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1673087

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Tribunals
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 merits of providing funding for (a) legal and (b) other expert support at benefits tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	3990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>At the First-tier Tribunal, proceedings are designed to be straightforward and accessible to all. The tribunal panel is trained and experienced in dealing with a wide range of appellants with individual needs. Accordingly, the Department does not consider that it needs to provide any advocacy funding at this level.</p><p> </p><p>Legal Aid, which is administered by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), is still available for advice and assistance on welfare benefits appeals to the Upper Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. At the First-tier Tribunal, Legal Aid may be available through the exceptional case funding scheme, if failure to provide Legal Aid may risk a breach of an individual’s human rights.</p><p> </p><p>At all appellate stages, claimants are able to appoint a representative to assist with their appeal and there is helpful signposting to free support available on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/appeal-benefit-decision/submit-appeal</a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/12/2023 12:03:31 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1673112

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Food Banks: Warwick and Leamington
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 in Warwick and Leamington constituency used a foodbank in October (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	3895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>This government takes the issue of food security very seriously and is committed to understanding and addressing food poverty which is why we have published official estimates of foodbank use for the first time in March 2023. The latest available National statistics on both food security and food bank use covering 2021/22 are available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">here</a>. Statistics are not available at the constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and HM Government does not have any role in their operation. As such, data on trends in the distribution of food parcels in the Warwick and Leamington constituency is not available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 3909 question first answered 30/11/2023 16:52:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1673130

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Benefits Rules: Age
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 potential merits of applying adult rate (a) Universal Credit and (b) other benefits to people aged over 21.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	3999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p /> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/12/2023 11:58:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1673144

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Employment: Disability
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 the Government's consultation on Disability workforce reporting, published on 16 December 2021, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring companies with more than 250 employees to publish annual data on the number of disabled people they employ as a proportion of their workforce; and when he plans to respond to that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	3939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Following the judgement from the Court of Appeal that the National Disability Strategy is lawful, work has recommenced on disability workforce reporting. Analysis of the consultation is underway and we will publish the findings and next steps in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 3940 question first answered 29/11/2023 12:54:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1673146

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Employment: Disability
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 require companies with more than 250 employees to publish data annually on (a) their disability pay gap and (b) the proportion of disabled employees within each pay quartile.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	3940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Following the judgement from the Court of Appeal that the National Disability Strategy is lawful, work has recommenced on disability workforce reporting. Analysis of the consultation is underway and we will publish the findings and next steps in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 3939 question first answered 29/11/2023 12:54:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1673154

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Access to Work Programme
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 increase funding for the Access to Work scheme in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2025-26 and (c) 2026-27.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	3941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The funding for Access to Work has increased in 2023/24 compared to the 2022/23 outturn. Funding provision for 2024/2025, 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 is yet to be finalised.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/12/2023 12:01:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1673160

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Access to 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 proportion of Access to Work applications (a) were (i) approved and (ii) rejected and (b) given 100% of award in each year since 2021 to 2023 as of 27 November.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	3942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>What proportion of Access to Work applications (a) were (i) approved and (ii) rejected</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Approved</p></td><td><p>Not Approved</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-21</p></td><td><p>75.20%</p></td><td><p>24.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-21</p></td><td><p>72.40%</p></td><td><p>27.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-21</p></td><td><p>69.70%</p></td><td><p>30.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-21</p></td><td><p>71.10%</p></td><td><p>28.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-21</p></td><td><p>73.00%</p></td><td><p>27.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-21</p></td><td><p>72.30%</p></td><td><p>27.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-21</p></td><td><p>70.50%</p></td><td><p>29.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-21</p></td><td><p>69.00%</p></td><td><p>31.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-21</p></td><td><p>66.10%</p></td><td><p>33.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-22</p></td><td><p>70.60%</p></td><td><p>29.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-22</p></td><td><p>72.20%</p></td><td><p>27.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>71.80%</p></td><td><p>28.20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-22</p></td><td><p>78.70%</p></td><td><p>21.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-22</p></td><td><p>68.90%</p></td><td><p>31.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-22</p></td><td><p>66.50%</p></td><td><p>33.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-22</p></td><td><p>65.60%</p></td><td><p>34.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-22</p></td><td><p>65.60%</p></td><td><p>34.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-22</p></td><td><p>66.10%</p></td><td><p>33.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p>63.90%</p></td><td><p>36.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p>65.10%</p></td><td><p>34.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p>65.40%</p></td><td><p>34.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p>67.20%</p></td><td><p>32.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p>69.00%</p></td><td><p>31.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p>69.70%</p></td><td><p>30.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-23</p></td><td><p>71.40%</p></td><td><p>28.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-23</p></td><td><p>72.70%</p></td><td><p>27.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-23</p></td><td><p>71.10%</p></td><td><p>28.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-23</p></td><td><p>68.10%</p></td><td><p>31.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-23</p></td><td><p>71.70%</p></td><td><p>28.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23</p></td><td><p>70.70%</p></td><td><p>29.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-23</p></td><td><p>70.30%</p></td><td><p>29.70%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the not approved includes rejections, advice provided, no contact, no evidence, not eligible, not pursued, and closed other.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>(b) given 100% of award in each year since 2021 to 2023</strong></p><p> </p><p>The information requested about Access to Work applications that have been made in England, Wales and Scotland is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Access to Work statistics includes how many applications result in provision being approved from 2007/08 to 2021/22. Please see Table 3 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here:</p><p>.<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).      </a></p><p> </p><p>The information requested about Access to Work applications that have been made in England, Wales and Scotland is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Access to Work statistics includes how many applications result in provision being approved from 2007/08 to 2021/22. Please see Table 3 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/access-to-work-statistics" target="_blank">Access to Work statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).      </a></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/12/2023 12:07:09 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1673165

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Household Support Fund
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 the Autumn Statement 2023, what funding will be provided to each local authority in the 2024-25 financial year for the Household Support Fund; and what his planned timetable is for (a) informing local authorities of their allocations and (b) providing guidance on the use of that funding.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	3793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member to the answer given to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-23/3412" target="_blank">3412</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 04/12/2023 16:19:35 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1673234

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Food Banks: Warwick and Leamington
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 estimate of the number of people in work in Warwick and Leamington constituency who use a foodbank once a month or more.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	3909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>This government takes the issue of food security very seriously and is committed to understanding and addressing food poverty which is why we have published official estimates of foodbank use for the first time in March 2023. The latest available National statistics on both food security and food bank use covering 2021/22 are available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">here</a>. Statistics are not available at the constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and HM Government does not have any role in their operation. As such, data on trends in the distribution of food parcels in the Warwick and Leamington constituency is not available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 3895 question first answered 30/11/2023 16:52:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1673254

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Work Capability Assessment: Reviews
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 the Government Response to the Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors Consultation, CP973, updated on 22 November 2023, if he will publish his Department's review of substantial risk cases.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	3870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>We have listened to stakeholder concerns about the impact on vulnerable customers of removing LCWRA Substantial Risk altogether and agree that LCWRA risk should be preserved for the most vulnerable. The changes we are making will ensure that the LCWRA Substantial Risk is applied as per the original policy intent so that claimants are not excluded unnecessarily from support that is available to them. The department carried out internal policy work on substantial risk, not a “review” of substantial risk cases.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 04/12/2023 11:58:43 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft