01/2021 13:58:32 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy